Tag: 5 stars
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The Will of the Many (book 1), by James Islington
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review If you enjoyed the Red Rising series, you should 100% give this series a try. It gives extremely similar vibes, but with more magical/fantasy elements vs sci-fi elements. I absolutely love this book and the way James Islington writes. I was immediately…
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The Book of Doors, by Gareth Brown
For our next joint review, we decided to step away from thrillers to throw ourselves into a fantasy. The Book of Doors is a story full of magic, emotional moments (both sweet and sad), and powerful friendships. Gareth Brown created a world where Cassie inherits a book from her one of her regular cafe customers…
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First and Forever, by Lynn Painter
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️ / 5 Summary & Review Lynn Painter is one of those authors whose books I will automatically add to my TBR. I love her writing style and her cute story plots. Almost every book of hers I’ve read has been 4-5 stars because I just…
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The Silversmith, by LJ Claren
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 Spice: 🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review I cannot believe I waited so long to read this book. I mean, yeah, it came out less than a year ago, but I kept seeing people rave about it. So when the audiobook version became available on NetGalley, I figured it…
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Such Quiet Girls, by Noelle W. Ihli
Annnnnnnnd we’re back with our next joint review! 🥳 Another Noelle W. Ihli book because we’ve finally jumped on the bandwagon and have started devouring all of her books. This story follows the kidnapping of a bus full of students. We switch between 4 different POVs – Jessa, the bus driver; Sage, a 12-year-old student…
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Gray After Dark, by Noelle W. Ihli
It’s been a minute since our last joint review, but we’re back and ready to share our newest book club book – Gray After Dark! We were both approved for this ARC via NetGalley and were so excited, we dove right in! This story follows Miley, primarily, after she finds herself kidnapped and trapped in…
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Eldritch (Book 2), by Keri Lake
This is book 2 of the series. For our summary and review of book 1, Anathema, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review If you read my review of Anathema, book 1 of the series, you’ll know how much I loved not only the writing and plot,…
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Lights Out (Book 1), by Navessa Allen
Our next joint review is a favorite of ours! Both of us have listened to this audiobook several times and we just adore it. 🖤 The writing is wonderful, the characters are a blast, and the narration is so well done. Such a fun piece of fiction that everyone should really listen to! This story…
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Mariposa (Book 1), by Lexie Axelson
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review To be totally honest, I was nervous starting this book because it has some seriously mixed reviews. So many negative ones talking about characters lacking chemistry, things being rushed, the MMC being bland, etc. Ultimately, I was intrigued by the premise and James Cassidy…
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Axolotl-Ella, by Kate Messner
Book Stats Summary & Review This book is hilarious. I mean, I’m a 31-year-old woman and I was giggling at it and reading passages to my mom. 😂 Paired with the illustration, this was a very entertaining and enjoyable read. I initially requested this because I have a 9-year-old who is OBSESSED with axolotls, and…