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Review: Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward

Wow, this was an emotional roller coaster! So this book deals with a pseudo taboo topic.  I want to get that out there right away, this is a book about a romance between step-siblings.  Now personally I am not bothered by this topic, and in this book especially the two characters were not raised together as siblings.  However, if you are obviously this is not the book for you.  Onto the actual book.  I…
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Review: An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

I received this book in exchange for an honest review Seeking women ages 18–32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become…
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Review: Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody

  Enne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school—and her reputation—behind to follow her mother’s trail to the city where no one survives uncorrupted.Frightened and alone, Enne has only one lead: the name Levi Glaisyer. Unfortunately, Levi is not the gentleman she expected—he’s a street lord and a con…
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Review: Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

  Sydney once had Serena—beloved sister betrayed enemy, powerful ally. But now she is alone, except for her thrice-dead dog, Dol, and then there's Victor, who thinks Sydney doesn't know about his most recent act of vengeance. Victor himself is under the radar these days—being buried and re-animated can strike concern even if one has superhuman powers. But despite his own worries, his anger remains. And Eli Ever still has yet to pay…
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Review: The Reluctant Healer by Andrew Himmel

I was given a copy of the Reluctant Healer in exchange for an honest review.  The Reluctant Healer tells the story of a young attorney who is torn between mounting evidence that he has the spiritual ability to heal others and his life-long skepticism of alternative views. Will Alexander is cautious and conventional. But when he meets Erica, a beautiful, intense energy healer, he becomes troubled not only by her unorthodox endeavors but also by…
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Review: #fashionvictim by Amina Akhtar

Fashion editor Anya St. Clair is on the verge of greatness. Her wardrobe is to die for. Her social media is killer. And her career path is littered with the bodies of anyone who got in her way. She’s worked hard to get where she is, but she doesn’t have everything. Not like Sarah Taft. Anya’s obsession sits one desk away. Beautiful, stylish, and rich, she was born to be a fashion world…
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Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Stella loved math, algorithms, and economics.  What she doesn't love french kissing, loud noises and sex in general.  Her parents are pressuring her to get a boyfriend and give them grandbabies.  Stella thinks that she needs to get better at sex, and so she hires an escort to teach her.  When Michael Phan shows Stella that not all kisses feel like hark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. This book has a lot…
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The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

Synopsis Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases—a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs…
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Review: Beartown by Fredrik Backman

In a tiny town where hockey is the only thing that matters.  The junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national finals, and for the first time in years, they could actually win.   But a violent act ripples through the town making the residents decide if hockey really is the most important thing of all. The book was so different from A Man Called Ove, which, I loved,  but I am…