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The ethereal look of this cover is what initially drew me in to want to try this book. A lot of the details are left intentionally ambiguous and the art does a lot of the storytelling, allowing for reader interpretation.
This is a book that will make you want to start again as soon as you finish to see what you might have missed the first time around. This would be a great book to prompt discussions and the artwork is chillingly beautiful. #ARC

In the history of the legendary Wild West, Belle Starr's name is up there with Calamity Jane & Annie Oakley. Like those other two women, Belle's life history has been romanticised & sensationalised until many would not know where the truth & the lies begin & end.

Through the American Civil War & its aftermath, the author painstakingly recreates the events of Starr's short life, & finds that in most cases, (continued)

Pub date was June 24th.
Book #2 in the Beatrice Steele series. Beatrice is determined to make her own way in Regency England. She and Inspector Drake start their own PI business, DS Investigations in London. When the bodies of the elite of the Sweetbriar neighborhood start appearing, she and Drake are in a race with Sir Huxley, London's premier (but inept) detective to solve the cases.
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I‘m back in the game for the summer at least. A quarter of my list is #Netgalley since I‘m always behind. Thanks for organizing @CBee #readyourkindle

Repeat reader or complete newbie: This mystery/legal thriller prequel is worth a read. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#dogged-pursuit

Publication is expected July 1.

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5/5

Marshal Rosie is assigned to stay with Adam when he goes to fix Tanria's broken portals, but the portals prove unfixable, and Rosie and Adam end up stuck in Tanria.

I loved how much deeper this got into the lore of new and old gods in this series. And I loved that the time jumps showed how much Tanria and the marshals have changed since the first book in this series. I loved the way the series touched on love and family and death and grief.

4/5

Miss Juliet Tilney and Mr. Jonathan Darcy find themselves both in Londonn. Jonathan wants to take advantage of the opportunity to convince everyone that he is an appropriate match for Juliet. But soon they are drawn into another murder investigation.

I continue to enjoy this series combining Austen's characters with cozy mystery. I continue to enjoy the way Jonathan and Juliet's relationship is developing over the series.
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In Holly May's family, every granddaughter is invited to their estranged paternal grandmother's house when they are about to turn 17 & usually leave with an expensive present. It's soon to be Holly's turn, but all Holly wants is to fix the rift between her father & grandmother.

When she arrives at the manor house, there are some oddities: her phone doesn't work, the staff seem strangely reticent except for the charming yet obsequious Austin,

Promising premise, but I think the audio made me less inclined to fully appreciate it.

May receives a letter from her missing sister June with a return address from the Kinima Theosophical Society. May rushes to the Society and becomes enamored with Rex, the leader of The Colony. What follows is a gothic-esque novel that takes May through the rituals of a cult as she tries to find out the whereabouts of her sister. Set in 1930s California. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

*takes deep breath* AAAAAAHHHHHHH!

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