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BOOK REVIEW: The Holloway Girls by Susan Bishop Crispell

Rating Title: The Holloway GirlsAuthor: Susan CrispellPublication: June 7, 2022Publisher: Sourcebooks FireGenre: YA Fiction, Teens, RomancePages: 384 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) During the kissing season, one kiss from Remy or her older sister Maggie will give the boy―or girl―good luck. Or so it has …

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BOOK REVIEW: A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

Rating Title: A Flicker in the DarkAuthor: Stacy WillinghamPublication: January 10, 2023Publisher: MinotaurGenre: Thriller, SuspensePages: 384 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, Chloe’s father had …

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BOOK REVIEW: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Rating Title: The Last Thing He Told MeAuthor: Laura DavePublication: March 21, 2023Publisher: Marysue Rucci BooksGenre: Domestic Thriller, SuspensePages: 336 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and …

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BOOK REVIEW: All the Lights Above Us by M. B. Henry

Rating Title: All the Lights Above UsAuthor: M.B. HenryPublication: May 10, 2022Publisher: Alcove PressGenre: Historical FictionPages: 352 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author’s Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Across Europe, on what history will call D-Day, five unforgettable women from all walks of life strive to survive the most terrifying night …

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BOOK REVIEW: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff

Rating Title: The Orphan’s TaleAuthor: Pam JenoffPublication: February 21, 2017Publisher: MIRAGenre: Historical FictionPages: 369 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author’s Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above …

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BOOK REVIEW: The Lights of Sugarberry Cove by Heather Webber

Rating Title: The Lights of Sugarberry CoveAuthor: Heather WebberPublication: July 20, 2021Publisher: Forge BooksGenre: Magical RealismPages: 267 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author’s Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Sadie Way Scott has been avoiding her family and hometown of Sugarberry Cove, Alabama since she survived a near-drowning in the lake just …

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BOOK REVIEW: The Headmaster’s List by Melissa De La Cruz

Rating Title: The Headmaster’s ListAuthor: Melissa De La CruzPublication: February 28, 2023Publisher: Roaring Brook PressGenre: YA Fiction, Teens, Mystery, ThrillerPages: 395 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author’s Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) One of them was driving. One of them was high. One of them screamed. And one of them died.  When fifteen-year-old Chris …

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BOOK REVIEWS: Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

Rating Title: Something WilderAuthor: Christina LaurenPublication: May 17, 2022Publisher: Gallery BooksGenre: Romance, FictionPages: 379 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession…or much money in the bank. …

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BOOK REVIEW: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Rating Title: The Cruel PrinceAuthor: Holly BlackPublication: December 4, 2018Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young ReadersGenre: Teen, YA Fiction, FantasyPages: 416 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will …

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BOOK REVIEW It’s One of Us by J.T. Ellison

Rating Title: It’s One Of UsAuthor: J.T. EllisonPublication: February 21, 2023Publisher: MIRAGenre: Domestic ThrillerPages: 415 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Olivia Bender designs exquisite home interiors that satisfy the most demanding clients. But her own deepest desire can’t be fulfilled by marble counters or the …

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