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Jennifer's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 26 Apr 2025 15:17:03 -0700 60 Jennifer's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The House at Watch Hill (The Watch Hill Trilogy, #1)]]> 204982651
Zo Grey is reeling from the sudden death of her mother when she receives a surprising call from an attorney in Divinity, Louisiana, with the news she has been left an inheritance by a distant relative, the terms of which he will only discuss in person. Destitute and alone, with nothing left to lose, Zo heads to Divinity and discovers she is the sole beneficiary of a huge fortune and a monstrosity of a house that sits ominously at the peak of Watch Hill—but she must live in it, alone, for three years before the house, or the money, is hers.

Met with this irresistible opportunity to finally build a future for herself, Zo puts aside her misgivings about the foreboding Gothic mansion and the strange circumstances, and moves in, where she is quickly met by a red-eyed Stygian owl and an impossibly sexy Scottish groundskeeper.

Her new home is full of countless secrets and mystifying riddles, with doors that go nowhere, others that are impossible to open, and a turret into which there is no visible means of ingress. And the townspeople are odd��

What Zo doesn’t yet know is that her own roots lie in this very house and that in order to discover her true identity and awaken her dormant powers, she will have to face off against sinister forces she doesn’t quite comprehend—or risk being consumed by them.]]> 380 Karen Marie Moning 0063249200 Jennifer 0 currently-reading 4.21 2024 The House at Watch Hill (The Watch Hill Trilogy, #1)

The House at Watch Hill (The Watch Hill Trilogy, #1)

author: Karen Marie Moning
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile #1)]]> 63892232
When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and an ancient golden ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she soon discovers there’s more to her parent’s disappearance than what her guardian led her to believe.

With her guardian’s infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about her parent’s disappearance—or risk becoming a pawn in a larger game that will kill her.

The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race.]]> 416 Isabel Ibañez Jennifer 0 currently-reading 4.03 2023 What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile #1)

What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile #1)

author: Isabel Ibañez
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.03
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]]> Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 209668781 Discover the instant #1 New York Times bestseller! TV series now in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society.

Accolades for Fourth Wing
Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 �� Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 �� Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 �� NPR "Books We Love" 2023 �� Audible Best Books of 2023 �� Hudson Book of the Year �� Google Play Best Books of 2023 �� Indigo Best Books of 2023 �� Waterstones Book of the Year finalist �� ŷ�� Choice Award Winner �� Newsweek Staffers�� Favorite Books of 2023 �� Paste Magazine’s Best Books of 2023 �� TikTok Book Awards UK and Ireland Book of the Year (International) 2024

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty.

Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust.

Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.

They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth.

But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.

The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Fourth Wing
Book #2 Iron Flame
Book #3 Onyx Storm]]> 758 Rebecca Yarros 1649376944 Jennifer 5 4.42 2025 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)

author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2025
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue]]> 123739932 A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.

France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever—and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.

But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

In the vein of The Time Traveler's Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab's #1 New York Times Bestselling Author genre-defying tour de force.]]> 434 Victoria E. Schwab Jennifer 4 4.22 2020

author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Summer Playbook (Central State Football #2)]]> 196489750
Dean Romano might have a line of people wanting his signature, but he’s been off his game since someone he trusted hurt him last year. Once the life of the party, he misses the old version of himself. Not the guy who slept around version, but the fun, carefree, let’s enjoy my time on earth version. With his senior year on the team starting, he wants to get back to having a good time, and the perfect opportunity arises: The Summer Playbook.

Mack needs to let loose but wants to do it with someone she trusts. Dean wants to find his mojo again with someone who doesn’t care about his potential NFL career. The two pair up to complete a bucket list of fun while ensuring there are no feelings involved. Some items are easy, like dance on a bar or go to a concert, but skinny dipping? Body shots? Things heat up, but they both agreed their deal ends once they check off every item on the list. The question remains: is love something you cross off a list or a game you can win?]]> 326 Jaqueline Snowe Jennifer 0 currently-reading 3.94 2023 The Summer Playbook (Central State Football #2)

The Summer Playbook (Central State Football #2)

author: Jaqueline Snowe
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> A Gentleman in Moscow 216652963 Alternate cover editions for this ASIN can be found here, here, and here.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility, a novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel—a beautifully transporting novel.

In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.

Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.]]> 465 Amor Towles Jennifer 0 currently-reading 4.44 2016 A Gentleman in Moscow

author: Amor Towles
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.44
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]]> <![CDATA[The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor, #3)]]> 206318178 From the author of the viral TikTok sensation, The Pumpkin Spice Café, comes the only spicy grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom you need this year!

Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good.

Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor taking a break from his life in California. And most importantly, taking a break from his latest run of disastrous dates.

After a run in with Kira in her fields, Ben has no intention of offering to help the grumpy owner set up her tree farm, despite the fact she’s clearly got no idea what she’s doing.

Kira knows she should stop being so stubborn, but her farm is not all cute and cozy like people always show on social media, it’s borderline dangerous with no heating, and she’d rather no one saw it.

But somehow fate finds Ben at Kira’s farm once more, and as Kira watches him swing an ax at the first tree, she finds herself appreciating his strength and questionning why she refused help in the first place..

The Christmas Tree Farm is a spicy romantic mystery for fans of Gilmore Girls with a HEA guaranteed!

Tropes:

�� grumpy x sunshine
�� small town
�� forced proximity
�� one bed]]> 369 Laurie Gilmore 0008610738 Jennifer 3 3.66 2024 The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor, #3)

The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor, #3)

author: Laurie Gilmore
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, #2)]]> 210163199 From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller and viral TikTok phenomenon, The Pumpkin Spice Café, comes a brand new spicy romance set in Dream Harbor!

When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, Hazel can't understand it. As more secret codes appear between the pages, she decides to follow the trail of clues�� she just need someone to help her out.

Gorgeous and outgoing fisherman, Noah, is always up for an adventure. And a scavenger hunt sounds like a lot of fun. Even better that the cute bookseller he's been crushing on for months is the one who wants his help!

Hazel didn’t go looking for romance, but as the treasure hunt leads her and Noah around Dream Harbor, their undeniable chemistry might be just as hot as the fresh-out-of-the-oven cinnamon buns the bookstore sells��

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store is a cozy romantic mystery with a HEA guaranteed!

Tropes:
�� opposites attract
�� small town
�� forced proximity
�� he falls first]]> 370 Laurie Gilmore 0008641579 Jennifer 3 3.90 2024 The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, #2)

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, #2)

author: Laurie Gilmore
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)]]> 139391940 A spicy small-town romance and TikTok phenomenon, perfect for fans of Hannah Grace and Stephanie Archer.

When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.

Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs. But Jeanie's arrival disrupts Logan's routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.

Will Jeanie's happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won't fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes��

The Pumpkin Spice Café is a cozy romantic mystery for fans of Gilmore Girls, with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!

Tropes:

�� grumpy x sunshine
�� small town
�� found family
�� spicy]]> 373 Laurie Gilmore 0008610665 Jennifer 0 3.36 2023 The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)

The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)

author: Laurie Gilmore
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle]]> 40033006
There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit.

We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the killer.

Understood? Then let's begin . . .

Evelyn Hardcastle will die. Every day until Aiden Bishop can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest. And some of his hosts are more helpful than others . . .

The most inventive debut of the year twists together a mystery of such unexpected creativity it will leave listeners guessing until the very last second.]]> 482 Stuart Turton Jennifer 0 currently-reading 3.78 2018 The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

author: Stuart Turton
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.78
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]]> Everything We Never Knew 200176790 Rule author Ellen Goodlett.

When the stars align, anything can happen.

On stage at an awards banquet is the last place Lexi Cole expected to drown. But as she accepts the award for top-seller at her realty firm, something unusual catches Lexi's a man surrounded by a dark haze. Then she hears a woman screaming for help, and the taste of saltwater overwhelms her. Just as Lexi's throat begins to close, the man leaves the room and the sensation of drowning abruptly stops. Later that night, the man dies of an overdose, and Lexi learns about the traumatic boating accident that killed his sons and tore his family apart.

Lexi wants to believe it's a bizarre coincidence. Any other explanation would disrupt the normal, comfortable life she's worked so hard to build. Lexi is an expert at denial, a pro at fitting in. But as more strange events unfold, Lexi can't deny the something is changing inside her. She feels other people's emotions, sometimes even glimpses their private memories.

By embracing her new abilities, Lexi can help heal people—though not until she confronts the past she's spent a lifetime burying. But when a vision reveals her husband is in danger, Lexi must face her inner demons or lose the person she loves most.

Atmospheric and emotional, Everything We Never Knew is the gripping story of one woman embracing her power, no matter what the world thinks.

A perfect book club pick for fans of Josie Silver, Rebecca Serle, and Erica Bauermeister.]]> 320 Julianne Hough 1464217971 Jennifer 0 currently-reading 3.36 2024 Everything We Never Knew

author: Julianne Hough
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.36
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]]> Slammed (Slammed, #1) 30333938
Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.

Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart.]]> 354 Colleen Hoover Jennifer 3 4.06 2012 Slammed (Slammed, #1)

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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]]> Too Late 127555313
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it’s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother’s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her—one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.

When undercover DEA agent Carter enters the picture, Sloan’s surprised to feel an immediate attraction between them, despite knowing that if Asa finds out, he will kill him. And Asa has always been a step ahead of everyone in his life, including Sloan. No one has ever gotten in his way.

No one except Carter.

Together, Sloan and Carter must find a way out before it’s too late…]]> 370 Colleen Hoover 1538756617 Jennifer 4 4.06 2016

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hallowed Ones (The Hallowed Ones, #1)]]> 16009873 Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers can get a taste of the real world. But the real world comes to her in this dystopian tale with a philosophical bent. Rumors of massive unrest on the "Outside" abound. Something murderous is out there. Amish elders make a No one goes outside, and no outsiders come in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man, she can't leave him to die. She smuggles him into her family's barn--at what cost to her community? The suspense of this vividly told, truly horrific thriller will keep the pages turning.]]> 320 Laura Bickle 0544088735 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.89 2012 The Hallowed Ones (The Hallowed Ones, #1)

The Hallowed Ones (The Hallowed Ones, #1)

author: Laura Bickle
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.89
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]]> <![CDATA[Killer Kitchens (Murders by Design)]]> 17348963
Deva's boyfriend, police lieutenant Victor Rossi, has misgivings about her promising job—especially when he accompanies her to one of Francesco's dinner parties. After Francesco returns a dish to the kitchen untasted, the chauffeur promptly scarfs it down and drops dead from cyanide poisoning.

Has the killer made a terrible mistake and murdered the wrong person? Or was the dead man the intended victim? The only thing Deva knows for certain is someone present that night committed murder. And it seems everyone �� from the dinner guests to the kitchen help �� has a motive.]]> 206 Jean Harrington 1426895372 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.94 2013 Killer Kitchens (Murders by Design)

author: Jean Harrington
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[Alexander Drake's Extraordinary Pursuit (Azra's Pith, Book 1)]]> 17852647
But secrets have a way of getting out. And a stay at his grandmother's cottage provides strange clues to his father's past. A past Alexander is determined to find out about.

With a mysterious key and several maps in his pack, he sets off on an innocent search for answers about his family.

The discovery of a secret passageway opens the door to dangers, and wonders, unimaginable. And each answer leads to more questions and the journey of his life.

Join Alexander for a thrilling adventure in Azra's Pith, a place of beauty and magic... but beware--something evil lurks in the shadows.]]> 112 Elizabeth Parkinson Bellows 1936222884 Jennifer 0 to-read 4.11 2011 Alexander Drake's Extraordinary Pursuit (Azra's Pith, Book 1)

Alexander Drake's Extraordinary Pursuit (Azra's Pith, Book 1)

author: Elizabeth Parkinson Bellows
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2011
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]]> Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) 16126252 tick
tick
tick
tick
it's almost
time for war.

Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.

She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.

Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.

In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.]]> 326 Tahereh Mafi 0062085565 Jennifer 5 This review is also posted at

Filled with beautiful, hammering prose, Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi is The Book that is better than its predecessor. It is everything that was Shatter Me, and infinitely more. Without a doubt, Mafi’s writing is (still) some of the best I have ever read.

Unravel Me takes flight two weeks after the conclusion of Shatter Me, and overlaps a portion of Mafi’s novella, Destroy Me. The first thing I noticed was a bit of regression in Juliette: ultimately, she stops striking through her own thoughts in Shatter Me, as she grows more confident, and less confused. In Unravel Me, the strike-throughs are back, albeit, not at as much a frenetic pace as the prior novel. It still shows a sort of backstepping in Juliette that is confirmed in the pages, as she gets to know her new surroundings at Omega Point, a place she is most unfamiliar. She didn’t want to be used by The Reestablishment and Warner. Is she being used by the others at Omega Point? And even if she is, does she serve a good purpose? This internal struggle �� not the story or the scenes �� reminds me of Mockingjay, when Katniss thinks she might be a pawn by District 13, but wrestles with herself to be okay with it, because she will serve a greater purpose. I’m very interested in seeing how this plays out for Juliette.

The Love Triangle

Look, I’m Team Warner, I’ve always been Team Warner and you ain’t neva gonna change my mind! I’ve always said Warner is redeemable, that he wants to be something other than what he is. His vulnerability gets its own expose in Destroy Me, probably wooing me even further, if that’s at all possible, and Mafi carries this over into Unravel Me, when she brings him together with Juliette �� and of course the now famed #ChapterSixtyTwo. *wink*
Adam Kent is something of an anomaly to me in Unravel Me. There are secrets about him that are exposed, and they took me by surprise. Most of the time, I can see a plot twist coming from a mile away, Tahereh Mafi managed to sneak up behind me and whack me upside the head with the very book I had in my hands. Now I’m left with even more questions than answers! Why do you do this to me?! *cries*

Kenji

Kenji gets a real chance to shine in Unravel Me. He is a star in his own right, and he often makes demands of Juliette that most would think are unfair and heartless. But he cares for her a great deal. In fact, I wonder if the triangle is about to become a square, because sometimes I suspect he cares too much, and pines after Juliette himself, in his own, comical way. Kenji is many things in this story, but among them, the most important is an anchor. Forget his supersweet abilities, he is a foundation for people to rely on. Tahereh, do you think, maybe, possibly, we could get a spin-off about him if Juliette ends up with Warner or Adam? *wheedles* Oh, also maybe could you just make Juliette end up with Warner, pretty please?

The Supreme Commander finally shows up in Unravel Me (although he’s in Destroy Me as well), and this is something of a shock to citizens since part of his power is in his absence. We finally get to view Warner and his upbringing from his perspective, and boy, do that kick me right in the �� feels. The Supreme Commander is a unique personality, and I’m interested in finding out what makes him tick. Things�� things are revealed, that interesting dynamic between father and son, and my heart goes out to them.

One of the most interesting things though, are the titles about these books, and why I feel that Juliette and Warner are destined to be together. I think these titles reference Juliette’s effect on Warner, and they are the ultimate teaser to the ending of this series, because he makes references that harken back to the first title and well, frankly, the novella was all about him. I ��’t wait to find out if they are destined to be together.

Favorite Quote

I don’t know how to be a verb, an adverb, any kind of modifier. I’m a noun through and through.

]]> 4.14 2013 Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2)

author: Tahereh Mafi
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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Filled with beautiful, hammering prose, Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi is The Book that is better than its predecessor. It is everything that was Shatter Me, and infinitely more. Without a doubt, Mafi’s writing is (still) some of the best I have ever read.

Unravel Me takes flight two weeks after the conclusion of Shatter Me, and overlaps a portion of Mafi’s novella, Destroy Me. The first thing I noticed was a bit of regression in Juliette: ultimately, she stops striking through her own thoughts in Shatter Me, as she grows more confident, and less confused. In Unravel Me, the strike-throughs are back, albeit, not at as much a frenetic pace as the prior novel. It still shows a sort of backstepping in Juliette that is confirmed in the pages, as she gets to know her new surroundings at Omega Point, a place she is most unfamiliar. She didn’t want to be used by The Reestablishment and Warner. Is she being used by the others at Omega Point? And even if she is, does she serve a good purpose? This internal struggle �� not the story or the scenes �� reminds me of Mockingjay, when Katniss thinks she might be a pawn by District 13, but wrestles with herself to be okay with it, because she will serve a greater purpose. I’m very interested in seeing how this plays out for Juliette.

The Love Triangle

Look, I’m Team Warner, I’ve always been Team Warner and you ain’t neva gonna change my mind! I’ve always said Warner is redeemable, that he wants to be something other than what he is. His vulnerability gets its own expose in Destroy Me, probably wooing me even further, if that’s at all possible, and Mafi carries this over into Unravel Me, when she brings him together with Juliette �� and of course the now famed #ChapterSixtyTwo. *wink*
Adam Kent is something of an anomaly to me in Unravel Me. There are secrets about him that are exposed, and they took me by surprise. Most of the time, I can see a plot twist coming from a mile away, Tahereh Mafi managed to sneak up behind me and whack me upside the head with the very book I had in my hands. Now I’m left with even more questions than answers! Why do you do this to me?! *cries*

Kenji

Kenji gets a real chance to shine in Unravel Me. He is a star in his own right, and he often makes demands of Juliette that most would think are unfair and heartless. But he cares for her a great deal. In fact, I wonder if the triangle is about to become a square, because sometimes I suspect he cares too much, and pines after Juliette himself, in his own, comical way. Kenji is many things in this story, but among them, the most important is an anchor. Forget his supersweet abilities, he is a foundation for people to rely on. Tahereh, do you think, maybe, possibly, we could get a spin-off about him if Juliette ends up with Warner or Adam? *wheedles* Oh, also maybe could you just make Juliette end up with Warner, pretty please?

The Supreme Commander finally shows up in Unravel Me (although he’s in Destroy Me as well), and this is something of a shock to citizens since part of his power is in his absence. We finally get to view Warner and his upbringing from his perspective, and boy, do that kick me right in the �� feels. The Supreme Commander is a unique personality, and I’m interested in finding out what makes him tick. Things�� things are revealed, that interesting dynamic between father and son, and my heart goes out to them.

One of the most interesting things though, are the titles about these books, and why I feel that Juliette and Warner are destined to be together. I think these titles reference Juliette’s effect on Warner, and they are the ultimate teaser to the ending of this series, because he makes references that harken back to the first title and well, frankly, the novella was all about him. I ��’t wait to find out if they are destined to be together.

Favorite Quote

I don’t know how to be a verb, an adverb, any kind of modifier. I’m a noun through and through.

]]> November 9 181869958 Beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with an unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse.

Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist.

Can Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak?]]> 314 Colleen Hoover Jennifer 3 4.35 2015 November 9

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> Crime Scene At Cardwell Ranch 6318643
Five years ago, Hud left town with a heartload of regrets. But now, as acting interim marshal, he had a job to do. And this time he wasn't walking away. Because now Dana's life was on the line—as the unsuspecting target of a killer who still walked the canyon. Hud would do whatever it took to keep Dana close. Even if it meant risking his own heart for a second chance for both of them��

This edition was a free download from ]]> 256 B.J. Daniels 1426830661 Jennifer 2 3.50 2004 Crime Scene At Cardwell Ranch

author: B.J. Daniels
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2004
rating: 2
read at: 2010/01/01
date added: 2024/09/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Cutting the Ties (The Sweet Life #5)]]> 13575252 For Jessica and Elizabeth, the sweet life begins at 30��

Three years after the events of Sweet Valley Confidential, Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are back in Sweet Valley and inseparable once more. But Jessica, still paying for her mistakes with Todd, finds herself at a crossroads in a new relationship. Meanwhile, reality TV star Lila Fowler is facing a life-altering choice. And as Elizabeth fears Bruce is slipping away, she makes a bold decision to act that could change the course of their lives. The Sweet Cutting the Ties will delight, excite and leave readers hungry for the serial’s explosive final installment.]]> 96 Francine Pascal 1429958383 Jennifer 2 3.37 2012 Cutting the Ties (The Sweet Life #5)

author: Francine Pascal
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2012
rating: 2
read at: 2012/09/08
date added: 2024/09/20
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]]> Spellbound (Spellbound, #1) 11358736 What's a girl to do when meeting The One means she's cursed to die a horrible death?

Life hasn't been easy on sixteen-year-old Emma Connor, so a new start in New York may be just the change she needs. But the posh Upper East Side prep school she has to attend? Not so much. Friendly faces are few and far between, except for one that she's irresistibly drawn to—Brendan Salinger, the guy with the rock-star good looks and the richest kid in school, who might just be her very own white knight.

But even when Brendan inexplicably turns cold, Emma can't stop staring. Ever since she laid eyes on him, strange things have been happening. Streetlamps go out wherever she walks, and Emma's been having the oddest dreams: visions of herself in past lives—visions that warn her to stay away from Brendan. Or else.

]]> 345 Cara Lynn Shultz 1459207777 Jennifer 3 It takes awhile to understand the paranormal element in Spellbound, but it certainly is unique. I won't spoil the book by detailing what it is, because much of Spellbound is wrapped up in that very specific thing, and including that in my review would probably ruin it for you.
But that is probably the only unique thing about Spellbound. Otherwise, it draws heavy comparisons to Twilight and Vampire Academy. I bet if I'd ever read Gossip Girl (or even watched the show), I'd be able to compare it to that, as well.

How It Compares To Twilight:
Emma leaves her home and school to live with another relative and start over. So does Bella.
Emma meets a tall, dark handsome classmate. So does Bella.
Emma is from a modest background. So is Bella.
Emma is humble. So is Bella

How It Compares To Vampire Academy:
Emma attends an elite, expensive private school. So does Rose.
Emma meets a tall, dark handsome guy. So does Rose.
Emma has to deal with malicious gossip from her classmates. So does Rose.
Emma is in a near-fatal car accident. So was Rose (alright, she technically died, but that is just a pesky detail).

I could continue on both tangents, but you get the picture. Overall, Spellbound is a solid book, and there are certainly interesting characters within its pages that I'd enjoy knowing more about. The paranormal element was fun to read about and learn, specifically the passages detailing the history. If you enjoy a paranormal romance (and hey! No love triangle in this one, folks!), you'll like Spellbound.
]]> 3.69 2011 Spellbound (Spellbound, #1)

author: Cara Lynn Shultz
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2011/06/20
date added: 2024/09/18
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Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz is an interesting twist on yound-adult, paranormal romance. There is certainly something fun about a book that details reincarnation with an ugly, prophetic curse. Shultz does a good job investing you in her central character, Emma Connor, who has come to live with her Aunt after losing her twin brother, her mother and very nearly, her life. Her life starts over at Vincent Academy (Vince A for short), where she immediately makes friends and enemies.
It takes awhile to understand the paranormal element in Spellbound, but it certainly is unique. I won't spoil the book by detailing what it is, because much of Spellbound is wrapped up in that very specific thing, and including that in my review would probably ruin it for you.
But that is probably the only unique thing about Spellbound. Otherwise, it draws heavy comparisons to Twilight and Vampire Academy. I bet if I'd ever read Gossip Girl (or even watched the show), I'd be able to compare it to that, as well.

How It Compares To Twilight:
Emma leaves her home and school to live with another relative and start over. So does Bella.
Emma meets a tall, dark handsome classmate. So does Bella.
Emma is from a modest background. So is Bella.
Emma is humble. So is Bella

How It Compares To Vampire Academy:
Emma attends an elite, expensive private school. So does Rose.
Emma meets a tall, dark handsome guy. So does Rose.
Emma has to deal with malicious gossip from her classmates. So does Rose.
Emma is in a near-fatal car accident. So was Rose (alright, she technically died, but that is just a pesky detail).

I could continue on both tangents, but you get the picture. Overall, Spellbound is a solid book, and there are certainly interesting characters within its pages that I'd enjoy knowing more about. The paranormal element was fun to read about and learn, specifically the passages detailing the history. If you enjoy a paranormal romance (and hey! No love triangle in this one, folks!), you'll like Spellbound.

]]> Of The Light 18042235
If you had the chance to leave everything and everyone you know behind - could you? Would you? Will Zenakis? Find out the answer in this epic romantic sci-fi adventure that beckons, life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?]]> 203 Carroll Bryant 162095740X Jennifer 0 to-read 1.72 2012 Of The Light

author: Carroll Bryant
name: Jennifer
average rating: 1.72
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Ladd Springs (Ladd Springs, #1)]]> 19535689 285 Dianne Venetta 0988487128 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.78 2013

author: Dianne Venetta
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/12
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]]> Rebel Mechanics 24357092 320 Shanna Swendson 0374300178 Jennifer 3
Verity Newton as the main character was boring. ��Seriously, Swendson couldn't have chosen a more tedious character to narrate this novel, despite being a half-breed that can potentially cause conflict down the road. ��And while she wasn't unlikeable per se, she lacked that badass quality that every main character should have. ��She was, for the most part, meek and unsure of herself, almost until the very end.

Lord Henry was delightful and enigmatic, with his bespectacled eyes and his nose shoved in books. ��But his secret is given up early on in the novel and I would have liked to have seen it drawn out more��for the reader. ��He is much more than an entomologist, and I wanted to know even more about him than we got.

Alec, one of the Mechanics, I never found trustworthy or worth Verity's schoolgirl crush. ��He came off��as conceited��and as if he disregarded all of Verity's feelings about their situation and how she might have been used by the rebels.

Likewise, Lizzie struck me as a little two-faced, despite knowing she did have benevolent intentions. ��She simply justified her actions a little too much for me to like her.

I actually liked Flora and the children, despite Flora's vanity. ��Shallow waters run deep, and all that. ��I'm looking forward to seeing where her character goes in the second book, and if she is also involved unbeknownst to the rest of the rebels, Henry and Verity. ��The kids were genuine and inquisitive.

I sense a love triangle brewing. ��Although I usually don't feel one way or another regarding them, they still need to be��organic. ��I have a feeling there will be romantic conflict in the second book and I'm not really looking forward to that. ��I hate when an author creates one where it's obvious that the main character should be with one character and not the other.

The plot was interesting: this is an alternate reality where the American colonists did not successfully overthrow the British control, and Red Coats still patrol NYC while the colony is under the thumb of the monarchy. ��It begins quickly, with a robbery on Verity's train by masked bandits, which leads her straight into the hands of conflict, but she handles herself well. ��I'm kind of excited to see where Swendson takes it next.

Overall, not a terrible book, but it could be made better with improved characterization and less obvious plotlines.This book may have been provided in exchange for an honest review, and therefore will be noted on the .]]> 3.96 2015 Rebel Mechanics

author: Shanna Swendson
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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While not a bad book, because it was certainly entertaining, Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson was utterly predictable. ��I knew how it was going to end probably before the author did. ��So let's talk about what made it tick - and what didn't.

Verity Newton as the main character was boring. ��Seriously, Swendson couldn't have chosen a more tedious character to narrate this novel, despite being a half-breed that can potentially cause conflict down the road. ��And while she wasn't unlikeable per se, she lacked that badass quality that every main character should have. ��She was, for the most part, meek and unsure of herself, almost until the very end.

Lord Henry was delightful and enigmatic, with his bespectacled eyes and his nose shoved in books. ��But his secret is given up early on in the novel and I would have liked to have seen it drawn out more��for the reader. ��He is much more than an entomologist, and I wanted to know even more about him than we got.

Alec, one of the Mechanics, I never found trustworthy or worth Verity's schoolgirl crush. ��He came off��as conceited��and as if he disregarded all of Verity's feelings about their situation and how she might have been used by the rebels.

Likewise, Lizzie struck me as a little two-faced, despite knowing she did have benevolent intentions. ��She simply justified her actions a little too much for me to like her.

I actually liked Flora and the children, despite Flora's vanity. ��Shallow waters run deep, and all that. ��I'm looking forward to seeing where her character goes in the second book, and if she is also involved unbeknownst to the rest of the rebels, Henry and Verity. ��The kids were genuine and inquisitive.

I sense a love triangle brewing. ��Although I usually don't feel one way or another regarding them, they still need to be��organic. ��I have a feeling there will be romantic conflict in the second book and I'm not really looking forward to that. ��I hate when an author creates one where it's obvious that the main character should be with one character and not the other.

The plot was interesting: this is an alternate reality where the American colonists did not successfully overthrow the British control, and Red Coats still patrol NYC while the colony is under the thumb of the monarchy. ��It begins quickly, with a robbery on Verity's train by masked bandits, which leads her straight into the hands of conflict, but she handles herself well. ��I'm kind of excited to see where Swendson takes it next.

Overall, not a terrible book, but it could be made better with improved characterization and less obvious plotlines.This book may have been provided in exchange for an honest review, and therefore will be noted on the .
]]> <![CDATA[Queen of Roses (Blood of a Fae, #1)]]> 63342028 A cast-off princess��

Born into a life of duty and sacrifice, Morgan Pendragon’s destiny has never been her own. Rumored to carry the tainted blood of the fae in her veins, her birthright is stolen from her when she is a mere child. Growing up in the shadow of her brother the king, she has been promised to the goddesses when she comes of age. So, when her brother commands that she seek out a fae weapon of legendary power, Morgan seizes the chance to break free from the chains of her fate.

A dangerous temptation��

As she travels, Morgan finds herself drawn into a strange group of outcasts, led by a dark and enigmatic warrior whose sharp wit and fierce beauty set her heart ablaze. But while Morgan struggles to reconcile her desires with her duty, she and her new comrades discover dangers that await them beyond anything in their wildest nightmares.

A slumbering kingdom awoken by blood��

Believed to have vanished generations ago, a fae kingdom dreaded by mortals is ascending once more, bound to reclaim what was lost by violence and bloodshed. As the fae world, with its intricate web of lies and mysteries, is slowly revealed to Morgan, she is led to the terrible realization that the secrets she carries in her blood make her a greater threat than she could ever have imagined.

The first in an action-packed new series brimming with magic, danger, and spellbinding slow-burn romance, Queen of Roses is perfect for fans of Holly Black, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Sarah J. Maas.]]> 361 Briar Boleyn Jennifer 0 currently-reading 3.85 2023 Queen of Roses (Blood of a Fae, #1)

author: Briar Boleyn
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/11
shelves: currently-reading
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]]> <![CDATA[Right Moves (Playing With the Boys, #1)]]> 14058579 Part of the Playing With the Boys series.

Claire is a writer for Scottsdale Live magazine, covering the new fitness hotspot in town. From her first meeting with the club’s sexy and charismatic owner, Jack, she’s intensely attracted to him.

Jack has made millions training professional athletes and has devoted plenty of time to keeping his own sculpted physique in excellent shape. But there’s more to Jack than his awesome bod and radiant smile. He’s a visionary and, Claire discovers, a kindred spirit whose sensual lovemaking and tender words are just what she needs.

But can Claire shed the fear of abandonment she’s felt most of her life, because of her estranged parents, and accept what Jack ultimately has to offer—his love as well as his sexual need?]]> 92 Ava McKnight 1419941062 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.18 2012 Right Moves (Playing With the Boys, #1)

author: Ava McKnight
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.18
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/09/11
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]]> Reminders of Him 58341222 A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover. After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them. The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.]]> 335 Colleen Hoover 1542025605 Jennifer 4 4.33 2022 Reminders of Him

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/11
date added: 2024/09/11
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]]> <![CDATA[What Kills Me (What Kills Me, #1)]]> 15305194 323 Wynne Channing 0988105403 Jennifer 5 favorites This review is also posted on

What Kills Me is what every young adult/paranormal romance should be. Epic, fast-paced and not without a hot, non-sparkly vampire leading man guy to make you feel lusty. And thank god he’s not really a teenager, because this reader wanted him bad.

Axelia (Zee) is spending a couple of months in Rome on a study program, when she happens upon a beautiful stranger on her way home one evening �� or rather, he happens upon her. He beguiles her with his flirty, friendly Italian accent, and they become fast friends. You know that saying “keep your friends close and your enemies closer?�� Yeah, that. Or you might run from someone and fall down a well filled with blood and emerge a powerful vampire everyone believes is prophesied to doom the entire vampire race. Man, life sucks.

Wynne Channing has given the YA/PNR genres something really, really great. Yeah, you could ask yourself, “who isn’t writing something in this space?�� But I’ve been bored with a lot of them lately, so much so that I’ve deviated into other genres to get fresh content. Coming back with What Kills Me was like a punch in the gut! But in a very great way! Channing’s characters are incredibly witty and sarcastic…and still they maintain that level of realism that helps to keep a paranormal fiction book grounded somewhat in reality. I simply couldn’t put the book down, and resented things like sleeping when I absolutely had to.

Zee’s sarcasm and self-deprecating humor is everything Bella Swan should have been and never was. I’m a Twilight fan, but I’ll admit, it’s not written well and Bella is a dry and drab character until she’s turned in the second half of Breaking Dawn. Zee is interesting before she’s changed and she’s even more interesting after. She looks life (and Death, ha!) right in the face and smirks at her own circumstances, all the while worrying about decorum and bugs. I really liked her.

Lucas��.oh Lucas. You make my heart go pitter-pat. Lucas, the bladesmith tasked to help Zee, is every woman’s fantasy in a leading man: mysterious, quick-witted, and occasionally tender. Swoon. I have nothing against sparkling vampires, and this certainly isn’t a comparison review to Twilight, but Lucas was dark and dangerous and he was still funny. He didn’t take himself so seriously that he’d, you know, leave his girl in the middle of the woods because he’s too dangerous. The two of them together are simply delicious; you know they want to, but will they? Oh pride, it really gets in the way sometimes.

She doesn’t ignore any secondary characters…oh no. They all get their few minutes of fame, and they are as put together as Zee and Lucas, lending a stronger hand to the overall story.

The plot is action-packed and takes the characters from Rome to Thailand to the remote mountains of Asia. I loved traveling with the characters, not knowing where Channing would take us next! There are friends and foes, blood and murder, knives in backs (literally and figuratively). Throughout it all, the plot weaves tightly and thickly, wrapping around the reader and sucking you in (at least this reader). I was fascinated with the method in which Zee was “reborn�� and the contents of the well�� because while vampires still turn humans the usual way, Zee’s circumstances are so unusual, it makes the rest of the story that much more. It is the story.

It felt impossible to put down and I ��’t wait for the next one. Wynne Channing, you ��’t write the sequel fast enough. Thank you for giving us such a fabulous story.

I received this book from the author in exchange of an honest review.

Merged review:

This review is also posted on

What Kills Me is what every young adult/paranormal romance should be. Epic, fast-paced and not without a hot, non-sparkly vampire leading man guy to make you feel lusty. And thank god he’s not really a teenager, because this reader wanted him bad.

Axelia (Zee) is spending a couple of months in Rome on a study program, when she happens upon a beautiful stranger on her way home one evening �� or rather, he happens upon her. He beguiles her with his flirty, friendly Italian accent, and they become fast friends. You know that saying “keep your friends close and your enemies closer?�� Yeah, that. Or you might run from someone and fall down a well filled with blood and emerge a powerful vampire everyone believes is prophesied to doom the entire vampire race. Man, life sucks.

Wynne Channing has given the YA/PNR genres something really, really great. Yeah, you could ask yourself, “who isn’t writing something in this space?�� But I’ve been bored with a lot of them lately, so much so that I’ve deviated into other genres to get fresh content. Coming back with What Kills Me was like a punch in the gut! But in a very great way! Channing’s characters are incredibly witty and sarcastic…and still they maintain that level of realism that helps to keep a paranormal fiction book grounded somewhat in reality. I simply couldn’t put the book down, and resented things like sleeping when I absolutely had to.

Zee’s sarcasm and self-deprecating humor is everything Bella Swan should have been and never was. I’m a Twilight fan, but I’ll admit, it’s not written well and Bella is a dry and drab character until she’s turned in the second half of Breaking Dawn. Zee is interesting before she’s changed and she’s even more interesting after. She looks life (and Death, ha!) right in the face and smirks at her own circumstances, all the while worrying about decorum and bugs. I really liked her.

Lucas��.oh Lucas. You make my heart go pitter-pat. Lucas, the bladesmith tasked to help Zee, is every woman’s fantasy in a leading man: mysterious, quick-witted, and occasionally tender. Swoon. I have nothing against sparkling vampires, and this certainly isn’t a comparison review to Twilight, but Lucas was dark and dangerous and he was still funny. He didn’t take himself so seriously that he’d, you know, leave his girl in the middle of the woods because he’s too dangerous. The two of them together are simply delicious; you know they want to, but will they? Oh pride, it really gets in the way sometimes.

She doesn’t ignore any secondary characters…oh no. They all get their few minutes of fame, and they are as put together as Zee and Lucas, lending a stronger hand to the overall story.

The plot is action-packed and takes the characters from Rome to Thailand to the remote mountains of Asia. I loved traveling with the characters, not knowing where Channing would take us next! There are friends and foes, blood and murder, knives in backs (literally and figuratively). Throughout it all, the plot weaves tightly and thickly, wrapping around the reader and sucking you in (at least this reader). I was fascinated with the method in which Zee was “reborn�� and the contents of the well�� because while vampires still turn humans the usual way, Zee’s circumstances are so unusual, it makes the rest of the story that much more. It is the story.

It felt impossible to put down and I ��’t wait for the next one. Wynne Channing, you ��’t write the sequel fast enough. Thank you for giving us such a fabulous story.

I received this book from the author in exchange of an honest review.]]> 3.98 2012 What Kills Me (What Kills Me, #1)

author: Wynne Channing
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/09/19
date added: 2024/09/11
shelves: favorites
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This review is also posted on

What Kills Me is what every young adult/paranormal romance should be. Epic, fast-paced and not without a hot, non-sparkly vampire leading man guy to make you feel lusty. And thank god he’s not really a teenager, because this reader wanted him bad.

Axelia (Zee) is spending a couple of months in Rome on a study program, when she happens upon a beautiful stranger on her way home one evening �� or rather, he happens upon her. He beguiles her with his flirty, friendly Italian accent, and they become fast friends. You know that saying “keep your friends close and your enemies closer?�� Yeah, that. Or you might run from someone and fall down a well filled with blood and emerge a powerful vampire everyone believes is prophesied to doom the entire vampire race. Man, life sucks.

Wynne Channing has given the YA/PNR genres something really, really great. Yeah, you could ask yourself, “who isn’t writing something in this space?�� But I’ve been bored with a lot of them lately, so much so that I’ve deviated into other genres to get fresh content. Coming back with What Kills Me was like a punch in the gut! But in a very great way! Channing’s characters are incredibly witty and sarcastic…and still they maintain that level of realism that helps to keep a paranormal fiction book grounded somewhat in reality. I simply couldn’t put the book down, and resented things like sleeping when I absolutely had to.

Zee’s sarcasm and self-deprecating humor is everything Bella Swan should have been and never was. I’m a Twilight fan, but I’ll admit, it’s not written well and Bella is a dry and drab character until she’s turned in the second half of Breaking Dawn. Zee is interesting before she’s changed and she’s even more interesting after. She looks life (and Death, ha!) right in the face and smirks at her own circumstances, all the while worrying about decorum and bugs. I really liked her.

Lucas��.oh Lucas. You make my heart go pitter-pat. Lucas, the bladesmith tasked to help Zee, is every woman’s fantasy in a leading man: mysterious, quick-witted, and occasionally tender. Swoon. I have nothing against sparkling vampires, and this certainly isn’t a comparison review to Twilight, but Lucas was dark and dangerous and he was still funny. He didn’t take himself so seriously that he’d, you know, leave his girl in the middle of the woods because he’s too dangerous. The two of them together are simply delicious; you know they want to, but will they? Oh pride, it really gets in the way sometimes.

She doesn’t ignore any secondary characters…oh no. They all get their few minutes of fame, and they are as put together as Zee and Lucas, lending a stronger hand to the overall story.

The plot is action-packed and takes the characters from Rome to Thailand to the remote mountains of Asia. I loved traveling with the characters, not knowing where Channing would take us next! There are friends and foes, blood and murder, knives in backs (literally and figuratively). Throughout it all, the plot weaves tightly and thickly, wrapping around the reader and sucking you in (at least this reader). I was fascinated with the method in which Zee was “reborn�� and the contents of the well�� because while vampires still turn humans the usual way, Zee’s circumstances are so unusual, it makes the rest of the story that much more. It is the story.

It felt impossible to put down and I ��’t wait for the next one. Wynne Channing, you ��’t write the sequel fast enough. Thank you for giving us such a fabulous story.

I received this book from the author in exchange of an honest review.

Merged review:

This review is also posted on

What Kills Me is what every young adult/paranormal romance should be. Epic, fast-paced and not without a hot, non-sparkly vampire leading man guy to make you feel lusty. And thank god he’s not really a teenager, because this reader wanted him bad.

Axelia (Zee) is spending a couple of months in Rome on a study program, when she happens upon a beautiful stranger on her way home one evening �� or rather, he happens upon her. He beguiles her with his flirty, friendly Italian accent, and they become fast friends. You know that saying “keep your friends close and your enemies closer?�� Yeah, that. Or you might run from someone and fall down a well filled with blood and emerge a powerful vampire everyone believes is prophesied to doom the entire vampire race. Man, life sucks.

Wynne Channing has given the YA/PNR genres something really, really great. Yeah, you could ask yourself, “who isn’t writing something in this space?�� But I’ve been bored with a lot of them lately, so much so that I’ve deviated into other genres to get fresh content. Coming back with What Kills Me was like a punch in the gut! But in a very great way! Channing’s characters are incredibly witty and sarcastic…and still they maintain that level of realism that helps to keep a paranormal fiction book grounded somewhat in reality. I simply couldn’t put the book down, and resented things like sleeping when I absolutely had to.

Zee’s sarcasm and self-deprecating humor is everything Bella Swan should have been and never was. I’m a Twilight fan, but I’ll admit, it’s not written well and Bella is a dry and drab character until she’s turned in the second half of Breaking Dawn. Zee is interesting before she’s changed and she’s even more interesting after. She looks life (and Death, ha!) right in the face and smirks at her own circumstances, all the while worrying about decorum and bugs. I really liked her.

Lucas��.oh Lucas. You make my heart go pitter-pat. Lucas, the bladesmith tasked to help Zee, is every woman’s fantasy in a leading man: mysterious, quick-witted, and occasionally tender. Swoon. I have nothing against sparkling vampires, and this certainly isn’t a comparison review to Twilight, but Lucas was dark and dangerous and he was still funny. He didn’t take himself so seriously that he’d, you know, leave his girl in the middle of the woods because he’s too dangerous. The two of them together are simply delicious; you know they want to, but will they? Oh pride, it really gets in the way sometimes.

She doesn’t ignore any secondary characters…oh no. They all get their few minutes of fame, and they are as put together as Zee and Lucas, lending a stronger hand to the overall story.

The plot is action-packed and takes the characters from Rome to Thailand to the remote mountains of Asia. I loved traveling with the characters, not knowing where Channing would take us next! There are friends and foes, blood and murder, knives in backs (literally and figuratively). Throughout it all, the plot weaves tightly and thickly, wrapping around the reader and sucking you in (at least this reader). I was fascinated with the method in which Zee was “reborn�� and the contents of the well�� because while vampires still turn humans the usual way, Zee’s circumstances are so unusual, it makes the rest of the story that much more. It is the story.

It felt impossible to put down and I ��’t wait for the next one. Wynne Channing, you ��’t write the sequel fast enough. Thank you for giving us such a fabulous story.

I received this book from the author in exchange of an honest review.
]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)]]> 18892998 The #1 New York Times bestselling series finale and sequel to A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night

Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.]]> 564 Deborah Harkness Jennifer 5 4.36 2014 The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

author: Deborah Harkness
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2021/03/07
date added: 2024/09/04
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]]> Without Merit 33280872 Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.

The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit.

Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn’t earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her—until she discovers that he’s completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix.

Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she’s never been a part of before leaving them behind for good. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves.]]> 386 Colleen Hoover Jennifer 0 to-read 3.65 2017 Without Merit

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.65
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]]> <![CDATA[All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3)]]> 38926487
Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair.

All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?]]> 305 Colleen Hoover 1501193325 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.97 2018 All Your Perfects (Hopeless, #3)

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> The Wedding People 198902277 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781250899576.

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women ��’t stop confiding in each other.

In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.]]> 384 Alison Espach Jennifer 0 to-read 4.11 2024 The Wedding People

author: Alison Espach
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.11
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[I Wish We Had Forever (Harbour Village #3)]]> 207971912 A scorching hot, brother’s-best-friend, bad-boy/good-girl, fake-marriage standalone romance in the small-town Harbour Village series!

I’ve been pining for Abel Miller since we were teenagers. He’s sexy as hell, and has always played a starring role in all my fantasies. Too bad he only sees me as his best friend’s little sister.

He’s also a broody playboy who takes home a new girl every night, while I’m looking to find forever with someone. Abel and I couldn’t be more different.

But when my dad gets sick and says he just wants to see me safe, settled, and happily in love, Abel shocks me by offering to pretend to be my husband.

Now I’m living with the man of my dreams in his luxe bachelor pad as his fake wife. Plot it only has one bed. Which isn’t a problem, until he accidentally walks in on me naked and I wind up bent over the couch with him on his knees between my legs.

Turns out my feelings weren’t so one-sided after all. But Abel swears he’s too much of a bad boy for the type of relationship I’m looking for, and warns me not to fall in love with him.

Can I convince him he’s always been the one for me? Or am I just headed for heartbreak by wishing we had forever?

I WISH WE HAD FOREVER is book three in the standalone interconnected Harbour Village series. ]]> 342 Jessica Peterson Jennifer 3 4.14 I Wish We Had Forever (Harbour Village #3)

I Wish We Had Forever (Harbour Village #3)

author: Jessica Peterson
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[Marketing Made Simple: A Step-By-Step Storybrand Guide for Any Business]]> 49121574 Based on Building a StoryBrand by New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller, this checklist is a strategic and actionable guide to applying the StoryBrand framework to any brand and an essential part of any marketing professional's tool kit.

Every day, brands lose millions of dollars simply because they do not have a clear message that tells consumers who they are and what value they will add to their customers' lives. To solve this dilemma, Donald Miller wrote Building a StoryBrand, which has become the quintessential guide for anyone looking to craft or strengthen their brand's message.

Now, Don is taking it a step further with this five-part checklist that helps marketing professionals and business owners apply the StoryBrand messaging framework across key customer touchpoints to effectively develop, strengthen, and communicate their brand's story to the marketplace.

Praise for Marketing Made Simple

"I created collateral for a client and they recently told me not to release the next round we created because they can't handle the influx of customers from the first round. They had more listings this year than in 30 years of business." - Amy Burgess, Marketing Consultant

"My last email campaign I delivered raised $20k. Thank you Donald Miller for giving me a system that I know works." - Ian Stewart, Owner/Creative Director of Root Source Digital

"A client went from $15MM last year to $27MM so far this year. All from updating their messaging and implementing new lead generators and email campaigns.- Wes Gay, CEO Wayfinder

"Just heard from one of my clients that she's getting 18 ideal client leads a day from her website. Before we redid her wireframe, she averaged around 1-3 leads a week. And that's just with updating her website." - Amy Schutte, Owner of Hudson and Co LLC]]> 240 Donald Miller 1400203805 Jennifer 0 4.24 2020 Marketing Made Simple: A Step-By-Step Storybrand Guide for Any Business

Marketing Made Simple: A Step-By-Step Storybrand Guide for Any Business

author: Donald Miller
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at: 2024/06/27
date added: 2024/08/14
shelves: audio, business, currently-reading
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]]> <![CDATA[I Wish You Were Mine (Harbour Village #2)]]> 199287915 A smoking hot standalone romance in the small-town Harbour Village series, featuring a single dad, a nanny, and an accidental pregnancy...

I know Tuck Monroe is trouble the second I walk in to interview for the nanny position. Six-four and covered in tattoos, he’s distractingly hot. He’s also grumpy as hell. But I need to pay for school, so I take a job as his daughter’s live-in caretaker and move into the apartment above his garage.

I fall hard for Katie, his adorable four-year-old. But I never expected to fall for my new boss, who’s a decade older than I am. Turns out there’s a heart of gold beneath Tuck’s broody exterior, one I work to reveal bit by bit. Casual small talk leads to late-night conversations I ��’t get enough of.

No surprise our simmering sexual tension explodes with one deep, toe-curling kiss.
He tells me I’m his good girl; I tell him I love the praise. We give ourselves one night, and one night only, to explore the fiery attraction between us.

It’s the best sex of my life. But when I wake up, Tuck is gone, and life goes back to normal. Or at least I think it does, until I start to feel nauseous. Turns out I was right: my boss is trouble. The kind that comes with one night I ��’t forget and two pink lines that will change our lives forever.]]> 342 Jessica Peterson Jennifer 3 3.83 2024 I Wish You Were Mine (Harbour Village #2)

I Wish You Were Mine (Harbour Village #2)

author: Jessica Peterson
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/08/13
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing Before (The Memory Chronicles, #2)]]> 16081764
Felicia and Neil have arrived in Level 3 and are supposed to prepare for their divine vocations.

But during Felicia and Neil's training period, a series of explosions rips through Level 3. Tension is high, and casualties are mounting. A rift forms between the pair, one that grows wider when Felicia receives memories from the Morati. The memories cast doubt on the people she loves the most, but Felicia can't stop her curiosity. She has to know the truth about her life �� even if it means putting at risk everything she’s worked for in her death.]]> 368 Lenore Appelhans Jennifer 0 to-read 3.52 2014 Chasing Before (The Memory Chronicles, #2)

Chasing Before (The Memory Chronicles, #2)

author: Lenore Appelhans
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> The Pretty App (App, #2) 22663320
Then Harrison—and every other high school in America—becomes obsessed with posting selfies on the ubiquitous Pretty App. Next: Leo, an adorable transfer student, arrives at Harrison and begins to show Blake that maybe being a queen bee doesn't mean being a queen bitch. And though Audrey suspects somebody’s playing foul, Blake finds herself catapulted to internet fame after being voted one of the prettiest girls in the country. She's whisked away to star in a reality show—in Hollywood, on live TV. But she doesn’t know who to trust. Because everybody on the show wants to win.

And nobody is there to make friends.

The Boyfriend App author Katie Sise spins another irresistible tale of technology, secrets, and big-time romance in this story of what it takes to be #trulybeautiful.]]> 352 Katie Sise 0062195298 Jennifer 2 ��
~~~~~
��I had no idea it was going to be book one in a series of companion novels, so when I saw The Pretty App, I knew I definitely wanted to read it.

Unfortunately, I was a little��disappointed in the story. ��There were parts that I thought were just hysterical, and others that had me questioning why I was reading it in the first place.
Here are some things that bothered me

Blake was painted as a pretty heinous character in , and I liked hating her. ��She was such a bitch! ��So I just didn't buy into her 180-degree about-face to be a better person. ��People don't change that much that quickly!
I was never invested in the Blake/Leo romance. ��Here's this seemingly nice guy who is also brilliant and even though Blake was kind of a snarky bitch, he still liked her anyway. ��THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN.
The reality show portion just didn't feel believable. ��It read like Sise wanted to get from point A to point C, without giving B any real meat in the story. ��Quick! ��Let's get through this reality show so we can get to a HEA! ��So much time was spent on the build-up to it, and not enough time on the actual event.
I never connected with the friendship Blake and Audrey sort of maybe rekindled.
All of a sudden, all the trogs are rooting for her, after she treated them like complete shit? ��THIS ALSO DOES NOT HAPPEN.
The ending was too clean for all the shitty things Blake had done. ��What happened to karma?!
It was sadly predictable. ��I knew what was going to��happen almost from the beginning.
[spoilers removed]

Things I liked

While Blake was pretty superficial, Sise showed that she had more depth to her than we originally thought. ��Being in her head with her insecurities was enlightening and made me sympathize with her a little.
The hot guy was also smart. ��That's always a nice bonus.
She was incredibly vain, and not at all ashamed of that. ��You would think that would be a trait I didn't like, but damn if she wasn't honest about herself!
The caricature of Justin Bieber in Danny Beaton was in one word....HYSTERICAL. ��The personality was everything I beliebe��Bieber would be like in person.
It pokes fun at the ridiculousness of social media with the reality show, the PublicParty app, etc.
The story arc with her sister Samantha was very sweet, and I enjoyed seeing the come back together as siblings.
Blake had some snarky inner-dailogue that made me laugh:

"I could've listed a lot of things I wanted: ��for my dad to love me unconditionally, for Leo to show up at the baggage claim and say he couldn't live a Blake-free life, for my ass to always stay this high."

"She was the kind of girl who could make farts sexy. ��Or the name Delores."

"The next afternoon we were all sitting in an upperclassman seminar called College Prep, which was supposedly meant to motivate the juniors and prepare the seniors. ��But it was mostly about study habits and not about stuff we really needed to know, like how to date two guys at once without looking like a ho."

"As much as I loved the cameras, they made certain things really hard, like adjusting your underwear, yawning, getting something out of your teeth, or - God forbid - farting."

author: Katie Sise
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.48
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.
��
~~~~~
��I had no idea it was going to be book one in a series of companion novels, so when I saw The Pretty App, I knew I definitely wanted to read it.

Unfortunately, I was a little��disappointed in the story. ��There were parts that I thought were just hysterical, and others that had me questioning why I was reading it in the first place.
Here are some things that bothered me

Blake was painted as a pretty heinous character in , and I liked hating her. ��She was such a bitch! ��So I just didn't buy into her 180-degree about-face to be a better person. ��People don't change that much that quickly!
I was never invested in the Blake/Leo romance. ��Here's this seemingly nice guy who is also brilliant and even though Blake was kind of a snarky bitch, he still liked her anyway. ��THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN.
The reality show portion just didn't feel believable. ��It read like Sise wanted to get from point A to point C, without giving B any real meat in the story. ��Quick! ��Let's get through this reality show so we can get to a HEA! ��So much time was spent on the build-up to it, and not enough time on the actual event.
I never connected with the friendship Blake and Audrey sort of maybe rekindled.
All of a sudden, all the trogs are rooting for her, after she treated them like complete shit? ��THIS ALSO DOES NOT HAPPEN.
The ending was too clean for all the shitty things Blake had done. ��What happened to karma?!
It was sadly predictable. ��I knew what was going to��happen almost from the beginning.
[spoilers removed]

Things I liked

While Blake was pretty superficial, Sise showed that she had more depth to her than we originally thought. ��Being in her head with her insecurities was enlightening and made me sympathize with her a little.
The hot guy was also smart. ��That's always a nice bonus.
She was incredibly vain, and not at all ashamed of that. ��You would think that would be a trait I didn't like, but damn if she wasn't honest about herself!
The caricature of Justin Bieber in Danny Beaton was in one word....HYSTERICAL. ��The personality was everything I beliebe��Bieber would be like in person.
It pokes fun at the ridiculousness of social media with the reality show, the PublicParty app, etc.
The story arc with her sister Samantha was very sweet, and I enjoyed seeing the come back together as siblings.
Blake had some snarky inner-dailogue that made me laugh:

"I could've listed a lot of things I wanted: ��for my dad to love me unconditionally, for Leo to show up at the baggage claim and say he couldn't live a Blake-free life, for my ass to always stay this high."

"She was the kind of girl who could make farts sexy. ��Or the name Delores."

"The next afternoon we were all sitting in an upperclassman seminar called College Prep, which was supposedly meant to motivate the juniors and prepare the seniors. ��But it was mostly about study habits and not about stuff we really needed to know, like how to date two guys at once without looking like a ho."

"As much as I loved the cameras, they made certain things really hard, like adjusting your underwear, yawning, getting something out of your teeth, or - God forbid - farting."

Verdict
Overall, The Pretty App is like a tech-crazed Mean Girls, with a reality show spin, while poking fun at some of our sexist traditions. ��It wasn't terrible but I had a hard time really getting into it. ��I think younger audiences will like it (but probably miss some of the satire).
]]> <![CDATA[I Wish I Knew Then (Harbor Village #1)]]> 146912126 My grandmother has a saying: what's done in the dark always comes to light, especially in small towns with big secrets. And I was hiding the biggest secret of them all.

Every summer I spent growing up at my grandparents' coastal estate was the same. Same cousins. Same chaos. Same long golf cart rides along the beach.

But everything changed the summer I turned eighteen, when my grandparents' new housekeeper moved in with her son, Riley. With his big personality and head-turning looks, he was the local heartthrob.

We fell in love instantly. Riley was my first everything. First love. First time.

And my first heartbreak when he dumped me at the end of the summer.

Ten years later, I'm back on the island for my best friend's wedding as her maid of honor. Who's the first person I literally stumble into?

Riley Dixon. Even worse? He's the groom's best man.

Being forced to spend an entire week together for wedding festivities quickly leads to more: hot hate sex, late nights of sneaking out, and unexpected revelations. The boy I knew a decade ago is gone, and the hate becomes...something else entirely. And I begin to wonder if Riley is hiding some secrets of his own.]]> 346 Jessica Peterson Jennifer 4 4.09 2023 I Wish I Knew Then (Harbor Village #1)

author: Jessica Peterson
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen]]> 34460583 New York Times��bestselling author Donald Miller uses the seven universal elements of powerful stories to teach readers how to dramatically improve how they connect with customers and grow their businesses.

Donald Miller’s StoryBrand process is a proven solution to the struggle business leaders face when talking about their businesses. This revolutionary method for connecting with customers provides readers with the ultimate competitive advantage, revealing the secret for helping their customers understand the compelling benefits of using their products, ideas, or services. Building a StoryBrand does this by teaching readers the seven universal story points all humans respond to; the real reason customers make purchases; how to simplify a brand message so people understand it; and how to create the most effective messaging for websites, brochures, and social media. Whether you are the marketing director of a multibillion dollar company, the owner of a small business, a politician running for office, or the lead singer of a rock band, Building a StoryBrand will forever transform the way you talk about who you are, what you do, and the unique value you bring to your customers.]]> 228 Donald Miller 0718033329 Jennifer 5 business 4.25 2017 Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen

author: Donald Miller
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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date added: 2024/07/02
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rules of Matchmaking (Castles and Courtship)]]> 104275472 Simon Appleby isn't sure why he agreed to a house party in the Cotswolds, but it is better than enduring excessive events in London, all engineered to force romantic connections among Society. But even he must admit that his friend has found his perfect match among the party guests, and is going to ruin his chances if left to his own devices. Simon finds himself colluding with the amusing, if willful, Jane Richards to throw their friends together at every possible opportunity, finding more entertainment in interfering than he could ever have imagined. And more surprises than he had counted on.]]> 266 Rebecca Connolly Jennifer 0 to-read 4.10 2023 The Rules of Matchmaking (Castles and Courtship)

The Rules of Matchmaking (Castles and Courtship)

author: Rebecca Connolly
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bluff (Love Stories in Sheet Cake, Texas, #2)]]> 60192930 I won't be winning any employee of the year awards. But only because my boss is the grumpy boss to end all grumpy bosses. Did I mention he doesn't trust me to do my job?

Challenge accepted.

Not only am I going to help James launch a successful brewery, but I'm going to find out what makes him tick ... and what makes him go boom.

All this has nothing to do with the fact that the man is unbearably, unfairly, unignorably (is that a word?) attractive. Or that he lost his mom when he was young, same as me.

The more he pushes me away, the more I'm pulled into his orbit. It's a battle of stubborn wills, and I don't plan to concede anytime soon.

Except the more time I spend around James Graham, the more I start to lose the one thing I refuse to give to any man ... my heart.

The Bluff is an enemies to lovers, grumpy boss rom-com set in the fictional small town of Sheet Cake, Texas. You'll find plenty of laughs and sizzling chemistry in this closed door romantic comedy. It's the second in a series, but can be read as a standalone.]]> 399 Emma St. Clair Jennifer 0 to-read 4.02 2022 The Bluff (Love Stories in Sheet Cake, Texas, #2)

The Bluff (Love Stories in Sheet Cake, Texas, #2)

author: Emma St. Clair
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Coach Builder: How to Turn Your Expertise Into a Profitable Coaching Career]]> 197066450 Whether you’re thinking about starting a consulting business or have been coaching for a while,��Coach Builder��will give you the 8-step plan every self-employed coach needs to be successful.

Have you experienced a moment when you realized your career wasn’t as secure or fulfilling as you thought it was going to be?

Maybe you’ve thought about using your skills to start your own consulting business �� but you haven’t had the confidence to go for it.

Donald Miller has been consulting and coaching for over two decades. He’s consulted some of the world’s top brands including TOMS Shoes, TREK Bicycles and Tempur Sealy.

In 2020, he founded his own coaching program, where he’s helped hundreds of coaches start and grow their business. As a coach of coaches, he knows exactly what it takes to build a successful consulting career �� and now he’s sharing eight secrets of success with you.

In��Coach Builder��you’ll learn how to��

Create a menu of services to sell to clientsGenerate and manage a list of potential clientsCreate a compelling website that attracts your ideal clientsWrite and automate sales emails that land clients while you sleepCreate a marketing funnel and product ladderSet realistic business goals and accomplish themBuild or join a community to help you growNavigate the nuances of the client/coach relationship��

If you’re ready to make a lot of money doing something you love every single day,��Coach Builder��is the book you’ve been waiting for.]]> 243 Donald Miller 1400228085 Jennifer 5 4.22 Coach Builder: How to Turn Your Expertise Into a Profitable Coaching Career

Coach Builder: How to Turn Your Expertise Into a Profitable Coaching Career

author: Donald Miller
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.22
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]]> Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) 150260809
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders�� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 895 Rebecca Yarros Jennifer 5 4.56 2023 Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

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name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> The Host (The Host #1) 2415887
Wanderer, the invading 'soul' who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.

Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, The Host is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time.]]> 617 Stephenie Meyer Jennifer 5 favorites 3.90 2008 The Host (The Host #1)

author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.90
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rating: 5
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The Host was FANTASTIC. The first 10 chapters or so were pretty abysmal...but once you get past that and to the part where Melanie and Wanda are found by Mel's uncle, it picks up swiftly and makes you forget how lousy the first 10 chapters were. Meyer fleshed out her characters so well, it left you wondering how and where they end up after the book is complete.
]]> Everless (Everless, #1) 35883046 Time is a prison. She is the key. Packed with danger, temptation and desire - a perfect read for fans of The Red Queen.

In the land of Sempera, the rich control everything - even time. Ever since the age of alchemy and sorcery, hours, days and years have been extracted from blood and bound to iron coins. The rich live for centuries; the poor bleed themselves dry.

Jules and her father are behind on their rent and low on hours. To stop him from draining himself to clear their debts, Jules takes a job at Everless, the grand estate of the cruel Gerling family.

There, Jules encounters danger and temptation in the guise of the Gerling heir, Roan, who is soon to be married. But the web of secrets at Everless stretches beyond her desire, and the truths Jules must uncover will change her life for ever ... and possibly the future of time itself.]]> 361 Sara Holland 1408353393 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.88 2018 Everless (Everless, #1)

author: Sara Holland
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 63219094 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile�� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.]]> 665 Rebecca Yarros Jennifer 4 4.74 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)

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name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.74
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> Midnight 10198145 400 Josephine Cox 0007301472 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.15 2011

author: Josephine Cox
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.15
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]]> <![CDATA[House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)]]> 123247704
Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he's in the Asteri's dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce's fate. He's desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri's leash, his hands are quite literally tied.

In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt's world is brought to the brink of collapse-with its future resting on their shoulders.]]> 852 Sarah J. Maas Jennifer 5 4.40 2024 House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/04/04
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]]> <![CDATA[Into the Woods: A Mad World Novel]]> 134096078
After being abandoned in my darkest hour by the boy I thought I loved, I tried to rebuild my life. When that didn’t work, I did what any other sane girl would do—moved to the other side of the world.

I’ll always be his Becca

When Court Woods shows up in Paris, all bets are off. The danger I tried to shake by leaving is burning brighter than ever, and he might be the only person who can keep me safe. He says he’s changed, but people ��’t change who they are like a name. But maybe that’s the problem. Bex. Becca. The name doesn’t matter because...

I’ve always been his.]]> 388 Hannah McBride Jennifer 0 4.19 Into the Woods: A Mad World Novel

author: Hannah McBride
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[Star-Crossed Letters (Falling for Famous #1)]]> 124995090 One girl with a typewriter + one movie star = anonymous pen pals, a secret crush, and a steamy, slow-burn summer to risk it all.The bookshop barista��When I sold a vintage typewriter, I never imagined its new owner would become my pen pal, best friend, and secret crush.We have two no photos and no real names.Over the years, “Remington�� and I go from typewritten notes to daily texts, but our rules stay the same. And so does my life. I’m a wannabe writer who ��’t complete a novel, and I’ve fallen for a guy who I’ve never met.So when I receive a letter my Nanna wrote before she died encouraging me to embark on a summer of risks—my first on the list is to break all the rules.& the celebrity...I hate keeping secrets from my pen pal, the one woman I care about. But I’m Hollywood’s hottest celebrity, and my fame is toxic. If I get close to a girl, she becomes vulnerable, stalked by the tabloids, trolls, and superfans.Our anonymous friendship works until “Typewriter Girl�� suddenly ghosts me. Now, I’ll do anything to ensure she’s safe, including stepping out from behind the screen and leading a double life.Star-Crossed Letters is book 1 in the Falling for Famous contemporary romance series. It to lovers*Slow burn & swoony*Movie star hero & ordinary girl*Secret crush*Mysterious pen pal*Forced proximity in a Malibu mansion*Bookshop and cafe vibes*Meet-cute involving a typewriterFind more from Sarah Deeham ]]> 352 Sarah Deeham Jennifer 4 3.85 2023 Star-Crossed Letters (Falling for Famous #1)

Star-Crossed Letters (Falling for Famous #1)

author: Sarah Deeham
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2023/11/25
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]]> <![CDATA[After That Night (Will Trent, #11)]]> 63833664 After that night, nothing was ever the same again

Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her.

Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it becomes clear that Dani Cooper's assault is uncannily linked to Sara's.

And it seems the past isn't going to stay buried forever.]]> 432 Karin Slaughter 0063157780 Jennifer 0 to-read 4.15 2023 After That Night (Will Trent, #11)

author: Karin Slaughter
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession]]> 62873378 One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser.

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser’s strange world—unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them.

For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly eight years—in museums and cathedrals all over Europe—Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion.

In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser never stole for money. Instead, he displayed all his treasures in a pair of secret rooms where he could admire them to his heart’s content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to circumvent practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtaking number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict’s need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend’s pleas to stop—until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down.

This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.]]> 224 Michael Finkel 0525657320 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.92 2023 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

author: Michael Finkel
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)]]> 58469344
There is Olivia, the beautiful elder Davenport daughter, ready to do her duty by getting married. . . until she meets the charismatic civil rights leader Washington DeWight and sparks fly. The younger daughter, Helen, is more interested in fixing cars than falling in love—unless it's with her sister's suitor. Amy-Rose, the childhood friend turned maid to the Davenport sisters, dreams of opening her own business—and marrying the one man she could never be with, Olivia and Helen's brother, John. But Olivia's best friend, Ruby, also has her sights set on John Davenport, though she can't seem to keep his interest . . . until family pressure has her scheming to win his heart, just as someone else wins hers.

The first book in a breathless new series, The Davenports offers a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked, while delivering a totally escapist, swoon-worthy read. Inspired by the real-life story of C.R. Patterson and his family, it's the tale of four determined and passionate young Black women discovering the courage to steer their own path in life—and love.]]> 384 Krystal Marquis 0593463331 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.63 2023 The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)

author: Krystal Marquis
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.63
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rating: 0
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]]> The Woman in Me 74894304 The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.

Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.]]> 287 Britney Spears Jennifer 5
Listen, you are not reading her book for literary perfection. Maybe you are reading it for entertainment or to hear her version. Probably both, if we're being honest.
This isn't a work of fiction. And she would be doing a disservice to all of us–and herself–if she had a ghost writer or allowed heavy editing. After finishing her book, I understand even more why she was determined to write this in her own words, with her own timeline. Because these are HER terms, not ours. Not Simon & Schusters. Not her fans. Especially not her family, who spent decades living off of her success, and forcing her to be their money puppet for 13 of those years.
For these reasons, I think it is really important that her story is told her way, because she was controlled for so long. She finally has a voice and she is using it.

Is this a great book? No, of course not. Nothing about her story is great, except that she finally found the courage to push her way out. SHE is great. Her story is sad. She had the entire world at her finger tips with zero support at times she needed it the most.

I hope she spends the rest of her life making up for lost time.

I'll update this review when I have more time to reflect on it.]]> 3.93 2023 The Woman in Me

author: Britney Spears
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2023/11/09
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I've seen some critical responses to The Woman In Me by Britney Spears, citing her poor writing skills, meandering storyline, etc.

Listen, you are not reading her book for literary perfection. Maybe you are reading it for entertainment or to hear her version. Probably both, if we're being honest.
This isn't a work of fiction. And she would be doing a disservice to all of us–and herself–if she had a ghost writer or allowed heavy editing. After finishing her book, I understand even more why she was determined to write this in her own words, with her own timeline. Because these are HER terms, not ours. Not Simon & Schusters. Not her fans. Especially not her family, who spent decades living off of her success, and forcing her to be their money puppet for 13 of those years.
For these reasons, I think it is really important that her story is told her way, because she was controlled for so long. She finally has a voice and she is using it.

Is this a great book? No, of course not. Nothing about her story is great, except that she finally found the courage to push her way out. SHE is great. Her story is sad. She had the entire world at her finger tips with zero support at times she needed it the most.

I hope she spends the rest of her life making up for lost time.

I'll update this review when I have more time to reflect on it.
]]> That Summer (That Boy, #6) 54280499
Just when their relationship is getting started, she finds out that she’s leaving on a three-week vacation to the Ozarks for some “good old-fashioned fun�� with three generations of the Diamond and Mackenzie families. She’s not thrilled about being gone for that long, but she is looking forward to spending time doing nothing but getting a killer tan, finally learning to slalom ski, and hanging out with her best friend.

She and Chase have always been close. He’s cute and sweet. Smart and responsible. He’s always there when she needs him. She loves him dearly, and if it wasn’t for their age, things might be different between them.
But when Chase returns home from football camp with new muscles and a new attitude, she realizes something.
Chase Mackenzie has gotten hot.
And he doesn’t look like her little brother’s best friend anymore.

Will this be the summer that Devaney and Chase fall in love, or will it be the summer that everything falls apart?
Either way, it will be the summer that changes everything.]]> 328 Jillian Dodd Jennifer 2 4.25 2020 That Summer (That Boy, #6)

author: Jillian Dodd
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2023/10/31
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]]> <![CDATA[Devil's Cut (The Bourbon Kings, #3)]]> 31298946 In #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward’s thrilling finale of the Bourbon Kings series, the Bradford family dynasty teeters on the edge of collapse after the murder of their patriarch—and a shocking arrest.

At first, the death of William Baldwine, the head of the Bradford family, was ruled a suicide. But then his eldest son and sworn enemy, Edward, came forward and confessed to what was, in fact, a murder. Now in police custody, Edward mourns not the disintegration of his family or his loss of freedom . . . but the woman he left behind. His love, Sutton Smythe, is the only person he has ever truly cared about, but as she is the CEO of the Bradford Bourbon Company’s biggest competitor, any relationship between them is impossible. And then there’s the reality of the jail time that Edward is facing.

Lane Baldwine was supposed to remain in his role of playboy, forever in his big brother Edward’s shadow. Instead he has become the new head of the family and the company. Convinced that Edward is covering for someone else, Lane and his true love, Lizzie King, go on the trail of a killer—only to discover a secret that is as devastating as it is game-changing.

As Lane rushes to discover the truth, and Sutton finds herself irresistibly drawn to Edward in spite of his circumstances, the lives of everyone at Easterly will never be the same again. For some, this is good; for others, it could be a tragedy beyond imagining. Only one thing’s for Love survives all things. Even murder.]]> 418 J.R. Ward 0698193059 Jennifer 4 4.29 2017 Devil's Cut (The Bourbon Kings, #3)

author: J.R. Ward
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2023/10/13
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]]> <![CDATA[The Angels' Share (The Bourbon Kings, #2)]]> 26024583 #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward delivers the second novel in her Bourbon Kings series—a sweeping saga of a Southern dynasty struggling to maintain a façade of privilege and prosperity, while secrets and indiscretions threaten its very foundation��

In Charlemont, Kentucky, the Bradford family is the crème de la crème of high society—just like their exclusive brand of bourbon. And their complicated lives and vast estate are run by a discrete staff who inevitably become embroiled in their affairs. This is especially true now, when the apparent suicide of the family patriarch is starting to look more and more like murder��

No one is above suspicion—especially the eldest Bradford son, Edward. The bad blood between him and his father is known far and wide, and he is aware that he could be named a suspect. As the investigation into the death intensifies, he keeps himself busy at the bottom of a bottle—as well as with his former horse trainer’s daughter. Meanwhile, the family’s financial future lies in the perfectly manicured hands of a business rival, a woman who wants Edward all to herself.

Everything has consequences; everybody has secrets. And few can be trusted. Then, at the very brink of the family’s demise, someone thought lost to them forever returns to the fold. Maxwell Bradford has come home. But is he a savior...or the worst of all the sinners?]]> 426 J.R. Ward 0698193040 Jennifer 4 4.15 2016 The Angels' Share (The Bourbon Kings, #2)

The Angels' Share (The Bourbon Kings, #2)

author: J.R. Ward
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2023/09/24
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]]> <![CDATA[The Perfect Neighbor (The MacGregors #10)]]> 53740853 A novel of The MacGregors from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, The Perfect Neighbor brings together a man and woman who share nothing in common but an apartment building hallway—and a desire for love with the perfect companion.

Cybil Campbell paints her ideal life—full of sunshine and laughter—into her comic-strip art. An eternal optimist who sees limitless joyful possibilities every day, she cannot understand why her handsome new neighbor across the hall chooses to believe darkness shadows his every waking hour. Preston McQuinn just wants to be left alone, not to be the object of his neighbor’s patronizing pity about his well-being. But Cybil’s genuine good cheer and compassionate kindness breaks through Preston’s cynicism and opens his heart to pursue what may be the perfect love of his life.]]> 185 Nora Roberts 1250775604 Jennifer 4 4.58 1999 The Perfect Neighbor (The MacGregors #10)

The Perfect Neighbor (The MacGregors #10)

author: Nora Roberts
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.58
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at: 2023/08/27
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]]> Apples Never Fall 56894456 #1 New York Times Bestseller
A Peacock Original TV Series–Streaming Soon

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty comes a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest

The Delaney family love one another dearly—it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . .

If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?

This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.

The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable?

The four Delaney children—Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke—were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that’s okay, now that they’re all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon.

One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted.

Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure—but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light.]]> 474 Liane Moriarty Jennifer 2 3.99 2021 Apples Never Fall

author: Liane Moriarty
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2021
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Crash into You (Pushing the Limits, #3)]]> 17233800
The girl with straight A's and the perfect life—that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy family…and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other? Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Walker—a guy she has no business even talking to. But after the foster kid with the tattoos and intense gray eyes comes to her rescue, she can't get him out of her mind.

The last thing Isaiah needs is to get tangled up with a rich girl who wants to slum it on the south side for kicks. But when their shared love of street racing puts their lives in jeopardy, Isaiah and Rachel will have six weeks to come up with a way out. Six weeks to discover just how far they'll go to save each other.]]> 474 Katie McGarry 037321099X Jennifer 0 to-read 4.26 2013 Crash into You (Pushing the Limits, #3)

author: Katie McGarry
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> The Guest List 54870137
But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.

And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?]]> 336 Lucy Foley 0062868942 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.79 2020 The Guest List

author: Lucy Foley
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Confess 22667115
For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping a major secret from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it.

To save their relationship, all Owen needs to do is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin.]]> 321 Colleen Hoover Jennifer 2 4.33 2015 Confess

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2015
rating: 2
read at: 2023/07/05
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]]> A Thousand Boy Kisses 29504138 370 Tillie Cole Jennifer 2 4.30 2016

author: Tillie Cole
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2023/06/27
date added: 2023/06/28
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I ��’t remember who recc’d this book to me but I’m mad at you
]]> <![CDATA[It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)]]> 60393265 Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching�� (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us.

Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date.

But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life.

Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the “gripping, pulse-pounding�� (Sarah Pekkanen, author of Perfect Neighbors) bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off. Revealing more about Atlas’s past and following Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a jealous ex-husband, it proves that “no one delivers an emotional read like Colleen Hoover�� (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author).]]> 332 Colleen Hoover 1668001233 Jennifer 4 4.26 2022 It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)]]> 27362503
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up �� she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.

Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily ��’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating�� rule, she ��’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.

As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan �� her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.]]> 386 Colleen Hoover 1668021048 Jennifer 5 4.11 2016 It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> Ugly Love 17788401
Never ask about the past.
Don’t expect a future.

They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they ��’t handle it at all.

Hearts get infiltrated.
Promises get broken.
Rules get shattered.
Love gets ugly.]]> 330 Colleen Hoover Jennifer 3 4.01 2014 Ugly Love

author: Colleen Hoover
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2023/05/13
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]]> <![CDATA[Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret]]> 17884207
But none of them can believe Margaret doesn’t have religion, and that she isn’t going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What they don’t know is Margaret has her own very special relationship with God. She can talk to God about everything—family, friends, even Moose Freed, her secret crush.

Margaret is funny and real, and her thoughts and feelings are oh-so-relatable—you’ll feel like she’s talking right to you, sharing her secrets with a friend.]]> 150 Judy Blume Jennifer 0 to-read 4.32 1970 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

author: Judy Blume
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1970
rating: 0
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]]> The American Heiress 11072889 "Anyone suffering Downton Abbey withdrawal symptoms (who isn't?) will find an instant tonic in Daisy Goodwin’s The American Heiress. The story of Cora Cash, an American heiress in the 1890s who bags an English duke, this is a deliciously evocative first novel that lingers in the mind." --Allison Pearson, New York Times bestselling author of I Don’t Know How She Does It and I Think I Love You

Be careful what you wish for. Traveling abroad with her mother at the turn of the twentieth century to seek a titled husband, beautiful, vivacious Cora Cash, whose family mansion in Newport dwarfs the Vanderbilts��, suddenly finds herself Duchess of Wareham, married to Ivo, the most eligible bachelor in England. Nothing is quite as it seems, Ivo is withdrawn and secretive, and the English social scene is full of traps and betrayals. Money, Cora soon learns, cannot buy everything, as she must decide what is truly worth the price in her life and her marriage.

Witty, moving, and brilliantly entertaining, Cora’s story marks the debut of a glorious storyteller who brings a fresh new spirit to the world of Edith Wharton and Henry James.

"For daughters of the new American billionaires of the 19th century, it was the ultimate marriage to a cash-strapped British Aristocrat in return for a title and social status. But money didn’t always buy them happiness." --Daisy Goodwin in The Daily Mail

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One of Library Journal's Best Historical Fiction Books of 2011

]]> 468 Daisy Goodwin 1429987081 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.70 2010 The American Heiress

author: Daisy Goodwin
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> Slip of the Tongue 29237613 400 Jessica Hawkins 0990872882 Jennifer 3 3.97 2016

author: Jessica Hawkins
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2023/04/16
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]]> Seventeen Wishes 34741881 If knowing the truth could leave you more broken than believing the lies, would you still want to know it?

We’ve been friends our entire lives, Lilly and me.
But I have not always being truthful.

There are lies we tell ourselves so we can hold on to hope.
And lies we tell those we love to save them the pain.

There are truths that are too big and too final.
And truths that give us a reason to keep going.

This is where I live. Between the lies and the truths.
Between hope and finality.

This is the place I’ve created for us.
For Lilly and me.

A place without expiration dates.
A place where I can be me and where the promise of tomorrow exists, even if it’s a lie, I tell myself.

Our time is limited, so I’ll make the most of it and hope she’ll forgive me for the lies I told us both.
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***Previously a part of Between Hearts: A Romance Anthology***
*Stand Alone Novella.
*Not recommended for readers younger than 18.]]> 114 Erica Alexander Jennifer 3 3.72 2016 Seventeen Wishes

author: Erica Alexander
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2023/03/27
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood Magick (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy #3)]]> 21405156
Branna’s strength and selflessness hold together a close circle of friends and family—along with their horses and hawks and her beloved hound. But there’s a single missing link in the chain of her love��

She had it once—for a moment—with Finbar Burke, but a shared future is forbidden by history and blood. Which is why Fin has spent his life traveling the world to fill the abyss left in him by Branna, focusing on work rather than passion.

Branna and Fin’s relationship offers them both comfort and torment. And though they succumb to the heat between them, there can be no promises for tomorrow. A storm of shadows threatens everything that their circle holds dear. It will be Fin’s power, loyalty, and heart that will make all the difference in an age-old battle between the bonds that hold their friends together and the evil that has haunted their families for centuries.]]> 337 Nora Roberts 0698144546 Jennifer 3 4.43 2014 Blood Magick (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy #3)

Blood Magick (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy #3)

author: Nora Roberts
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2023/03/24
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadow Spell (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #2)]]> 18889963 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about the land we’re drawn to, the family we learn to cherish, and the people we long to love��

With the legends and lore of Ireland running through his blood, falconer Connor O’Dwyer is proud to call County Mayo home. It’s where his sister, Branna, lives and works, where his cousin, Iona, has found true love, and where his childhood friends form a circle that ��’t be broken��

A circle that is about to be stretched out of shape—by a long-awaited kiss.

Meara Quinn is Branna’s best friend, a sister in all but blood. Her and Connor’s paths cross almost daily, as Connor takes tourists on hawk walks and Meara guides them on horseback across the lush countryside. She has the eyes of a gypsy and the body of a goddess…things Connor has always taken for granted—until his brush with death propels them into a quick, hot tangle.

Plenty of women have found their way to Connor’s bed, but none to his heart until now. Frustratingly, Meara is okay with just the heat, afraid to lose herself—and their friendship—to something more. But soon, Connor will see the full force and fury of what runs in his blood. And he will need his family and friends around him when his past rolls in like the fog, threatening an end to all he loves…]]> 353 Nora Roberts Jennifer 4 4.35 2014 Shadow Spell (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #2)

Shadow Spell (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #2)

author: Nora Roberts
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> Where the Crawdads Sing 42421761
But Kya is not what they say. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life's lessons from the land, learning the real ways of the world from the dishonest signals of fireflies. But while she has the skills to live in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world–until the unthinkable happens.

In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a profound coming of age story and haunting mystery. Thought-provoking, wise, and deeply moving, Owens’s debut novel reminds us that we are forever shaped by the child within us, while also subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.

The story asks how isolation influences the behavior of a young woman, who like all of us, has the genetic propensity to belong to a group. The clues to the mystery are brushed into the lush habitat and natural histories of its wild creatures.]]> 370 Delia Owens Jennifer 3
Owens spends a lot of time world-building, so that you feel as if you are walking through the marsh with Kya. And as a reader, being brought into Kya's solitary world is almost like being entrusted with a secret, something between you and the Marsh Girl. It is absolutely amazing she survived abandonment at such a young age, but as she proves, nature perseveres.

I'm a bit unsatisfied with the ending which is spoilery so don't click this next part if you are not done reading it. [spoilers removed]

Now all that aside, if you told me this was based on a real story, I'd believe you because the writing is so immersive and beautiful. Is Owens a marsh expert? I don't know, but her character is some kind of prodigy and she was so vivid as to step right out of the pages and lead you through her marsh. You are captivated by her, like every single townsperson, you feel for her because how can anyone survive such hardships, and you want justice for her.

I'm giving this 4 stars only because it took me awhile to get into (and that ending), but this is a book I would recommend to everyone. I hope this gets made into a movie.]]> 4.60 2018 Where the Crawdads Sing

author: Delia Owens
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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This was a wonderful book. It began very slow so it took awhile for me to really get into it. I'd say it became unputdownable around 60% for me.

Owens spends a lot of time world-building, so that you feel as if you are walking through the marsh with Kya. And as a reader, being brought into Kya's solitary world is almost like being entrusted with a secret, something between you and the Marsh Girl. It is absolutely amazing she survived abandonment at such a young age, but as she proves, nature perseveres.

I'm a bit unsatisfied with the ending which is spoilery so don't click this next part if you are not done reading it. [spoilers removed]

Now all that aside, if you told me this was based on a real story, I'd believe you because the writing is so immersive and beautiful. Is Owens a marsh expert? I don't know, but her character is some kind of prodigy and she was so vivid as to step right out of the pages and lead you through her marsh. You are captivated by her, like every single townsperson, you feel for her because how can anyone survive such hardships, and you want justice for her.

I'm giving this 4 stars only because it took me awhile to get into (and that ending), but this is a book I would recommend to everyone. I hope this gets made into a movie.
]]> <![CDATA[The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music]]> 57648017
Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a piece of cake! Just do 4 hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!") I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child.

This certainly doesn't mean that I'm quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it's like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician. From hitting the road with Scream at 18 years old, to my time in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, jamming with Iggy Pop or playing at the Academy Awards or dancing with AC/DC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming for Tom Petty or meeting Sir Paul McCartney at Royal Albert Hall, bedtime stories with Joan Jett or a chance meeting with Little Richard, to flying halfway around the world for one epic night with my daughters…the list goes on. I look forward to focusing the lens through which I see these memories a little sharper for you with much excitement.]]> 384 Dave Grohl 0063076098 Jennifer 5 4.44 2021 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

author: Dave Grohl
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> Dances with Wolves 543339
Set in 1863, the novel follows Lieutenant John Dunbar on a magical journey from the ravages of the Civil War to the far reaches of the imperiled American frontier, a frontier he naively wants to see "before it is gone".]]> 304 Michael Blake 0449000753 Jennifer 0 to-read 4.24 1988 Dances with Wolves

author: Michael Blake
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.24
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[This Woven Kingdom (This Woven Kingdom, #1)]]> 56554281 Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people—Tahereh Mafi’s first in an epic, romantic trilogy inspired by Persian mythology.

To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight.

The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he ��’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom—and the world.

Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Tomi Adeyemi, and Sabaa Tahir, this is the explosive first book in a new fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-nominated author Tahereh Mafi.]]> 512 Tahereh Mafi 0062972464 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.95 2022 This Woven Kingdom (This Woven Kingdom, #1)

This Woven Kingdom (This Woven Kingdom, #1)

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name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.95
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]]> <![CDATA[These Infinite Threads (This Woven Kingdom, #2)]]> 61085769
Alizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, is destined to free her people from the half-lives they’ve been forced to live under human rule. When Kamran, the heir to the human throne, falls in love with her, he’s forced to question everything he’s been taught about Jinn.

Kamran’s grandfather lays dead at the hand of Cyrus, ruler of the neighboring kingdom of Tulan. Cyrus has stolen Alizeh away to his homeland and plans to marry her there, giving her everything she needs to become the Jinn queen—and when she assumes the throne he will have fulfilled his own bargain with the devil.

Alizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrus’s deal or the devil. But without a way to escape Tulan, and with the fulfillment of her own destiny tantalizingly close, she’ll have to decide whether she can set aside her emotions to become the queen her people need.

Kamran, meanwhile, is picking up the pieces in Ardunia. Facing betrayal at every turn, all he knows is that he must go to Tulan to avenge his grandfather. He can only hope that Alizeh will be waiting for him there—and that she hasn’t yet become the queen of Tulan.

Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, this breathtaking sequel to This Woven Kingdom is from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series and is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi.]]> 416 Tahereh Mafi 0062972472 Jennifer 0 to-read 4.07 2023 These Infinite Threads (This Woven Kingdom, #2)

These Infinite Threads (This Woven Kingdom, #2)

author: Tahereh Mafi
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)]]> 61918816 A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match.

Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin��-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass�� scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game . . . by sending Briana a letter.

And it’s a really good letter. Like the kind that proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. Worse, he might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at first impressions. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,�� and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother—she wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor . . . especially when he calls in a favor she ��’t refuse.]]> 416 Abby Jimenez 1538704390 Jennifer 0 to-read 4.29 2023 Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)

author: Abby Jimenez
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.29
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]]> <![CDATA[Final Offer (Dreamland Billionaires, #3)]]> 61681786 Callahan
I’m the Kane brother everyone gossips about behind closed doors.
Trust fund brat. Washed-up athlete. High-functioning alcoholic.
No one knows the real me but her.
Lana Castillo—my childhood best friend and the only woman I ever loved.
When I broke her heart six years ago, I promised to never return to Lake Wisteria.
I kept my word until my grandfather’s will changed everything.
To receive my inheritance, I was tasked with spending a summer at the family lake house before selling it.
The request was simple in theory until my entire plan blew up on the very first day.
Turns out Lana doesn’t just live at the house, but she claims to own it, too.

Alana
Falling in love with Callahan Kane was a mistake.
He told me so before destroying my heart and our friendship six summers ago.
When he promised never to come back, I foolishly believed him.
But then Cal showed up again, intending to sell his grandfather’s lake house.
The biggest flaw in his plan?
My name is on the deed.]]> 583 Lauren Asher 172827222X Jennifer 0 to-read 4.18 2023 Final Offer (Dreamland Billionaires, #3)

Final Offer (Dreamland Billionaires, #3)

author: Lauren Asher
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.18
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]]> <![CDATA[Secretly Yours (A Vine Mess, #1)]]> 61109599 A steamy new rom-com about a starchy professor and the bubbly neighbor he clashes with at every turn...

Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they almost kissed in the dark vineyards of his family's winery. Now the prodigal hottie has returned to their small town. When Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, she wonders if she'll finally get that smooch. But the grumpy professor isn't the teenager she remembers and their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly. One wine-fueled girls' night later, Hallie can't shake the sense that she did something reckless--and then she remembers the drunken secret admirer letter she left for Julian. Oh shit.

On sabbatical from his Ivy League job, Julian plans to write a novel. But having Hallie gardening right outside his window is the ultimate distraction. She's eccentric, chronically late, often literally covered in dirt--and so unbelievably beautiful, he can't focus on anything else. Until he finds an anonymous letter sent by a woman from his past. Even as Julian wonders about this admirer, he's sucked further into Hallie's orbit. Like the flowers she plants all over town, Hallie is a burst of color in Julian's gray-scale life. For a man who irons his socks and runs on tight schedules, her sunny chaotic energy makes zero sense. But there's something so familiar about her... and her very presence is turning his world upside down.]]> 384 Tessa Bailey 0063238985 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.25 2023 Secretly Yours (A Vine Mess, #1)

author: Tessa Bailey
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.25
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]]> <![CDATA[A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe]]> 60784591
It is a moment shrouded in horror and mystery. Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, at just forty, in a painful, utterly bizarre manner that would not have been out of place in one of his own tales of terror. What was the cause of his untimely death, and what happened to him during the three missing days before he was found, delirious and “in great distress�� on the streets of Baltimore, wearing ill-fitting clothes that were not his own?

Mystery and horror. Poe, who remains one of the most iconic of American writers, died under haunting circumstances that reflect the two literary genres he took to new heights. Over the years, there has been a staggering amount of speculation about the cause of death, from rabies and syphilis to suicide, alcoholism, and even murder. But many of these theories are formed on the basis of the caricature we have come to associate with the gloomy-eyed grandfather of Goth, hunched over a writing desk with a raven perched on one shoulder, drunkenly scribbling his chilling masterpieces. By debunking the myths of how he lived, we come closer to understanding the real Poe―and uncovering the truth behind his mysterious death, as a new theory emerges that could prove the cause of Poe’s death was haunting him all his life.

In a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between Poe’s increasingly desperate last months and his brief but impactful life, Mark Dawidziak sheds new light on the enigmatic master of macabre.]]> 288 Mark Dawidziak 1250792495 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.60 2023 A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe

A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe

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]]> Spare 62296528
For Harry, this is that story at last.

Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness—and, because he blamed the press for his mother’s death, he struggled to accept life in the spotlight.

At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made him a hero at home. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from post-traumatic stress and prone to crippling panic attacks. Above all, he couldn’t find true love.

Then he met Meghan. The world was swept away by the couple’s cinematic romance and rejoiced in their fairy-tale wedding. But from the beginning, Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, their safety and mental health at risk, Harry saw no other way to prevent the tragedy of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try, in fact, had been his mother. . . .

For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, chronicling his journey with raw, unflinching honesty. A landmark publication, Spare is full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.]]> 410 Prince Harry 0593593804 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.78 2023 Spare

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]]> The Ferryman 61282437 New York Times bestselling author of The Passage comes a riveting standalone novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia--where the truth isn't what it seems.

Founded by a mysterious genius, the archipelago of Prospera lies hidden from the horrors of a deteriorating outside world. In this island paradise, Prospera's lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant to measure their physical health and psychological well-being, fall below 10 percent. Then they retire themselves, embarking on a ferry ride to the island known as the Nursery, where their failing bodies are renewed, their memories are wiped clean, and they are readied to restart life afresh.

Proctor Bennett, of the Department of Social Contracts, has a satisfying career as a ferryman, gently shepherding people through the retirement process--and, when necessary, enforcing it. But all is not well with Proctor. For one thing, he's been dreaming--which is supposed to be impossible in Prospera. For another, his monitor percentage has begun to drop alarmingly fast. And then comes the day he is summoned to retire his own father, who gives him a disturbing and cryptic message before being wrestled onto the ferry.

Meanwhile, something is stirring. The Support Staff, ordinary men and women who provide the labor to keep Prospera running, have begun to question their place in the social order. Unrest is building, and there are rumors spreading of a resistance group--known as "Arrivalists"--who may be fomenting revolution.

Soon Proctor finds himself questioning everything he once believed, entangled with a much bigger cause than he realized--and on a desperate mission to uncover the truth.]]> 538 Justin Cronin 052561947X Jennifer 0 to-read 3.86 2023 The Ferryman

author: Justin Cronin
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.86
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]]> Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2) 60652997 Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.

Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex�� Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory―even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.

Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes ��’t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies�� most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren’t just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she’ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university’s very walls.

Thick with history and packed with Bardugo’s signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters.]]> 481 Leigh Bardugo 1250313104 Jennifer 0 to-read 4.09 2023 Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2)

author: Leigh Bardugo
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> The Late Americans 62092265
In the shared and private spaces of Iowa City, a loose circle of lovers and friends encounter, confront, and provoke one another in a volatile year of self-discovery. At the group’s center are Ivan, a dancer turned aspiring banker who dabbles in amateur pornography; Fatima, whose independence and work ethic complicates her relationships with friends and a trusted mentor; and Noah, who “didn’t seek sex out so much as it came up to him like an anxious dog in need of affection.�� These three are buffeted by a cast of poets, artists, landlords, meat-packing workers, and mathematicians who populate the cafes, classrooms, and food-service kitchens of Iowa City, sometimes to violent and electrifying consequence. Finally, as each prepares for an uncertain future, the group heads to a cabin to bid goodbye to their former lives—a moment of reckoning that leaves each of them irrevocably altered.]]> 303 Brandon Taylor 0593332334 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.34 2023 The Late Americans

author: Brandon Taylor
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]]> <![CDATA[What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez]]> 61399125
The years since Ruthy's disappearance haven't been easy on the Ramirez family. It’s 2008, and their mother, Dolores, still struggles with the loss, Jessica juggles a newborn baby with her hospital job, and Nina, after four successful years at college, has returned home to medical school rejections and is forced to work in the mall folding tiny bedazzled thongs at the lingerie store.

After seeing maybe‑Ruthy on their screen, Jessica and Nina hatch a plan to drive to where the show is filmed in search of their long‑lost sister. When Dolores catches wind of their scheme, she insists on joining, along with her pot-stirring holy roller best friend, Irene. What follows is a family road trip and reckoning that will force the Ramirez women to finally face the past and look toward a future—with or without Ruthy in it.]]> 240 Claire Jiménez 1538725967 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.51 2023 What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez

author: Claire Jiménez
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average rating: 3.51
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]]> Looking for Jane 61273371
1971: As a teenager, Dr. Evelyn Taylor was sent to a home for “fallen�� women where she was forced to give up her baby for adoption—a trauma she has never recovered from. Despite the constant threat of arrest, she joins the Jane Network as an abortion provider, determined to give other women the choice she never had.

1980: After discovering a shocking secret about her family, twenty-year-old Nancy Mitchell begins to question everything she has ever known. When she unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she feels like she has no one to turn to for help. Grappling with her decision, she locates “Jane�� and finds a place of her own alongside Dr. Taylor within the network’s ranks, but she can never escape the lies that haunt her.]]> 400 Heather Marshall 1668013681 Jennifer 0 to-read 4.34 2022 Looking for Jane

author: Heather Marshall
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average rating: 4.34
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #1)]]> 17731301
Ireland.

County Mayo, to be exact. Where her ancestors�� blood and magic have flowed through generations—and where her destiny awaits.

Iona arrives in Ireland with nothing but her Nan’s directions, an unfailingly optimistic attitude, and an innate talent with horses. Not far from the luxurious castle where she is spending a week, she finds her cousins, Branna and Connor O’Dwyer. And since family is family, they invite her into their home and their lives.

When Iona lands a job at the local stables, she meets the owner, Boyle McGrath. Cowboy, pirate, wild tribal horsemen, he’s three of her biggest fantasy weaknesses all in one big, bold package.

Iona realizes that here she can make a home for herself—and live her life as she wants, even if that means falling head over heels for Boyle. But nothing is as it seems. An ancient evil has wound its way around Iona’s family tree and must be defeated. Family and friends will fight with each other and for each other to keep the promise of hope—and love—alive��

Don’t miss the next two books in the Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy

Shadow Spell
and
Blood Magick]]> 368 Nora Roberts 1101626364 Jennifer 3 4.25 2013 Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #1)

Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #1)

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average rating: 4.25
book published: 2013
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]]> <![CDATA[A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, fundamentalist/calvinist, anabaptist/anglican, incarnational, depressed-yet-hopeful, emergent, unfinished Christian]]> 87664 352 Brian D. McLaren 0310258030 Jennifer 0 to-read 3.69 2004 A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, fundamentalist/calvinist, anabaptist/anglican, incarnational, depressed-yet-hopeful, emergent, unfinished Christian

A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, fundamentalist/calvinist, anabaptist/anglican, incarnational, depressed-yet-hopeful, emergent, unfinished Christian

author: Brian D. McLaren
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[The Choice (Dragon Heart Legacy, #3)]]> 59926501 The conclusion of the epic trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Awakening and The Becoming.

Talamh is a land of green hills, high mountains, deep forests, and seas, where magicks thrive. But portals allow for passage in and out—and ultimately, each must choose their place, and choose between good and evil, war and peace, life and death...

Breen Siobhan Kelly grew up in the world of Man and was once unaware of her true nature. Now she is in Talamh, trying to heal after a terrible battle and heartbreaking losses. Her grandfather, the dark god Odran, has been defeated in his attempt to rule over Talamh, and over Breen—for now.

With the enemy cast out and the portal sealed, this is a time to rest and to prepare. Breen spreads her wings and realizes a power she's never experienced before. It's also a time for celebrations—of her first Christmas in both Talamh and Ireland, of solstice and weddings and births--and daring to find joy again in the wake of sorrow. She rededicates herself to writing her stories, and when his duties as taoiseach permit, she is together with Keegan, who has trained her as a warrior and whom she has grown to love.

It's Keegan who's at her side when the enemy's witches, traitorous and power-mad, appear to her in her sleep, practicing black magick, sacrificing the innocent, and plotting a brutal destruction for Breen. And soon, united with him and with all of Talamh, she will seek out those in desperate need of rescue, and confront the darkness with every weapon she her sword, her magicks—and her courage...]]> 438 Nora Roberts 1250272734 Jennifer 4 4.32 2022 The Choice (Dragon Heart Legacy, #3)

author: Nora Roberts
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing]]> 59641216
So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.

In an extraordinary story that only he could tell—and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it—Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he’s found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humor, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening—as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.]]> 250 Matthew Perry 1250866448 Jennifer 0 audio 3.89 2022 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

author: Matthew Perry
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2022
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]]> <![CDATA[Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty]]> 56382342
When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empires—one in shipping and another in railroads—that would make him the richest man in America. His staggering fortune was fought over by his heirs after his death in 1877, sowing familial discord that would never fully heal. Though his son Billy doubled the money left by “the Commodore,�� subsequent generations competed to find new and ever more extraordinary ways of spending it. By 2018, when the last Vanderbilt was forced out of The Breakers—the seventy-room summer estate in Newport, Rhode Island, that Cornelius’s grandson and namesake had built—the family would have been unrecognizable to the tycoon who started it all.

Now, the Commodore’s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper, joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence. Cooper and Howe breathe life into the ancestors who built the family’s empire, basked in the Commodore’s wealth, hosted lavish galas, and became synonymous with unfettered American capitalism and high society. Moving from the hardscrabble wharves of old Manhattan to the lavish drawing rooms of Gilded Age Fifth Avenue, from the ornate summer palaces of Newport to the courts of Europe, and all the way to modern-day New York, Cooper and Howe wryly recount the triumphs and tragedies of an American dynasty unlike any other.

Written with a unique insider’s viewpoint, this is a rollicking, quintessentially American history as remarkable as the family it so vividly captures.]]> 317 Anderson Cooper 0062964615 Jennifer 4 audio 3.74 2021 Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

author: Anderson Cooper
name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2022/11/17
date added: 2023/01/01
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]]> The Gifts of Imperfection 52578859 In hardcover for the first time, this tenth-anniversary edition of the game-changing #1 New York Times bestseller features a new foreword and brand-new tools to make the work your own.

For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen-table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and, on occasion, cry with you. And what's now become a movement all started with The Gifts of Imperfection, which has sold more than two million copies in thirty-five different languages across the globe.

What transforms this book from words on a page to effective daily practices are the ten guideposts to wholehearted living. The guideposts not only help us understand the practices that will allow us to change our lives and families, they also walk us through the unattainable and sabotaging expectations that get in the way.

Brené writes, "This book is an invitation to join a wholehearted revolution. A small, quiet, grassroots movement that starts with each of us saying, 'My story matters because I matter.' Revolution might sound a little dramatic, but in this world, choosing authenticity and worthiness is an absolute act of resistance."]]> 208 Brené Brown 0593133587 Jennifer 3 audio 4.29 2010 The Gifts of Imperfection

author: Brené Brown
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2022/12/26
date added: 2022/12/27
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This was just okay for me. I can see how people really love Brene Brown but this book (my first of hers) did not particularly resonate with me. I'm still trying to discover why, as it came highly recommended by a friend with tastes similar to my own.
]]> <![CDATA[Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)]]> 22896 Alternate cover for ISBN 9780425190371 (currently here).

The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman.

For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape.

One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they share will bring them back—almost as if by magic...
]]> 286 Alice Hoffman Jennifer 0 to-read 3.70 1995 Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)

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name: Jennifer
average rating: 3.70
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]]> Circe 35959740
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.

But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from or with the mortals she has come to love.]]> 393 Madeline Miller 0316556343 Jennifer 0 to-read 4.22 2018 Circe

author: Madeline Miller
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2018
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]]> Mad Love (Mad World, #3) 61254160 I TRIED TO BE MADELAINE.

It started with a twin switch that was supposed to be temporary. It ended with me being locked up in an asylum, hidden from Ryan Cain, the man I love more than life. Vowing to avenge my sister's murder may have resulted in my captivity, but there's one truth that still remains:

I'LL ALWAYS BE MADISON.

We underestimated what my father was capable of, and now I'm on my own. Only I can put an end to this sadistic game before it costs me everything: my friends, my future, and Ryan.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT. I'M DONE BEING MAD; IT'S TIME TO GET EVEN.

Mad Love is the final book in the Mad World trilogy. It contains content that may be upsetting to some readers, so please read with caution.]]> 528 Hannah McBride Jennifer 5 4.29 2022 Mad Love (Mad World, #3)

author: Hannah McBride
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2022/11/21
date added: 2022/11/21
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]]> Scars (Blackwater Pack, #4) 57735318
Addie Markham escaped her brutal past but is struggling to find her place now that she's free. With her daughter finally safe, she has the chance to find her own love. But the horrors she endured are anything but forgotten. Maybe she's simply too damaged for love.

BROKEN MATES

Nikolai Dashkov is the Alpha of the first pack. He was given a second chance with his mate, and he intends to keep her by his side. He failed to protect her once. He won't fail again.

FIGHTING FOR LOVE

Addie and Nik will have to navigate eighteen years of betrayal and heartache before they can reclaim what was stolen.

SCARS is the fourth full-length book in the Blackwater Pack series. It can be read as a standalone. The book deals with surviving sexual assault and domestic abuse, which may be upsetting to some readers.]]> 524 Hannah McBride Jennifer 5 4.18 2022 Scars (Blackwater Pack, #4)

author: Hannah McBride
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2022/11/05
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]]> Legacy (Blackwater Pack, #3) 56609822 An unexpected alliance

After the explosions that rocked the Alpha Summit, Skye wakes up separated from her mate and with a family she never knew existed. The more she learns of this new world she comes from, the more she realizes she will never outrun her own legacy.

Reality is a nightmare

Remy survived the attack at the Summit, but he lost more than he could have imagined. As the shifter world descends in chaos, he will have to find a way to hold it all together without Skye at his side.

War is coming

Together Skye and Remy will confront their enemies, old and new, as they fight for the survival of their pack. One final war. Winner take all.

LEGACY is the third book in the Blackwater Pack series and the final book in Skye & Remy's story. It contains dark and mature themes (including flashbacks of sexual assault and bullying) that may be triggering to some readers.]]> 590 Hannah McBride Jennifer 5 4.33 2021 Legacy (Blackwater Pack, #3)

author: Hannah McBride
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2022/10/12
date added: 2022/10/12
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]]> Dynasty (Blackwater Pack, #6) 60110914 The conclusion to Lulu & Dimitri's story!]]> Hannah McBride Jennifer 0 to-read 4.14

author: Hannah McBride
name: Jennifer
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]]> Requiem (Blackwater Pack, #5) 60110908 Lulu Usari has known since she was different since she was a child. The daughter of a forbidden union, her magic has been locked away in a cage to protect herself - and the world - for as long as she can remember. It's only been used once, and the fallout was catastrophic.

He's always been her lifeline
Dimitri Dashkov is the heir of the Narodnaya Pack, descendants of the very first wolf shifters that ever roamed the earth. His duty is to his pack, but he's never been able to ignore the girl who saved his life years ago and ruined her own in the process.

They're written in the stars
When the world around them descends into chaos, it becomes clear that Lulu's abilities might be the only thing that can save them. But there's a fine line between wielding power and unleashing power, and Dimitri might be the only person who can help her find the balance... before their whole world goes up in flames.

Requiem is the final, epic conclusion to the bestselling Blackwater Pack series.]]> Hannah McBride Jennifer 0 to-read 4.13 Requiem (Blackwater Pack, #5)

author: Hannah McBride
name: Jennifer
average rating: 4.13
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