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Book Review: Game Changer #3, Tough Guy by Rachel Reid
First published in 2020 by Carina Press, Reid’s third book in the Game Changer series is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. You can also find it at your local library or through the Libby App. Reid brings readers back into the world of Pro Hockey, this time following hockey star Ryan… Continue reading
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Book Review: Mala Influencia by Teensspirit
Originally published on WattPad, the book was picked up by Montena in 2021 and is available on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats. Mala Influencia follows Reese Russell, a wealthy girl enjoying luxury, until a stalker threatens her. Her father, Bruce Russell, hires Eros Douglas, a juvenile felon, as her bodyguard through a work-release… Continue reading
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Book Review: We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
Published in 2024 by Arita/Emily Bestler Books, Kliewer’s book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library and through the Libby App. The book had promise and an intriguing premise for a horror story: a twist on a home invasion that preys on anxieties and… Continue reading
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Book Review: Barry’s Bay #1 Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Published in 2022 by Berkley, Fortune’s book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, and also at your local library and through the Libby app. Persephone “Percy” Fraser’s parents buy a cottage, not in the Muskokas like most Torontonians, instead they opt for a spot in Barry’s Bay. At thirteen, Percy… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Published in 2024 by William Morrow, Foley’s book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook, as well as at your local library and through the Libby app. Foley knits together secrets, lies, and murder during the opening weekend of the Manor, a luxury estate-hotel-resort in Dorset, England. Guests have access to seaside… Continue reading
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Book Review: Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau
Published in 2024 by Arita/Emily Bestler Books, it is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, and at your local library or through the Libby App. This modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice has strong parallels with Little Women, introducing Emily Hung, a writer and barista, the second-eldest of five girls, and… Continue reading
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Book Review: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Published in 2017 by Flatiron Books, If We Were Villains is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook, as well as at your local library or through the Libby App. Rio took inspiration from The Secret History by Donna Tartt and from the great Bard in writing this book. Considering how often her… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Seven Rings, The Lost Bride Trilogy book 3 by Nora Roberts
The conclusion of the Lost Bride Trilogy, The Seven Rings, published by St-Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio in November 2025, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, or audiobook, and at your local library or through the Libby App. The audiobook, read by Brittany Pressley, provides a wonderful listening experience as she brings the… Continue reading
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Book Review: Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Published in 2023 by Flatiron Books and Macmillan Audio, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook, as well as at your local library and through the Libby App. The audiobook, narrated by January LaVoy, explores infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue in the exclusive setting of Salcombe, Fire Island. Even in… Continue reading
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Book Review: Seatmate, Love Lines #3 by Cara Bastone
Seatmate, the third book in the Love Lines series and an Audible original published in 2022, is available on Amazon in audiobook, Kindle, and paperback. The story features multiple points of view, primarily from the lead female and male characters, as well as other bus passengers, family, and friends. In the audiobook, each character has… Continue reading
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