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The Foundling

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  • Post published:March 1, 2024
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In 1927, Mary Engle is hired as a secretary at Nettleton State Village for Feebleminded Women of Childbearing Age in northcentral Pennsylvania. Although the village is fictional, the historical research…

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Unreasonable Hospitality

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  • Post published:March 1, 2024
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In Season 2 of the TV series The Bear, Cousin Richie undergoes a remarkable transition from sandwich shop lackey to embracing the upscale culture of fine dining. One resource for…

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Read more about the article Beware the Woman

Beware the Woman

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  • Post published:February 1, 2024
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Jacy and her new husband, Jed, take a road trip to meet Jed’s father in remote UP of Michigan. While there, the house manager Mrs. Brandt takes an overwhelming interest…

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Read more about the article Children of Ruin & Children of Memory

Children of Ruin & Children of Memory

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  • Post published:February 1, 2024
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This series is like no other sci-fi series that I have ever read. It is weird and new and that is the reason I continued to read the other 2…

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Something Wilder

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  • Post published:February 1, 2024
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Lily Wilder is the daughter of a notorious treasure hunter and uses his hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts in Utah. When a guys’ trip goes wrong…

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Read more about the article The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

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  • Post published:February 1, 2024
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Narrator Casey Fletcher – giving off Carrie Fisher vibes – is the daughter of a well-loved actress. Casey ends up having a career in movies and TV but struggles with…

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Children of Time

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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This book was recommended to me as a switch up from reading fantasy. I dove right back into the sci-fi world and decided to read a new (to me) author.…

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Devil House

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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This book is told in three parts. The first is that Gage Chandler, a true-crime author, is moving in to live at the sits of a 1986 Halloween massacre. There’s…

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Read more about the article Maybe in Another Life

Maybe in Another Life

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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I have become obsessed with Jenkins Reid’s work recently but should have stopped before this book. This one focuses on 20-something Hannah who moves from city to city not feeling…

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The Guest

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  • Post published:January 2, 2024
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This was a fun book in which 20-something sex-worker Alex is dumped by her art dealer boyfriend Simon in the summer on Long Island. Although she has a one-way ticket…

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