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The Last Wish of Bristol Keats | Mary E Pearson

so-so

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Compared to the first book in the Bristol Keats duology, this was a slow read. The main plot had so many points of view that it felt like it was moving at a snail's pace. In addition, the romance plot leaned very heavily into the miscommunication trope. In the final 20%, though, all the action happened.

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julesG The last two chapters and the epilogue OF THE ARC -the ending of the published book might be different- didn't make sense in regard to how the time went by in Elphame and the real world. It's mentioned several times throughout both books that a few weeks in Elphame can equal years in the real world, but suddenly both 'realms' run on the same time? 3d

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Arrow of Fortune | Jacquelyn Benson

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Ellie and Adam, together with Neil and Connie, are in India this time. With the help of Connie's extensive maternal family finding the Arrow of Fortune should be as easy as pie. Obviously it's not as easy, otherwise we'd have got a novella and not a full-sized novel.

This book is full of adventure, humour, romance, a pinch of spice, and a lot of heart.

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Caroline2 Oh lovely cover. ❤️ 6d

Bookzombie I really enjoy this series and love the covers. 6d

julesG @Caroline2 the first two books have very fitting covers too: https://litsy.com/p/Y0YwN3d4WUg1 5d

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Undead and Unwed: A Novel | Sam Tschida

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Tiffenie is a 300-year old vampire living a rather reclusive life in LA. She has hardly any connections outside of work at an all-night plasma centre other than her neighbour Heaven and her ex Vlad, who's still texting her every day. But Halloween brings an offer of change to Tiffenie's un-life; the woman whose identity she took on ten years ago inherited an inn in Vermont.

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julesG Tiffenie knows this is her chance to live her very own Hallmark movie life, she packs her bags, her cat and her neighbour Heaven and leaves the big city behind.

Of course it's not easy relocating to a small rural town, especially when everyone in town knew the woman Tiffenie is pretending to be. It's even worse when you're a creature of the night and you've moved to a town that's basically boarded up after sundown. It's even worse ⬇️ 1w

julesG worse when Vlad invites himself to stay and keep an eye on Tiffenie and Heaven. How's Tiffenie going to find her HEA with a rugged small town man under these circumstances?

I really liked the play on romance tropes, the glimpses into Tiffenie's past, and that the current relationships she was making and maintaining were more important than the backstory of her centuries old relationship with Vlad. 1w

MaleficentBookDragon I 😻this cover. 🐈‍⬛ 1w

AnnCrystal Fantastic review 👏🏼🤩📚💝. 1w

Sace This sounds so good! 1w

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The Isle in the Silver Sea | Tasha Suri

Three of the five(?) six(?) books I'm currently reading. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😬😵‍💫

The Isle in the Silver Sea - was just published
Pendergast - expected publication in January 2026
Arrow of Fortune - pub day 20th November (third book of the Raiders of the Arcana series)

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Vampires at Sea | Lindsay Merbaum

pan

"A smutty horror-comedy featuring unbridled narcissism, Vampires at Sea is a hilarious snack!"

I think this book suffers from false advertising. It's not smutty - although there is lots of sex. It's not horror - passengers vanish, but the narcissistic MC never cares about this and it's not investigated. It's not funny - it's poking fun at people by looking down at/insulting them.

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Reggie Ughhhhh that‘s a bummer I was all in on the title alone. There goes that. 3w

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Ring the Bells: The funny and festive new paranormal mystery | C. K. McDonnell

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A Christmas-y-ish The Stranger Times novel, do I need to say more?

It's just as weird and funny and bonkers as you probably imagined it to be, and then some.

Published 09 Oct 2025

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Caroline2 Sounds fun! 😃 1mo

Caroline2 Just stacked the first book. 👍 1mo

julesG @Caroline2 it's a fun series set in Manchester 1mo

AlaMich Yes, I had the audio on preorder. I can‘t wait!! 1mo

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A Steeping of Blood | Hafsah Faizal

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A Steeping of Blood is the second book in the Blood and Tea duology by Hafsah Faizal. I enjoyed the first book and was happy to receive an early audiobook review copy of the second book. I'm trying to keep this review as spoiler free as possible for anyone who hasn't read the books yet.

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Already published

Low pick

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julesG The story picks up shortly after the events at the end of the first book. The topics are rather dark (colonialism, racism), yet the writing is more juvenile than I expected for such dark topics. There is a lot of quippy banter between the characters, a lot of planning things, lots of action scenes, but in the end there are not as many accomplishments as I expected.

A satisfying, if not great, ending to the duology. 1mo

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Ladies in Hating | Alexandra Vasti

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Two Gothic novelists with peculiar similarities in their works both decide, independently of each other, to visit a partially collapsed Gothic manor house for inspiration (and also to make sure the other can't steal any ideas). Their pasts and the house's past might nudge them together.

Sapphic Gothic romance - rivals-to-lovers, there are two beds(!), there are a lot of ghosts of the past

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Cinder House | Freya Marske

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First book of the #ReadingRetreat, #Gladstones25, finished at the airport before departure.

A retelling of Cinderella as a ghost haunting her father's house and serving her step-mother and her daughters. Until she goes to the ball.

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Also pictured: books that @squirrelbrain and @MicheleinPhilly brought vor me. Directionally challenged signs, book cover, carrot cake,
me, in front of the camera

squirrelbrain Not much carrot cake left there! 😋 2mo

CarolynM Enjoy your weekend 💕 2mo

BarbaraBB ❤️❤️ 1mo

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AnnCrystal 🆒📚👏🏼🤩💝. 1mo

julesG @squirrelbrain I am sure I can take a better picture today. 😉 1mo

julesG @CarolynM Thanks. 1mo

julesG @AnnCrystal it's so relaxing 1mo

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Armchair Detectives: A totally unputdownable and hilarious British cozy murder mystery | Matt Dunn

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Martin, an octogenarian, is convalescing from hip replacement surgery at the local retirement home. He's convinced he used to work as a spy for the British government and is determined to use his skills to solve the murder of another resident of the home. Albie, Martin's next door neighbour, is reluctant to be roped into the operation, he thinks Martin is loosing his marbles, ⬇️

julesG but soon enjoys their clandestine outings. Dionne, Martin's daughter and a member of the local police force, on the other hand not only fears her father is suffering from dementia, but also that he's falsely accusing people of murder; after all, it's a retirement home and people do die in such homes.

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julesG I enjoyed the cosy mystery with lots of humour, despite first thinking it was close to some aspects of Thursday Murder Club. Yet Martin's POV, which might or might not be a bit unreliable given his age and memory, made it hard to put down. I wanted to know what he and Albie got up to next. 2mo

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