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Book Review – The Life You Stole by Jewel E. Ann

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The Life You Stole (The Life Series Book 2) <— If you haven’t read book #1 yet, skip this review altogether and go to my first review here so my (and our) emotions below don’t spoil stuff for ya!!! Good news? The duet is complete so if this sounds up your alley, you can devour it all in one shot, cliffhanger and all! 😀

<— You guys. This one did a number on me. It was dark and emotional and depressing and hardcore, and yet despite that… “ethereal” quality about it, it felt real. Which is probably why I needed a billion breaks from it while I was reading it. HOLY. MOLY. read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about a little girl who is abused and her big brother takes her for walks at night to get her out of the home. 

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JulieO is trying to find this one!! Hrmm… she says I’ve read it, but I’m having a blank right now. It definitely sounds like something up my alley, but these particular details aren’t sparking my memory.

She asks:

Maryse

I have been looking through some of your lists but just decided to email you to see if I can get an answer…

Trying to find the book about a little girl who is abused and her big brother takes her for walks at nite to get her out of the home. She grows up and falls in love with a musician who is a friend of her brothers. read more

Book Review – The Life That Mattered by Jewel E. Ann

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The Life That Mattered (The Life Series Book 1)

This review is going to be short and sweet ’cause basically… here’s the thing. I have NO clue where this is going. And I loved every second of it. And the only way a proper review is going to come forth is once I read the duet conclusion so I can finally figure things out. No matter what, it’s fantastic!

MichelleS: Finished The Life That Mattered, by Jewel E Ann, late last night. 5 stars!! …I love everything she writes. I am in love with Ronin Alexander. I have a dozen ideas where this might go, and I’m sure I’m wrong on all counts! read more

Book Review – Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey

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Unspeakable Things

This is an “Amazon First Reads” that I chose recently (in fact, it only officially comes out in January, but I think Prime members can buy it now), and I was thrilled by the feedback I was getting on it, ’cause it sounded right up my psych-thriller/mystery alley!! P.S. It’s actually still available to be “purchased” for free, for Prime members if you haven’t selected one yet, this month.

Mona: Hey Maryse, have you chosen your Amazon Prime First Reads for December? I picked Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey. I was up until 1:30am reading it, fell asleep but woke back up about 3:30am thinking about the book so I picked it back up and finished it at 6:30am. read more

Book Review – The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

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The Great Alone: A Novel <— WHOA. OMG this book is amazing!! This just may end up being my favorite book of 2019… I think I highlighted the whole thing 😉

Simply stunning in its beauty and its darkness. The harsh Alaskan winters and way of life to survive them, and that of unconditional love… no matter how amazing or how horrible that love may be. Facts of real life. No matter how ugly.

I absolutely loved it from start to finish (even the whole build up and shock of moving to Alaska – I was riveted!!!!). read more