02 December, 2018

GOODBYE

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After more than three years of friendship we have to sadly say Goodbye to you all! 

It has been definitely an amazing adventure! Starting just Laura and I we have never imagined to one day become a four people team posting every single day! It was definitely a great experience and a lot of fun! 

Notes from the Team



Hannah  
Thank you all for this amazing three years, I know last half a year I have focused more on the youtube channel but I have not forgotten you all, my dear readers, for even a second. Over these three years I have made great friends, discovered amazing authors and my reading taste in general has gone so far from where I was on day one of the blogging. I am however not going far, the youtube channel is staying active and I will be talking about books just like I have been, ain't getting rid of me just yet! Lots of love to you all and a big big thank you!
Youtube Bookish Channel




Nosferatu
I had a lot of fun here, and want to thank everyone, both staff and readers, for the opportunity and platform to speak up in. I've learned a lot of things, the greatest being to express my sole opinion on the book, and not just coldly tell all about it. I was a book blogger even before I joined the wonderful women here, but this blog made mine better, and for that I'll forever be grateful.



Martyna
I came into this blog as a guest, just to review few book for a while. Little did I know, I would become a part of the book community, with a platform to share my thoughts, the poems I love and even my writing. I would truly like to thank the team for bringing me over and opening my eyes and mind to the endless books, that I might not have even picked up by myself! Thank you so much to every person who read our blog, who stayed with us and I hope we managed to spread the book love even a little!  Peace and love! Let's Book On!



Laura
Wow three years have already gone by! What started out as a fun project, an Internet adventure if you wish, developed into 3 years of work put into the blog. It's been a great time and I am very thankful for all the book lovers I've met. I would also like to apologize for the lack of reading (and reviews) in the past year and a half. Life just got in the way. Careers just take a lot of time and of course also hobbies, social activities, etc. Nonetheless I will continue reading whenever I can and I will post all my reviews on Goodreads and Amazon. See you soon bookworms!



Official blog address will not be in use after 12th of December but you can always access it using https://psilovethatbook.blogspot.com/

01 December, 2018

REVIEW: CELTIC FOLK AND FAIRY TALES by Joseph Jacobs

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Title: Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales
Author:  Joseph Jacobs
Series: -
Genres: Fairy Tales, Folklore
Publisher: Flying Chipmunk Publishing
Release: September 30th, 2009
Source: Audiobook
Pages: 176

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For untold generations in countless Irish cottages, in front of peat-fueled fires, some of the gayest, most fanciful, and most sparkling folk tales that ever caused young eyes to grow brighter and young hearts to beat faster were told. Fathers and mothers

30 November, 2018

REVIEW: A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness

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Title: A Discovery of Witches
Author:  Deborah Harkness
Series: #1
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Witches
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Release: February, 2011
Source: Audiobook
Pages: 579

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Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.

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27 November, 2018

REVIEW: DRAGON SPEAKER by Elana A. Mugdan

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Title: Dragon Speaker
Author: Elana A. Mugdan
Series: The Shadow War Saga #1
Genres: YA, Fantasy
Publisher: Pen Works Media
Release: July 15th, 2016
Source: E-book
Pages: 366

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BLURB: Everyone knows this story: an unlikely young hero is chosen by divine providence to save the world from a terrible evil.

Except Keriya Nameless is crippled, without the ability to wield magic—in fact, she's the only person who doesn't have powers of her own. The god who chose her is a mysterious dragon with a knack for exploiting loopholes in rules. Oh, and that terrible evil the world needs to be saved from? Maybe it’s not quite as evil as everyone says.

As Keriya ventures into the magical realm of Allentria, she learns things aren't black-and-white, and not everything is what it appears to be. Her quest would test the courage of even the bravest hero, and as the chosen Dragon Speaker, she quickly learns she's at the center of an age-old war . . .

A war that will decide the fate of everything.

26 November, 2018

25 November, 2018

COVER OF THE MONTH

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We are always told to not judge a book by its cover but... this is exactly what we will be doing! Cover art should also be appreciated. Am I right? ;)

In this meme we will be choosing 5 covers every month from books published on said month
e.g. for january we will choose a cover from a book published in january

24 November, 2018

REVIEW: VORTENA by Neven Iliev

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Title: Vortena
Author: Neven Iliev
Series: Everybody Loves Large Chests
Genres: Fantasy, Adult
Publisher: Creative Spaces
Release: October 21st, 2018
Source: ebook
Pages: 444

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What happens when one takes a murderous psychopath and forces them to team up with a cowardly tinkerer? Though not a question that Jeremiah ever expected to ponder, he is nevertheless looking forward to seeing what the aforementioned duo will cook up. Success or failure does not matter to Richard, only that the journey be entertaining.

Things are far less jovial for the one under Tom's 'care,' however. Stuck in the monster-infested wilderness, lacking the usual backup, hunted by the Empire's top brass and tasked with an incredibly vague and obtuse Quest, Boxxy will face a world of uncertainty and adversity. However, this is nothing new. Pain, suffering and loss are things that have been commonplace since day one, and Boxxy is not only entirely undaunted, but also eager to share those valuable lessons with its new 'companion.' With things both shiny and tasty on the line, the crafty killer has every intention of showing that lich who's boss.

Assuming Boxxy manages to find it, of course.

CONTENT WARNING: Profanity, gore, violence, explicit adult content

 

23 November, 2018

REVIEW: WHITE TRASH ZOMBIE GONE WILD by Diana Rowland

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Title: White Trash Zombie Gone Wild
Author: Diana Rowland
Series: White Trash Zombie
Genres: Zombies, Paranormal
Publisher: DAW
Release: October 6th, 2015
Source: ebook
Pages: 325

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Angel Crawford has buried her loser past and is cruising along in undead high gear--that is, until a murder-by-decapitation sends her on a hazardous detour. As Angel hunts for the killer, she uncovers a scheme that would expose zombies to the public and destroy the life she's built, and she's determined not to rest until she finds out who's behind it.

Soon she's neck-deep in lies, redneck intrigue, zombie hunters, and rot-sniffing cadaver dogs. It's up to her to unravel the truth and snuff out the conspiracy before the existence of zombies makes headline news and she's outed as a monster.

But Angel hasn't quite escaped the pill-popping ghosts of her past--not with an illicit zombie pharmaceutical at her fingertips. Good thing she's absolutely sure she can handle the drug's unpredictable side effects and still take down the bad guys...or maybe she's only one bad choice away from being dead meat--for real this time.

Angel knows a thing or two about kicking ass, but now the ass she needs to kick might be her own.

 

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20 November, 2018

REVIEW: DRACUL by Dacre Stoker & J.D. Barker

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Title: Dracul
Author: Dacre Stoker & J.D. Barker
Series: -
Genres: Gothic, Vampires
Publisher: Putnam
Release: October 2nd, 2018
Source: ebook
Pages: 512

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The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel, Dracul is a riveting novel of gothic suspense that reveals not only Dracula's true origins but Bram Stoker's -- and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them.

It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an indescribable evil. Armed only with crucifixes, holy water, and a rifle, he prays to survive a single night, the longest of his life. Desperate to record what he has witnessed, Bram scribbles down the events that led him here...

A sickly child, Bram spent his early days bedridden in his parents' Dublin home, tended to by his caretaker, a young woman named Ellen Crone. When a string of strange deaths occur in a nearby town, Bram and his sister Matilda detect a pattern of bizarre behavior by Ellen -- a mystery that deepens chillingly until Ellen vanishes suddenly from their lives. Years later, Matilda returns from studying in Paris to tell Bram the news that she has seen Ellen -- and that the nightmare they've thought long ended is only beginning.

 

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17 November, 2018

REVIEW: BEAUTY QUEENS by Libba Bray

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Title: Beauty Queens
Author: Libba Bray
Series: -
Genres: YA, Humor
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Release: May 24th, 2011
Source: Kindle Edition
Pages: 396

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BLURB: The 50 contestants in the Miss Teen Dream pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate costumes and compete in front of the cameras.

But sadly, their airplane had another idea, crashing on a desert island and leaving the survivors stranded with little food, little water, and practically no eyeliner.

What’s a beauty queen to do? Continue to practice for the talent portion of the program - or wrestle snakes to the ground? Get a perfect tan - or learn to run wild? And what should happen when the sexy pirates show up?

Welcome to the heart of non-exfoliated darkness.

16 November, 2018

REVIEW: BAND SINISTER by K.J. Charles

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Title:  Band Sinister
Author: KJ Charles
Series: -
Genres: LGBT, Historical Romance
Publisher: KJC Books
Release: October 11th, 2018
Source: ebook
Pages: 224

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Sir Philip Rookwood is the disgrace of the county. He’s a rake and an atheist, and the rumours about his hellfire club, the Murder, can only be spoken in whispers. (Orgies. It’s orgies.)

Guy Frisby and his sister Amanda live in rural seclusion after a family scandal. But when Amanda breaks her leg in a riding accident, she’s forced to recuperate at Rookwood Hall, where Sir Philip is hosting the Murder.

Guy rushes to protect her, but the Murder aren’t what he expects. They’re educated, fascinating people, and the notorious Sir Philip turns out to be charming, kind—and dangerously attractive.

In this private space where anything goes, the longings Guy has stifled all his life are impossible to resist...and so is Philip. But all too soon the rural rumour mill threatens both Guy and Amanda. The innocent country gentleman has lost his heart to the bastard baronet—but does he dare lose his reputation too?

 

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13 November, 2018

REVIEW: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA by Federico García Lorca

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Title: The House of Bernarda Alba
Author:  Federico Garcia Lorca
Series: -
Genres: Fiction, Play, Classics
Publisher: Dramatist's Play Service
Release: October 1st, 1998
Source: Paperback
Pages: 49

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The Focus Student Editions are designed for Spanish language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native Spanish speakers in mind, these editions include an introduction (in Spanish), the complete work, and linguistic and cultural notes in Spanish, a current bibliography and study questions.


This Focus student edition is a Spanish drama of women in the villages of Spain. The play centers on the events of a house in Andalusia during a period of mourning, in which Bernarda Alba wields total control over her five daughters.

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10 November, 2018

REVIEW: RAG AND BONE by K.J. Charles

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Title: Rag and Bone
Author: K.J. Charles
Series: Rag and Bone 1
Genres: LGBT, Historical Fiction
Publisher: KJC Books
Release: April 17th, 2017
Source: ebook
Pages: 202

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It’s amazing what people throw away…

Crispin Tredarloe never meant to become a warlock. Freed from his treacherous master, he’s learning how to use his magical powers the right way. But it’s brutally hard work. Not everyone believes he’s a reformed character, and the strain is putting unbearable pressure on his secret relationship with waste-man Ned Hall.

Ned’s sick of magic. Sick of the trouble it brings, sick of its dangerous grip on Crispin and the miserable look it puts in his eyes, and sick of being afraid that a gentleman magician won’t want a street paper-seller forever—or even for much longer.

But something is stirring among London’s forgotten discards. An ancient evil is waking up and seeking its freedom. And when wild magic hits the rag-and-bottle shop where Ned lives, a panicking Crispin falls back onto bad habits. The embattled lovers must find a way to work together—or London could go up in flames.

This story is set in the world of the Charm of Magpies. Previously published by Samhain.

 

09 November, 2018

REVIEW: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Washington Irving

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Title: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Author:  Washington Irving
Series: - 
Genres: Horror,, Short Stories, Fiction,
Publisher: Tor Classics
Release: January 15th, 1991
Source: Audiobook
Pages: 108

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Sleepy Hollow is a strange little place...some say bewitched. Some talk of its haunted valleys and streams, the ghostly woman in white, eerie midnight shrieks and howls, but most of all they talk of the Headless Horseman. A huge, shadowy soldier who rides headless through the night, terrifying unlucky travellers.

Schoolteacher Ichabod Crane is fascinated by these stories....Until late one night, walking home through Wiley's swamp, he finds that maybe they're not just stories.

What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands?


And why wasn't schoolteacher Crane ever seen in Sleepy Hollow again?

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06 November, 2018

REVIEW: WOLFSONG by T.J. Klune

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Title: Wolfsong
Author: TJ Klune
Series: Green Creek 1
Genres: LGBT, Paranormal
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release: June 20th, 2016
Source: ebook
Pages: 400

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Ox was twelve when his daddy taught him a very valuable lesson. He said that Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then he left.

Ox was sixteen when he met the boy on the road, the boy who talked and talked and talked. Ox found out later the boy hadn’t spoken in almost two years before that day, and that the boy belonged to a family who had moved into the house at the end of the lane.

Ox was seventeen when he found out the boy’s secret, and it painted the world around him in colors of red and orange and violet, of Alpha and Beta and Omega.

Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his head and heart. The boy chased after the monster with revenge in his bloodred eyes, leaving Ox behind to pick up the pieces.

It’s been three years since that fateful day—and the boy is back. Except now he’s a man, and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them.

 

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03 November, 2018

REVIEW: THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller

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Title: The Crucible
Author: Arthur Miller
Series: -
Genres: Fiction, Plays, Historical, Drama
Publisher: Penguin Classics,
Release: March 25th, 2003
Source: Audiobook
Pages: 143

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Written in 1953, The Crucible is a mirror Miller uses to reflect the anti-communist hysteria inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy's "witch-hunts" in the United States. Within the text itself, Miller contemplates the parallels, writing, "Political opposition... is given an inhumane overlay, which then justifies the abrogation of all normally applied customs of civilized behavior. A political policy is equated with moral right, and opposition to it with diabolical malevolence.

02 November, 2018

REVIEW: HOW THE WHITE TRASH ZOMBIE GOT HER GROOVE BACK by Diana Rowland

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Title: How the White Trash Zombie got her Groove Back
Author: Diana Rowland
Series: White Trash Zombie 4
Genres: Zombies, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: DAW
Release: July 1st, 2014
Source: ebook
Pages: 328

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READERS HUNGER FOR ANGEL CRAWFORD...

It’s zombie versus zombie as the Saberton Corporation declares war against the Zombie Mafia, kidnapping several of their party. It falls to Angel to lead the remnants of her gang halfway across the country to claw their way through corporate intrigue, zombie drugs, and undead trafficking to rescue her friends—and expose the traitor responsible for their abduction...

 

01 November, 2018

NaNoWriMo 2018

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November is the National Novel Writing Month, where you have your 30 days to write 50.000 words, and make it your novel!

Now's the time to start.

31 October, 2018

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

As today the veil between the living and the death thins many people around the world dress in costumes to frighten away supernatural and folkloric beings and so WE decided to share with you our dream costumes! 

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26 October, 2018

DRACULA: MOTION PICTURES || Day 5

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What sort of Halloween, Samhain, Saovine, whatever else, would it be, if there were no Dracula movies to watch? And I myself am a very picky watcher, I don't like a lot of genres, I don't like a lot of things. So here's a few best pieces in certain genres, in hopes you'll find something for yourself too! 

Only 6 days till Halloween!

25 October, 2018

DRACULA: MAN AND VAMPIRE || Day 4

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In my bookshelf there is one entire shelf dedicated for Dracula books. Not just Stoker stuff either. And, to be honest, it doesn't fit in that one shelf, so it already leaked into other ones too. But not all are worth the time, so let me just break it down for you to the must-reads in both fantastic fiction like Bram Stoker's "Dracula" was, and the historical fiction too which does indeed exist. 

Only 7 days till Halloween!

24 October, 2018

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21 October, 2018

SUNDAY PORTRAIT: Zombie Momma

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Happy Sunday, friends! Welcome to Sunday Portraits, where we give a face to our beloved book friends!

 Today we have: White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland:

Angel Crawford
Angel Crawford lives with her redneck father in the swamps of southern Louisiana. She’s a high school dropout, addicted to drugs and alcohol, and has a police record a mile long. But when she’s made into a zombie after a car crash, her addictions disappear, except for her all-consuming need to stay “alive”… wiki

20 October, 2018

REVIEW: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury

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Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Author: Ray Bradbury
Series: Green Town #2
Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Fiction
Publisher: Gollancz
Release: August 7th, 2008
Source: Audiobook
Pages: 263

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It's the week before Hallowe'en, and Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois. The siren song of the calliope entices all with promises of youth regained and dreams fulfilled... as two boys trembling on the brink of manhood set out to explore the mysteries of the dark carnival's smoke, mazes and mirrors, they will also discover the true price of innermost wishes...

19 October, 2018

REVIEW: MAVERICKS by Craig Alanson

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Title: Mavericks
Author: Craig Alanson
Series: Expeditionary Force
Genres: Sci-Fi, Military Sci-Fi
Publisher: Createspace
Release: May 31st 2018
Source: ebook
Pages: 275

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The remnants of the Expeditionary Force stranded on the alien-controlled planet 'Paradise' get a chance to prove themselves, in a simple off-world training mission with a ship full of teenage alien cadets. When the mission goes horribly wrong and the survival of everyone on Paradise is at risk, the Merry Band of Pirates may have to come to the rescue. Unless they get killed first...

 

18 October, 2018

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16 October, 2018

REVIEW: WHITE TRASH ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE by Diana Rowland

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Title: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse
Author: Diana Rowland
Series: White Trash Zombie 3
Genres: Zombies, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: DAW
Release: July 2rd, 2013
Source: ebook
Pages: 320

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Our favorite white trash zombie, Angel Crawford, has enough problems of her own, what with dealing with her alcoholic, deadbeat dad, issues with her not-quite boyfriend, the zombie mafia, industrial espionage and evil corporations. Oh, and it’s raining, and won’t let up.

But things get even crazier when a zombie movie starts filming in town, and Angel begins to suspect that it’s not just the plot of the movie that's rotten. Soon she's fighting her way through mud, blood, bullets and intrigue, even as zombies, both real and fake, prowl the streets.

Angel’s been through more than her share of crap, but this time she’s in way over her head. She’ll need plenty of brainpower to fit all the pieces—and body parts—together in order to save herself, her town, and quite possibly the human race.

 

15 October, 2018

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13 October, 2018

REVIEW: TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE by Jenny Han

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Title: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Author: Jenny Han
Series: To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1
Genres: YA, Contemporary
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release: April 15th, 2014
Source: Kindle Edition
Pages: 355

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BLURB: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.

12 October, 2018

REVIEW: EVEN WHITE TRASH ZOMBIES GET THE BLUES by Diana Rowland

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Title: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues
Author: Diana Rowland
Series: White Trash Zombie 2
Genres: Zombies, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: DAW
Release: July 3rd, 2012
Source: ebook
Pages: 312

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Angel Crawford is finally starting to get used to life as a brain-eating zombie, but her problems are far from over. Her felony record is coming back to haunt her, more zombie hunters are popping up, and she’s beginning to wonder if her hunky cop-boyfriend is involved with the zombie mafia. Yeah, that’s right—the zombie mafia.

Throw in a secret lab and a lot of conspiracy, and Angel’s going to need all of her brainpower—and maybe a brain smoothie as well—in order to get through it without falling apart.