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Review: The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia #1) by Carissa Broadbent

Book details The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia #1) by Carissa BroadbentPublished 16 August 2022 by Nasyra Publishing★★★★★ Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to…

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Review: The American Roommate Experiment (Spanish Love Deception #2) by Elena Armas

Book details The American Roommate Experiment (Spanish Love Deception #2) by Elena ArmasPublished September 6th 2022 by Simon & Schuster UKRRP AUD $22.99★★★★☆ Rosie Graham has a problem. A few, actually. She just quit her well paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. She hasn’t told her family and now has terrible writer’s block. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment…

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Review: King of Wrath (Kings of Sin #1) by Ana Huang

Review: King of Wrath (Kings of Sin #1) by Ana Huang

Book details King of Wrath (Kings of Sin #1) by Ana HuangPublished 8 December 2022 by PiatkusRRP AUD $22.99★★★★★ She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming. Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.  Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a…

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Review: If You Could See The Sun by Ann Liang

today i'm sharing my review of if you could see the sun by @AnnLiangY ☁️ - i absolutely LOVED this!! | @HarperCollinsAU

Book details If You Could See The Sun by Ann LiangPublished 3 November 2022 by HQ Young Adult USRRP AUD $19.99★★★★★ Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student in a sea of uber-wealthy classmates. But she has a plan: be top in the class, attend a prestigious university, secure a killer job, and finally lift her…

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Review: My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey

Review: My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey

Book details Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa BaileyPublished July 7th 2022 by PiatkusRRP AUD $22.99★★★★ It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in sweet, sunny Cape Cod—just me and my beloved brother—but discovering a corpse in our rental house really throws a wrench into our tanning schedule. Now a rude, crude bounty hunter has arrived on the back of his motorcycle to…

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Review: A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

check out my review for a dowry of blood by @s_t_gibson 🩸 | #gifted review copy courtesy of @HachetteAus

Book details A Dowry of Blood by S.T. GibsonPublished 11 October 2022 by OrbitRRP AUD $32.99★★★★☆ A lyrical and dreamy reimagining of Dracula’s brides, A DOWRY OF BLOOD is a story of desire, obsession, and emancipation. Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning…

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Review: Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa Bailey

Review: Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa Bailey

Book details Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa BaileyPublished March 1st 2022 by Avon BooksRRP AUD $22.99★★★★★ King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he’s a guaranteed good time–in bed and out–and that’s exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She’s immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to…

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Review: The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart #2) by Stephanie Garber

Review: The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart #2) by Stephanie Garber

Book details The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart #2) by Stephanie GarberPublished 13 September 2022 by Hodder & StoughtonRRP AUD $22.99★★★★★ Not every love is meant to be. After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she’ll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily…

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Review: Kingdom of the Feared (Kingdom of the Wicked #3) by Kerri Maniscalco

Review: Kingdom of the Feared (Kingdom of the Wicked #3) by Kerri Maniscalco

Book details Kingdom of the Feared (Kingdom of the Wicked #3)Published September 27th 2022 by Hodder & StoughtonRRP AUD $22.99★★★★ Emilia is reeling from the shocking discovery that her twin sister, Vittoria, is alive. But before she faces the demons of her past, Emilia yearns to claim her king, the seductive Prince of Wrath, in the flesh. Emilia doesn’t simply desire his body, she wants his…

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Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Review: Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book details Book Lovers by Emily HenryPublished May 12th 2022 by PenguinRRP AUD $22.99★★★★☆ One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn’t see coming… Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he’s Nora’s work nemesis. Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she’s the woman men…

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Review: Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

Review: Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

Book details Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne YoungPublished September 27th 2022 by Delacorte PressRRP AUD $32.99★★★★ A deeply atmospheric story about ancestral magic, an unsolved murder, and a second chance at true love.Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her. Years later, she is doing…

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Review: Broken Bonds (The Bonds that Tie #1) by J. Bree

Review: Broken Bonds (The Bonds that Tie #1) by J. Bree

Book details Broken Bonds (The Bonds that Tie #1) by J. BreeIndependently Published★★★★ After the death of my mother and her Bonded, I was relieved to find my own Bonds.I was sure everything would be okay if I had them.It wasn’t.The fate of our people is in my hands and I know we’re better off if I’m alone.After five years on the run, I’m caught and dragged back to face the men I ran away…

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Review: The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

Review: The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

Book details The Book Eaters by Sunyi DeanPublished August 18th 2022 by HarperVoyagerRRP AUD $32.99★★★☆ Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book’s content after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet and delicious. Eating a map can help them remember destinations, and children, when they…

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Series Review: Daughter of the Pirate King Duology by Tricia Levenseller

Series Review: Daughter of the Pirate King Duology by Tricia Levenseller

Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King #1) There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I’ve gotten what I came for. Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map—the key to a legendary treasure trove—seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their…

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Blog Tour | Review: As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

check out my review for as long as the lemon trees grow by @thelemonwitch_ 🍋 | @TBRBeyondTours #AsLongAstheLemonTreesGrow #ZoulfaKatouh #TBRBeyondTours

Book details As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa KatouhPublished September 13th 2022 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and September 15th by Bloomsbury Kids & YA UKRRP AUD $16.99★★★★☆ Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | IndieBound Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big…

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Review: Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen

Review: Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen

Book details Violet Made of Thorns by Gina ChenPublished July 26th 2022 by Hodder & StoughtonRRP AUD $22.99★★☆ A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destinies—perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince and Serpent & Dove. Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and…

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Review: Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah

Review: Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah

Book details Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi BerwahPublished September 6th 2022 by Sourcebooks FireRRP AUD $22.99★★ Sixteen-year-old Koral and her older brother Emrik risk their lives each day to capture the monstrous maristags that live in the black seas around their island. They have to, or else their family will starve. In an oceanic world swarming with vicious beasts, the Landers―the…

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