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⭐️IS THIS A CRY FOR HELP BY EMILY AUSTIN⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️I enjoyed this book and how it shows the importance of libraries
⭐️This covers so many issues relevant to today with a great story and good characters
https://reecaspieces.com/2026/01/09/is-this-a-cry-for-help-by-emily-austin-bookr...
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⭐️THE ARCHITECT OF NEW YORK BY JAVIER MORO⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️I enjoyed the history of the architecture of NYC.
⭐️This is a bit slow and drawn out!
https://reecaspieces.com/2026/01/08/the-architect-of-new-york-by-javier-moro-boo...
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⭐️THE STAR SOCIETY BY GABRIELLA SAAB⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️This has a bit of a slow start but stick with it.
⭐️This has a little bit of everything in one book!
https://reecaspieces.com/2026/01/07/the-star-society-by-gabriella-saab-harpermus...
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⭐️THE SHOP ON HIDDEN LANE BY JAYNE ANN KRENTZ⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️I loved Sophy and Luke
⭐️A good enemies to lovers romance.
https://reecaspieces.com/2026/01/06/the-shop-on-hidden-lane-by-jayne-ann-krentz-...
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⭐️THE STORM BY RACHEL HAWKINS⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️I loved the setting of the Alabama Gulf Coast
⭐️The mystery slowly builds around great characters.
https://reecaspieces.com/2026/01/05/the-storm-by-rachel-hawkins-bookreview-audio...
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⭐️JUST ADD HAPPINESS BY JULIE HATCHER⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Sophie is fabulous
⭐️I loved so much about this book!
https://reecaspieces.com/2026/01/02/just-add-happiness-by-julie-hatcher-bookrevi...
My five star reads for the year are up! I read 32 five stars that I posted on my blog. You can see the full list here
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⭐️THE EX-GIRLFRIEND MURDER CLUB BY GLORIA CHAO⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️I loved these characters
⭐️This is a cute, fun read
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/31/the-ex-girlfriend-murder-club-by-gloria-chao...
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⭐️DAUGHTER OF GENOA BY KAT DEVEREAUX⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️This has a little bit of everything!
⭐️the conversations were a bit canned but it is still a good read.
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/30/daughter-of-genoa-by-kat-devereaux-historica...
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⭐️BOOK OF RESERVATIONS BY LAURA BUCHWALD⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️I love all the ghosts!
⭐️Josie and Derek sort of got on my nerves. But they work it out! 😜
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/29/the-book-of-reservations-by-laura-buchwald-b...
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⭐️AN ARCANE INHERITANCE BY KAMILAH COLE⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️A bit too descriptive and this throws the pacing off.
⭐️I liked Ellory and the setting of an Ivy League college.
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/26/an-arcane-inheritance-by-kamilah-cole-bookre...
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⭐️THE WINTER VISITOR BY B. P. WALTER⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Full of secrets!
⭐️Great change of pace from Christmas romances
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/25/the-winter-visitor-by-b-p-walter-bookreview-...
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⭐️A DUNDEE CHRISTMAS BY BRENDA NOVAK⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Cute holiday romance!
⭐️The characters needed a bit more chemistry but I liked them anyway 😉
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/24/a-dundee-christmas-by-brenda-novak-bookrevie...
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⭐️SKYLARK BY PAULA MCLAIN⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Beautifully written!
⭐️The history in this had me researching!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/23/skylark-by-mclain-bookreview-atriabooks/
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⭐️CHRISTMAS IN WHITEHORN BY SUSAN MALLERY⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Predictable and basic
⭐️fast paced
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/22/christmas-in-whitehorn-by-susan-mallory-book...
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⭐️BERLIN SHUFFLE BY ULRICH ALEXANDER BOSCHWITZ⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Lots of diverse characters
⭐️Can be depressing
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/19/berlin-shuffle-by-ulrich-alexander-boschwitz...
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⭐️THE BRIDESMAID BY CATE QUINN⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Lots of characters! I did like Holly Stone, the forensic attorney.
⭐️A bit convoluted
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/18/the-bridesmaid-by-cate-quinn-bookreview-audi...
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⭐️ KENTUCKY BOURBON BY SUSAN REIGLER ⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️A great comprehensive guide to Kentucky Bourbon
⭐️I am planning another trip down bourbon trail because of this book
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/17/kentucky-boubon-by-susan-reigler-bookreview-...
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⭐️THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JUNETTA PLUM BY VALERIE WILSON WESLEY⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Slows down a bit in the middle
⭐️Great setting of 1926 Harlem
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/16/the-mysterious-death-of-junetta-plum-by-vale...
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⭐️SECOND CHANCE SCOTTISH BY TRICIA O‘MALLEY⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Fast paced and has a great setting of Scotland
⭐️very predictable
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/15/second-chance-scottish-by-tricia-omalley-aud...
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⭐️THE SNOW LIES DEEP BY PAULA MUNIER⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️A good mystery for the holidays
⭐️BUT, this is not my favorite in this series.
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/12/the-snow-lies-deep-by-paula-munier-bookrevie...
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⭐️HOW TO GRIEVE LIKE A VICTORIAN BY AMY CAROL REEVES⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️This is a story you didn‘t know you needed.
⭐️No one grieves quite like Lizzie
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/11/how-to-grieve-like-a-victorican-by-amy-carol...
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⭐️THE TIME HOP COFFEE SHOP BY PHAEDRA PATRICK ⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Unique
⭐️The grass is not always greener in a perfect world
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/10/the-time-hop-coffee-shop-by-phaedra-patrick-...
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⭐️THE WORLD AT HOME BY GINNY KUBITZ MOYER⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Fabulous tale set in 1940s San Francisco
⭐️Irene is a character you do not want to miss…HECK…you do not want to miss any of this book!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/09/the-world-at-home-by-jenny-kubitz-moyer-book...
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⭐️HONEYMOON PHASE BY AMY DAWS⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️I loved Roe and Luke! So cute together.
⭐️Adorable story to get you through the holidays
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/08/honeymoon-phase-by-amy-daws-bookreview-harle...
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⭐️ALWAYS AND FOREVER BY LORRAINE ZAGO ROSENTHAL⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Wonderful characters
⭐️Full of a little bit of everything
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/06/always-and-forever-by-lorraine-zago-rosentha...
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⭐️BEFORE I FORGET BY TORY HENWOOD HOEN⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️I loved this book! It is full of softness and complexity all at the same time.
⭐️This will help you see the humor in some tough situations!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/05/before-i-forget-by-tory-henwood-hoen-bookrev...
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⭐️WOMEN OF A PROMISCUOUS NATURE BY DONNA EVERHART⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️This book will infuriate you and break your heart but you need to read it!
⭐️This book had me researching!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/04/women-of-a-promiscuous-nature-by-donna-everh...
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⭐️ALL MY BONES BY P. J. NELSON⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️This moves a bit slow!
⭐️I enjoyed the setting of the bookstore!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/03/all-my-bones-by-p-j-nelson-bookreview-stmart...
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⭐️EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD BY ACE ATKINS⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Great novel for Gen X!
⭐️Intricate, fast paced spy thriller
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/02/everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-by-ace-atk...
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⭐️NO ONE ABOARD BY EMY MCGUIRE⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️This is intense with beautiful prose!
⭐️The characters get crazier and crazier as this tale moves along.
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/12/01/no-one-aboard-by-emy-mcguire-bookreview-harl...
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⭐️BRADY VS BELICHICK BY GARY MYERS⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️This is a bit one sided. Everything was Belichick‘s fault 🙄
⭐️Full of interesting tidbits.
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/30/brady-vs-belichick-audiobook-bookreview-macm...
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⭐️ON ELTON JOHN BY MATTHEW RESTALL⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️This is about Elton‘s music. Not about his life. But how he was able to keep his career alive.
⭐️Unique!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/28/on-elton-john-by-matthew-restall-audiobook-b...
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⭐️BEST OFFER WINS BY MARISA KASHINO⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️The author did a great job with the Margo! I hated her but I wanted to know how far she would go!
⭐️A dark story of ambition!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/25/best-offer-wins-by-marisa-akashi-no-bookrevi...
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⭐️THE MEET-POOP BY NOELLE SALAZAR⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Great chemistry between the characters
⭐️Absolutely adorable
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/24/the-meet-poop-by-noelle-salazar-bookreview-r...
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⭐️THE DEATH LETTER BY J. STEPHEN BEAM⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️An emotional, southern tale
⭐️Has some slow spots but it also has great characters
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/21/the-death-letter-by-j-stephen-beam-bookrevie...
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⭐️WINTER WISHES FOR THE EAST END GIRLS BY JEAN FULLERTON⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️I was not a fan of the narrator.
⭐️Moves a bit slow but it is a sweet read
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/20/winter-wishes-for-the-east-end-girls-bookrev...
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⭐️SISTERS IN DEATH BY ELI FRANKEL⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Well researched!
⭐️A good true crime read!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/19/sisters-in-death-by-eli-frankel-bookreview-a...
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⭐️THE SEVEN RINGS BY NORA ROBERTS ⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Full of intensity
⭐️Great ending to this trilogy
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/18/the-seven-rings-by-nora-roberts-audiobookrev...
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⭐️THE BURNING LIBRARY BY GILLY MACMILLAN ⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Great setting of St. Andrews
⭐️I enjoyed the intensity and drama
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/17/the-burning-library-by-gilly-macmillan-bookr...
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⭐️THE COLOR OF MOURNING BY KIM DEMPSTER⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Unique setting of war torn Syria
⭐️Heartbreaking and emotional
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/15/the-color-of-mourning-by-kim-dempster-bookre...
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⭐️MURDER MADE HER WICKED BY ELIZABETH HOBBS⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS ⭐️
⭐️Great setting of 1894 Boston
⭐️A good whodunit!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/14/murder-made-her-wicked-by-elizabeth-hobbs-bo...
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⭐️⭐️NASH FALLS BY DAVID BALDACCI⭐️⭐️
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‼️David Baldacci has done it again.
‼️I loved the twists and turns! Cannot wait for the next one!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/13/nash-falls-by-david-baldacci-bookreview-audi...
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⭐️⭐️FALLING APART AND OTHER GIFTS FROM THE UNIVERSE BY CATHERINE RYAN HYDE⭐️⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️
⭐️I was emotionally hooked from start to finish!
⭐️Two great characters find healing in their chosen family.
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/12/falling-apart-and-other-gifts-from-the-unive...
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⭐️⭐️GOOD HAIR DAYS BY GRACE HELENA WALZ⭐️⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️
⭐️Wonderful story about strength and family
⭐️Heartwarming
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/11/good-hair-days-by-grace-helena-walz-tnzficti...
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⭐️⭐️THE FORGET-ME-NOT LIBRARY BY HEATHER WEBBER ⭐️⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️
⭐️Cute, quirky characters.
⭐️Heartwarming
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/10/the-forget-me-not-library-by-heather-webber-...
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⭐️⭐️CHRISTMAS AT PINE RIDGE INN BY SAVANNAH CARLISLE ⭐️⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️
⭐️Heartwarming with a great atmospheric setting.
⭐️I enjoy a good family mystery and this one hit the spot!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/08/christmas-at-pine-ridge-inn-by-savannah-carl...
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⭐️⭐️THE PERFECT HOSTS BY HEATHER GUDENKAUF ⭐️⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️
⭐️Lots of twists and turns!
⭐️a good family drama you do not want to miss!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/07/the-perfect-hosts-by-heather-gudenkauf-bookr...
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⭐️⭐️OTHERWISE ENGAGED BY SUSAN MALLERY⭐️⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️
⭐️Great characters!
⭐️A good story of love, friendship and life changing decisions!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/06/otherwise-engaged-by-susan-mallery-harlequin...
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⭐️⭐️LAST CALL AT THE SAVOY BY BRISA CARLETON⭐️⭐️
⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️
⭐️I love a story that has me researching!
⭐️Great cover!
https://reecaspieces.com/2025/11/05/last-call-at-the-savoy-by-brisa-carolton-aud...
