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Another great Heller read. Different from previous books as it is set in a dystopia, similar to ours.

I LOVED The River, which was my first PH book, but was not impressed with The Painter or The Lone Ranger, so I was hesitant to try this one. I‘m so glad I did though, this book was amazing! I read it in a day. The ONLY complaint is the Hannah side story - it didn‘t add anything and I agree with other reviewers that PH is not great at writing female characters. (5)
⭐️: 4.25/5

I really wanted to like this, as the premise sounded awesome. But for me, it didn‘t live up to the premise. I struggled to become engaged in the story and to connect with any of the characters. Maybe my expectations were too high because of all the hype, but this one wasn‘t for me.

First novella in a fun Sci-fi trilogy with a dash of romance.

There is a heist. And, without spoiling too much, neither Ada nor Rian are what they pretend to be.

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I‘m not a big fan of ghost or horror stories but for this author I make an exception. Lanchester can scare you, make you laugh and nod your head in agreement at the social commentary in his stories (cell phone addiction, social media, Trump and stupidity or reality TV). My favourite were Coffin Licker, We happy few and Reality.

4⭐This is Beth Rivas at her best. This is a fun space romp adventure that manages to pack a ton of action and intrigue into a very small space. The book is not a romance, but has romance in it that makes all readers want to continue flipping the pages. We start with a salvager who is in distress and puts out a help call to another ship. She‘s picked up by the rescue ship and becomes a temporary member of their crew to help with the current mission

(2018) A woman with multiple chronic illnesses and her husband/caretaker rent a vacation home in the Maine woods for a well-deserved escape. But something is in the woods ...

The buildup here was a more leisurely than I'd have liked. But the payoff is considerable, and the metaphor of chronic illness as monster is rich for exploration.

The Haddesleys are an old family that has a compact with the bog they live on: they take care of the land and the bog will provide the eldest male nd heir with a wife. But now the family home is in disrepair and the heir, well, he isn't so into the bog.

I felt a general sense of unease and uncomfortableness while reading and I mean that in the best way. Plus bog. We know how I feel about bogs.

I like dystopian fiction. Like please give me all of it right now. This one has an interesting concept. Basically all of the white people have drowned themselves in a mass event. The ones left behind are a mix of joyful and lost. It reminded me weirdly of Underground Airlines.

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Went to pick up a bunch of holds from the library (research for some BR end of the year lists) and couldn't help snagging one bonus book and checking out the gorgeous new art they've added in a recent (and on-going) remodel