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Alchemy & Ashes
Amy Yorke, 2025 Four stars for fun that covers the bases as a book one. It’s lighter on fantasy but deeper on feelings (the big squishy love ones) because it’s “New Adult” (think older YA) and the seeds are there for bigger moments in magic. What I wanted was more…
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32 Days in May
Betty Corrello, 2025 5 Stars for Nadia, all of her Absolutely masterful writing and storytelling from Betty Corrello. I related so closely to the feelings of unhappiness, the deep blue that Nadia is trapped in, despite it stemming from a personal health issue, because the writing was so vivid. Corrello…
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Bride
Ali Hazelwood, 2024 5 Stars, of course On re-read, this a five-star read and I’m 100% going to buy for keepsies. This is a story with a smart ass vampire who cares an awful lot for the werewolves who show her compassion and it’s a sly thriller because she’s solving…
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Best of Luck
Kate Clayborn, 2018. Chance of a Lifetime #3 4.5 Stars for Big Truths This one just goes simmer, simmer simmer. The spaces that Greer occupies in this book and the overall trilogy are unlike anything I’ve ever read, where she has this very respected energy, quiet but intense in a…
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Beginner’s Luck
Kate Clayborn, 2017 3.75 Stars for Setting the Scene Excellent debut from Kate Clayborn. Sweet and hot with difficult decisions for the couple to make from life stakes of work and history which is refreshing (these! are! adults!). Kit is a smart and sexy FMC and her drive to be…
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Shield of Sparrows
Devney Perry, 2025 4.5 Stars for Delightful Wandering This was so much fun because it was a book of travel journeys while a central mystery was being solved. The magic is light and the world building is small to medium. The twists were almost gentle in how they advanced the…
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Every Chance After
Jessica Sherry, 2025 4.25 Stars for Falling Hard This was an uplifting and sultry read, with fantastic chemistry and an inclusive small-town community. I immediately wanted to learn more about Marina because she was so hopeful and trusting with Grady after the pivotal accident, it was curious how she internalized…