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Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, and NetGalley.

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The Candid Life of Meena Dave

The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel

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Sadly the more I thought about this book last night, the more I realized I could not give it 3 stars. That ending was so bad and I honestly wonder if Patel thought through how adopted kids would feel as well as biological parents. The whole story was sad in a way and I don’t think the real core things got addressed. No spoilers, but the whole let’s ignore this big secret thing is what started this whole book, so it’s not like this was […]

The Perfect Neighborhood

The Perfect Neighborhood by Liz Alterman

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Please note that I received this via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review.  Initial thoughts: Wow. Too many points of view. I think I counted 6? I don’t even know. This maybe would have worked better if we followed just Cassidy and her friend Lexi. Also some of the characters like Rachel I flat out disliked. The plot was way too predictable though. It’s obvious what is going on and why and it took way too long to get there. Also I’m […]

Mary: An Awakening of Terror

Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review.  FYI, this book has a very long trigger warning, and I suggest that you read it and decide if you want to read this book or skip it. Initial thoughts: Not a lot to say except this book dragged on forever. I don’t know where the author was going with things and I just gave up after a while. There’s some interesting ideas here and there, but the […]

Circling Back to You

Circling Back to You by Julie Tieu

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Initial thoughts: Cute enough but not very deep. There’s a fake girlfriend/boyfriend trope going on though the two characters are sleeping together so no idea why they need to fake dating? I don’t know. This didn’t hang together well at all. I found the both characters were a mess, but I disliked how Matt was manipulating Cadence because he in the end wanted her to move for him. […]

To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne

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What a great send up of “You’ve Got Mail!” I loved every bit of this book. It was a well-done romance and even though you know who “Sir” is, the fun was reading/watching it all come together. Just read this book if you want to be in a good mood afterwards and smile. I absolutely loved the character of Gracie and felt for her and her dreams deferred to run her family’s champagne store. Also come on, champagne? I was in heaven reading this book […]

Dead Against Her

Dead Against Her by Melinda Leigh

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Great installment in the Bree Taggert series. The only reason why I didn’t give this 5 stars was that Bree was being ridiculous about how the video with her images would not affect things as sheriff. It just felt very naïve for a detective that worked in Philadelphia and has seen a lot of things. I also thought that parts of the book didn’t even make any sense. The whole militia movement subplot could have been cut honestly. That said, the book characterization, writing, and […]



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