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Book Review: The Mortal Instruments #2, City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
First published March 25, 2008, this book and its versions are available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. The second installment of The Mortal Instruments is jam-packed and thrilling; it’s a roller coaster ride that keeps adrenaline pumping with each page. Clare continues her… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Mortal Instruments #1, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
First published March 27, 2007, this book and its versions are available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. Clare introduces readers to the world of Shadowhunters when fifteen-year-old Clary Fray witnesses a murder at Pandemonium, a local club, by three other teens. Secrets from… Continue reading
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Book Review: A Song To Drown Rivers by Ann Liang
Published by St. Martin’s Press on October 1, 2024, this book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, at local libraries, and through the Libby app. Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of Ancient China’s Four Beauties, Liang reimagines her as a woman whose beauty, seen as a blessing by… Continue reading
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Book Review: Fallen #2, Torment by Lauren Kate
First published September 28, 2010, the second installment in the Fallen series is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, local libraries, and the Libby app. Kate keeps up the vivid descriptions in her second book, following Luce on her journey as she finds herself the focus of an ancient feud. At her new… Continue reading
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Book Review: Snow Like Ashes #1, Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
First published in 2014 by Balzer + Bray, it is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at local libraries, or through the Libby app. Raasch introduces a world she crafted: eight Kingdoms, each with its own customs, ideals, and magic. Sixteen years ago, the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved.… Continue reading
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Book Review: Into Darkness #3, Game On by Navessa Allen. Narrated by Tara Langella and James Cassidy.
First published in March 2026 by Slowburn, book 3, Into Darkness, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at libraries, and on the Libby app. The audiobook featuring performances by Tara Langella and James Cassidy is delightful. Tara is Stella McCormick in spirit, and James makes Tyler Neumann’s spitefulness come through brilliantly. Allen… Continue reading
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First published in June 2025 by Slowburn, Allen’s next installment, Into Darkness, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at libraries, and on the Libby app. The audiobook delivers marvelously, with Kasi Hollowell embodying Lauren Marchetti’s sassy, flirtatious attitude, and Teddy Hamilton transcending in his performance as Nico “Junior” Trocci, the mafia son… Continue reading
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Book Review: Into Darkness #1, Lights Out by Navessa Allen, Narrated by Elena Wolfe and Jacob Morgan
Published in 2024 by Slowburn, the first Into Darkness book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, at libraries, and on the Libby app. The audiobook shines with vivid performances. Jacob Morgan delivers Josh’s deep, Batman-like voice, while Elena Wolfe gives Aly a sharp, neurotic edge. Their chemistry heightens tension and amplifies emotional… Continue reading
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Book Review: Shield of Sparrows #1, Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
Published in May 2025 by Entangled: Red Tower Books, the first book in the Shield of Sparrows series is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. It is also available at local libraries and via the Libby App. The audiobook is highly recommended, notable because Perry’s writing style includes never-ending and repeated questions,… Continue reading
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Book Review: Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
Published in June 2024 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, and at your local library or through the Libby App. Ali Morris is a professional organizer whose life is a mess. Two years ago, her mother died. On the one-year anniversary, her husband, Peter, announced he… Continue reading
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