📙𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 📘

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝗪𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐝 by 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧, inspired by an incident early in her professional life, is a clever mystery & timely meditation on the power of words--how rumors spread, what/why we believe, how power is used/abused to manipulate/proliferate info, & the need to fight back. In her “love letter to my 19-year-old self“ Ryan's relatable protagonist refuses to surrender her power. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜

2024 was an oustanding year from a literary perspective. Happily, I read 95 excellent books & 4️⃣0️⃣ of them merited ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Several were written by debut or new-to-me authors, but 2 of the standouts were 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 & 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 by 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗿.⁣

My goal for 2025: 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ books.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ(ꜱ) ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ(ꜱ) ɪɴ 2024?

📖 𝕯𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖒𝖇𝖊𝖗 𝖂𝖗𝖆𝖕-𝖀𝖕 📖

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘸
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝘑𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘳
𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 & 𝐃𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘖𝘢𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘺

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘮𝘢𝘯
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘙𝘰𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝗪𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪 𝘙𝘺𝘢𝘯

📬 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞⁣ 📖
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Thanks to Celadon Books for a copy of 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 by 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥, which will be published on 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝟸𝟾, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻. I'm looking forward to reading this literary thriller with a group of three other readers with Instagram accounts. ⁣
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🎄 𝕸𝖊𝖗𝖗𝖞 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖒𝖆𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖈𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌! 🎁

📬 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 🍷

I received 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝗪𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 by 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial. Published 𝘋𝘦𝘤. 𝟷𝟶, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, it promises to be a fascinating tale about a Jewish winemaker in Nazi occupied France & a 21st century female American pilot, connected by a rare bottle of wine hidden from the Nazis & bearing a handwritten message behind a fake label.

📖 𝓝𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹 📖

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 by 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘈𝘴𝘩 (Thanks to her for a discussion with my in-person book club.)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 by 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘋𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪
📖 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭 by 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘋𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪
📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 by 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴
📖 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 by 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪

📬░B░o░o░k░ 📖 ░M░a░i░l░👭

Lookng for an engrossing story to immerse yourself over the upcoming holiday weekend? 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞 by 𝐉𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝, publshed 𝘕𝘰𝘷. 𝟷𝟿, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, might be perfect. The lovely folks at Bibliolifestyle & Bblackstone Publishing sent me a copy. I love tales about sisters, so I'm anxious to join the sisters in this story on a journey of discovery about their family, relationship, & themselves.

📙 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 🌧

Finally . . . a day with 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 on the calendar! Summer seemed endless, but it finally feels like it's almost time to pop the turkey into the oven -- cold & rainy. It's a perfect day to stay home, light a fire, snuggle under a blanket, & finish reading 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 by 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. The folks at BookBrowse gifted me a hardcover copy, & I'm completely engrossed. 📖

📬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 🎬

Leading up to Thanksgiving, many Americans focus on their blessings. 🦃 I'm thankful for all the fictional worlds I can escape to through great books like 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 by 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 & 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞. Received a copy of this intriguing & adventurous mystery courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & Harper Muse Books. Published on 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝟷𝟸, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, so grab a copy & start reading now!

📖 𝓞𝓬𝓽𝓸𝓫𝓮𝓻 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹 📖

With much going on in October that demanded my time & energy, I still read 7️⃣ great books!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Life, Love, and Puffins by Catherine Ryan Hyde
The Best Lies by David Ellis
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dead and Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Linda Cohen Loigman
The Maui Effect by Sara Ackerman
The Witching Tide by Margaret Meyer

ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ-ɪɴ: ʜᴏᴡ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ?

🧙‍♀️𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 📖

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐝𝐞 by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐫 is richly atmospheric & terrifyingly realistic. Inspired by 17th century witch hunts, this searing historical fiction eerily parallels contemporary issues -- paranoia, misogyny, feminine power, gossip, mob mentality, & revenge. A complexly ambiguous mute woman questions her beliefs, struggling to save herself & other wrongfully accused women. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 🏜

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 kicks off a new series from 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯 (writing as 𝐒𝐲𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬) described as desert noir reminiscent of Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone. At the heart of the mystery are “complex characters trapped in an ugly, emotional past.“ Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial for a copy. It was published on 𝘖𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝟸𝟸, 𝟸𝟶𝟸4.

📚 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📬

𝐋𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 by 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 has been described as a “complicated & surprising“ coming of age story. Published 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵. 𝟷𝟽, 2024, Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial sent me a copy of this unpredictable, gritty, magical, & emotionally moving tale about love & fate, life & death, & all the things we see when we look in the mirror: all our past, all our present, & all our possible futures.

📚🌴𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒓𝒂𝒑-𝑼𝒑🌴📚

Read 8️⃣ books in Sept.!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Don't Let the Devil Ride by 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘵𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴
Break Every Rule by 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯
The Spy Coast by 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘯

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Listen for the Lie by 𝘈𝘮𝘺 𝘛𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢
The Night We Lost Him by 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘦
Upgrade by 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩
Here One Moment by 𝘓𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺
The Sequel by 𝘑𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘧𝘧 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘻

📚Ｂｏｏｋ░Ｍａｉｌ📬

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 by 𝐊𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤, published October 1, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, looks perfect to savor, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & Harper Muse Books, on a crisp, cool morning with a cup of coffee . . . once our 100+ degree days finally subside & fall arrives! It's a tale of family lore & the power of finding your own voice, set against Southern mythology & personal reckonings colliding with a changing world.

◉✿ 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 ✿◉

Although I don't read many romance novels, I'm always up for an emotionally moving second chance story. 💘 Happily, 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 by 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝗪𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐫 landed in my mailbox while I was on Maui, courtesy of Bookouture. I'm looking forward to curling up with it. Who doesn't enjoy a heart-wrenching story from time to time? It promises to address the “beautiful pain of lost love.“

📬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 📺

I'm back at home in Lodi, CA, after spending 4 glorious weeks on the beautiful island of Maui. 🌴🌺 I've jumped right back into normal life, but enjoyed perusing books that arrived during my absence, including 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 by 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚. It's the Sept. selection of the 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛. I'm anxious to delve into this “cultural comedy“ that is a GMA Book Club pick.

📖 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒍 📖

Have you read 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭 by 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐟 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐳? I devoured that fast-paced, deftly-plotted, and very clever thriller wth a shocking conclusion! So I'm delighted to be reading and discussing the follow-up, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥, with several fellow readers on Instagram, courtesy of Celadon Books. I'm anxious to see if the storyline is as unhinged as was 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭! 😮

📚Ｂｏｏｋ░Ｍａｉｌ📬

𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧's debut novel, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲, is getting excellent reviews, including from Fannie Flagg, the unrivaled queen of Southern fiction. Published 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵. 𝟹, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, the folks at Bibliolifestyle & Harper Muse Books sent me a copy. I love dishy stories about small-town drama populated with big-hearted people who have big dreams! Looking forward to reading it.

🌊 𝑽𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 🌺

Thanks to the generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & Blackstone Publishing for 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 by 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧, published 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵. 𝟷𝟶, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺. This fast-paced thriller opens with action, intriuging characters, & distinctive settings, immediately drawing readers into an engrossing mystery. I stayed up way too late because I just had to know how it was going to end!⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

📬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 📚

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 by 𝐉'𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐤𝐢 is a glamorous historical mystery featuring snappy dialogue, vivid backgrounds, romance, & twists & surprises, inspiring comparisons to The Philadelphia Story & To Catch A Thief. Published 𝘈𝘶𝘨. 𝟷𝟹, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, the generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & TNZ Fiction gifted me with a copy 𝘢𝘯𝘥 opportunity to experience the work of another new-to-me author.

📚🌴𝓐𝓾𝓰𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹🌴📚

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 by 𝘛.𝘑. 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘮𝘢𝘯
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 by 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘯

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 by 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢
𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐬 by 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭 by 𝘑𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘧𝘧 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘻
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫 by 𝘙𝘩𝘺𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘯
𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 by 𝘌𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳

📬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 📚

𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 is a new-to-me author but boasts an impressive body of historical fiction volumes. The generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & Harper Muse Books sent me a copy of her latest, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫, published 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝟸𝟶, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺. Mystery, intrigue, & family secrets surround a scientific milestone -- classification of the platypus! She even includes a gothic romance.

🌴𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

The final featured selection in the 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 is the GMA Buzz Pick 𝐓𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐨 𝐔𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 by 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐧. Set in a beautiful Napa, California winery, Flynn asks, “How well can you ever really know someone?“ and invites readers to “read between the 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 to find out!“ 🍇🍷Published 08/13/24.

📬 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 🏞

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧, a former U.S. Marshal, is the author of the bestselling Arliss Cutter series. The 8th installment, 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫, published on July 23, 2024, can, like the other volumes, be enjoyed as a standalone novel. It's a high stakes, fast-paced thriller in which Cameron explores the beauty & brutality of man & nature. Many thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Kensington Books for a copy! I can't wait to read it.

📬 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📚

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐲 by 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐧𝐞𝐫, a litigator turned writer, was published on 08/13/24. 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐲 (also an attorney) calls it “a heartfelt & twisty tribute to the complexities of family.“ Thanks to Bbibliolifestyle & Blackstone Publishing, I plan to read it on the upcoming flight to my happy place. 🌊There's nothing better than an absorbing mystery to pass the time in the air!

📬 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📚

𝗪𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫, one of my all-time favorite authors, calls writer 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝗪𝐚𝐝𝐞 “a poet of the dark“ & says that 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 is “stunning in its language & so moving in its effect.“ Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Bblackstone Ppublishing, I'll be reading it soon, probably during my upcoming vacation. Today is Publication Day, so you can grab a copy, too!

📬𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥📚

Make room on your summer TBR pile for this book. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 is 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐞's retelling of Shakespeare's 𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭'𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦. Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & TNZ Fiction I‘m taking it to the beach. Published 08/06/24, it's a “heartwarming, funny, delightful…weaving together [of] the complexities of friendship & family“ with a “light, fun touch.“ I love a 2nd chance tale!

📬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 📚

Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books gifted me a copy of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 by 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 based on actual events. It was published on 08/13/24. (A play also recently debuted based on the discovery of photos of Nazi leaders at Auschwitz socializing & celebrating Xmas while murdering hundreds of thousands of Jewish prisoners.) I'm anxious to read it because 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵.

📚 ☀ 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐔𝐩 ☀📚

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭-𝐨𝐟-𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫
𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝
𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝗪𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐰
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝗪𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐧
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝, the 3rd installment in 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐋'𝐄𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞's riveting & fast-paced Detective Nathan Parker series, has fully developed, empathetic characters enmeshed in a confounding mystery. Parker's nemesis is in the area. Is this his chance to avenge his partner's murder? At what cost? Twists abound in this intricately, deftly plotted thriller!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read the full review: http://tinyurl.com/5e7ztn33

📬𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥🌞

I happily accepted an invitation to join the 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 (operated by Alta Journal) & am looking forward to reading & discussing 2 intriguing books this summer: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 by 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬 & 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 by 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧. I received copies courtesy of MCD and Plume Books.

📬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 🌳

A new crime series? I'm in! I can't wait to read 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐤𝐲 by 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥 & the second installment in his Jake Jackson series, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, a copy of which Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial graciously sent me. It was published 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝟸, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺! I'm taking this one to the pool with me, too! 😎

𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈

At last, the temperature has dropped enough that it's comfortable to read on the patio in the evening . . . until warmer days return. I'm thoroughly enjoying 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 by 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝗪𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 as a participant in another 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠. I received a beautiful hardback copy of the book courtesy of 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞.

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ?

📬 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 🌴

This sounds ideal for a hot summer day. It's set on a charming tropical island with an eclectic cast of characters, & the female main character is devoting herself to her professional pursuits while searching for clues to solve a lifelong personal mystery. Add some “inconvenient“ romance. 𝗪𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐓𝐮𝐠𝐚 by 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 published 07/02/24. Thanks, Bibliolifestyle & Ecco Books.

📚🌴 𝓙𝓾𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹 🌞 📚

I read 8️⃣ exellent & enjoyable books in June!

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝗪𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝗪𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈 𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐁
𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝
𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝗪𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬
𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝
𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞

🌴𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀🌊

Author 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞 calls 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 “romantic book club fiction.“ It's an absorbing look at the destructive power of familial secrets & abandonment, & what we owe family members no matter how they've treated us. Her characters discover how to make peace with the past in order to face their futures in a tale of neartbreaks & disappointments that's infused with humor & hope.⭐⭐⭐⭐

🌴𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐬 by 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫 is featured in the 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. Published 06/04/24, it's a twisty noir mystery exploring misogyny, race, & homophobia in the notorious 1950's McCarthy era. It follows 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝, the 1st volume in a trilogy, but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone! I can't wait to read it.

🌴 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 🌊

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺 knew he would revisit 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 but 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 is a departure, a “pure murder mystery“ - the crime isn't solved until the end & Grisham “thought it was time to kill off a writer,“ rather than lawyers/judges. Bookseller Bruce Cable & his pals are “grown-up Hardy boys,“ their banter frequently hilarious. It's an entertaining story replete with shocking twists.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐

𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨

After a conversation with his wife about stolen books & manuscripts, bookstores, & booksellers, bestselling author 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 penned 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. Featuring an eccentric Florida bookseller who wears seersucker suits & has dalliances with visiting authors, it's another fast-paced, entertaining, & inventive tale with an eclectic cast of fascinating characters, including not-so-bright crooks. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌴𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 by 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐧 is featured in the 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. Published May 14, 2024, the story was inspired by the bravery & strength of the 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 woman to have served in the French Foreign Legion fighting with the Allies. I received a copy from Book Sparks & Forever Publishing. Can't wait to read it!

🍯 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 📀

I deposited a copy of 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, by 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚, in this 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 here in Lodi, Ca, courtesy of 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬. The coming-of-age story of a young singer's struggle to fulfill her dream & navigate the pitfalls of success in the pop music industry in the late 1990s & early 2000s is, per author Emma Straub, a “sexy swagger of a debut.“

📬 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝💃

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 by 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧, author of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, is the story of a wealthy widow for whom reviving a beloved local ballroom also revives her sense of joy & builds a new community. It's the kind of life-affirming tale I want to read by the pool on a warm summer day, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books. Published 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝟷𝟷, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺.

📬𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 🌉

Author 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝗪𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞 says she writes books “about funny, flawed women doing their best to find their way in the world.“ I received a copy of 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 from Bibliolifestyle & Avon Books. Published 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝟷𝟿, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺, it's being heralded as a “remarkable debut,“ a coming-of-age tale about family, grief, love, discovering what matters most to you, & finding the courage to pursue your own dream.

🌊 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 📬

I received a copy of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 by 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧, thanks to the generosity of Bibliolifestyle & Harper Via Books. This debut novel is set in “a claustrophobic coast town“ in Ireland when divorce was still illegal. The story of 2 women's “search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it“ is a “smashing debut“ & “marvel“ (Publishers Weekly) that's perfect for book clubs. Published 06/04/24.

📚 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐔𝐩 📚

Great month! I read🔟books!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬
𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞
𝐀𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝗪𝐞 𝗪𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝
𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐲
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐈 𝐆𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚

🌴𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

I can't wait to be back 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘴 on Mau. I'm “Stuck in Lodi“ with temps of 102-105 degrees are forecast.🔥𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 by 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐚, next in the 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, is the 2nd installment in the Kingsley series, following Beneath the Surface, exploring “what‘s beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives.“

📬📚📚📚 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📚📚📚📬

Those packages were waiting for me when I got home after 3 glorious weeks on Maui! 🌴🌺🌊😳 Every one 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 one book, each of which was graciously gifted to me by generous publishers & authors! So I have my summer reading assignments! In weeks to come, I'll show you all those beautiful books, including those featured in the 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒!

📖 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 🧬

Thanks to the generosity of Bibliolifestyle & Kensington Books, I devoured 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞, a riveting, contemporary mystery/thriller by 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐚. It's fast-paced, tautly-crafted, & populated by fascinating members of a powerful, diabolical family, all of whom are suspects at various junctures as the suspense builds to a propulsive conclusion! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 05/21/24!

🌴𝓥𝓪𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 📖

Honored to again be an ambassador with the 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒. Was instantly pulled into the 1st featured book, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 by 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧-𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐨, a dark academia story with a science fiction element (outside my comfort zone). The characters are fascinatingly complex, the mystery intriguing! Published 𝘈𝘱𝘳. 𝟹𝟶, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺.