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The Sublet by Greer Hendricks

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I saw the twist but it was still satisfying.

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Illusion of Stars by Sarah Marie Page

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Star Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Scoville Spice Scale: 🫑

This slow burn, bumbling espionage romantasy, has gotten under my skin. I promised myself I'd read this book because it sounded so intriguing. Intriguing it was. Death, Deception, Double Crosses, Near fatal mistakes, and sloppy attempts at seduction make this story sink its teeth into you, wanting to know more.

Why wasn't Isy treated seriously as the Physician's Assistant?
Why did both Erik and Signey have chips on their shoulds.
Why Hans? Stephen? Katrina?
What magic do those special boxes really hold?

Many of the questions remain unanswered. It makes this book even more enthralling. Read this book if you love:

🐎 One Horse
🔪 She threatens him and he leans into it
🔮 Soothsayers and other magic
🕵‍♀️ She's spying on him…doing a terrible job of it.
👀 I See You

Thank you, Sarah Page, for writing such a banger of a book. It is marvelous.

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The Gilded Blood Series by Rachel Rener

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

You must listen to the audiobook version of this series! Holy FRACK! I was absolutely gobsmacked with how amazing Tara Novie's narration brought this to life! I've read the books. But now, having listened to the omnibus, woah, baby! This book comes through in technicolor sound. You have not experienced The Gold Blood Series until you've gone audio!

Zayn, Talia, Biscuit, and Mavros shine brighter.

What are you waiting for? Go! Get your copy!

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Starter Villain by John Scalzi

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Author: John Scalzi
Publisher: Tor Books
Narrator: Wil Wheaton
Star Rating: 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈
Scoville Spice Scale:🚫 none

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Scalzi does it again. To be in his mind and just watch the ideas form…what a treat! I had a great time with this book.

Charlie is a likable character, in my opinion. He's not the sunshine, happy, positive person, but he rescues cats. If the cats like him, and, in this story, that really makes a difference because the cats are sentient beings with business dealings, you've got to be redeemable.

When thrown into his Uncle's world, yes, Charlie freaks out. But he also stands up for himself and doesn't fall for anyone's song and dance. He shows empathy, even if you are a swearing dolphin.

Wil Wheaton's narrates this book with flare and finesse. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook. 🎧

#startervillain #scalzi #wilwheaton #scalzibooks #worlddominationbycats

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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Black Dogs Project: Capturing the Beauty of the Real Underdogs by Fred Levy

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inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Exceptional Photographer Fred Levy creates a world of warmth and wet noses for beautiful black dogs. He understands the heart of the black dog who is so joyful to be your companion. His photography, personal story, along with the many other beautiful stories and photographs in this book had me laughing and crying. The Great Danes and Lucy were very special to me reminding me of my black dogs.

Thank you to #quatropublishinggroup and NetGalley for this gifted copy in exchange for an honest opinion.

Silver Blood: A Gilded Blood Prequel by Rachel Rener

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Silver Blood
By Rachel Rener
Publisher: Lightning Conjurer Books
Publication Date: February 18, 2025
5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Scoville Spice Scale: 🌶🌶 🐓

"I was a predator and a parasite, and I denounced any Creator who allowed monsters like me to prey on beautiful creatures like her."

Silver Blo0d, the highly anticipated prequel to #thegoldblo0dseriess that started with the book Inked, where we, the readers, met Talia, tells the story of Zayn, her smoking hot boss. We get his point of view and what point of view it is! Zayn, when we meet him, already loathes his existence. He would happily kill himself to end his servitude to Sol, the Incubus Mobster, who owns him through a Rune that controls him even when Sol is nowhere to be found. If he even thinks about harming himself, Sol, or one of his overweening offspring, the Rune flares and causes Zayn agonizing pain. His life had very little purpose until one day Talia walks into Zayn's Tattoo Studio and life and his world is turned inside out. Watching Zayn struggle with himself and "the beast" as he calls his baser nature, and how much he shames himself for his past made it hard to read his story. His self hatred knowing how far he is going to go made me want to shout at him. But, knowing where he ends up and watching him get there is half the fun. And would he or wouldn't he have made the same decisions if it wasn't for everyone's favorite Jungle Chicken 🦜 Biscuit who deserves all the almonds for his role in getting Talia through the interdimensional filing cabinet.

Now I'm wondering what order people are going to suggest reading the books?

A) Start with TGBS & the Silver Blo0d?
B) Read Inked, Silver Blo0d and then the rest of TGBS?
C) Start with Silver Blo0d series and then TGBS.

The word Cock🐓 is mentioned A LOT in this book and not in reference to the farm animal.

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