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The True Love Experiment

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You might like this book if you liked… The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren The True Love Experiment is a romance novel about Felicity (known as “Fizzy” amongst her friends), an award-winning romance writer (and the best friend of Jess from The Soulmate Equation) who has always believed that dating and love are meant to be fun and playful, and has always made a quick exit as soon as she is no longer having fun in a relationship. Recently however, Fizzy had a profoundly bad breakup that left her with a guarded heart and a bad case of writer’s … Continue reading The True Love Experiment

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April Showers Bring May Flowers: 10 Excellent Books with Flower on the Cover

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We’ve finally made it to spring! I don’t know about you all, but I was extra ready for spring this year – we planted a ton of new bulbs and roots in our garden, plus we’re only about two weeks away from the wedding. That Artsy Reader Girl’s Top 10 Tuesday prompt this week is May flowers, so here are ten book covers featuring flowers to get you in the mood for spring. Continue reading April Showers Bring May Flowers: 10 Excellent Books with Flower on the Cover

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King Nyx

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You might like this book if you liked… King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis King Nyx is a historical fiction novel about the real-life woman named Anna Fort – whose husband Charles Fort was a famous writer and researcher in the early 1900s, known for his eclectic theories on documented cases of strange things falling from the sky. Charles has recently been fired from his newspaper job, and is approached by a wealthy but reclusive man named Claude Arkel who wishes to host Charles and Anna while Charles finishes writing his book. Charles and Anna travel to Claude Arkel’s private island, … Continue reading King Nyx

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10 Petty Reasons I’ve DNF’d a Book

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Over the years I have definitely gotten more aggressive about DNFing books that just aren’t working for me. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the book is bad – just that it’s not holding my attention when there are literally hundreds of other books that will. That Artsy Reader Girl’s Top 10 Tuesday prompt this week is to identify some petty reasons for DNF’ing a book, so here are ten of my worst offenders. 1. I’ve read a thousand like it before I used to be an avid historical fiction reader, and there was a new one that came out a … Continue reading 10 Petty Reasons I’ve DNF’d a Book

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The Fox Wife

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You might like this book if you liked… The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In no way did this affect my review or my rating of the novel. The Fox Wife is a fantasy novel about a detective named Bao, who was left with a magical ability to detect lies ever since an encounter with a fox god in his youth. After a courtesan is found dead in a doorway in the middle of the winter, Bao begins pursuing rumors of a mysterious … Continue reading The Fox Wife

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10 Unread Books on My Shelves I Want to Read Soon

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I don’t have a huge budget for book buying these days – I get most of my books from Audible, ARCs from NetGalley, or borrowing from the library. However, I do have a small collection on my shelf of TBRs that I’m making my way through one at a time. Thanks to this week’s Top 10 Tuesday from That Artsy Reader Girl, here are ten books on my shelf that I’m hoping to read soon. 1. A Room in Dodge City by David Leo Rice This is one that caught my eye at AWP 2024. I was born in Dodge … Continue reading 10 Unread Books on My Shelves I Want to Read Soon

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The Storm We Made

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You might like this book if you liked… The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In no way did this affect my review or my rating of the novel. The Storm We Made is a historical fiction novel set during the Japanese occupation of Malaya that follows the Alcantara family. When the Japanese invade Malaya, local families initially hope that this will be a good change from British control, with talks of an Asia for Asians, more opportunities for growth and education. However, … Continue reading The Storm We Made

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10 Characters I’d Like to Go on Vacation With

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This is another Top 10 Tuesday prompt from That Artsy Reader Girl, and I have to admit this one really stretched me. So often I tie the characters in a novel in with their world and setting, so it was interesting imagining them in a new place. Do you have any favorites from this list, or anyone else you would like to suggest? 1. Margaret from The September House by Carissa Orlando Margaret doesn’t get out of her house nearly enough, and that is definitely a running theme throughout the novel. I would love to see how she behaves somewhere … Continue reading 10 Characters I’d Like to Go on Vacation With

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All Hallows

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You might like this book if you liked… All Hallows by Christopher Golden All Hallows is a horror novel about a middle class neighborhood in the 1980s in Coventry, Massachusetts on Halloween night. Several families are preparing for the evening: one family is setting up the final year of their haunted forest walkthrough, another family is preparing for their Halloween party, and another household is quickly splitting apart as the father’s alcoholism and infidelity have come to a head. However, strange children in antique costumes are trick-or-treating among the neighborhood’s children, and they seem frightened of someone called the Hallow … Continue reading All Hallows

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10 books to Read When You’re Done with ACOTAR

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I read the ACOTAR series last year, and I definitely found myself caught up in Sarah J. Maas’s rich worldbuilding and compelling plots. Whether you are new to the fantasy genre, or just feel like you’re in a reading rut, here are ten books I would recommend. If you liked ACOTAR’s romance: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon If you haven’t read Outlander yet (or seen the TV show), I would highly recommend it. It’s not as high fantasy as ACOTAR, but there’s some very interesting magic deeply routed in real history, with one of my favorite literary couples at the heart … Continue reading 10 books to Read When You’re Done with ACOTAR