Book Review
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The Gate of the Feral Gods, the fourth installment in Matt Dinniman’s wildly inventive Dungeon Crawler Carl series, raises the stakes in ways that feel both thrilling and deeply personal. As the dungeon grows deadlier and more unpredictable, Carl and Donut face challenges that test far more than their ability to survive. What begins as…
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Set in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Vera by Carol Edgarian follows a young girl navigating a city — and a life — reshaped by loss, upheaval, and reinvention. Through shifting circumstances and unexpected relationships, Vera searches for belonging and stability in a world that feels constantly uncertain. The novel blends historical…
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Investigative journalist Sloane Keenan is no stranger to chasing the truth, but her newest assignment pulls her into something far darker than she expected. While investigating Reverb, a mysterious masked band with a cult-like following, Sloane begins to uncover unsettling connections between the band and her father’s unsolved murder. As her investigation deepens, she’s drawn…
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Never Keep returns readers to the chaotic, magic-drenched world first introduced in Zodiac Academy, following a new cast navigating power, loyalty, and survival within a brutal supernatural hierarchy. Secrets simmer beneath every interaction, alliances shift quickly, and danger lurks behind both romance and rivalry as characters struggle to define who they are in a world…
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In eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters not to the sick—but to women seeking justice in the most permanent way possible. Nella, the apothecary, dispenses poisons disguised as cures, bound by one rule: the victim must always be a man. In present-day London, Caroline stumbles upon a clue to this long-buried history while grappling…
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In When You Loved Me, Beatriz Williams delivers a sweeping dual-timeline story that bridges present-day unraveling with a richly layered past steeped in love, betrayal, and legacy. As the modern narrative grapples with fractured relationships and long-buried secrets, the historical thread sails boldly into pirate-era intrigue, where survival and desire are tangled in equal measure.…
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My Dark Romeo is a marriage-of-convenience, enemies-to-lovers romance packed with sharp banter, explosive chemistry, and two main characters who would rather burn the world down than admit they might actually care about each other. When a scandal forces a reluctant union between a calculating, emotionally guarded hero and a heroine who refuses to be steamrolled,…
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Home Is Where the Bodies Are follows three estranged siblings who reunite after their mother’s death, only to uncover a VHS tape that suggests their father—who vanished years ago—may have been involved in a shocking crime. As old resentments resurface and long-buried secrets claw their way to the surface, the siblings are forced to confront…
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Shield of Sparrows is a romantic fantasy steeped in loyalty, danger, and slow-burning connection. Set in a richly layered world shaped by political tension and looming conflict, the story follows two characters bound together by circumstance—forced into proximity, forced into trust, and ultimately forced to confront what they’re willing to sacrifice for love and honor.…
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In Never Have I Ever, a seemingly harmless neighborhood book club game takes a sharp turn when a mysterious newcomer, Roux, arrives and steers the evening into dangerous territory. Amy Whey—devoted mom, pillar of her community, and keeper of a carefully buried past—quickly realizes Roux knows more than she should. What begins as uncomfortable party…
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