Category: contemporary fiction
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Book Review: I’m Engaged to Mothman by Paige Lavoie
I don’t know if my reading tastes are in the process of changing or if I just have a strange soft spot for Mothman, but I am having so much fun with this series. I read I’m in Love with Mothman a couple of months ago and I’m so happy I didn’t have to wait too long…
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Book Review: No One Saw It Coming by Susan Lewis
Complicated family dynamics, secrets, murder, twists, mental health… Intriguing stuff here!…
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Book Review: A Novel Thief by Jessica Baker
After a brief introduction in the A Bookworm of a Suspect anthology, Jessica Baker has embarked on a new cozy mystery series. This time the story is set in the present, however, it maintains a classic feel all while incorporating elements of fantasy…
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Book Review: The Bachelorette Party by Carissa Ann Lynch
At a glance, I was super intrigued by the synopsis of this whodunit book. It didn’t take me long to realize my personality is the opposite of the characters (which I suppose is good under the circumstances?)…
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Book Review: One Day by David Nicholls
This book hadn’t been on my radar at all but it came up as a suggestion when playing around with ChatGPT when I asked for books similar to the movie The Girl in the Cafe. It also fit in for a reading challenge prompt for a book suggested by a random generator, so I picked it…
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Book Review: A Tale of Renascence by Dami Yanti
Personally, I’m not someone who believes in past lives, so until this book was presented to me, I never thought of it to be a focus in a fictional plot. My curiosity was piqued!…
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Book Review: The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
I read The Maid last year and there was admittedly a lot I didn’t like about it. However, there was enough that I did like that I was interested in reading this next installment. I’m so glad I did!…
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Book Review: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
As the title suggests, this book is chaotic. An oddly fun kind of chaotic, but chaotic all the same…
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Book Review: I’m in Love with Mothman by Paige Lavoie
Though I’m not typically drawn to fantasy and being picky with romance in general, the minute I heard the title of this book I knew I needed to read it. I dived in head-first and had such a fun time reading — it was certainly a break from my emotional literary kick!…
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Book Review: Paper Names by Susie Luo
Literary fiction with generational themes has been an unintentional go-to for me this year. I picked up Paper Names not long after reading Banyan Moon so it was fun to switch perspectives. While Banyan Moon followed mother/daughter/grandmother dynamics, Paper Names had more of a father/daughter theme to it…