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“the” Book Of Guilt
by Catherine Chidgey
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I received an ARC for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey is an absolutely heartbreaking story about a group of children raised on the outskirts of the English Countryside where they are raised by three women. One woman records their dreams and gives them medicine. One woman teaches them, and one woman keeps an eye on them as they sleep. All the women mark down the children's misdeeds in what is known as The Book of Guilt. The children are told that if they follow all the rules and listen, they'll be sent to an amazing place where all of their dreams will come true. All of this seems innocent enough, however, as the story continues, several red flags appear. The way the author brings out the characteristics and mannerisms of each child makes the revelations even more devastating. The manner in which these poor individuals were treated by the townspeople was outright disgusting, even after several years had gone by when the grave injustice was somewhat rectified. Sadly, I was able to envision everything that had happened because it was very close to other horrific events in history. Even now, some human beings are considered lesser due to their backgrounds; and while that isn't exactly the same as what happened here, it is still quite abominable to know that if this were happened today, there would be staunch supporters of it because they would view it as something necessary because they don't believe that everyone is equal. As heart-wrenching as the plot was, The Book of Guilt was well-written as well as enlightening about how certain things in history were able to occur without too much public knowledge. Thank you to Net Galley and the author for the ARC.

A Good Girl's Guide To Murder
by Holly Jackson
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4 stars This book is one of the reasons I love thrillers. This book tugged at my heart when need be, it kept me at the edge of my seat, my nerves were screaming and I even felt moved to tears. I love the idea and the usage of this being a story with the Capstone report, police reports, recordings and other suspect murder boards. Also, the Ravi and Pippa part? I loved it. I also really loved that the romance wasn’t the forefront or main sub-genere in this book until wayyy at the end. It was mostly on finding the killer with subtle-but cute-moments between the two. I’ll be looking forward to reading the next book!

Hush
by James Patterson
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I like this new character Harriett Blue. Chapters are short so its a quick read.

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
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Intense drama for a teen boy who is introvert. Kept me engaged and enthusiastic to keep reading and finding out what happens next. I can’t wait to see if I finish the saga.

Leather & Lark
by Brynne Weaver
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This is the second book of the Ruinous Trilogy. If follows Lachlan and Lark's story. I couldn't understand all the glitter obsessions' from Lark.. but hey, to each its own. Brynne Weaver writes in a modern, funny, sweet yet steamy way that will have you asking for more (and there is more!).

Seven Year Itch
by Amy Daws
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I liked this more than Mountain Men Matchmatcher #1. Although it was frustrating that they didn’t just communicate what they both wanted. Also kind of annoying that every book ending now has to include a proposal, marriage, or baby at the end!

Twin crowns
by Catherine Doyle,Katherine Webber
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honestly, this book wasn't as bad as I thought it would be AT ALL. I actually read about 200 pages when I first got it then forgot about it because I wanted to read other books. I finished the rest of it (the book was 506 pages long) in about 2 days because it went by so fast. I loved this book and will definitely read the sequel.

Secrets Of Wayfarers Inn: A Flame In The Night
by Virginia Smith
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By far, this story brings so much history into the background of the underground railroad. Although t

Murder At The Foundling Hospital
by Irina Shapiro
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Book 3. Nurse Tate plays a bigger role in this mystery.

Armageddon's Children
by Terry Brooks
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Honestly I love all of Terry Brooks novels, this one as well.
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