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My Review of A Cyclist’s Guide to Crime and Croissants by Ann Claire

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Title: A Cyclists Guide To Crime and Croissants Author: Ann Claire Published: May 21,2024 Publisher: Kensington Cozies/Kensington Books Genre: Mystery/Cozy Mystery/ Fiction/ Mystery Thriller Pages: 336 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: I certainly enjoyed the who aspect of this book! Sadie, after losing her best friend in a hit-and-run accident while riding her bike, decided to change her life and live it. She quit her job, sold her furniture and everything, and moved to France to buy a French bicycling company.  She begins to feel the pressure of this decision when her friends and ex-boss from Chicago come to try out her 9-day tour.  At first, the beginning begins with a slow start when her ex-boss drags his feet because he is working from the hotel by using the wifi when Sadie vows that he will enjoy this trip. However, it soon becomes evident to her that he only came to try to convince her to return to work for him because she was talented at accounting. However, more quickly things st
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My Review of Middletide by Sarah Crouch

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Title: Middletide Author: Sarah Crouch Published: June 11,2024 Publisher: Atria Books Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Fiction Pages: 288 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: This was a quick afternoon read that was engaging, compelling, and wondering what happened. Then as things slowly start to unravel and the reader gets to see the big picture of what happened is insane! I enjoyed the book and it was an easy read to fill an afternoon with! The characters were real and so engaging that it made the whole story amazing! One morning the body of Dr. Erin Landry is found hanging by a tree on her ex-boyfriend Elijah's land. When the sheriff initially starts to investigate he believes it was a suicide however, the deeper he gets into the investigation he starts to suspect foul play, especially when her death and all the clues are straight from Elijah's novel. Now Elijah must prove his innocence against Dr. Erin Landry who had plotted against him for revenge and he never sees it coming. Will he b
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My Review of Girls Who Burn by MK Pagano

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Title: Girls Who Burn Author: MK Pagano Published: July 16,2024 Publisher: Penguin Group/Penguin Young Readers Group/ Nancy Paulsen Books Genre: YA/ Mystery/Thriller/Fiction/Horror Pages: 304 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: I enjoyed this one! I liked that it wasn't so cut and dry as many mysteries are now. This one had many different suspects with several different motives.  Fiona was found dead last summer at the bottom of a ravine close to her home. While the police investigated they ruled her death as an accident. Her sister Addie doesn't believe that it was an accident, she thinks that her sister's privileged boyfriend Thatcher Montgomery killed her in rage after they argued. Everyone that would listen including the police Addie would tell them several times that Thatcher was guilty, but nothing came about it. However, his cousin Seth is a complication for Addie. The night that her sister died Addie was cheating on her boyfriend with Seth and losing her virginity, and s
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My Review of Of Blood & Light by Camilla Monk

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Title: Of Blood & Light Author: Camilla Monk Published: October 31,2024 Publisher: Yaypub/ Victory Editing Genre: Fantasy/ Romance/ Mythology/ Sci-fi, and Retellings Pages: 500 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: This is a first for me by this author and it definitely won't be the last! I loved the whole deal with the mystery, sci-fi, and the splash of romance! Beginning with River she is in the back of the ambulance with her sister Sage as they are rushing to the hospital because Sage is having difficulty breathing. While waiting in the waiting room River's dad shows up and with the hospital's policies only one visitor per patient River is left waiting in the waiting room. However, soon someone she thought was a doctor or a nurse comes in and directs her to follow them to Sage and she trusts them and goes. Only to find out they are kidnapping her and taking her far far away to a place called Thule.  Once she is in Thule she is taken to the home of her "husband"
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My Review of Don’t Let The Forest In by CG Drews

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Title: Don’t Let The Forest In Author: CG Drews Published: October 29,2024 Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group/ Feiwel & Friends Genre: Horror/ YA/ Mystery/ Thriller/LGBT/Gothic Pages: 336 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: I am impressed, this author is a modern-day Poe!  Honestly, I doubt my words will do the justice this book deserves.  We start with Andrew and his twin sister returning to school and there's an ominous feeling about an incident that happened the previous year. Even in the process of dropping him off Andrew's dad was unsure about letting him return but he wanted to return because he wanted to see and be around his best friend Thomas. When he sees Thomas he is excited and they are roommates however, Andrew has feelings for Thomas but he has not vocalized them or he's more on the shy side about it. Andrew is asexual with his feelings for Thomas, he's more in his discovery phase of figuring himself out as he is a senior in the school.  The
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My Review of The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood

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Title: The Dangerous Ones Author: Lauren Blackwoood Published: May 14,2024 Publisher: Wednesday Books/ St. Martins Press Genre: Fantasy/ Historical Fiction/ Romance/ Young Adult Pages: 368 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: Wow! Not what I was expecting but I really enjoyed it!  Jerusalem killed her master and escaped from the plantation. Then, she joined the Confederate army to learn how to fight and wait for the moment that she could avenge her family from the vampires. Jerusalem is a saint. Being a saint, she has faster fighting abilities and can handle more to fight the vampires; however, she is still mortal.  Alexei is a vampire, however, haunted by his past. By turning into a vampire, he joins the Confederate army and trains with Jerusalem. He trains her and as he spends time with her she has a scent that smells amazing to him and he knows he loves her. When they go together along with two others for a mission and things do not go as planned they are left with one another and Jerus
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My Review of Arran’s Obsession by Jolie Vines

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Title: Arran’s Obsession Author: Jolie Vines Published: September 19,2024 Publisher: Jolie Vines Publishing Genre: Dark Romance/Crime/Mystery Pages: 531 pages Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: Wow! This was my first masked man romance and it did not disappoint! This is also a first for me by the author and it will not be the last! So Gen is in a bad situation, her father is missing and she saw the landlord posted an eviction notice on the door. Of course, Gen starts to investigate the last days of her father where her father was and what he was doing and it leads her to a club. Once she goes into the club she decides to act like she is interested in working in the club just to see if she can find information. When she comes up short she decides to come in and make an attempt to join the game she heard about the night before knowing what the game is. The idea behind the game is interesting and it was original and fierce. They have 5 females that sign up for the game and then they have 20 males t
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