New Release Spotlight: Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander

If you’re looking for a delightful new holiday read, may I recommend (heh, yes, of course I can, this is my website) Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander (Emily Bestler Books/Atria)? While second chance romance may be a well worn trope, second chance with your (ostensibly straight, male) high school sweetheart from before you transitioned and whom you haven’t seen since was…

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The Racc Pack is a cute graphic novel for kids

The Racc Pack is a cute graphic novel for kids #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel

When the family discovers a new upscale grocery store that’s throwing away their perfectly good food at the end of each day, the Binses hatch a heist so daring it’ll have them rolling in garbage all winter long. But a critter-despising CEO, Jeff Beans, and the high-tech defense system he’s installed means liberating that trash is going to take all the skills the Racc Pack have…and maybe some help…

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The Porcelain Maker by Sarah Freethy #ARCReview #NetGalley #BookReview #HistoricalFiction #WWII #StMartinsPress

In this debut novel, readers will learn about the creation of fine porcelain figurines in Germany during WWII under the direction of the leader of the SS, Heinrich Himmler. #ThePorcelainMaker #StMartinsPress #NetGalley #ARCReview #BookReview #WWIIFiction

Germany, 1929. At a festive gathering of young bohemians in Weimar, two young artists, Max, a skilled Jewish architect, and Bettina, a celebrated avant-garde painter, are drawn to each other and begin a whirlwind romance. Their respective talents transport them to the dazzling lights of Berlin, but this bright beginning is quickly dimmed by the rising threat of Nazism. Max is arrested and sent to…

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Author to Author with Joelle Wellington (Their Vicious Games)

Their Vicious Games is about Adina Walker, a Black girl at a mostly white school who had it all until one mistake makes her achievements crash and burn. Opportunity calls in the form of the Finish, which quickly goes from the stuff of reality tv dreams to battle royale nightmares. It’s a fun ride that loves every single girl in it participating in dangerous games and forming tenuous alliances for…

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Book Review | The Do-Over

#bookreview of The Do-Over by Lynn Painter is now up!

Title: The Do-Over by Lynn Painter Pages: 304 Genres: YA, contemporary, romance, time travel Publisher: Simon & Schuyler Books for Young Readers (Nov. 15th, 2022) Summary After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s…

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The Cloisters - Katy Hays

The Cloisters – Katy Hays

I absolutely loved this book. This is one of the rare cases where a comparison (y title meets z title in this bla bla bla) is actually true. This was sold as The Secret History meets Ninth House, and boy did it deliver. We meet Ann a recent college graduate inbound for a summer internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but as fate would have it, she end up at The Cloisters, gothic museum…

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Love is Loud by Sandra Neil Wallace, illustrated by Bryan Collier

Love is Loud by Sandra Neil Wallace, illustrated by Bryan Collier

Love is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement by Sandra Neil Wallace,  illustrated by Bryan Collier. Paula Weisman, Simon & Schuster, 2023. 9781534451032 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Biography What did you like about the book?  As MLK Day matures as a national holiday and interest in America’s civil rights history…

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One Hundred Saturdays by Michael Frank

One Hundred Saturdays by Michael Frank

Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World Illustrator: Maira Kalman The remarkable story of ninety-nine-year-old Stella Levi whose conversations with the writer Michael Frank over the course of six years bring to life the vibrant world of Jewish Rhodes, the deportation to Auschwitz that extinguished ninety percent of her community, and the resilience and wisdom of the woman who lived to tell…

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Five Bad Deeds by Caz Frear

Today I am delighted to share my thoughts on the brand new thriller Five Bad Deeds by Caz Frear. @cazzifwrites @simonschusteruk #bookreview #books #fivebaddeeds #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #crimefiction #thriller

Today I am sharing my thoughts on Five Bad Deeds, the brand new thriller from Caz Frear. I read the Cat Kinsella books in quick succession a couple of years ago (they were some of my lockdown distraction reads), so know the author is going to deliver something really good. My thanks to publisher, Simon & Schuster, for the copy via NetGalley. Here’s what it’s all about: Source: NetgalleyRelease…

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Review: The Future by Naomi Alderman

Author: Naomi AldermanPublisher: Simon & SchusterReleased: November 7, 2023Received: Own (BOTM) Find it on Goodreads | BOTM | More BOTM Book Summary: They say the future is what you make it…but is that really true? Some of us have less power to affect the future, while others seem to have all the power. Take Lai Zhen – she’s a survivor through and through. She has lived through some of the…

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One of Our Own by Lucinda Berry (Audiobook)

Simon & Schuster Audible Release: March 12, 2024 Listening Length: 3 hours 54 minutes Narrators: A.J. Cook, Tessa Albertson Genre: Domestic Thriller KKECReads Overall Rating: 5/5 KKECReads Rating for Performance: 5/5 KKECReads Rating for Story: 5/5 I purchased a copy of this audiobook on Audible, and I leave my review voluntarily. This was a beautiful experience. This is the first…

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New Release Spotlight: Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

You may already know Alyson Derrick as half of the married writing pair behind the fabulous She Gets the Girl, but her solo outing is definitely noteworthy all on its own. Forget Me Not hearkens to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with the story of a girl named Stevie, who loses two years of her memory, not realizing just how consequential those two years were when it comes to her identity,…

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Some comic news and reviews from around the web to start the day #comics #comicbooks #manga

It’s one of two new comic book days today! What are you all getting? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments below! While you decide on that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web to start the day. Kotaku – 10 Manga You Should Read If You Loved Chainsaw Man – What do you think of these suggestions? ICv2 – Papercutz Moves Distribution to Simon & Schuster – This makes…

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Happy Birthday, Nancy Drew! A Collector's Journey

Happy 94th birthday, #NancyDrew! For almost 50 years, the teen sleuth has captured my fascination in many forms. On this anniversary of the 1930 publication of the first books, a walk down memory lane for me. #carolynkeene #seriesbooks #simonandschuster

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ARC Review: THEIR VICIOUS GAMES by Joelle Wellington (2023)

Genre: Young Adult ThrillerYear Release: July 25th, 2023Buy Links: Bookshop.org | Unabridged Books | Libro.fm ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. Read a physical ARC from the publisherContent warning: violence, gore, death, emetophobia, gun violence, racism, classism Adina Walker had it all—tight friendships and a scholarship to Yale. But a fight with a former best friend makes that dream come tumbling…

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Catch The Jump in paperback!

The Jump, by Brittney Morris, (March 2023, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers), $19.99, ISBN: 9781665903981 Ages 12+ Brittney Morris wrote Slay, one of my favorite books of 2019. I haven’t read The Cost of Knowing (2022), but I just had a chance to sit down with The Jump, which came out last year, but will be coming out in paperback in about a week and a half. I am so glad I did. Morris can…

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