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Book Review: Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton

Some Quiet Place may advertise a unique concept, but beneath that, this book is just a tired recycling of every YA paranormal trope that’s been regurgitated and given a “new spin” over and over again for the past few years. Kelsey Sutton’s debut ...
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Book Review: In Your Dreams by Kristan Higgins

I think Kristan Higgins did a nice job with In Your Dreams. It wasn’t earth-shattering, and I had some issues, but overall it was a very nice snowy romance novel that captured family dynamics the small-town vibe. I had fun reading this, and ...
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Book Review: Far From You by Tess Sharpe

I was overwhelmingly pleased with this book. Tess Sharpe’s debut YA release is well-written, complex, and honest. Far From You doesn’t let genre expectations define the story it wants to tell, and the end result is a perfect combination of ...
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Book Review: Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker

Simply put, this is not K.A. Tucker’s best. The extremely likable, believable people and relationships that characterized her earlier books are absent from this, leaving Four Seconds to Lose frustrating and unsatisfying. I found the “exciting” ...
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Book Review: The Shadow Queen by Sandra Gulland

In The Shadow Queen, the streets of 17th century Paris and the court of Louis XV, the Sun King, are brought into vivid detail. Sandra Gulland’s storytelling reveals an era that is less often visited in the historical fiction world, taking ...
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