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Picking Daisies: A Journey of First Love in YA
Read more: Picking Daisies: A Journey of First Love in YAPicking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti (Indie published July 2023, Audio October 7, 2025) Thank you, @hachetteaudio for the free audiobook! This book is so wildly popular – like almost 50K reviews on Goodreads – so when it came out on audio, I knew it was a sign to indulge my curiosity. #hachetteaudioinfluencer Daniella…
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Gone Before Goodbye: A Thrilling Review of Coben & Witherspoon’s book
Read more: Gone Before Goodbye: A Thrilling Review of Coben & Witherspoon’s bookGone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben and Reese Witherspoon (Oct 14, 2025). Thank you, @grandcentralpub and @hachetteaudio for the gifted print and audio copies! Maggie McCabe once had a flourishing career as a surgeon. First in the military, then helping in humanitarian crisis spots around the world. But when her world is upended, she finds…
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Alchemy of Secrets: A Dark Academia Fantasy Review
Read more: Alchemy of Secrets: A Dark Academia Fantasy ReviewAlchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber (Oct 7, 2025) Thank you, @flatironbooks for the gifted advanced digital copy! Holland St. James has always believed in magic, and she’s loving the course Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by an enigmatic professor. In each class, they go over both popular and obscure legends that…
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Mate: An Unlikely Fated Mates Love Story
Read more: Mate: An Unlikely Fated Mates Love StoryMate by Ali Hazelwood (Oct 7, 2025) I loved Bride, with its political intrigue and surprising found family dynamics when it came out last year, so I did stop everything to read/listen to this one! Serena Paris, a significant character in Bride, is now known to be the first human/werewolf hybrid identified. Because of that,…
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The Best Worst Thing: A Heartfelt Debut Novel Review
Read more: The Best Worst Thing: A Heartfelt Debut Novel ReviewThe Best Worst Thing by Lauren Okie (Oct 14, 2025) A huge thank you to @avonbooks and @harperaudio for the free digital and audio copies of this debut that is now part of my DNA. If yearning is your thing, you are going to want to grab this one immediately! On paper, Nicole Speyer and…
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Exploring Personal Growth in B.K. Borison’s Good Spirits
Read more: Exploring Personal Growth in B.K. Borison’s Good SpiritsGood Spirits by B.K. Borison (October 21, 2025) Thank you, @avonbooks and @librofm for the free advanced listening copy! #librofminfluencer Harriet York has always tried to be a kind and thoughtful person, some might even say she’s a people-pleaser to her own detriment. Which is why she’s shocked on a number of levels when she’s…
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