Category: 📖 Shelf Life
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The Anti-TBR Tag | This Is My Villain Origin Story
I’ve been wanting to join in on a bookish tag, and I saw that hardcoverhaven had done it and I thought… I just have to do it! I love sharing unpopular opinions and enjoy having conversations about them! Without further ado, let’s get into my hot takes and what’s not on my TBR! A Popular…
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ARC Review: Haven’t Killed in Years by Amy K. Green
When body parts start arriving at Gwen Tanner’s door, it’s clear someone knows her real identity: Marin Haggerty, daughter of a notorious serial killer. Forced to confront the past she’s spent two decades hiding from, Gwen must navigate the dark world of true crime fandom to find the new killer—before her secrets destroy her for…
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ARC Review: How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley
A bold, inventive, and fiercely original debut novel that begins with an uncle dead and his tween niece’s private confession to the reader—she and her sister killed him, and they blame the British. Summer, 1986. The Creel sisters, Georgie Ayyar and Agatha Krishna, welcome their aunt, uncle and young cousin—newly arrived from India—into their house…
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Review: Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman
A summer in Greece for three best friends ends in the unthinkable when only two return home in this new novel by Ella Berman. Ten years after being cleared in their friend Evangeline’s death during a summer in Greece, Bess and Joni have taken very different paths—Joni chasing fame, Bess hiding from it. But when…
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Review: My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner
‘My Next Breath’ by Jeremy Renner is a memoir that expands on his tragic accident in January of 2023. ˚　　　　✦　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　　 . ✦　　　 　˚　　　　 . ★ Book Summary & My Thoughts A barrier looks like an opportunity to push through something. Not a stop sign. When I first saw that Jeremy Renner was releasing a…
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Review: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
“A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story.” Aiden Valentine, jaded host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, finds himself in the spotlight after a young caller asks for dating advice for her mom. Lucie Stone, the mom in question, is suddenly Baltimore’s favorite love story in the making—but…
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Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, seemingly has a perfect life — until she shoots her husband and falls silent, refusing to explain. Her silence transforms her into a public mystery, and she is confined to a secure psychiatric facility. Theo Faber, a determined psychotherapist, is obsessed with uncovering the truth behind her crime, leading him…
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Review: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires is a horror novel set in the 90’s about a women’s book club that must protect their suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend. ˚　　　　✦　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　　 . ✦　　　 　˚　　　　 . ★ my thoughts I understand why so many…
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Review: Spiral by Bal Khabra
Hockey rookie Elias Westbrook is drowning in fame and pressure, while ballerina Sage Beaumont needs a publicity boost to land her dream role. When the two agree to fake date for mutual benefit, sparks fly—and the line between pretend and real quickly blurs. But with their futures on the line, they must decide if their…
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Bookish Terms and Acronyms
When I first started reading and following reviewers on Goodreads, I was completely stumped by all the terms and abbreviations. It took me a year to fully understand most of them—and even now, I still get confused sometimes! That said, I’m hopeful this list of bookish terms and abbreviations will be helpful as you begin…
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