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Genre: Fiction, ClassicsPublish date: April 1929Number of pages: 160 pagesSupport local! Buy the book on BookShop! Irene Redfield is a Black woman living an affluent, comfortable life with her husband and children in the thriving neighborhood of Harlem in the 1920s. When she reconnects with her childhood friend Clare Kendry, who is similarly light-skinned, Irene discovers …
Genre: RomancePublished by: Avon BooksPublish date: November 05, 2019Number of pages: 384 pagesAuthor’s website: https://www.taliahibbert.com/Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with six directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Spark Point Studio. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Housewives Thriller, Suspense, CrimePublished by: Blackstone PublishingPublish date: April 26, 2022Number of pages: 318 pagesAuthor’s website: https://www.jenevarose.com/booksSupport local! Buy the book on BookShop The highly anticipated new thriller from …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Berkley Books. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Cozy Mystery, FictionPublished by: Berkley BooksPublish date: February 08, 2022Number of pages: 336 pagesAuthor’s website: https://www.miapmanansala.com/Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Death at a beauty pageant turns Tita Rosie's …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Crooked Lane Books. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Thriller, Mystery, FictionPublished by: Crooked Lane BooksPublish date: December 7th, 2021Number of pages: 304 pagesAuthor’s website: https://www.sylvieperryauthor.com/Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! The Hawthorne School is a twisty psychological …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Bloomsbury YA. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: YA FictionPublished by: Bloomsbury YAPublish date: June 29th, 2021Number of pages: 384 pagesAuthor’s website: https://www.kalynnbayron.com/Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Berkley Books. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Fiction, thriller, suspense, horrorPublished by: Berkley BooksPublish date: July 13, 2021Number of pages: 352 pagesAuthor’s website: https://www.gradyhendrix.com/Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Lynette Tarkington is a real-life final girl …
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Casey McQuiston author photo CR: Valerie Mosley I received a digital review copy of this book from Netgalley and Macmillan Audio. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Romance, FictionPublished by: St. Martin's Griffin / Macmillian Audio (audiobook)Publish date: June 01, 2021Number of pages: 432 pagesAuthor’s website: Support local! Buy the …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Berkley Books. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Fiction, Murder Mystery, Women SleuthsPublished by: Berkley BooksPublish date: June 01, 2021Number of pages: 336 pagesAuthor’s website: https://www.nekesaafia.com/Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Harlem, 1926. Young Black girls like …
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I received an advance review copy for free from Book Sirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Rating: 4/5 Genre: Fiction, Murder Mystery, Amateur Slueth Published by: Level Best BooksPublish date: November 17, 2020Number of pages: 252 pagesAuthor’s website: https://www.cathistoler.com/Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Bar None, set in the heart of New York City, …
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