Tag: BOOK REVIEW
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These Summer Storms – Sarah MacLean
A triumph of triumphs. If you don’t know who Sarah MacLean is, chances are you live beneath a rock. She is one of the doyennes of historical fiction that seeks to redress an imbalance in storytelling. She mashes up a rich and venerable cast of characters that paints a vivid and lively society which only…
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KING OF ASHES | S.A. COSBY
Flap: Roman Carruthers left the smoke and fire of his family’s crematory business behind in his hometown of Jefferson Run, Virginia. He is enjoying a life of shallow excess as a financial adviser in Atlanta until he gets a call from his sister, Neveah, telling him their father is in a coma after a hit-and-run…
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The Gentleman From Peru – André Aciman
This is my first book by Aciman and it won’t be my last. I missed out on reading Call Me By Your Name which everyone I know who has read it lauds it for prose, location, and subject matter. I’ll be honest, what pulled me to The Gentleman From Peru was the cover of the…
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Can’t Get Enough – Kennedy Ryan
Never have I felt so seen, so cared for and so considered in a story before. One thing about Kennedy Ryan, she is going to take care of us girlies and our big feelings. I have read this book back-to-back four times now and I simply Can’t Get Enough to play on the words. Hendrix…
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REEL – Kennedy Ryan
SYNOPSIS: For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings, preparing for my time to shine.I never imagined he would watch in the audience that night.Canon Holt.Famous film director. Fascinating. Talented. FineBefore I could catch my breath, everything changed. I went from backstage Broadway to center stage Hollywood.From being unknown, to my name, Neevah Saint, on…
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ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK – CHRIS WHITAKER
Against the longest of odds, hope wins out -All The Colours of The Dark- Chris Whitaker I have read the best book of 2024. The absolute best. This book will rank in the top three of the greatest novels of all time. Few places are better than a good story into which we can escape;…