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We Live Here Now: A Novel [Limited Stenciled Edge Edition] | Sarah Pinborough

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Emily was in a coma for 4 months following an accident & to aid her recovery somewhere quiet, she agrees to move from London to 'Larkin Lodge', a house on the Devon moors. She hopes that this will give her marriage to husband Freddie a fresh start, but when they arrive, far from the pretty country home on the website, the house is shrouded in mist & inside the house is either unbearably hot or achingly cold.

OutsmartYourShelf As strange things start to happen especially on the top floor in the empty suite, Emily becomes convinced that the house is haunted, but as the occurrences only happen when she is alone, Freddie thinks she is seeing things due to her meds. When four of her friends come to visit they drunkenly decide to use Emily's old Ouija board & it spells out the message 'Find it, find it.' Find what? And why is Freddie acting so oddly? 20h

OutsmartYourShelf My reading experience with this author has been a bit hit & miss, but this one is definitely a hit! It kept my attention from the start & the twists were excellent. I loved the short chapters which kept things moving, & those half dozen or so chapters from the raven's point of view are poignant. I really enjoyed this one & I recommend readers go into this one knowing as little as possible about the plot. 4.5🌟
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OutsmartYourShelf My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Orion Publishing Group, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7463735725
Read 1st-2nd Jun 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES 20h

DieAReader 🥳Fabulous!! 19h

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BookishTrish

All's Fair in Love and Pickleball | Kate Spencer

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I‘m obsessed with hockey romance and curious if pickleball romance would scratch the same itch. It didn‘t. Shaw is a capable narrator breathing life into plucky MC Bex. The chemistry between the two characters didn‘t quite work for me - the grumpy/sunny vibe that I know loads of people will really love. Similarly the fake dating stakes felt low. My review makes it sound like I liked it less than I did.

BookishTrish Thanks #netgalley 1d

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BookishTrish

Gaslight | Sara Shepard, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte

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I‘m consistently a sucker for a book about cults. Bex has escaped from the cult and started a new life. A visit from her former BFF brings up strong feelings, opens old wounds, and threatens Bex‘s new life. Since the audiobook features two MCs, I would‘ve preferred two narrators. Julia Atwood is an excellent and emotionally charged reader. Thanks #netgalley

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Deblovestoread

Let Them Stare | Julie Murphy, Jonathan Van Ness

#ReadYourKindle

Tagged is #NetGalley

And the other three #SeriesLove25

@CBee

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BoleyBooks

Fifty-Fifty | Steve Cavanagh

Now Available! 🥳🎉📚

Book Review- https://www.boleybooks.com//fifty-fifty/

#boleybooks #fiftyfifty #SteveCavanagh #bookbeast #netgalley #bookbuds #bookclub

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merelybookish

Fulfillment: A Novel | Lee Cole

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Brothers Joel & Emmett have returned home to rural Kentucky. On sabbatical from NYC, Joel is a Marxist scholar who writes essays about the destruction of the South. Emmett is a wannabe screenwriter drifting from job to job who lands a gig at the nearby Amazon-like package hub. Neither brother is happy. Nor is Joel's idealistic wife Alice who wants to buy land and garden. They all flounder trying to find a way to something better. A book about 👇

merelybookish Family, place, and the hold they both have on you. A soft pick. Neither Joel, Emmett, nor Alice are particularly likable people and they spend most of the novel making terrible decisions. But I was invested enough to see how things would end. And I appreciated Cole's focus on writing a story set in rural Kentucky, and not reducing it to cliche or ignoring its problems. #netgalley 3d

Christine I didn‘t know he had a new one coming out! I really enjoyed Groundskeeping. 3d

merelybookish @Christine I haven't read that one but from what I can gather, this novel inhabits a similar world. 3d

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JoyBlue

When You Go to Dragon School | Chelsea M Campbell

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This cute children‘s picture book made me giggle! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#when-you-go-to-dragon-school

Publication is expected June 3.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #WhenYouGotoDragonSchool 📚💙

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JoyBlue

Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky | Pari Thomson

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This middle grade fantasy trilogy conclusion is action-packed! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-forest-in-the-sky-greenwild-3

Publication is expected June 3.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #GreenwildTheForestintheSky 📚💙

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JoyBlue

He's to Die For | Erin Dunn

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This debut romantic mystery mashup is full of humor. It might make a good beach read. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#hes-to-die-for

Publication is expected June 3.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #StMartinsPress #MinotaurBooks #HestoDieFor 📚💙

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JoyBlue

Other Side of Now | Paige Harbison

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I found this adult debut emotional, but ultimately satisfying. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-other-side-of-now

Publication is expected June 3.

#NetGalley #StMartinsPress #MacmillanAudio #TheOtherSideofNow 📚💙

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