Tag: Book – Standalone
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Lettuce Turnip the Beet, by Berlin wick
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review Well this was an interesting story that I did NOT expect. I decided to go into this one blind – I didn’t read the blurb and had never read this author’s work before. I simply decided to try this based on the cute cover/title…
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Alchemised, by SenLinYu
Our next joint review is the super popular (and very large) dark fantasy, Alchemised. Book Stats Shayna’s Review Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5 stars & 🌶️/5 for spice For those who may not know, SenLinYu originally wrote a fanfiction, Manacled, that was sort of a mix between a Harry Potter dystopian and The Handsmaid’s Tale. It was…
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*Spoilers* for Home is Where the Bodies Are, by Jeneva Rose
This is not a review. If you’d like to read my review, check out this page. This page is literally just to provide the proof behind my reasoning for knowing which character was involved by the end of Chapter 10. This is directly tied to my review on this page so if you’re confused, that’s…
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Home is Where the Bodies Are, by Jeneva Rose
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐/5 Review I’ve gotta be honest, the more I read the book the less I enjoyed it. At first it started out pretty interesting and pulled me right in to the plot. Even though the author describes things in the weirdest ways. For example, “Tomato water seeps from the flesh…
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Beautiful Ugly, by Alice Feeney
Another Book Stats Shayna’s Review Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 & 🌶️/5 This book is odd. It’s the first book I’ve read by Alice Feeney and has very mixed reviews from readers, so I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect when starting it. I actually really enjoyed the story. This is a thriller, following Grady and his…
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The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, by Grady Hendrix
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️/5 Summary & Review Listen, this book started out strong. From the Prologue, I was pulled in and extremely invested. In chapter 1, I felt more validated as a parent than I ever have before. The way Grady explains the chaos Patricia experiences as a mother was *chef’s…
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Fake Skating, by Lynn Painter
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️/5 Summary & Review I absolutely love Lynn Painter. I’ve read just about everything she’s ever written and her YA books are some of my favorites. She creates interesting characters and adorable love stories. Needless to say, I was so excited when Fake Skating became available on Libby…
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Killer Cults, Emma Kenny
Book Stats Review I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The psychology behind cults is fascinating to me and always has been. This book has given me some new perspectives on some aspects of the cult life, particularly in regards to the followers and understanding how they could get tangled up in such dangerous groups. In Killer…
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Artifact, by Jeremy Robinson (no spoilers)
Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️/5 Summary & Review Artifact was actually my family’s book club choice, as one my brothers is a huge Jeremy Robinson fan. It’s a quick read with short chapters and a nice blend of science fiction, humor, and mystery. I quickly discovered that with Robinson’s humor and writing style, he…
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Love, Mom by Iliana Xander (no spoilers)
Book Stats Love, Mom is a psychological thriller that took social media by storm this year. It has been on every “top reads” or “must-reads” list I’ve seen in the last 3 months. I added it to my TBR and finally got around to reading it, and I’m sorry it took so long! I can…