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Much better than the cover made me expect

Whatever Life Throws at You by Julie Cross

June 21, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

From Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas’s life is completely upended the moment her dad returns to the major leagues as the new pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. Now she’s living in Missouri (too cold), attending an all-girls school (no boys), and navigating the strange world of professional sports. But Annie has dreams of her own—most of which involve placing first at every track meet…and one starring the Royals’ super-hot rookie pitcher. But nineteen-year-old Jason Brody is completely, utterly, and totally off-limits. Besides, her dad […]

This is a weird ass book

Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

June 21, 2019 by ElCicco 2 Comments

I hadn’t heard of this novel before but saw it at the bookstore and thought it looked interesting. It’s a fantasy story of a young woman, a cleric, who has a unique and powerful connection to the gods. It is also the story of two nations at war over politics and religion. Wicked Saints has strong Slavic overtones, evident in names and geography, which I find appealing because of my own personal interests. I was not aware until I started writing the review that it […]

New generation of Avengers, with Kamala Khan’s Ms.Marvel and Miles Morale’s Spider-man (bonus review from Ysakitty)

All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol. 1: The Magnificent Seven by Mark Waid (author), Adam Kubert (illustrator), Mahmud Asrar (illustrator)

June 21, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Teenage, Pakistani American Kamala Khan’s turn as Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl drew us into the Marvel comic books. Previously we were primarily familiar with the Marvel movies. Then Into the Spider-verse came out and we went to find the Miles Morales comics that inspired the animated movie. In our last trip to the library we came across the All-New, All-Different Avengers which features both Ms. Marvel and Mile’s Spider-man. This graphic novel starts with a standalone comic featuring Scarlet Witch and Vision and then issues one […]

A fun, but forgettable detective romp

What the Lady Wants by Jennifer Crusie

June 20, 2019 by Malin 2 Comments

From Goodreads: Mitch Peabody was learning pretty fast that the life of a private detective was nothing like the movies. He’d envisioned a world of tough-talking detectives and smart-mouthed, stunning dames. Instead he saw case after case of cheating husbands, suspicious wives and unsuspecting mistresses until she walked through the door. Right down to her stilettos, Mae Sullivan was a knockout with a lethal body–and a lethal family to go with it. There was something not quite on the up-and-up about her, but she came […]

Sometimes you just need to watch it all burn

Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan

June 20, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars This novella is part of The Worth Saga, and stars one of the minor supporting characters of After the Wedding. You really don’t need to have read that book, though (unless you want to, it’s good, but sad), this story stands perfectly on its own. From the author’s website: Mrs. Bertrice Martin—a widow, some seventy-three years young—has kept her youthful-ish appearance with the most powerful of home remedies: daily doses of spite, regular baths in man-tears, and refusing to give so much as a single damn […]

It puts such a strain on your quaint island retreat when someone tries to murder you

A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn

June 19, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is book four in an ongoing series, and while you get enough information to follow the plot, you’re definitely better off starting at the beginning. Especially since there are quite a lot stuff that’s been building for the entire series that finally begins to come to fruition in this book, and it’ll be a lot more satisfying if you’ve read the preceding three books. From Goodreads: Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell is whisked off to a remote island off the tip of Cornwall when her […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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