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Category: Book List 2025

  • Review: Nightmare Before Kissmas

    Title: Nightmare Before KissmasAuthor: Sara RaaschSeries: Royals and RomanceAbout this Book: HereSource: My local library.Would I buy it? Abso-freaking-lutely. Just waiting for the money to do so. My Thoughts: These characters were so completely and utterly easy to fall in love with. Nicholas aka Coal is grumpy, sad, and completely hilarious and easy to love.…

  • Review: Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

    Title: Death at Morning HouseAuthor: Maureen JohnsonTW: Talk of eugenics, not the main character.About this Book: The fire wasn’t Marlowe Wexler’s fault. Dates should be hot, but not hot enough to warrant literal firefighters. Akilah, the girl Marlowe has been in love with for years, will never go out with her again. No one dates…

  • Review: Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

    Title: Nine LiarsAuthor: Maureen JohnsonSeries: Truly DeviousAbout this book: Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn’t going well. Her boyfriend, David, is studying in London. Her friends are obsessed with college applications. With the cold case of the century solved, Stevie is adrift. There is nothing to distract her from the questions pinging…

  • Review: Star Wars: Jango Fett – Trail of Lost Hope by Ethan Sacks and Luke Ross

    Title: Star Wars: Jango Fett – Trail of Lost HopeCreators: Ethan Sacks and Luke RossAbout this book: The legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett embarks on a brand-new mission! Jango Fett, father of Boba Fett and legendary bounty hunter, has a bounty to find! A mystery to solve! And a treaty at risk! But can even the…

  • Review: Dream Girl Drama

    Title: Dream Girl DramaAuthor: Tessa BaileySeries: Big ShotsRelease Date: February 4, 2025About this Book: HereSource: My bookshelf. Would I buy it for someone else? Absolutely My Thoughts? How much do I love a Tessa Bailey book? Let me count the ways (all the ways). This book, the third in the Big Shots series, involved two…

  • Review: The Mask of Fear

    Title: The Mask of FearAuthor: Alexander FreedSeries: Star Wars: Reign of the Empire (Book 1)Release Date: February 25, 2025About this Book: HereSource: My shelfWould I buy it as a gift for someone? Abso-freaking-lutely. In fact I already have. My Thoughts: You might want to smack Bail Organa after reading parts of this book. It’s honestly…

  • Review: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

    Title: Beauty QueensAuthor: Libba BrayTrigger Warning: Abandonment, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, mentions of eating disorders, sexual assault and harassment, About this book: Survival. Of the fittest. The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream Pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate costumes and compete in front…

  • Review: Star Wars – A New Dawn

    Title: Star Wars – A New DawnAuthor: John Jackson MillerSeries: Technically not? About this Book: Ever since the Jedi were marked for death and forced to flee Coruscant, Kanan Jarrus has devoted himself to staying alive rather than serving the Force. Wandering the galaxy alone, from one anonymous job to another, he avoids trouble–especially with…

  • Review: 10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love

    Title: 10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in LoveAuthor: Emmy SandersSeries: N/AAbout this Book: Wingman 101: Make him fall head over heels in love.BradWhat’s a straight guy to do when he accidentally goes on a date with his brand new gym-bro? Offer to be the best wingman ever, of course! It’s foolproof. Joey needs a man?…

  • Review: Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong

    Title: Cold as HellAuthor: Kelley ArmstrongSeries: Haven’s RockTrigger Warning: Emotional abuse, cheating (not the MC’s), torture, murder, giving birth in dangerous situations. About this Book: Haven’s Rock is a sanctuary town hidden deep in the Yukon for those who need to disappear from the regular world. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton,…