Tag: 2023 Reads

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~ Book Review: The Bookshop by the Bay (ARC) ~

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Expected publication June 6, 2023 Author: Pamela Kelley Two lifelong friends. One bookshop by the beach. And the summer that could change everything. Jess loves her work as a high-profile lawyer in the respectable and austere city of Charleston. But when she finds her husband, Parker, has been cheating on her with his assistant, she… Continue reading ~ Book Review: The Bookshop by the Bay (ARC) ~

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~ Book Review: Macbeth (Manga Classics) (ARC) ~

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Published: December 21, 2021 Author: William Shakespeare Manga Creators: Julien Choy & Crystal S. Chan In this classic tale by William Shakespeare, a brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife,… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Macbeth (Manga Classics) (ARC) ~

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~ Book Review: The Kingmaker (All the King’s Men #1) (ARC) ~

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Published: May 23, 2023 Author: Kennedy Ryan In a world of haves and have-nots, Maxim Cade’s family and their oil empire have it all… and he wants nothing to do with it. At odds with his mogul father, he’s determined to build his own empire, even if it means traveling far from home, painted as… Continue reading ~ Book Review: The Kingmaker (All the King’s Men #1) (ARC) ~

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~ Audiobook Review: A Crown of Ivy and Glass (The Middlemist Trilogy #1) (ARC) ~

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Expected publication June 13, 2023 Author: Claire Legrand Narrator: Evelyn Rose Audiobook Length: 21 Hours and 5 Minutes Lady Gemma Ashbourne seemingly has it all. She's young, gorgeous, and rich. Her family was Anointed by the gods, blessed with incredible abilities. But underneath her glittering façade, Gemma is deeply sad. Years ago, her sister Mara… Continue reading ~ Audiobook Review: A Crown of Ivy and Glass (The Middlemist Trilogy #1) (ARC) ~

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~ Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette ~

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Published: August 14, 2012 Author: Maria Semple Bernadette Fox has vanished. When her daughter Bee claims a family trip to Antarctica as a reward for perfect grades, Bernadette, a fiercely intelligent shut-in, throws herself into preparations for the trip. But worn down by years of trying to live the Seattle life she never wanted, Ms.… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette ~

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~ Book Review: Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling ~

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Published: January 31, 2023 Author: Elise Bryant Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She goes with the flow—which is how she ends up singing in her friends’ punk band as a favor, even though she’d prefer to hide at the merch table. Reggie is a D&D… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling ~

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~ Audiobook Review: Witch King (ARC) ~

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Expected publication May 30, 2023 Author: Martha Wells Narrator: Eric Mok Audiobook Length: 13 Hours and 9 Minutes A story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose. "I didn't know you were a... demon.""You idiot. I'm the demon."Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' Witch King.... After being murdered, his… Continue reading ~ Audiobook Review: Witch King (ARC) ~

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~ Book Review: Court of the Undying Seasons (ARC) ~

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Expected publication May 16, 2023 Author: A.M. Strickland In becoming a vampire, I’m less than a girl. And more.Or maybe I’m becoming what I always have been, deep inside.A blade. When nineteen-year-old Fin volunteers to take her secret love's place in their village's Finding, she is terrified. Those who are chosen at the Finding are… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Court of the Undying Seasons (ARC) ~

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~ Audiobook Review: Bad Summer People (ARC) ~

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Expected publication May 23, 2023 Author: Emma Rosenblum Narrator: January LaVoy Audiobook Length: 9 Hours and 23 Minutes A whip-smart, propulsive debut about infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue, set against an exclusive summer haven on Fire Island None of them would claim to be a particularly good person. But who among them is actually capable… Continue reading ~ Audiobook Review: Bad Summer People (ARC) ~

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~ Book Review: Sunbeams in the Sky (Vol.1) (ARC) ~

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Published: April 18, 2023  Author: Monika Kaname & Translator: Julie Goniwich Himari Akeno can’t wait to start high school! Even though she’s parting ways with her twin sister, Mio, Himari’s enthusiasm to start this new chapter of her life is palpable―that is, until a traumatic incident sends her home to hide in her room…Watching Himari’s… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Sunbeams in the Sky (Vol.1) (ARC) ~

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~ Book Review: Fake Dates and Mooncakes (ARC) ~

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Expected publication May 16, 2023 Author: Sher Lee Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer. Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs—in… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Fake Dates and Mooncakes (ARC) ~

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~ Book Review: Famous for a Living (ARC) ~

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Expected publication May 16, 2023 Author: Melissa Ferguson From Park Avenue to the Parks Department—the world’s most beloved social media star is about to get a rude awakening. With her millions of followers, Cat Cranwell is adored around the world. But when an app partnership goes very, very wrong, Cat suddenly finds herself shunned from… Continue reading ~ Book Review: Famous for a Living (ARC) ~

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~ Book Review: The Davenports (The Davenports #1) ~

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Published: January 31, 2023 Author: Krystal Marquis In 1910, the Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing United States, their fortune made through the entrepreneurship of William Davenport, a formerly enslaved man who founded the Davenport Carriage Company years ago. Now the Davenports live surrounded by… Continue reading ~ Book Review: The Davenports (The Davenports #1) ~

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~ Audiobook Review: French Holiday (ARC) ~

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Expected publication April 26, 2023 Author: Sarah Ready Narrator: Kelsey Navarro Audiobook Length: 12 Hours and 2 Minutes One (crumbling) French castle. Two enemies-at-first-sight. The holiday of a lifetime. Merry DeLuca has a problem—a big problem. Her sister just married her best friend and the only man she’s ever loved. Her life is rapidly spiraling… Continue reading ~ Audiobook Review: French Holiday (ARC) ~