The Other Bennet Sister

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow (2020)

Fiction | Historical | Romance

Blurb:

Mary, the bookish ugly duckling of Pride and Prejudice’s five Bennet sisters, emerges from the shadows and transforms into a desired woman with choices of her own.

What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of The Other Bennet Sister, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Austen fans.

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Divine Rivals

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross (2023)

YA Fiction | Historical | Fantasy

Blurb:

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.

After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

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Summer RomCom Recap

September 6, 2023January 7, 2024 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

Summer is coming to an end (I’m honestly relieved because it gets WAY too hot in summer lol), but I decided to share some “beach reads” I tried. Who knows, maybe they’ll help you summer-lovers extend the season in your hearts or something but some of these actually fit the pumpkin spice season just fine.

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The Chemist

May 4, 2023July 5, 2023 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer (2016)

Fiction | Thriller | (Romance)

Blurb:

In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life.

She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn’t even have a name. And when they decided she was a liability, they came for her without warning.

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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

May 2, 2023July 5, 2023 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood (2016)

Fiction | 1970s

Blurb:

A beautiful and provocative love story between two unlikely people and the hard-won relationship that elevates them above the Midwestern meth lab backdrop of their lives.

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Book Blitz | Revenge de los Muertos

November 2, 2021May 26, 2022 ~ Angela ~ 3 Comments

I am VERY excited to participate in this book blitz for Talis Jones’ latest release, REVENGE DE LOS MUERTOS! Kicking off an all-new urban fantasy series, it promises a twist on the beloved trope of vampires, werewolves, witches, and the like. The cover is epic, the concept is intriguing, and I am 100% on board. Even better, she promises that this series will have an HEA so I don’t have to sweat as much while binging it haha! Keep reading this post to find out more about the book, the author, read an exclusive excerpt, watch the book trailer I made, check out my review, and enter a giveaway!

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Hidden Legacy Series

May 14, 2021May 21, 2021 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

Hidden Legacy #1-3 (Nevada Baylor Trilogy) by Ilona Andrews (2014 – 2017)

Fiction | Urban Fantasy

Note: These are not romance novels despite the covers LOL

Blurb:

BURN FOR ME (Book One)

Nevada Baylor is faced with the most challenging case of her detective career—a suicide mission to bring in a suspect in a volatile case. Nevada isn’t sure she has the chops. Her quarry is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, who can set anyone and anything on fire.

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These Violent Nights

April 2, 2021May 21, 2021 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

These Violent Nights by Rebecca Crunden (2021)

-eARC Review-

Fiction | Dystopia | Paranormal Fantasy

Blurb:

Once upon a time, inhabitants of another world tore a hole through the universe and came to Earth. They called themselves Suriias, and rivalled humans in knowledge and skill with one great exception: they had magic.

War followed. Humanity lost. And three hundred years later, humans are on the brink of extinction.

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Poison Study Trilogy

February 3, 2021May 21, 2021 ~ Angela ~ 6 Comments

Poison Study Trilogy (Chronicles of Ixia #1-3) by Maria V. Snyder (2005 – 2008)

Fiction | Dystopian Fantasy

Blurb:

POISON STUDY (Book One)

Choose: A quick death… or slow poison…

About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She’ll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.

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