🍂𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵📬

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 by 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐉𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬, author of 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, published on 09/12/23. I'm looking forward to reading it, courtesy of Bibliolifestype & William Morrow Books. I love historical fiction, & am fascinated by the Civil War & Reconstruction periods. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 sounds perfectly enjoyable on a crisp autumn evening on the patio now that fall has officially arrived. 📖🌳🍁

💄𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍👗

I was really excited to receive a copy of 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 by 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books because the story of the famous rivalry between Elizabeth Arden & Helena Rubinstein sounds riveting! I can't wait to immerse myself in this book to learn more about the two creative, ambitious, & tenacious icons. The book was published 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝟻, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹.

🍂𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵🍁

Leaves are beginning to fall & evenings are cooler. Here in Lodi, the signs of a “picture perfect autumn“ include vineyards being harvested & the scent of grapes fermenting at local wineries on the breeze.

The generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & Avon Books sent me a copy of 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 by 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞, published 09/19/23, to curl up with on a crisp, cool day.🍁It sounds delightful!

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 by 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧 is clever & inventive. Harriet is introduced to her fiancee's family. His father is downright 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳. She takes readers on her journey to the truth -- a wild ride, set in the family's gothic, remote castle, complete with a terrifying maze & well. All is not as it seems! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/3avmhajb

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 writes “character & relationship-driven stories about triumphs & disasters.“ Her charming 𝐀 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 is about love found & lost, & overcoming challenges. An own voices writer, she compassionately & believably portrays chronic illness & mental health. Emotionally moving & uplifting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/pz3yh7xa

✿.｡.:* 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 *.:｡.✿

A funny, but heartfelt & relatable story often serves as a welcome “palate cleanser“ of sorts between thrillers & intense historical fiction. Thanks to Harper Perennial & Bibliolifestyle, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅** 𝐔𝐩 by 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 is going into my suitcase to read poolside during my upcoming vacation! It sounds perfect for poolside & published 09/05/23.

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𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭 is the 3rd installment in author 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞's popular DEA Special Agent Garrett Kohl series. I'm anxious to read it from the beginning. Thanks to the generosity of William Morrow Books & Bibliolifestyle, I can move right on to the 3rd volume of what promises to be a fast-paced, riveting series! 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭 published August 29, 2023, & is available now.

Received any exciting book mail lately?

📚 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐔𝐩 📚⁣

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣

𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 by 𝘈𝘯𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘵
𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 by 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣

𝐀 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 by 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 by 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘯
𝐀 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀 𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 by 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘯
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 by Rachel Howzell Hall

Ｂｏｏｋ░Ｍａｉｌ

Received a copy of 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 by 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚 thans to Hogarth Books, & will be reading & discussing it in conjunction with the BookBrowse Book Club Program! The story of a brilliant woman who reinvents herself to survive, moving from Mussolini's Italy to 1940s Los Angeles is described as “a love letter to life's bit players, a panorama of an era that casts a long shadow over our own.“

⚖️𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕞 𝕎𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘🎬

Today was the Tandem Collective Global Watchalong of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦, the film adaption of 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦's bestselling thriller! I really enjoyed again watching the film -- which remains among my all-time favorites -- with my in-person book club!

The film holds a special place in my heart because I saw it in the theater in July 1993. . . the day after I finished taking the California Bar exam!!

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𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬 is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series. The 17th installment, 𝐓𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞, published on 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝟷𝟻, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹. It's a series I have wanted to read (along with so many others). Thanks to William Morrow Books & Bibliolifestyle, I'm going to jump in. From the synopsis, this volume seems like a fast-paced, absorbing & potentially terrifying thriller!

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈

Today I'm starting the 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 Readalong of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 by 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧. I enjoyed her debut novel, Something in the Water, so I am excited to immerse myself in what promises to be a delectable thriller!

𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴? 𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦?

𝑨 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈

Day 4 of the 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of 𝐀 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 by 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧, about Evie, a teenager struggling with Crohn‘s disease. Nick's life as a teen heartthrob isn't as glamorous as it looks. A debilitating condition could derail it. Now, after 13 years apart, does their relationship have a 2nd chance?

𝓐 𝓢𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓪 𝓦𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓻 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓪𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓰
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The 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of 𝐀 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 by 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 is underway. It's my first time reading Ms. Middleton's work & I love second chance stories!

The book is available 𝘯𝘰𝘸, so it's not too late to join us!
Purchase it here: bit.ly/3YoUcD0
DIscussion cards are available here: bit.ly/4530pHi

📬 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 📚

Author 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 is fascinated by con artists & loves unreliable narrators. She began writing 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞, her 6th thriller, in March 2020, inspired by “claustrophobia & wish-fulfilment.“ She also incorporated a love story.

Thanks to the generosity of Bibliolifestyle & Harper Perennial, I plan to enjoy the book in the sun by the pool. Hopefully, I won't suffer any sun damage! 😎☀️

📬 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 📚

𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢 is a new-to-me author whose writing I can enjoy thanks to the generosity of Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books.

I love World War II-era historical fiction based on actual events & heroes. A daughter of the Greatest Generation, I love learning more about that time period because my father served while my mother waited for him to return. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 sounds riveting!

📚 𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝕎𝕣𝕒𝕡-𝕦𝕡 📚

I enjoyed 8 excellent books!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘓'𝘌𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘳
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘚𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘴
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘺
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴
𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘖𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧, the sequel to 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐋‘𝐄𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞‘s 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩, is a fast-paced, intricately woven tale with familiar faces & new characters with nefarious intent & scandalous histories. Crisp dialogue & believable procedural aspects make it an emotional & thought-provoking mystery set against the US immigration crisis. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/2safd4as

📬 Ｂｏｏｋ░Ｍａｉｌ📚

I'm always anxious to read World War II-era historical fiction, so I was delighted to receive a copy of 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 from Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books. Author 𝐊𝐢𝐦 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞's father was an immigrant from the Netherlands who survived the 1941 bombardment of Rotterdam, & the story was inspired in part by his experiences in Nazi-occupied Holland. It sounds intriguing and moving.

Ｂｏｏｋ░Ｒｅｖｉｅｗ

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝗪𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 by 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 is an entertaining, grisly mystery full of surprising twists. Nearly every character is a suspect, & the likable & sympathetic protaganist is surrounded by an intriguing cast of supporting characters. Is one “the butcher“ or is the threat outside? Fans of closed-room mysteries will really enjoy this tale. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/5yz78nxk

🕵𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈📖

I'm completely absorbed in 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 by 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫. He pulled me into the story on the very 1st page & is keeping me intrigued. It's been calling to me from my bookshelf for a bit & I'm glad I finally answered the call, even though I sense I'm going to stay up way too late tonight because I won't be able to stop reading! Thanks for a copy, Mulholland Books & Novel Suspects!

📬𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 ☀

𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐧 is another author whose books I just discovered, thanks to the generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & Avon Books. They sent me a copy of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬. The story sounds absolutely charming & the setting perfect for an absorbing story about a young woman developing a flight plan . . . for her future. And isn't the cover gorgeous? This one is definitely going with me to the beach! 🌊

⛺️𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀🐦

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 by 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝗪𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 is an emotional exploration of the strength & resilience of women, & their ability to forge & maintain lifelong friendships, even though tested by secrets, jealousy, & long-held grudges. The characters are believable, as are their personal & professional conundrums as they race to preserve the camp where they made memories.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰☠️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞, the impressive debut by 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨, publishing 9/5/23. The horror story/psychological thriller with an unreliable narrator is a multi-layered, allegorical examination of destructive power imbalances in relationships, abuse, family secrets, & the psychological & emotional effects of trauma -- & resilience, resolve, & the freeing & healing power of truth. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📬 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 🥀

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 is the 9th installment in bestselling author 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧's New Orleans series. I can't wait to immerse myself in what promises to be an intense, absorbing thriller, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & Kensington Books. I'm going to read this one by the pool! 😎

𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬(𝘴) 𝘣𝘺 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯? 𝘐𝘧 𝘴𝘰, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦?

📚𝓙𝓾𝓷𝓮 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹📚

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐚 Patti Callahan Henry
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 Meg Shaffer
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 Katie Bishop
𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 Matthew Quirk
𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐞 Heather Chavez
𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫 Catherine McKenzie
𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝗪𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 Lisa See

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 Jo Nesbo

📬𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝☀️

𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝗪𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 is a new-to-me author. I received this gorgeous copy of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬, publishing July 11, 2023, from the generous folks at 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴! Temps are going to be 100+ degrees in the next few days, so I plan to spend a lot of time reading by the pool. Based on the synopsis, I doubt I'll have any trouble getting lost in the story for a few hours.

📙𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀📘

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 by 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 is a powerful story of awakening, reconciliation, forgiveness, & healing to move forward by a woman who doesn't realize she was a victim of sexual abuse until forced to. It's a compelling exploration of the insidious power of trauma, & the psyche's ability to shield us from pain. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/5n92u4au

😎𝓒𝓾𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 📖

Summer is here, but the temperatures are still mild. The flowers in my yard are all blooming. Since California finally received a lot of rain this past winter, my grass is green & lush, too. I'm enjoying reading on the patio.

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐳 is another new-to-me author, but the synopsis of 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐞 sounded so intriguing, I had to read it & so far, I'm not disappointed.

≋𝐁≋𝐨≋𝐨≋𝐤≋ ≋𝐌≋𝐚≋𝐢≋𝐥≋

I am compiling quite a stack of books to read in Pismo Beach this summer. 🌊😎

Thanks to Avon Books & Bbibliolifestyle, I'll be packing another volume by 𝐉𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐬, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭, along with 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐩 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧. Lake Tahoe is an idyllic setting. Plus, I love stories about second chances, so this one is going to be near the top of the stack! It was published June 13, 2023.

📬𝓦𝓮𝓮𝓴𝓮𝓷𝓭 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 📖

I received a copy of 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 by 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐤 from Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books. I was pulled in from the first sentence:

𝘒𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳. 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, . . .

Yikes! 😲

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵?

~~ Rachel 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳

Enjoying Katie Bishop's debut novel.

📖𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵📬

I never pondered Adele Astaire's life after she & her iconic brother, Fred Astaire, stopped dancing together until William Morrow Books & Bibliolifestyle sent me a copy of 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 by 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. An “homage to a largely overlooked persona in Hollywood‘s illustrious line-up of characters“ (Heather Webb) & look at womanhood, friendship, artistry, passion, & perseverence. 06/06/23

📬 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 🔍

Excited to receive 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫, the 5th book in 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲's Renee Ballard series, from Grand Central Publishing. 𝘌𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 since Ballard is teaming up with iconic retired detective Harry Bosch who has been pursuing a “white whale“ (a man responsible for the murder of his entire family). Will Harry find him & ensure that he is brought to justice? Will savor this one by the pool.

📬 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 🌊

Talented & gracious author 𝐀.𝐉. 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 sent me an advance copy of her new novel, 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝗪𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, publishing on 10/10/23. Can't wait to read it, having enjoyed her previous books, including 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘳, 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘐𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, & 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯. Such a beautiful, evocative cover! It sounds like another absorbing mystery.

MAY WRAP-UP

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
When We Had Wings by Kristina McMorris, Susan Meissner, & Ariel Lawhon
Up Close by Danielle Girard
Drowning by T.J. Newman

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson
Hazel Fine Sings Along by Katie Wicks
No Plan B by Lee Child & Andrew Child
The Revenge List by Hannah Mary McKinnon
The Guest by Emma Cline
A Line in the Sand by Kevin Powers
The Niger Wife by Vanessa Walters

📬𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📚

I arrived home from Maui to find a copy of 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 by 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐲, courtesy of Bibliolifestyle & Marinerbooks, & the flowers on my deck in full bloom. Forrey's debut novel, published on May 23, 2023, is described as having a “dark center“ & “some bite.“ It's an exploration of millennial wedding culture, class & relationships, filtered through the lens of social media.

•𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥•

𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 is the award-winning bestselling author of 14 psychological thrillers, as well as an Emmy-winning investigative journalist. She tirelessly champions other authors, hosting 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮 & 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘯, in addition to other appearances.

Check out the gorgeous cover of Hank's next book, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝗪𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐝, publishing 𝗙𝗲𝗯. 𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰!

ＢｏｏｋＲｅｖｉｅｗ

𝐍𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐁 by 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 & 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 is a fast-paced thriller with short, action-packed chapters. The upcoming release of an inmate after being exonerated; a teen boy's fraught run from foster care to the ceremony; & Reacher witnessing a murder that authorities insist was a suicide intersect seamlessly with shocking twists, dead bodies, emotion, & a clever scheme involving corrupt prison officials. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

░B░o░o░k░ ░R░e░v░i░e░w░

Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & Little Brown for 𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝 by 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬, published 5/16/23, a believable, tautly constructed thriller. Powers' U.S. Army serrvice in Iraq lends authenticity to a fast-paced mystery with fully formed, flawed characters. The cautionary tale about the business & dangers of modern war ends on a morally ambiguous note, inspiring contemplation & discussion.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎼𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰🎸

𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 by 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝗪𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 is the emotional story of a young woman's quest for a career as a singer-songwriter on her own terms. She competes on an American Idol-esque televised show but is harboring secrets that could get her & the pet rabbit she is hiding in her hotel room, disqualified. Hazel is sympathetic & likable. You'll root for her to win the title. . .& the guy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So excited to receive an ARC of Drowning by T.J. Newman to read on the flight home to California from Maui! 🤸‍♀️

Over the Pacific Ocean.
It's a 5-hour flight.
I'm sure I'll be fine.
😳

Thanks, AvidReaderPress & NetGalley!

📬 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 🌊

I love an engrossing family drama. Bibliolifestyle & Avon Books generously provided me a copy of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬, 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞's debut novel. I'm anxious to soak up some sun by the pool while I immerse myself in the struggles & journeys of the 3 daughters upon whom the story is focused. What will they learn? And what will 𝘐 learn by reading about their experiences? Stay tuned for my review.

𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 by 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 is eloquent & impeccably crafted. A young woman is utterly lost but lacks the self-awareness & life skills required to get her life on track. She constructs a fantasy, determined to make it real. Cline never reveals how her perception of reality became so skewed, her decisions so poor. A sad tale with an ending that leaves readers wondering just what the point of the story is.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖𝓥𝓪𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰🌊

I discovered the writing of 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 throough her blog, Lynn's Weigh (2005-2015). Now she has penned a memoir, 𝐀𝐧 𝐎𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞. I anticipate that, like her prior writing about weight, her words will be unflinchingly honest, poignant, & contain valuable lessons for all readers.

🌴𝙑𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜🐦‍⬛⁣
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I had some company this evening while relaxing on the lanai, reading 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 by 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻. Sometimes, little birds literally land on my plate & start pecking at crumbs from toast or a bagel, or bits of rice left over from loco moco or sushi.⁣
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I was immediately pulled into this book, so I'll be here reading & savoring the soft breezes for a bit. 🌺🌊⁣
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🛫 𝗡𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗕 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 📖⁣
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Yesterday's 5-hour flight was an opportunity for uninterrupted reading! I'm enjoying the 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 readalong of 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗕 by 𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 & his brother, 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱. It‘s the latest installment in the Jack Reacher series.⁣
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𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘰?

🎼 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 🎤⁣
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Oh, how I'm missed quiet evenings on the patio, enjoying soft breezes & reading. I'm participating in the 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠. Hazel Fine competes in an American Idol-esque reality show, so there are many references to music.⁣ 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝘪𝘧 𝘴𝘰, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥?

🎼 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 🎤

The 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 by 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝗪𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 (the pseudonym of one of my favorite authors, Catherine McKenzie) is underway & I'm enjoying it! I read few rom-coms, but will read anything she writes.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨?

📬 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📖

Do you like to read a book before watching the movie adaptation? Are you a Benedict Cumberbatch fan?

If so, you'll want to read 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 by 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫, based on a true story. My answer to both is “yes“ & thanks to @BlackstonePublishing & @Bibliolifestyle I am going to read the book before the upcoming film is released. Originally published in 1983, it was re-released on April 18, 2023.