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This is how I get in trouble when ppl ask me what books are about

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd

Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver

November 23, 2025 by NTE Leave a Comment

Because none of these three books was technically focused on what these reviews are focused on, but still, I promise these reviews are about these books.  Somehow. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter – Gory & intense, but it probably should be, given the subject matter, which is kidnapping, rape, torture, missing women and children. It was a rough read, that’s for sure, but I also thought it was pretty good.  Thought the author did a great job of talking about the way tragedies impact families, how […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: Brynne Weaver, Christina Dodd, Karin Slaughter, Pretty Girls, Tourist Season, Wrong Alibi

NTE's CBR17 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: Brynne Weaver, Christina Dodd, Karin Slaughter, Pretty Girls, Tourist Season, Wrong Alibi ·
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In the immortal words of T. Swift, “Baby, just say yes…”

A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd

August 7, 2024 by katie71483 Leave a Comment

What if Romeo and Juliet didn’t die tragically in that tomb? Instead, what if they remained madly in love and grew comfortably middle-aged together and had a houseful of kids, the oldest of whom is a daughter named Rosalind who goes by Rosie? (Yes, Romeo insisted on naming their first daughter after the girl that he was infatuated with just prior to Juliet.) Rosie, who has just been betrothed for a fifth time to a villain after said villain pulled some power plays and her […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Christina Dodd, Romeo and Juliet, Rosalind

katie71483's CBR16 Review No:17 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Christina Dodd, Romeo and Juliet, Rosalind ·
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