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Five Survive

  • Post author:JVBrown
  • Post published:June 5, 2023
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I recommend this book for fans of Jackson’s A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. Six friends are on an RV road trip for spring break when the RV breaks…

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On Earth as it is on Television

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  • Post published:June 5, 2023
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This debut novel is a treat for science-fiction fans. Three characters’ lives interconnect in this fun story about when aliens come to Earth and mistake cats for the dominant species.…

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The Whisper Man

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  • Post published:June 5, 2023
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This psychological thriller focuses on a father and son in the middle of an investigation to catch a serial killer in their small town. Tom and his son, Jake, are…

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Bridge of Clay

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  • Post published:May 8, 2023
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This is a tale of the five Dunbar brothers in Australia, narrated by Matthew, the eldest. Clay, brother number 4, is “the best of us,” according to Matthew, as they…

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Girl in Pieces

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  • Post published:May 8, 2023
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Charlie Davis is the girl in pieces, struggling with mental illness and cutting. Her body is full of scars and she’s been let down by everyone around her. When the…

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Heart Bones

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  • Post published:May 8, 2023
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When Beyah’s mother dies of an overdose in their Kentucky trailer, she goes to live with her biological father in Texas the summer before she starts college. In Texas, she…

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The Plot

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  • Post published:May 8, 2023
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Jacob Finch Bonner had a best-selling novel but hasn’t been able to follow it up with another great success, so he’s now teaching at a low-rate MFA program where he’s…

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Reef Road

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  • Post published:April 6, 2023
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This was a fascinating story inspired by a real-life crime. During the pandemic lockdown of 2020, a severed hand washes ashore at Reef Road beach in Palm Beach, Fla. Two…

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Read more about the article Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six

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  • Post published:April 6, 2023
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A rich tech guru and his wife; his sister and brother-in-law; and a longtime childhood friend and her new boyfriend all agree to take a relaxing weekend getaway in a…

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Read more about the article The Mitford Affair

The Mitford Affair

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  • Post published:April 6, 2023
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This was a somewhat complex and complicated novel about the six Mitford sisters who are dealing with scandals and rumors regarding Hitler and Great Britain’s war with Germany. One sister…

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