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June 28, 2026

Book Review — Heart of Glass by Jennifer Hillier

https://jenniferhillierbooks.com/contact/#media Genre: Thriller Published by: Minotaur Books Publish date: August 25, 2026 Number of pages: 368 pages Author’s website: https://jenniferhillierbooks.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A serial killer recants his long-ago confession regarding a small-town high school girl―and her then-best friends are forced to confront what really happened that night and what's happening now. Seaside …

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June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

Colored Pages Book Tour: Book Review — The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Photography by Maxim Vinciguerra Genre: Young Adult Mystery Published by: Feiwel & Friends Publish date: June 2, 2026 Number of pages: pages Author’s website: https://www.faridahabikeiyimide.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Five prodigies, one dead father, a mansion full of suspects…Octavius the Maestro.Fola the Brain.Bilal the Olympian.Perdita the Artist.Romeo the Failure. These are the five heirs of the illustrious billionaire Leontes …

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May 7, 2024

Book Review — Dream Girl by Laura Lippman

photo credit: Leslie Unruh Genre: Mystery, Thriller Published by: William Morrow & Company Publish date: June 22, 2021 Number of pages: 320 pages Author’s website: http://www.lauralippman.net/about Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Following up on her acclaimed and wildly successful New York Times bestseller Lady in the Lake, Laura Lippman returns with a dark, complex tale of psychological suspense …

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March 21, 2024

Book Review — Peril in Pink by Sydney Leigh

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: Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Amateur Sleuth Published by: Crooked Lane Books Publish date: March 19, 2024 Number of pages: 304 pages Author’s website: https://sydneyleighbooks.com/ Support local! Buy the book …

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June 8, 2023June 8, 2023

Book Review and Excerpt — Girls and Their Horses by Eliza Jane Brazier

I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Berkely Books. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Fiction Published by: Berkley Books Publish date: June 06, 2023 Number of pages: 416 pages Author’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizajanebrazier Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Set in the glamorous, competitive …

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March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Book Review — How I’ll Kill You by Ren DeStefano

I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Thriller, Suspense Published by: Berkley Books Publish date: March 21, 2023 Number of pages: 352 pages Author’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurendestefanoauthor Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Your next stay-up-all-night …

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December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Book Review — The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood

I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Poisened Pen Press. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Mystery Published by: Poisoned Pen Press Published date: May 03, 2022 Number of pages: 288 pages Author’s linktree: https://linktr.ee/robthor Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! To solve an …

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February 11, 2022February 11, 2022

Book Review — Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

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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June 17, 2021

Book Review — Last Call (Murder on the Rocks #2) by Cathi Stoler

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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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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