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Nessavamusic

Nessavamusic

Joined January 2018

I love a wide variety of books but gravitate towards fantasy, thrillers and romance. 📚🐶
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This installment of the Finlay Donovan series was really fun and had some very satisfying moments. One of the better in the series! 4⭐️

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Another blast of an adventure with this delightful cast of characters. There were some truly harrowing sections too. The only bummer is I am now caught up on this series and have to wait for the next one! 5⭐️
#doublespin pick done and another #bookspinbingo

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Beautiful Exile | Catherine Cowles
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This is such a good series. About a found family finding love and also avoiding various disasters and murders. Can‘t wait until the next one! 4.5⭐️

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Here is my #AprilTBR!
As always I am participating in #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo #Roll100 and from YouTube Books and Lala‘s Buzzword challenges. Water Moon is my RL book club read and I need to start that ASAP!

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Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow
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Here are my #Roll100 picks for my #AprilTBR time to build the rest of it!

Age of War by Michael J Sullivan
Valor by John Gwynne
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones by Olga Tokarczuk

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Pickpick

Overall, I liked this installment of the Wayward Children. In this one we get to explore the other school for children who have entered mysterious doors. The one thing I didn‘t love was the body shaming, it just felt unnecessary for the plot. 4⭐️

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A fun twisty thriller about a woman who has a unique podcast where her traumatic past comes back with a vengeance. I definitely recommend this one as an audiobook. Not perfect, there were a few moments that were a little implausible and a couple poor choices by the main character, but a fun read. 4⭐️
#bookspinbingo!

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Panpan

This was really bad. It wants to be Legends and Lattes but is full of terrible jokes, a complete mess of a story. Also it felt like a bunch of short stories pieced together to make a book. Do not recommend, I only finished for a reading prompt. 1⭐️

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Malice | John Gwynne
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Though it had a slow start, and felt very GoT inspired, I enjoyed this epic fantasy book 1. I will continue in the series, hopefully in the not too distant future. 4⭐️
#roll100 pick done

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The Wraith King | Juliette Cross
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This was a very entertaining Romantasy! I really liked the world building, characters and the overarching story. It also had a very cool magic system. My one criticism is that the book could have used a little more editing. The middle of the book did drag a bit and there were a few repetitive sections. Overall I would definitely recommend this book and look forward to more in this world. 4.25⭐️

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Mehso-so

I received an ARC of this from NetGalley for an honest review.
Overall, this was a solid thriller. It had some fun twists and turns, and the story loved leaving us hanging at the end of chapters-which did keep me interested and reading.
Where the book was lacking was in character development. I did like our characters overall. The big problem was our protagonists.⬇️

Nessavamusic Our first main character Shelby never felt fully developed, she was put through the wringer in this book and there wasn‘t much more to her character. Making her a mom was the main reason we were meant to worry for her. Our other main character Mackenzie‘s personality also revolves around being a victim-her husband disappears and seems to have defrauded them and others. The best characters are the retirement home characters from Shelby‘s work.⬇️ 2w
Nessavamusic Though they did seem to be a shallow version of the delightful characters in Thursdays Murder Club.
Overall, if you are looking for a fun easy thriller to read I would recommend, as long as you don‘t mind forgetting all the characters the day after you finish the book. 3⭐️
2w
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Mongrels: A Novel | Stephen Graham Jones
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Overall, I‘m giving this a pick, as I really do like Stephen Graham Jones unique storytelling style. It‘s definitely not my favorite of his books. This feels more like a character study and/or a series of essays. The subject happens to be werewolves. So the prose can be a bit meandering and disconnected. Still worth checking out if you are a fan of the author. 3.5⭐️
#roll100 pick done!

PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 3w
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This is a beautiful short story that takes place in Ireland in the 80‘s. I don‘t want to say much as it would spoil things. Lovely writing, I just wished for more. 4.5⭐️

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Bonded in Death | J. D. Robb
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My favorite series returns with book #60! This is one of the best in the series. Such a great look at one our favorite character‘s backstory. This has a great balance of heart, action and thrills, with the trademark banter and found family of characters we fans know and love! 5⭐️
My first #bookspinbingo of the month!

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Hey everyone, I‘m trying to use StoryGraph more and would love to follow people. My user name is nessavabooks
#storygraph

Texreader I just followed you. I‘m TexReader over there too 3w
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Illuminaughtydenaughty I have read all the J.D. Robb books!!! Love them!!! 3w
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A cute, cosy fantasy manga. It was very sweet, though light on plot. I have heard this gets much better, so I will continue at some point. 4⭐️

Zuhkeeyah The anime is fantastic. 3w
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I'm Only Wicked with You | Julie Anne Long
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Mehso-so

I really enjoyed this previous books in this series, but this was just ok. The characters were just very bland and there never felt like there was much tension. I still love all the side characters, so I will continue in the series. 3.25⭐️

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A delightfully twisty detective thriller with vampires. Riveting and impossible to put down as well as atmospheric. 5⭐️!

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Mayra | Nicky Gonzalez
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I received this as an ARC on NetGalley for my unbiased review:
This is a strange novella. It has some beautiful writing, and paints very detailed pictures of the scenes and characters. It seems to take some inspiration from House of Leaves and Shirley Jackson. Very much a story that is more vibes than plot.⬇️

Nessavamusic My biggest criticism is the journal entries within the story seemed out of place and very much slowed down the reading experience. Perhaps on reread and additional analysis I would see the connections the author was trying to make. If you like stories that provide creepy vibes and feelings of unease and you do not mind less plot-this could be for you. I would definitely check out more by this author in the future, as she has beautiful writing. 1mo
Nessavamusic 4⭐️ This comes out in July! 1mo
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Scythe & Sparrow | Brynne Weaver
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Overall, this was a fun read. I definitely liked it better than the second one, and would put it on par with the first one. More murder mayhem, very wild sex scenes and comedy. If you like horror and steamy romance, you may just enjoy this series. 4⭐️

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Art of Starting Over | Heidi McLaughlin
Bailedbailed

I think this was a freebie on Kindle and thank goodness it was free. This is really not good. I am bailing because the writing style really needs some editing. Not for me and I would not recommend to others. #hailthebail

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How I'll Kill You | Ren DeStefano
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like this more, but it just didn‘t go in the direction I hoped for. What started like a unique dark serial killer thriller ended bland and predictable. 2⭐️

Belated February #bookspin done!

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Overall, I did like this locked room thriller about authors and revenge. I did guess the big mystery, but there were still some solid twists. 4⭐️

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Bingo! | Rosemary Wells
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Here is my #MarchTBR #bookspinbingo board!

My #bookspin pick is “Water Moon” by Samantha Soto Yambao
My #doublespin pick is “The Inevitable Run” by Matt Dinniman

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 1mo
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It was a close call with Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix. But I think my favorite is The Favorites!
@Catsandbooks

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My final #bookspinbingo board. Two bingos and #doublespin done. I am currently reading my #bookspin pick “How I‘ll Kill You” and I am close to done with “Mayra” a very strange ARC read. Overall it was a bit of a blah reading month, but there were a few standouts.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 1mo
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The Deepest Water | Kate Wilhelm
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Mehso-so

A perfectly fine mystery where I knew the killer pretty much the whole time, yet was entertaining enough to keep going. There was some good writing in here, but the characters just weren‘t very interesting. 3⭐️

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Thrum | Meg Smitherman
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A well written sci-fi horror novella. Definitely recommend for someone looking for a unique creepy read that will make you never want to experience space travel. 4.5⭐️

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Overall I enjoyed this continuation of the story of a fae researcher and her fae prince. 4⭐️
#bookspinbingo again!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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Here is my tentative #MarchTBR I may still adjust it a bit!

LoverOfLearning Oh wow!! Love this for you! Good luck! I'm in a massive reading slump and have been staring at my physical read for a month. It's great but I've been sick for a month and have no focus. Can barely listen to audiobooks and I love audiobooks. Ugh. So pass some of the motivation on to me! Haha! 1mo
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In a Rush | Kate Canterbary
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Overall, a delightful steamy contemporary romance. It was a bit long though and I didn‘t love the third act break up. I did really like all the characters though! 4⭐️

#bookspinbingo!

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Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow
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Here are my #Roll100 picks for March!
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
Lavender‘s Blue by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer

PuddleJumper Happy reading! 1mo
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The Fate of the Tearling | Erika Johansen
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Overall I really enjoyed this trilogy, though the ending felt a bit convenient. This is definitely the weakest of the series, but I was still hooked throughout. 4⭐️
#roll100 done!

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First Time Caller | B. K. Borison
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Mehso-so

This just felt very just ok. There was nothing really new here. It was entertaining enough that I finished it, but I won‘t really remember it in a few weeks. 3⭐️

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Bailedbailed

Very early in the book I realized this is not for me, so DNFing. #hailthebail and another book off my physical tbr.

CoverToCoverGirl I love her BDB series and spin offs but I have purposely avoided this one. So glad I did. 1mo
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Another bonkers adventure with Carl, Princess Donut and friends. This one took inspiration from Magic the Gathering and Pokemon. The game play doesn‘t always make sense, but the characters and true stakes for all involved continues to make this a new favorite series! 4.5⭐️
#bookspinbingo!

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The Haunting of Velkwood | Gwendolyn Kiste
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Very much a less plot all vibes creepy ghost story. I did overall like it though. 4⭐️

LoverOfLearning Oh looks creepy 1mo
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This was an excellent horrific read. Very different from Grady Hendrix‘s previous books-this is not as funny and far more harrowing. I would put it in a similar vein to The Reformatory by Tananarieve Due. Another book that tells a fictional take on real horrors in our not to distant past. 5⭐️
#doublespin pick done

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1mo
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This was so great! I could not stop listening. I have really enjoyed the authors thrillers and now she has written a beautiful messy love story with found family and ice dancing. Loved it! 5⭐️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I can‘t wait for this one! 2mo
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This was overall a fun action packed continuation of the story. I just hate the cliffhanger ending! 3.5⭐️

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Bailedbailed

Bummed to say this, but I am bailing on this one at 57%. It just feels derivative of many other books and I‘m bored. #hailthebail
But another #roll100 tbr pick off the shelves

Butterfinger I wondered about this book. Thanks for the review. 2mo
PuddleJumper Boring books are awful. Hope the next read is better 2mo
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This was a solid installment in the Wayward Children series. I enjoyed the world in this story, I just felt that it rushed through the ending. I will still continue to read these lovely little novellas. 4⭐️

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Wild Eyes | Elsie Silver
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This was such a cozy sweet small town/cowboy romance. I enjoyed this much more than book 1. The series is connected, but you can read this as a standalone. There is steam, but this has great characters and story. 4.5⭐️

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Magnolia Parks | Jessa Hastings
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Bailedbailed

This is a case of not for me. The writing is fine, and I see the appeal and why it is so popular. However, the brand name dropping and DRAMA is just not what I‘m in the mood for. I may give it a try at a different point, but for now #hailthebail.

TheEllieMo I need to learn to bail when a book isn‘t at the right time for me 2mo
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Finished this today in preparation for my real life bookclub this week. It was sweet, cute and cozy but not especially surprising. Just a nice easy read. 3.5⭐️

Aims42 It was a great “palate cleanser” between reads 😊 2mo
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Bingo! | Rosemary Wells
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Here is my #bookspinbingo board for my #FebruaryTBR

My #bookspin pick is How to Kill You by Ren DeStefano
My #doublespin pick is Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Thanks as always for the amazing @TheAromaofBooks for organizing this!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fabulous!! 2mo
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Here are my current reads:
Physically reading tagged which is one of my #Roll100
I‘m listening to The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern for my real life book club.
If I finish that audiobook I‘ll probably pick a fun easy romance to listen to.

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Quicksilver | Callie Hart
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I had a tough time picking my favorite for this month so I went for tagged because it was the most fun read. I read it slowly because I was savoring it. Way more world building and character development than most Romantasy and I really wish it had a better cover.

5feet.of.fury The cover is such a random mashup of imagery 2mo
Nessavamusic @5feet.of.fury it definitely has homemade photoshop vibes 2mo
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January | Sara Gallardo
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January wrap-up! A lot of great reads!
Favorites of the month:
All the Colors of the Dark-such great writing, more lit fic than thriller, so know that going in
Quicksilver-one of the few buzzy Romantasy books I actually enjoyed
Lost & Lassoed-such a fun cowboy romance
Butcher‘s Masquerade-I continue to love Carl & Princess Donut

Disappointments: The Silent Patient & All This & More
2 DNF‘s not shown⬇️

Nessavamusic The Truth According to Ember & The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 2mo
kspenmoll 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
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One by One | Ruth Ware
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Bailedbailed

Well that‘s an unfortunate start to February. I‘m DNFing this one. The set up is fun-people trapped by an avalanche, someone is dead maybe? However, everyone is either stupid, bland or unlikable. Others may enjoy this one, but a big nope for me. #hailthebail

PuddleJumper This one was disappointing 2mo
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