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Book Review: Murder on Friday Street – Russell Cooper

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Note: This copy of Murder on Friday Street was provided by NetGalley. Murder on Friday Street by Russell Cooper is a charming cosy murder-mystery set in an idyllic village in England around the early 2000s. The plot follows a now 28 year old woman, Charlie, who had lost her father over a decade before in a …

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Book Review: The Floating World – Axie Oh

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Note: This copy of The Floating World was provided by NetGalley. The Floating World by Axie Oh is a romantic fantasy that hits just the right notes. It is said to be the reimagining of the Korean Legend of Celestial Maidens involving a human who tricks a nymph into marriage. Our protagonists are Sunho, an …

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Series Review: Rocky Start Series – Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer

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Note: These copies of Rocky Start, Very Nice Funerals, and The Honey Pot Plot were provided by NetGalley. The Rocky Start series by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer consists of three books that paint one cohesive picture. That picture centered around this out of the way town of Rocky Start and it's inhabitants. Max Reddy …

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Book Review: Vanguard Strike – Jarom Strong

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Note: This copy of Vanguard Strike was provided by NetGalley. The story is set in a future which has just come out of a war that our protagonist, Lax, was very instrumental in. A safe future for everyone else though isn't on the cards for him. Considered one of the military's best kept secrets, Lax is …

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Book Review: A Most Parisian Murder – Millicent Binks

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Note: This copy of A Most Parisian Murder was provided by NetGalley. A Most Parisian Murder is set in 1930's Paris and follows Opal Laplume as she finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation as she arrives at the most glamorous cabaret in Paris for a job. Right off the bat, I should say …

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Short Story Review: Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame – Neon Yang

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Note: This copy of Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame was provided by NetGalley. Looking at this cover it's obvious why I picked this up. Seeing it's also from an author who's other book has been on my TBR for a while had me even more excited, and this novella did not disappoint. Set in the …

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Book Review: 10 Marchfield Square – Nicola Whyte

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Note: This copy of 10 Marchfield Square was provided by NetGalley. The story revolves around the inhabitants of 10 Marchfield Square where a murder has taken place under mysterious circumstances. That the person murdered isn't really one to cry over isn't the issue, but the fact that someone has ruined the sanctity of their home has …

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Book Review: Return of the Martial Messiah – ToraAKR

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Note: This copy of Return of the Martial Messiah was provided by NetGalley. Another book that originated over at Royal Road but this time with a heavier emphasis on martial arts in a LitRPG-esque atmosphere; or at least it is so touted. I have a very mixed feeling on the completion of this book. On …

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