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OutsmartYourShelf
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Stephanie 'Stevie' Diaz is happily married to Troy, but has a job as a 911 operator that she hates. One night, Stevie answers a call & hears a woman who is being followed by someone in a truck. Whilst online, the woman is forced off the road in an isolated area & starts running for her life, Stevie hears a gunshot, but the call is ended. The officers sent to the area find the woman's car but there is no sign of her or the other driver. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Stevie can't let it go though because she recognised the caller, childhood friend Andrea (Andy) newly back in the area. They may have lost touch but Stevie knows if it were the other way round, Andy would look for her.

I have very mixed feelings on this one. On one hand, the mystery plotline is good & the book itself is well-written, but on the other hand, I just can't stand the main character.
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OutsmartYourShelf She was fine up until about halfway through but when I'd finished the book I ended up loathing her. This is all to do with the 'love triangle' aspect & Stevie's obvious narcissism. She lobs a grenade into the relationship with her husband, Troy, & then expects him to not have the normal reactions anyone would have & uses emotional manipulation to try & get what she wants. I almost cheered when he finally called her out on her BS. 1d
OutsmartYourShelf Although I mostly enjoyed this, I probably won't read any further books in the series mainly because Stevie is insufferable. 3.7🌟

Thank you to #NetGalley & publishers, Super Gravity Press LLC, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7614777839
Read 23rd - 25th June 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
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Birdsong28
A Schooling in Murder | Andrew Taylor
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Good. The story is set in an all girls school towards the end of world war 2. It was a very slow story and the ending was a bit rushed and some ideas were started but never finished. The only thing that kept me interested was the unusual narrator of the book which I won't spoil. Thank you #HarperCollinsPublisher for the free proof copy via #Netgalley.

#HarperFiction
#HemlockPress

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Librarybelle
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I‘ve seen mixed reviews of this one throughout the Internet, but I absolutely loved this! Perhaps another “right book at the right time” choice for me…

Told from multiple perspectives, the story begins with a near-disastrous incident and a choice made that shows the cracks in a family. Littlewood beautifully layers each perspective, and as the narrative unfolds, the reader really sees what is behind the behaviors and attitudes of each family ⬇️⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️ …member. There‘s trauma, love, heartbreak, and a need for closure. What seems like a loving family is in fact a family in disarray. The glass house they stay in together is so symbolic, as well as the smell permeating the interior of the house. It‘s a slowly revealing story that had me listening intently as each piece of the puzzle is revealed. Haunting, thought provoking, and worthy of a read. I listened to an ALC through NetGalley, ⬇️⬇️ 3d
Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️ …and the voice actress is superb, conveying emotion so well. Happy pub day to this one! #NetGalley 3d
mariaku21 Well this sounds interesting. Going to have to look for it at my library 22h
Librarybelle Hope you‘re able to find it, @mariaku21 ! I absolutely enjoyed it. 20h
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Don't Let Him in | Lisa Jewell
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vlwelser
Yours for the Season | Emily Stone
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This is cute and exactly what I expected from this author.

#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

#ARC #Netgalley

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d
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JoyBlue
Total Dreamboat: A Novel | Katelyn Doyle
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Mehso-so

Does a tropey romance set on a cruise ship float your boat? Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#total-dreamboat

Publication is expected June 24.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #TotalDreamboat 📚💙

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JoyBlue
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This romance‘s plot is deeper than it first appears. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-four-engagement-rings-of-sybil-r...

Publication is expected June 24.

#NetGalley #HachetteAudio #TheFourEngagementRingsofSybilRain 📚💙

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JoyBlue
Sunny Side Up: A Novel | Katie Sturino
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Panpan

This debut novel was a miss for me, but might be a hit with the author‘s existing fanbase. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#sunny-side-up

Publication is expected June 24.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #SunnySideUp 📚💙

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OutsmartYourShelf
Deep Waters | N.W. Bulfin
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Archaeology graduate Eoin Ryan leaves his soul-crushing call centre job for a position as a teacher at a remote island commune. Mainly self-sustaining, the group sounds like the perfect solution to his problems, but if something sounds too good to be true.....

First of all, I thought the plot & setting were intriguing & having studied archaeology & history, an MC from that background & the bits about Irish mythology were interesting. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf One issue for me though was that the pace was far too slow, for large parts of the book nothing much really happened, but the real problem was the frequent conversations which went something like: other character gives a bit of info to Eoin , Eoin replies “Interesting/ Fascinating/I see what you mean“. For much of the time the conversation actually went nowhere in terms of plot development & it became rather tedious & made the reading experience 4d
OutsmartYourShelf stilted instead of naturally flowing.

I did enjoy it enough to finish reading it & parts of it were interesting. The too slow pace & stilted conversations were the only downsides. 3.25⭐

TWs: violence, animal death.

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Croghan, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7664655197
Read 18th-22nd Jun 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
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CoffeeK8
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I am such a fan of this series, that when the audiobook came up on Netgalley, I jumped on it so fast and could not put it down! Rosie has been such an interesting part of this series that it was lovely to see her get her own story. The world building in this book is just *chef's kiss*. Thank you so much to #Netgalley and #HachetteAudio for an Audio ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. (Cont)

CoffeeK8 Rosie (or RoFo to you Duckers) is the immortal daughter of the Trickster god. She's the tall and sarcastically loving best friend that everyone needs in their lives, but behind the face she shows to the world is a woman of depth and sadness who has watched everyone she loves die as she lives her life forever, but instead of giving in to the sadness she becomes a marshal in Tanria and grabs all of the joy she can out of life. (Cont.) 5d
CoffeeK8 However, Tanria is in trouble and the portals are breaking. Adam Lee, the genius inventor of the portals, comes back to try to figure out what is going wrong, which leads to Rosie, Duckers, Adam and Zeddie becoming trapped in Tanria. This is where the mystery and romance really picks up. Rosie and Adam are so sweet and their relationship is full of such respect and humor. 5d
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