Fiction – Musings by Michelle

May 31, 2021

Book Review — The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

© Andrew Hayes-WatkinsI received an advanced audio copy of this book from Netgalley and MacMillian audio. Thank you! This review is given voluntarily. Genre: Thriller, Mystery, FictionPublished by: Macmillan Audio / Celadon BooksPublish date: June 15th, 2021Audio Length: 10 hoursNumber of pages: 352 pagesAuthor’s website: https://twitter.com/AlexMichaelidesSupport local! Buy the book on BookShop! Edward Fosca is a murderer. …

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March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

Book Review — Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 4/5 Genre: Fiction Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever. Malibu: August 1983. It's …

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February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

Book Review — Kink: Stories edited by R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell

Thank you Netgalley and Simon Schuster for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. This book is a collection of stories that crawls into the nooks and crannies of sexual imagination. I suggest that only those that are open to BDSM and other forms of kink read this book, because it may …

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January 15, 2021January 28, 2021

Book Review — If I Disappear by Eliza Jane Brazier

*Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Books for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. Rating: 7/10 (4/5 on Goodreads) Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Suspense Blurb from Goodreads, Bookshop, etc: When her favorite true crime podcast host goes missing, an adrift young woman sets out to investigate and plunges headfirst into the wild backcountry of Northern …

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December 29, 2020December 31, 2020

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

*Review may contain spoilers. Rating: 9.5/10 (5/5 on Goodreads) Genre: Fiction Blurb: This is a story about passing in America. Although, I have read several books on the subject, fiction and non-fiction; this one was unique because it centers on twins: Stella and Desiree. One twin decides to pass as white and the other does not. …

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