Book Review: The Witch of Willow Hall

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The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox ~ 368 pages ~ published 10/2/18 by Graydon House (Harlequin)

Goodreads Synopsis:

Two centuries after the Salem witch trials, there’s still one witch left in Massachusetts. But she doesn’t even know it.

Take this as a warning: if you are not able or willing to control yourself, it will not only be you who suffers the consequences but those around you, as well.

New Oldbury, 1821

In the wake of a scandal, the Montrose family and their three daughters—Catherine, Lydia, and Emeline—flee Boston for their new country home, Willow Hall. The estate seems sleepy and idyllic. But a subtle menace creeps into the atmosphere, remnants of a dark history that call to Lydia, and to the youngest, Emeline.

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Book Review: The Belles

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The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton ~ 440 pages ~ published 2/6/18 by Disney-Hyperion

Goodreads Synopsis:

Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orléans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful.

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Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone

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Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi ~ 525 pages ~ published 3/6/18 by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers

Goodreads Synopsis:

They killed my mother.
They took our magic.
They tried to bury us.

Now we rise.

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.

But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.

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Mini Book Reviews: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Series + Movie Review

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When I heard that the To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before series was being made into a Netflix movie, I knew that I wanted to read the series before watching it. I was able to get the series box-set for super cheap before I left my job at the bookstore, so this was the perfect time and opportunity to read it in its entirety! I’m going to do three mini reviews, and then talk about my thoughts on the movie as well. Let’s get to it!

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Book Review: Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2)

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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2) by Diana Gabaldon ~ 754 pages ~ published 7/1/92 by Dell

Goodreads Synopsis:

For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland’s majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones about a love that transcends the boundaries of time …and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his…

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Book Review: The Late Bloomers’ Club

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The Late Bloomers’ Club by Louise Miller ~ 336 pages ~ published 7/17/18 by Pamela Dorman Books

Goodreads Synopsis:

A delightful novel about two headstrong sisters, a small-town’s efforts to do right by their community, and the power of a lost dog to conjure up true love

Nora, the owner of the Miss Guthrie diner, is perfectly happy serving up apple cider donuts, coffee, and eggs-any-way-you-like-em to her regulars, and she takes great pleasure in knowing exactly what’s “the usual.” But her life is soon shaken when she discovers she and her younger, free-spirited sister Kit stand to inherit the home and land of the town’s beloved cake lady, Peggy Johnson.

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