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Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, and NetGalley. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Classic's Quick Questions interview.)

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Mazywood by Tananarive Due

Mazywood by Tananarive Due

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. I have to say that there were definitely parts of this book that I loved, but on the whole, when Due moved to the present timeline following Johnny Washington and his family I kept losing interest. I think that it was because the sections following Mazelle Washington as a young Black star in the 1920s and then later on when Black women and men were starting to star […]

The Dorians by Nick Cutter

The Dorians by Nick Cutter

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Trigger warning: Body horror and suicidal ideation I went back and forth on a rating for this one, but honestly I could not in good conscience give this more than 2 stars. It dragged painfully throughout the book. The body horror didn’t bother me that much, I thought that I had read other books that were more extreme than this one. Instead I just found myself getting bored. I think that this is an interesting subject due to that one billionaire who keeps claiming he’s […]

Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

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Going to keep this one short and sweet. This was not a great mystery. I found myself realizing what was going on and who probably did it a good 15 percent into the book. I hoped I was wrong, was not, and felt aggravated by that and the lackluster characters too. I soothed myself by re-reading A Pocket Full of Rye. Just the Nicest Couple follows two married couples, Jake and Nina Hayes and Lily and Christian Scott. Christian comes home one evening and finds […]

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

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First off, I can say that I have really enjoyed Harrow’s other book I have read, The Once and Future Witches and her short story which takes on themes shown in this book too, The Six Deaths of the Saint. The main reason why I gave this 4 stars though is that the first part of this book was slow. I was not really following what was going on and then once things started to click and we get some of the reveals. I do […]

Hopeless Romantics by Mhairi McFarlane

Hopeless Romantics by Mhairi McFarlane

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I received this book via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review.  I got nothing. The first part of this book when Tess and Ryan are in their 20s and meet with their messy/hilarious friends on their way to a wedding was great. And then there was a side story that never really gets resolved. But mostly this book is about how Tess and Ryan fell for each other and then over the course of 10 plus years kept meeting and things never […]

Meet Me at Midnight by Sophie Sullivan

Meet Me at Midnight by Sophie Sullivan

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. Look, romance novels live or die by the main couple, and unfortunately I was mehish on both characters once they got together (Kyra and Ethan). This isn’t marketed as a sequel, but I suggest you read Sullivan’s other books involving the same family/group of friends, You Make it Feel Like Christmas and Can’t Help Falling in Love.   I read the latter and really enjoyed it and want to […]



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