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October 23, 2020

Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer (Audible)

Ok this book sucks. I was hoping that it would be better, but it's ridiculous. The story is once again weak, the characters are shallow, and the plot is thin. It's page after page of Edward complaining about Bella's smel...

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Published on October 23, 2020 11:49

October 16, 2020

Twilight VS The Lost Angels Series

Ok, I've seen the movies. Meh. I sat down and decided, as an author I want to see what all the hype is about, so I read the first Twilight book. It's very much like the movie.

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Published on October 16, 2020 07:44

September 28, 2020

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes-- Suzanne Collins

In case you don't know, this is the 4th book in the Hunger Games Saga and I'm finally reading it. First of I was so excited to see that it was narrated by the same guy that did You by Caroline Knepes. Yay! His voice is g...

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Published on September 28, 2020 07:09

August 28, 2020

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: Stuart Turton (Audible)

This book is said to be like Agatha Christie meets Groundhog Day, and boy they weren't lying. Talk about unusual- but in a good way. This story is so unique, and I tied myself in knots imagining what a feat this was to e...

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Published on August 28, 2020 18:11

August 4, 2020

Bram Stoker's Dracula: On Audible

As much as I hate to admit this, this is my first classic to read cover to cover. And I use the term read as in listen- because I wasn't born in 1897 when this book was written and this sort of daily "speak" was commonpl...

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Published on August 04, 2020 11:44

July 20, 2020

Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang (Audible)

What a ride this book was. Turn of the century New York. Dracula has just come out. No book I've ever read has ever made thank God for the protection of the FDA like this one did. Its got to be the most realistic histori...

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Published on July 20, 2020 07:29

July 7, 2020

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (Audible)

I saw this book recommended by another author I know, so I grabbed it and I'm not sorry I did. I love how different this thriller/mystery was. Not your everyday mystery/domestic thriller that we see echoed again and agai...

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Published on July 07, 2020 07:44

June 23, 2020

TWIST: GENEVIEVE RAAS (AUDIBLE)

I read the first book in this series a while back and loved it. Fantasy is outside of my typical genre, but I was unable to resist this retelling of the classic fairytale Rumplestilskin. Twist is the second in a three-b...

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Published on June 23, 2020 08:08

June 9, 2020

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires-Grady Hendrix

What a ride this book was.

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Published on June 09, 2020 07:56

May 23, 2020

THE WIDOW OF PALE HARBOR: HESTER FOX (AUDIBLE)

This is the second book that I have read by Hester Fox, and I really enjoyed this one too. Great gothic-historical mystery. There is a fine silver thread that connects this book to the last one (The Witch of Willow Hal...

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Published on May 23, 2020 08:04