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In general, literary fiction is defined as something that emphasizes meaning over entertainment....
I knew, prior to jumping into this one, that I would relate to the aspect of losing a mother at a...
I want to be fair. Peter Nichols did the best he could with something that’s been done countless...
It begins with a dead body. But the mystery of the one that stopped beating is not the heart...
My feelings are complicated, although I did really enjoy reading The Fury. Let’s start with...
Although I’m fond of memoirs, I’m fairly particular about celebrity memoirs and had not initially...
I have never been a ballerina, but I have no doubt about the grim reality of the ballet world’s...
This book is extremely problematic in its depiction of trauma, which is abundantly clear in the...
Although I’ve struggled over the last few years to connect with most of the young adult novels...
When Celadon Books sent this to me, I didn’t feel confident I would like it, but I wanted to be...
Alex North’s books will always hold a special place in my heart, which may be a strange thing to...
When will I learn that just because something is compared to Knives Out, it doesn’t mean it will...
A Magic Steeped in Poison proved not to be the book for me. My disappointment is immense, as my...
I know there are many people who are familiar with Paul Holes but until this book came up in my...
I loved the idea of this novel so much. We have the monsters who own your soul in old Hollywood...
“When a mother went, we woke in the morning and sensed it. The clouds that took her touched us...
I have a friend who has stated, more than once, that one must be without a heart if this book...
As a reader, being given the opportunity to sample books here on BookishFirst *feels* like it...
Aesthetically, this book deserves all the stars! I was completely enamored with its gorgeous...
I cannot even begin to express how sad I am that this book didn’t work for me. Both the premise...
Oh, this book! I felt it all in the pit of my stomach. Its darkness. Its sadness. Everything...
“Is it too much for me to ask I not be haunted all the time?” That line is loaded with...
SPOILER ALERT I thought the MC felt much younger than 18. I was very tired of the...
I was especially attracted to this book because of the comparison to Get Out. The mention of...
There are plenty of reasons why I shouldn’t have liked The Plot. It has several of the things...
If you completely deceived me, I’d be pretty angry with you. When Alex Michaelides does it, I...
Some books are just therapy. They’re the books you needed as a kid. They’re the books you need...
When it comes to books like this, I often find the subject matter fascinating from the outside...
Who killed Mary Yoder? Was it her seemingly loyal husband, who may have been keeping secrets? Her...
Expectations can make or break a reading experience. I’d love to go into each book without any,...
I found the first chapter of this book to be immensely captivating and I exchanged 2,000 points...
3.5 stars When four members of the Pine family are found dead while vacationing in Mexico, it...
With no food at home for her baby brothers and no one else to go out and get it, in 1918, with...
Review ❤️ Patron Saints of Nothing ❤️ Randy Ribay ❤️ Kokila This book opens with ten year old...
I thought this book seemed promising and I’ve never read this author’s work before. I was...
My thoughts while reading this book were all over the place, which means my thoughts in this...
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