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This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed

Book Tour Review

Hope is Fireproof

I’m so excited to be a part of TBR Beyond Tours book tour of This Book Won’t Burn written by Samira Ahmed. It just came out on May 7 and as book lovers, you will NOT want to miss out on reading this powerful book.

If you’re against banning books, this book will make you mad, sad, happy, and hopeful. That basically sums up my feelings. My sister was an 8th and 9th grade English teacher for 40 years, and getting kids to read all kinds of books was a main focus. She bought books with her own money and set up a library of dozens and dozens (maybe even hundreds) of books in her classroom. She loaned books out to students and knew how to recommend just the right book to get a student interested in reading. I know that if she were still working at a school, hers would be the loudest voice of all.

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May 10, 2024 0

Death in Bacton Wood (DS Ashley Knight #3) by Ross Greenwood

I’m so happy to be a part of @rararesources book tour of Death in Bacton Wood by Ross Greenwood @rossg555 and published by Boldwood Books @bookandttonic

The book hits the ground running with a man buried alive in a shallow grave struggling to free himself. DS Ashley Knight happens to be at the police station on her day off to catch up on work, but finds herself called to the scene. As a result, her team are assigned to investigate the incident, which expands when another victim is found buried in the same woods. Soon thereafter, they discover that even more men are found – and the victims are all tied to an organized criminal organization.

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May 8, 2024 0

The Upper Crush (Foxbrooke #3) by Evie Alexander

James Hunter-Savage is the perfect name for an enemy, and Lady Estelle Foxbrooke has despised him since she and her twin brother Henry were 13 and James relentlessly tormented Henry at Eton. If that wasn’t bad enough, James and Henry worked at the same company and James stole the biggest deal and client that Henry had. James is the devil. Beelzebub incarnate…..he’s, he’s, he’s, Estelle’s new business partner. What just happened?!

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May 6, 2024 0

In the Doghouse by Teri Case

3.5 stars rounded up

This is a cute contemporary book about a couple’s breakup from the woman’s & her dog’s points of view. Let me just say, as a life-long dog owner, the premise of this book tickled me to no end. I’ve always wondered what my dogs are thinking, & have even pretended I understand what they were thinking when they looked at me or did something goofy – or annoying. Like, am I being punished because I had to stay at work late and her dinner was late? Probably.

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April 28, 2024 0

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

This is a good mystery told in two different timelines and multiple POVs. The story focuses on three women that formed a sister bond while in the same foster care at Wild Meadows estate run by Miss Fairchild. On the surface the girls are “lucky” to be in such a wonderful placement, but scratch the surface and you’ll find Miss Fairchild is unpredictable, vengeful, and is not to be crossed. When they are young teenagers they are able to break away from her and go on to grow up and be successful. But, each women still carries deep scars from their life at Wild Meadows, and the last thing they want to do is return to the place of their nightmares. But, when a body is found under the house, they are forced to return to speak with detectives. The question is, are they witnesses or suspects?

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April 28, 2024 3

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

This is my first book by this author but I will definitely check out her other books. The book was a wild ride with plenty of twists and I found myself changing opinions several times about who did what. That’s what I’m looking for in a thriller – I want to be surprised.

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April 28, 2024 0

Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

This was our February book club pick. The book is not something that I would have chosen myself to read, but it was fine. It’s a character driven story, which are not my favorites, so read this review with that in mind. The story is centered on two families and one tragic accident that happens in 1985 that links the families forever. The book focuses on big feelings like grief, betrayal, and depression. So it’s about so much, but also about nothing. That’s what frustrates me about character driven books, BUT, if you like them, then I think you will love this book. It’s beautifully written and definitely makes you feel all the feels. I’ll give you fair warning, though, it’s a very sad book.

April 28, 2024 0

Divinely Dramatic (Divine Vintage Series, #2) by Sandra L. Young

I’m happy to be a part of Kate Rock Book Tours tour of this book published by Wild Road Press. This is the second book in the series but can be read as a stand-alone. This grumpy-sunshine romance with a supernatural ghostly mystery is set in the perfect location – an old community theater building.

Vintage fashionista Marcy Alexander agrees to costume a period-era play to help a friend out and finds herself not only in charge of picking out the costumes, but with a starring role in the play. While looking for costumes in the attic of the building, her ability to read auras is tested when she sees a bright light that appears to seeking her help. Along with her friends and co-workers, who also have paranormal abilities, Marcy seeks to solve the mystery of the “cursed” play, as well as deal with her feelings for the grumpy play director.

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April 15, 2024 0

Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson

I really enjoyed this contemporary cozy mystery that focuses on 25 year old Kat who had a terrible childhood, never stays in one place long, and doesn’t let anyone into her life, and 77 year old Dorothy, who has lived in Shelley House over 30 years and has appointed herself caretaker and watchman of the building and her neighbors. Neither woman is liked much, but underneath the crankiness and contempt, is a world of hurt, grief, and pain.

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