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    Early Review: Kiss Slay Replay

    Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison Published By: Titan Books Publication Date: September 8, 2026 Date Read: July 17, 2026 Genre: Adult – Horror / Sci-fi Source: ARC from Titan Books Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this wild and twisty new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of So Thirsty and Play Nice. It’s the picture-perfect wedding The venue is dreamy, the weather is beautiful, love is in the air—and Willa Sullivan is having a bad time. She’s excited to celebrate her best friends finally having the big wedding they’ve always wanted, but this is the first…

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    Review: For Whom The Belle Tolls (Hells Belle’s #1)

    For Whom The Belle Tolls, Book 1 in the Hells Belle’s Series by Jaysea Lynn Published By: Simon and Schuster Publication Date: January 28, 2025 Date Read: July 11, 2026 Genre: Adult – Romance Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 640 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph They told her to go to Hell. She went, but on her own terms. Lily isn’t exactly thrilled with her arrival in the Afterlife, but what awaits her there is more fantastical than she ever could have imagined: Deities wait in line at the coffee shop. Fae flit between realms. Souls find ways to make death a beginning. As she explores the many…

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    Review: Blood Over Bright Haven

    Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang Published By: Cornerstone Publication Date: July 25, 2023 Date Read: July 6, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling. An orphan since the age of four, Sciona has always had more to prove than her fellow students. For twenty years, she has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry.…

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    Review: Hallowed (Unearthly #2)

    Hallowed, Book 2 in the Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: January 17, 2012 Date Read: June 25, 2026 Genre: YA – Paranormal Romance Source: Bought Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the blaze. But nothing could prepare her for the fateful decisions she would be forced to make that day, or the startling revelation that her purpose—the task she was put on earth to accomplish—is not as straightforward as she thought. Now, torn between her…

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    Review: Death Meets Cute

    Death Meets Cute by J Penner Published By: Sourcebooks Publication Date: April 28, 2026 Date Read: June 24, 2026 Genre: Adult – Cosy Fantasy Source: ALC from Sourcebooks Audio Format: Audiobook Pages: 304 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph I am more than capable of being evil today. I think… Iris Weyward wants to be bad. Truly bad. Terrifyingly, gloriously villainous. But after helping her sisters unleash a spell to throw the realm into chaos, Iris is left feeling strangely empty—and still not the villain of her dreams. So, she sets off for the quiet town of Fraywell to build her wicked legacy alone. Things start a crooked little cottage, a…

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    Review: Star Bringer (Star Bringer #1)

    Star Bringer, Book 1 in the Star Bringer Series by Tracy Wolff and Nina Croft Published By: Red Tower Books Publication Date: July 11, 2023 Date Read: June 16, 2026 Genre: Adult – Sci-Fi Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 608 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph The sun is dying…and it’s happening way too damn fast. With the clock ticking, the Nine Planets’ only hope of survival rests on a fancy space station and the alien artifact it’s carrying. Which is why it really sucks when some jackass doesn’t want the universe saved and blows that station up-while you’re still on it. So if your only choices are flaming…

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    Review: Jade City (Green Bone Saga #1)

    Jade City, Book 1 in the Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee Published By: Orbit Publication Date: June 26, 2018 Date Read: May 27, 2026 Genre: Adult – Epic Fantasy Source: Bought Format: E-Book Pages: 540 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph JADE CITY is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and kungfu. The Kaul family is one of two crime syndicates that control the island of Kekon. It’s the only place in the world that produces rare magical jade, which grants those with the right training and heritage superhuman abilities. The Green Bone clans of honorable jade-wearing warriors once protected the island from foreign invasion–but…

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    Review: The Everlasting

    The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow Published By: Tor Publication Date: October 28, 2025 Date Read: May 23, 2026 Genre: Adult – Fantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 321 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph From Alix E. Harrow, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Starling House, comes a moving and genre-defying quest. A legend. A lie. A love story. A lady-knight whose legend built a nation meets a retiring historian in awe of her fame. He’s sent back through time to make sure she plays her part . . . even if it breaks his heart. Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who…

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    Review: The Queens Resistance (The Queen’s Rising #2)

    The Queen’s Resistance, Book 2 in The Queens Rising Duology by Rebecca Ross Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: March 7, 2019 Date Read: May 17, 2026 Genre: YA – Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 352 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph The epic sequel to THE QUEEN’S RISING: a tale of love, rebellion, alliance and betrayal, from the extraordinary Sunday Times and New York Times number-one-bestselling author of DIVINE RIVALS. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J Maas and Shelby Mahurin. Brienna and her new family have restored the rightful queen to the throne of Maevana. Now begins the difficult task of uniting the…

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    Review: The Queens’ Rising (The Queens’ Rising #1)

    The Queens Rising, Book 1 in The Queens Rising Duology by Rebecca Ross Published By: Harper Collins Publication Date: February 6, 2018 Date Read: May 11, 2026 Genre: YA – Fantasy / Romantasy Source: Bought Format: Audiobook Pages: 464 Add to Goodreads | Add to Storygraph Born out of wedlock, Brienna is cast off by her noble family and sent to Magnolia House – a boarding house for those looking to study the passions: art, music, dramatics, wit and knowledge. Brienna must discover her passion and train hard to perfect her skill, in the hope that she will one day graduate and be chosen by a wealthy patron, looking to…