Title: The Big Get-Even Author: Paul Di Filippo Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Source: NetGalley A disbarred lawyer and an ex-arsonist cross paths and find themselves organizing an elaborate real estate scam to bilk a shady rich speculator out of twenty million dollars. The sting is personal for ex-arsonist Stan and for a woman named Vee, who plays… Continue reading The Big Get-Even by Paul Di Filippo
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Dead Perfect by Noelle Holten
Title: Dead Perfect Author: Noelle Holten Publisher: HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter Source: NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. To be Published October 2020 A murdered woman… When the body of a young woman is found in a local park, DC Maggie Jamieson knows she’s dealing with no ordinary killer. The murder victim has… Continue reading Dead Perfect by Noelle Holten
The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka
Title: The Last Place You Look Author: Kristen Lepionka Publisher: Blackstone Audio Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library I listened to this on audio book so I missed small details that I’d normally catch when reading the ebook or print version but I still really enjoyed it. The narrator was perfect. It has bits set in Columbus… Continue reading The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka
Unfamiliar Familiars by Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine
Title: Unfamiliar Familiars Author: Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine Publisher: Chronicle Books Source: NetGalley in exchange for an honest review The witch and her black cat are an iconic partnership, but every witch is different—shouldn’t you have a familiar as unique and powerful as you are? Leave the toads and crows to the basic… Continue reading Unfamiliar Familiars by Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine
The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton
Title: The Rural DiariesAuthor: Hilarie Burton Publisher: HarperOneSource: Netgalley in exchange for an honest review New York Times Bestseller The beloved actress and star of One Tree Hill, White Collar, and Lethal Weapon, Hilarie Burton Morgan, tells the story of leaving Hollywood for a radically different kind of life in upstate New York with her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan—a… Continue reading The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Why did I read this book? I read about the book in an email so I reserved it from the library. I listened to this on audio to keep me company while I prepped fruit for making a pear crisp. What did I think of this book? I really liked it! It has a lot… Continue reading The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Title: Big SummerAuthor: Jennifer WeinerPublisher: Atria BooksSource: Netgalley in exchange for an honest review “Sexy and satisfying, Big Summer is the perfect quarantine read.” —USA TODAY “The beach read to end all beach reads.” —Entertainment Weekly “Big fun, and then some. It’s empowering and surprising—a reminder to put down the phone and enjoy each moment for… Continue reading Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai
Why did I read this book? I happened to see this pop up in my email as being available. I read the first book in the series, Swipe Right, and liked it. There’s a trend in contemporary romances to build a series by focusing on one of the side characters from the first book. This… Continue reading Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Title: Mrs. EverythingAuthor: Jennifer WeinerPublisher: Atria BooksSource: Netgalley in exchange for an honest review A NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2019 SELECTIONONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE WASHINGTON POST’S 50 NOTABLE WORKS OF FICTION IN 2019GOOD HOUSEKEEPING’S 50 BEST BOOKS OF 2019 An instant New York Times bestseller “A multigenerational narrative that’s nothing short of brilliant.”… Continue reading Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
School for Psychics by K.C. Archer
Title: School for Psychics Author: K.C. Archer Publisher: Simon & Schuster Source: NetGalley in exchange for an honest review An entrancing new series starring a funny, impulsive, and sometimes self-congratulatory young woman who discovers she has psychic abilities—and then must decide whether she will use her skills for good or…not. Teddy Cannon isn’t your typical twenty-something woman.… Continue reading School for Psychics by K.C. Archer