Pitch Perfect Reads...

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Books With A Musical Theme…

It’s hard for me to find a rapt, or is it trapped, audience to whom I can extol the passion I have for books. Music however, what kind of monstrous being doesn’t like music? So, books that have a musical backdrop? This could be my in people! Unsuspecting music devotees are soon to be lured in by my book loving ways. In the spirit of shared passion, I have gathered for you these masterful mashups. They offer the reader a story told in two languages, one formed in prose, the other in melody.

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Quietly Hostile - Samantha Irby

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Quietly Hostile - Samantha Irby

Non-Fiction Essays

Rating: 7.5/10

Samantha Irby never seems to run out of fodder for saucy and hilarious musings on the mundanities of life. She never shy’s away from putting pen to paper about life’s least flattering situations. In her latest she tackles her toilet troubles, her unapologetic love of all things uncool, she provides us with the definition of all the potential tags on porn videos.

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Hitting The Shelves-June 2023

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Hitting The Shelves-June 2023

I’m a planner in every way you could imagine, a particular quirk that benefits my reading life. And now you dear reader, will reap the rewards with my new monthly post that will feature three of the most interesting books coming out in the next month as well as a few extra just for fun. Happy Reading! P.S. Summer releases will spoil the booklover with the bounty of offerings!

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The Housekeepers - Alex Hay

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The Housekeepers - Alex Hay

Mystery

Rating: 7/10

In the aftermath of Wilhelm deVries death, the head of the household Mrs. King is unceremoniously fired from her post. But don’t worry about her, she will have her revenge. You see, she is no ordinary housekeeper. She was born into a world of con artists and thieves, hardly fit company for the highbrow residents of the grand house she was in charge of keeping. They probably shouldn’t have fired her!

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You Know Her - Meagan Bennett

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You Know Her - Meagan Bennett

Crime Thriller

Rating: 6/10

One night, trying to close the bar and enjoy a glass of wine, one of the regulars’ barrels in and interrupts Sophie’s quiet time.  When he thoughtlessly chugs her wine, he has no idea it will be the last thing that passes his lips.  Well, except for her knife as it slices out his tongue.  He’s dead at the time, but still. And that is just the beginning.

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Summer Fun...

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Circus & Carnival Tales!

First Bright Thing - J.R. Dawson

Circus Train - Amita Parikh

Pantonmine - Laura Lin

The Bones Of Ruin - Sarah Raughley

Bacchanal - Veronica G Henry

Harley In The Sky - Akemi Dawn Bowman

Caraval - Stephanie Garber

Circus Of Wonders - Elizabeth Macneal

Wonder Show - Hannah Barnaby

The Immortal Circus - A.R. Kahler

Nights At The Circus - Angela Carter

Ladies Of The Secret Circus - Constance Sayers

Full Tilt - Neal Shusterman

Freeks - Amanda Hockling

Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen

Stardust - Neil Gaiman

Carter Beats The Devil - Glen David Gold

Jonathan Strange & Mr.Norell - Susanna Clarke

Misfits & Outcasts...

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For My People…The Nerds!

Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

High Fidelity - Nick Hornby

Ready Player One - Ernest Cline

Hotel Magnifique - Emily J. Taylor

Tomorrow, Tomorrow & Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

Nerd - Maya Philips

Mary Jane - Jessica Anya Blau

Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth

Magic Is For Liars - Sarah Gailey

Youth In Revolt - C.D. Payne

Princess Bride - William Goldman

The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet - Becky Chambers

Book Of Lost Things – John Connolly

Geek Girl - Holly Smale

The Unfortunate Decisions Of Dahlia Moss - Max Wirestone

Joyland - Stephen King

If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio

Curious Incident Of The Dog & The Nighttime - Mark Haddon

Perks Of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

Time After Time...

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Armchair Time Travel…

This Time Tommorrow - Emma Straub

11/22/63 - Stephen King

Wrong Place, Wrong Time - Gillian McAllister

What The Wind Knows - Amy Harmon

Nightfall In The Garden Of Deep Time - Tracy Higley

Atomic Anna - Rachel Barnbaum

Recursion - Blake Crouch

Murder In Time - Julie McElwian

Replay - Ken Grimwood

Every Anxious Wave - Mo Daivau

The 7 1/2 Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton

Invictus - Ryan Graudin

Oona Out Of Order - Margarita Montimore

Time Travelers Wife - Audrey Niffengger

The Kingdoms - Natasha Pulley

An Ocean Of Minutes - Thea Lim

Time And Again - Jack Finney

Meet Me In Another Life - Catronia Silvey

Timeline - Michael Crichton 

Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig

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Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig

Crime Thriller

Rating: 8.5/10

Miriam is a foulmouthed, hard drinking, chain smoking, wickedly articulate snark queen who I may have a serious girl crush on, I mean what’s not to love! She knows just the right combination of words to tear you a new one and leave you with the sure knowledge that she has bested you in every way conceivable. And oh yeah, I would think twice about touching her if I was you…

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No One Will Miss Her - Kat Rosenfeld (Replay)

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No One Will Miss Her - Kat Rosenfeld (Replay)

Thriller

Rating: 9/10

Lizzie, our dead women, is narrating this tale from the grave. And as she tells us her story, the one that comes before meeting her gory end, she is snarky. blunt and whip smart and I loved her! She has no illusions about being missed and fully expects that the inhabitants of the small town she grew up in will say she had it coming. And they may be right.

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Now & Then...

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Historical Fiction Archives…

Reading can feel a little, or a lot, like time travel, no matter when the story is set. Most bookworms have experienced the surreal disorientation of sitting down to read and only emerging from their book-induced reverie hours later, having let the here and now pass by while they explored the worlds wrought on those pages. The historical novelist illuminates stories across time and place, inviting readers to connect to a fragile past we are only slightly tethered to. It’s those types of tales I have gathered for you in this feature.

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Her Lost Words - Stephanie Marie Thornton

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Her Lost Words - Stephanie Marie Thornton

Historical Fiction

Rating: 8.5/10

This is the amazing story off two literary legends, Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelly, their scandalous and passionate loves, their unimaginable tragedies, their profound literary achievements, and the connection that binds one to the other, even beyond death. This is a perfectly balanced narrative that any booklover is sure to be charmed and absorbed by in equal measure!

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Hitting The Shelves-May 2023

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Hitting The Shelves-May 2023

I’m a planner in every way you could imagine, a particular quirk that benefits my reading life. And now you dear reader, will reap the rewards with my new monthly post that will feature three of the most interesting books coming out in the next month as well as a few extra just for fun. Happy Reading! P.S. May, June & July will spoil the booklover with the bounty of offerings!

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Magic For Liars - Sarah Gailey

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Magic For Liars - Sarah Gailey

Crime/Fantasy

Rating: 8/10

What if you’re not magic. You are not a chosen one with powers you could never even dream of. You don’t get to leave your humdrum life behind and go to a mysterious school where they teach magic. And what if all the things you are not, your twin sister is. When Ivy is hired to solve a murder at her twins magical school, she will be reminded again that she has no magic. Heads up, this is NOT like that other magical school. You know the one i’m talking about.

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The Verifiers - Jane Pek

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The Verifiers - Jane Pek

Mystery/Suspense

Rating: 8.5/10

An amateur sleuth plunged into the world of big tech, internet connectivity and social media rabbit holes.  In our current landscape could there be a more fertile ground for humans to deceive, defraud and maybe, possibly, murder one another? I think not. Our main character is irresistible, ping ponging around accosting suspects and gleefully disobeying her boss. Try not to love her, I dare you!

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Angel Maker - Alex North

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Angel Maker - Alex North

Thriller

Rating: 7.5/10

Katie was living the normal life of a teenager in the throes of first love and safe in the knowledge that she was adored by her family. When her brother Chris is attacked by a deranged stranger, everything changes. F lash forward seventeen years an our characters are faced with an entirely new set of challenges to overcome. This author has a knack for skirting the edge of multiple genres, an extra special gift to a reader!

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