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Book Review: Silver Spoons: One’s Journey Through Addiction by Sarah Dickinson

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*Trigger warning* This book featured in this review deals with the issue of heroin addiction. Goodreads Blurb Silver Spoons: One's Journey Through Addiction by Sarah Dickinson Silver Spoons: One's Journey Through Addiction, takes an intimate and raw look at the current face of addiction and recovery. Talking about the current opioid epidemic, we follow a young couple while one of them goes through the … Continue reading Book Review: Silver Spoons: One’s Journey Through Addiction by Sarah Dickinson →

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Book Review: Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation by Mike Thorn

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Tired after an eventful Christmas and New Year? No problem. Today's review is as short and snappy as the book it's about. Goodreads Blurb Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation (Short Sharp Shocks! #31) by Mike Thorn Dreams of Lake Drukka and Exhumation explore the unearthing of horrific, long-buried family secrets. Journeying into the darkest … Continue reading Book Review: Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation by Mike Thorn →

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Book Review: The Road to Alexander (The Time for Alexander #1) by Jennifer Macaire

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I'm so happy to end 2019 sharing with you THE best historical fiction novel I read all year. Goodreads Blurb The Road to Alexander (The Time for Alexander #1) by Jennifer Macaire After winning a prestigious award, Ashley is chosen to travel through time and interview a historical figure. Choosing her childhood hero Alexander the … Continue reading Book Review: The Road to Alexander (The Time for Alexander #1) by Jennifer Macaire →

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Book Review: Refraction by Terry Geo

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We are nearly at the end of another year. A year in which I read some really great books. I'm really happy to be rounding up 2019 with something different that caught me off-guard. Goodreads Blurb Refraction by Terry Geo Most stories start at the beginning; this one begins at the end. At least for … Continue reading Book Review: Refraction by Terry Geo →

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Book Review: The Good in Goodbye by Lasairiona E. McMaster

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Do long distance relationships actually last? Especially when one of the parties involved in married - to another person. Let's find out. Goodreads Blurb The Good in Goodbye by Lasairiona E. McMaster Relationships are complicated. Long distance ones, even more so. When Lisa Millar met AJ Williams online through mutual friends, she wasn’t prepared to … Continue reading Book Review: The Good in Goodbye by Lasairiona E. McMaster →

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Book Review: The Abduction by A.A. Chaudhuri

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Christmas time, the perfect time for an abduction story, right? Goodreads Blurb The Abduction by A.A. Chaudhuri Kramer and Carver are back… Madeline Kramer has finally got her life back on track at top City law firm Sullivan, Blake, Monroe. But when two armed, masked men burst into a conference room one lunchtime, kidnapping inept … Continue reading Book Review: The Abduction by A.A. Chaudhuri →

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Book Review: Penny White and the Vexation of Vampires by Chrys Cymri

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Very excited to be back with my good friend Penny White today. Let's see what she has gotten herself into this time. Goodreads Blurb Penny White and the Vexation of Vampires by Chrys Cymri I stared at my shopping list, wondering what any normal human would make of it. ‘One box of communion wafers. Six bottles … Continue reading Book Review: Penny White and the Vexation of Vampires by Chrys Cymri →

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Book Review: Once Upon a Time, Bitches by Branden LaNette

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I was very excited to show you the cover of Once Upon a Time, Bitches a few weeks back. I'm even more excited to share my review of the book today. Blurb Once Upon a Time, Bitches: Design Your Fairytale Life, Control Your Destiny, and Become the Hero in Your Story by Branden LaNette. Hi, … Continue reading Book Review: Once Upon a Time, Bitches by Branden LaNette →

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Book Review: Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver

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Wow. That's all I can say. Wow. *Trigger Warning* The act of suicide is dealt with substantially in this book. Goodreads Blurb Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver When strangers take part in a series of group suicides, everything suggests that a cult is to blame. How do you stop a cult when nobody … Continue reading Book Review: Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver →

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Book Review: Children of Fire by Paul CW Beatty

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I read a lot of historical fiction and a lot of thrillers but never have I read a book that combined both genres - until now. Goodreads Blurb Children of Fire by Paul CW Beatty Children of Fire is set in 1841, at the height of the industrial revolution in the North West England. The … Continue reading Book Review: Children of Fire by Paul CW Beatty →