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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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April 28, 2025

Book Review — Serial Killer Games By Kate Posey

Genre: Thriller, Romance Published by: Berkley Publish date: April 29, 2025 Number of pages: 384 pages Author’s website: https://www.kateposey.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder—literally? Dolores dela Cruz has been dying to spot one in the wild, and he fits the mold …

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March 18, 2025March 19, 2025

Book Review — Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch

Genre: Thriller, LGBTQIA+ Published by: William Morrow Publish date: 18 March 2025 Number of pages: 320 pages Author’s website: https://www.hannahdeitch.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Darkly funny and provocative, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride follows two unlikely fugitives—an SAT tutor who finds her rich employers brutally murdered and the bound woman she frees from their mansion—an …

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January 10, 2025January 10, 2025

Book Review — The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

https://www.joellewellington.com/ Genre: LGBTQIAP+ | Mystery & Thrillers | Teens & YA Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publish date: July 30, 2024 Number of pages: 336 pages Author’s website: https://www.joellewellington.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adult thriller …

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October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

Book Recs for Final Girls

What is a Final Girl? The term "final girl" was coined by Carol J. Clover in her article "Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film" (1987) and expanded upon in her 1992 book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. A final girl in cinema is a woman or girl who …

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July 9, 2024

Book Review — Ladykiller by Katherine Wood

https://www.katherinewoodauthor.com/ Genre: Psychological Thriller, Published by: Bantam, Random House Publishing Publish date: July 9, 2024 Number of pages: 368 pages Author’s website: https://www.katherinewoodauthor.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Everyone has a story. But not everyone’s story is true. When a young woman vanishes from her remote Greek island estate, her best friend races to find …

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July 7, 2024July 7, 2024

Book Review — The Hollywood Assistant by May Cobb

https://www.maycobb.com/about Genre: Thriller Published by: Berkley Publish date: July 09, 2024 Number of pages: pages Author’s website: https://www.maycobb.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Offered a dream job in Hollywood with a famous director and his actress wife, an insecure woman becomes their personal assistant where their secrets and lies place her in the crosshairs of …

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June 8, 2024

Book Review — Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell

https://www.tashacoryell.com/ Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Psychological Thriller Published by: Berkley Books Publish date: June 25, 2024 Number of pages: 320 pages Author’s website: https://www.tashacoryell.com/ Support local! Pre-order the book on BookShop! An aimless young woman starts writing to an accused serial killer while he awaits trial and then, once he's acquitted, decides to move in with him and …

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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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November 4, 2022

Book Review — The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and St. Martin's Press. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Gothic, Thrillers, Suspense Published by: St. Martin's Press Publish date: January 03, 2023 Number of pages: 288 pages Author’s website: https://www.rachelhawkinsbooks.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! As …

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