Abbreviations #102: Naked in Death, The Magpie Lord + Half-Blood

I still can’t fully believe I read Naked in Death because this novel is so far out of my comfort zone, being a romantic suspense read. I’ve never been one for romantic suspense (or mysteries or thrillers), and to have read one and have it be about a serial killer (which generally tends to freak me …

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Alexa's Adventures #13 | Book Events, Road Trips & Foodie Outings

I realized over the weekend that it's been a little too long since the last time I shared about what I've been up to lately, so I decided I needed to remedy that. I've always enjoyed being able to look back on these posts and see what I've been up to, and this one in particular is …

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Abbreviations #70 | The Devil's Thief, A Very Large Expanse of Sea + The Darkest Star

If you’ve been following my blog since last year, you’ll know that I thoroughly enjoyed The Last Magician . ( I even shared five reasons to check out the series! ) The entire premise of that novel is that Esta is sent back to the past to retrieve an artefact that will change the course of history (and…

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Abbreviations #54 | Aru Shah and the End of Time, Be with Me + The Secret Science of Magic

Here are the things you need to know about Aru Shah and the End of Time : (1) it's the first release in the debut series of the Rick Riordan Presents imprint, (2) it's centered around Hindu mythology, (3) it's about twelve-year-old Aru and the fantastical adventure she finds herself on …

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Abbreviations # 49 | Free to Fall, I Have Lost My Way + Trust in Me

Free to Fall is a science fiction mystery set at a boarding school - and it really, really worked for me! In the novel, the world is crazy about an app called Lux, which helps users by making all their decisions for them in ways guaranteed to give them the best outcome. The story particularly cente…

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Abbreviations #47 | Blurred Lines, Scorched + All of You

Before I even get into the mini-reviews for all three new adult titles that I'm featuring today, I have to declare something. I really just need to listen whenever Rachel tells me something is worth the read or  she rates it highly, especially when it comes to NA because we have very similar ta…

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It's About One Moment • Meet Cute

Have you ever heard of 'meet cutes'? As a romantic and a devourer of love stories and rom-coms growing up, I had always known what a 'meet cute' was but  only identified the terminology after watching The Holiday (which is a lovely film!). It's that moment at the start of every …

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Hey, Kitten

Obsidian  / Onyx  / Opal  / Origin  / Opposition  by Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Lux #1-5 Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: May 8, 2012 / August 14, 2012 / December 11, 2012 / August 27, 2013 / August 5, 2014 Source/Format: Owned || Paperback My relationship with this series is certainly intere…

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It Runs in the Family: To Kiss or Not to Kiss

My sister  Melissa  is back on the blog to be a (semi) regular reviewer starting this month! Mel reads a lot of paranormal YA, as well as NA novels, so she'll be posting about books that I might not necessarily read (or haven't gotten to just yet). White Hot Kiss  by Jennifer L. Armentrout Seri…

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