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Call it What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury USA Children's Books for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   Alice has always been haunted by the women from her husband’s past. As an MP and now a TV personality, George Bell’s reputation as a ladies’ man precedes him. But when Alice falls pregnant, her unease becomes an obsession.And there’s one ex in particular she can’t get out of her head:…
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Taunting Destiny (Fae Chronicles Book 2) by Amelia Hutchins

I stumbled upon this series after I finished the ACOTAR series.  I was looking for more Fae. and I liked this was more adult.  I read the first one liked it but didn't pick up the second one right away.  Well, I finally did and I am glad because it's just as good as the first one, maybe better.   Overall Rating: 4.5Buy it  
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The Girl Before You by Nicola Rayner

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   Alice has always been haunted by the women from her husband’s past. As an MP and now a TV personality, George Bell’s reputation as a ladies’ man precedes him. But when Alice falls pregnant, her unease becomes an obsession.And there’s one ex in particular she can’t get out of her head: a…
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Darkwood by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

Thank you to Farrago Books for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   You mustn't go into the Darkwood, children. Not even to get your ball. Leave it. That ball belongs to the Witches and the Beasties, now. Those wicked Witches. Stealing your ball. Magic is forbidden in Myrsina, along with various other abominations, such as girls doing maths. This is bad news for Gretel Mudd,…
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House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

Thank you to Random House Children Books for sending me an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters, their father, and stepmother. Once they were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls' lives have been cut short. Each death was more tragic than the last—the plague, a plummeting…
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Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Fire Queen, was murdered before her eyes. On that day, the Kaiser took Theodosia's family, her land, and her name. Theo was crowned Ash Princess--a title of shame to bear in her new life as a prisoner.For ten years Theo has been a captive in her own palace. She's endured the relentless abuse and ridicule of the Kaiser and his court.…
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Enemies to Lovers

I am starting a new series called you guessed it, Trope Tuesday.  The Second Tuesday of the month I will give you some great book recommendations based on some popular troped in fiction. For the first Trope Tuesday, we are starting with wy all-time favorite trope in fiction is Enemies to Lovers, also known as Hate to Love.  While I'm not exactly sure why I suspect it has something to do with strong…
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Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasmA sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmatesA smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on…
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Legendary by Stephanie Garber

A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win.After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister, Scarlett, from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s…
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Carval by Stephanie Garber

Remember, it’s only a game…Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the…