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If you‘ve been waiting for the continuation of Hannah Hall‘s story, your time has finally come! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-first-time-i-saw-him-hannah-hall...

Publication day is January 6.

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Renata Drake is laying low & so boards a bus to a small town in Southern Humboldt County, California. It's 1985 &, apart from the local paper, Garberville has its news delivered in & it's always several days behind - which may give Renata enough time to plan further moves. Unfortunately it seems that Garberville is not the quiet town she hoped, the area is under surveillance due to its links with the cannabis-growing industry,

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The premise of this book sounded very intriguing, unfortunately it didn't exactly click with me. The pacing was too slow for my liking. The story is slowly unfolding with an emphasis on world-building, tension and atmosphere.

I am, and I have often said this, not a fan of slow paced stories. So this might be a case of wrong reader/audience.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

Pub Day was 02 January 2026

When Ishamelle‘s parents die, she decides to take control of her life, dress as a man, & get work on a whaling ship. Unfortunately, the captain is singly obsessed with a white whale.

A queer, feminist reimagining on a classic. Ishmaelle‘s character & her relationship w/ gender is very interesting. & I wanted more of Captain Seneca. But in the end, this fell flat for me. It felt summarized, & by the 3rd rape scene I just felt tired.🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑

I finished my first book of the year. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
While I figured out the killer very early on, I still enjoyed this winter slasher a lot.
I will read whatever Coates writes. They are always fun.

This was a backlog #netgalley read, a #ReadOrDonate (as I also have a paperback copy), a square on my #BookSpinBingo card, and the book chosen for me in #GoodReads #DustyBookShelfChallenge for this month as well.
@TheAromaOfBooks @julieclair

I absolutely loved this one. Leave Before I Love You can be read as a standalone, but it was such a fun return to this world. I read it in two days over New Year‘s, which says everything. Avery totally surprised me—more heart than party girl—and Henry was gone for her from the start. Watching it all unfold was so much fun. If there‘s a third book, I‘m in instantly.

I received an ARC and am leaving this review voluntarily. #NetGalley #MaxMonroe

This is billed as Welsh horror folklore. It‘s definitely Welsh - Carwyn and Rhian are sheep farmers on the side of a mountain in North Wales. When Carwyn finds a stone head in one of their fields he becomes obsessed with digging to find more.

There are 12 snippets of folklore, moving backwards in time.

I don‘t think it‘s horror in the literary sense, with the true horrific moments coming from the harsh realities of farming life.

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Decided to use #ReadMyKindle for my #NetGalley ARCs. I had forgotten how many I had and feel bad that I ignored them for most of the year. Hoping 2026 is better.

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