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The Naysayers | Liz Fenton Lisa Steinke

Currently reading…I stumbled upon this title while browsing NetGalley recently and was intrigued.

So far it‘s been an interesting (and dare I say, uncomfortable 😅 at times), but I can‘t put it down!

#arc Pub Date: 1/13/26

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Amor4Libros

The Storm: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins

so-so

3.5⭐️

This was an entertaining read, had some interesting twists, but it still left me wanting more…Or maybe less.

Everyone in the story seems to be carrying a secret, and as those were revealed, I found myself thinking: Well, this was convenient…

Also, one of the main events that happen in the story was heavily hinted at, so that took the shock out of it.

Overall, happy I read it, but expected more.

#arc Pub Date: 1/6/26

BarbaraBB That‘s clear. I won‘t read it any time soon! 18h

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MonicaLoves2Read

Storm | Rachel Hawkins

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4.5⭐️

A murder from 40 years ago, a family that has a legacy, and a hotel, Rosalie, that has withstood years of hurricanes. Sounds interesting, right? Well, I had a little trouble getting into it. I think because I couldn't figure out, in some parts, who was actually telling the story. But, once I got that figured out, I got into the book, and by the 60% mark, I was flying through it.
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MonicaLoves2Read
Ellen, Fredia, and Gloria grow up together. By the time their nineteen, things they aren't mature enough to handle happen. Gloria, known as Lo, meets Landon Fitzroy, a married man. Soon she's accused of murdering him, but gets off. A journalist contacts her to write a book about what really happened. He suggest the go back to the town and stay at the Rosalie Inn. What will the book reveal? Is there more to the murder?

Hawkins had my heart pounding by the end of the book. Talk about twists! She had them and had my jaw dropping. The turns the book took were edge of your seat turns. I rated it 4.5 because I had trouble at the first, but had it not been for that, it would have been a 5. If you enjoy psychological suspense/thrillers, do yourself a favor and pre-order or get the book when it comes out!

Tentative Publication Date:
January 6, 2026

Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, and Rachel Hawkins for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Sounds intense!! 1d

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julesG

Hell's Heart | Alexis Hall

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As a fan of Alexis Hall's work I was curious about his Sci-Fi debut. Hell's Heart is a typical Alexis Hall novel (funny, sarcastic, surprisingly deep when you least expect it), but it is also closer to his Steampunk novels than his contemporary or historical romances. Also, it is not a romance.

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julesG It is what it says on the tin, a lesbians in space retelling of Moby Dick; slow pacing and lots of meandering included. The world-building is where this story shines. Set in a future of our Solar System that is corrupted by capitalism and with the weirdest versions of patriarchal (mainly Christian) religions that you can imagine. ⬇️⬇️ 2d

julesG Below you can find the thoughts about Hell's Heart I shared with another ARC reader just after finishing the novel:

Lots of "sperm" jokes.
Not as boring as Moby Dick, but those 400+pp are filled with tangents and self-deprecation and horniness and Q talking in Latin.
It's very Alexis Hall by way of Melville. 2d

CarolynM I‘m looking forward to this being released even though sci-fi is very much NOT my thing. I‘ll follow Alexis Hall anywhere. I‘ll come back to your spoiler comments when I‘ve read it🙂 6h

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julesG @CarolynM it's not hard Sci-fi. It's a Moby Dick retelling, just in space. So the whaling ships are flying through space and so are the "whales". There is much more to read about the socio-economic-political-religious state of the solar system than about how whaling ships work. ? 4h

CarolynM The state of the solar system sounds much more interesting than the workings of whaling ships 🤣 I‘ll have to brush up my Moby Dick knowledge before starting it. 4h

julesG @CarolynM Cliffs Notes should be enough. 3h

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julesG

Untitled | Untitled

so-so

Purrfect Pop Star is a K-drama in book form; a funny, low stakes, magical realism romance story that sets up the Spotlight&Stars series by Arisa May.

Yuna adopts a stray cat that is actually K-pop star Min-ho who's been cursed by a fan. Subsequently the two of them need to spend a lot of time together to work out how to break the curse before Min-ho turns into a cat for good.

A quick and easy read that will leave you with a smile on your face.

julesG #NetGalley #ARC #MountARC 2d

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julesG

Dom-Com | Adriana Anders

pan

This had a strong start. After a breakup Rae wants to explore the kinky side of life and joins a dom/sub club. She has an interesting experience on her first night there, only to be confronted with her Dom, a company consultant named Grant, when she gets to the office on Monday. What follows is a dom/sub spiced The Hating Game with predictable plot, including the third act break-up.

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RaeLovesToRead Hold up... Rae did what? Lol 2d

julesG @RaeLovesToRead Yeah, that cracked me up the first few times too. Your namesake has been a wet rag in previous relationships and decided to doll herself up and visit a "pop-up/speed dating Dom/sub event" where she realises she likes to be dominated and that carries over into the office. ?? 2d

RaeLovesToRead Hahaha 🤣🤣 2d

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julesG

Everyone in the Group Chat Dies: A laugh-out-loud serial killer thriller from the author of Don't Swipe Right | L.M. Chilton

so-so

I liked the dual timeline/flashbacks, but I didn't like the characters. They didn't read like in their late twenties or early thirties. The plot, in my opinion, was predictable.

Old #ARC off #MountARC
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Amor4Libros

The Storm: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins