so-soAs someone who has always enjoyed a meander through historic burial places, I thought this would be right up my street. There are definitely some interesting chapters covering cemeteries I had never heard of before, & lots of asides & thoughts about the deaths of figures such as Karl Marx & Eva Peron. As other reviewers have noted though, the coverage of the different cemeteries is rather uneven with some seemingly rushed through. (continued)
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Chih travels to Baolin where they plan to gather stories about the famine that struck the area, but Chih is captured by the magistrate who would prefer to control what the world know about Baolin's famine.
This was a dark book about the tragedy of famine and what desperate people are capable of, but I thought it was well done. I think I love the books in this series the most where there are multiple stories explaining one event.
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Lyssa has sworn to kill the faerie creature that killed her brother 13 years ago. Her first lead comes from Alderic, a nobleman who has more money than sense, but also posses the beast's claw and a map to its lair. Lyssa is forced to bring Alderic along with her as they journey to craft a sword capable of killing the beast.
I really loved the way the faerie and their monsters were depicted in this book.
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so-soThis Christmas romance might have been better as a movie. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#a-ruff-royal-christmas
Publication is expected September 30.
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pickChristmas rom-com readers (and watchers) rejoice—this one‘s for you! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#christmas-people
Publication is expected September 30.
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pickDI Jimmy Perez fans: He may have left Shetland, but he‘s still on the case. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-killing-stones-jimmy-perez-and-w...
Publication is expected September 30.
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pickTimothy Janovsky is back with another magical Christmas romance. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#a-mannequin-for-christmas
Publication is expected September 30.
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pickA tender love story between a sentient alien plant named Stasia and a trans man named Graham. Also a cracking alien invasion story. Huge thanks to #netgalley for access to this audiobook. The solo narrator ably did this chunky page turner justice.
pickToby is this close to her due date when Queen Arden comes to her requesting her help to hunt down the stolen magical treasures of the realm. Everything should go super smoothly, right?
This whole series continues to amaze me! I love the world, I love Toby‘s tenacity, the relationship w/ Tybalt, & we get cameos from some of my favorite side characters! Unfortunately, there was a bit too much info dumping of summarizing the past 18 books.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
so-soThere's quite a bit I like in We Are Legion (We Are Bob): interstellar travel, problem solving with limited resources, first contact with sapient aliens, interplanetary colonization, terraforming--the list goes on. What I'm not so fond of is the massive amount of technobabble and all the hand-waving that still happens.
Despite the annoyances, the positives outweighed the negatives for me so I'll be reading the next book.
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My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Granta Publications, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7873239650
Read 23rd - 28th Sept 2025
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