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Book Review – The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

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The Girl He Used to Know: A Novel

<— FIVE STARS OF FAN-FREAKING-TASTICNESS!!! Holy moly, you guys weren’t kidding!!! When the recommendations came in fast and furious, letting me know it was a MUST-READ,

Shara: Just finished the girl he used to know. Loved it! It was so beautifully written. Loved both the H/h. Definitely 5 stars for me. Highly recommend

Michele G: I finished The Girl He Used To Know yesterday afternoon. I absolutely loved it! It was primarily written from the POV of Annika which made the book so special because seeing things from her perspective was such a gift. It was helpful to get some chapters from Jonathan’s POV as well to better understand his thought processes as well. I just can’t sing enough praises – it was such a beautifully written, original story of not just love but hope. read more

Book Review – About Her by Kimberly Adams

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ABOUT HER
<— Cover jolt, blurb jolt, title jolt annnnnnd totally up-my-alley jolt. It’s a psych-thriller, sure (and I know not everyone can relate to those), but it’s one about a love story gone wrong (which, in many circumstances, is very relatable). 😉

Woman scorned and all that. You’ll see…

I mean, how could I possible resist this blurb?

I did what was best for me and the kids. I moved on. He lied, and cheated, and destroyed our family, but in the end I won. And now, I’m faced with a choice. read more

Book Review – Curveball by Mariah Dietz

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CURVEBALL
This one just ‘caught my eye BIG time a week or so ago as a new release. TOTAL blurb jolt!!! eek

And it appears it was actually a re-release, ’cause I had a bunch of our book-buds jump in and say they read this one last year and loved it. 😀

Maryse: OMG I WANNA READ THIS!! Sounds like unrequited love/super-angsty awesomeness!! SHE’S FINALLY FALLING FOR SOMEONE, BUT HER BEST FRIEND FELL FOR HIM TOO…

Heidi: So good!

Brenda: Oh I loved this book so much <3 love all her books read more

Reader Question – The book about the married couple and the other woman (and it gets SO much crazier)!

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Sonia needs our help again! I LOVE that she keeps coming back to us. AND OMG THIS ONE MADE MY BLOOD RUN COLD!!! GASP!!

Very spoiler heavy, and I KNOW this question is going to attract a TON of “I WANNA READ ITS!!!”, but I spoiler alerted where needed, so read it slowly in case you don’t wanna know how it ends.

She asks:

Hi guys it’s me again.  I keep coming back because I only find treasure of lost books here lol.

Anyway this search isn’t for me. It’s for Christiane on GD. But she can’t find it and now lots of readers including mua are blood thirsty for it. read more

Book Review – Verity by Colleen Hoover

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Verity
<— TOTALLY. TOTALLY MY THING. Love twists and jaw-dropping reveals? THIS.

Right from the VERY first line, I gasped, shocked at what I just read, and I was hooked. And to be honest, it doesn’t surprise me that it came from Colleen Hoover, as she’s written “love stories” in so many genres (some sweet, some forbidden, some with incredible personal growth, even that dark one… “Too Late”) that it just makes so much sense that she’d venture into a creepy, psych-thriller obsessive-love territory, too. read more