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REVIEW: THE QUEEN OF NOTHING – HOLLY BLACK

The Queen of Nothing – Holly Black Synopsis: Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’sContinue reading “REVIEW: THE QUEEN OF NOTHING – HOLLY BLACK”

REVIEW: THE WICKED KING – HOLLY BLACK

The Wicked King – Holly Black Synopsis: After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficultContinue reading “REVIEW: THE WICKED KING – HOLLY BLACK”

REVIEW: THE CRUEL PRINCE – HOLLY BLACK

The Cruel Prince – Holly Black Synopsis: Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despiseContinue reading “REVIEW: THE CRUEL PRINCE – HOLLY BLACK”

REVIEW: SIX OF CROWS – LEIGH BARDUGO

Six of Crows – Leigh Bardugo Synopsis: Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price – and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But heContinue reading “REVIEW: SIX OF CROWS – LEIGH BARDUGO”

REVIEW: MINDHUNTER: INSIDE THE FBI’S ELITE SERIAL CRIME UNIT – JOHN DOUGLAS AND MARK OLSHAKER

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit – John Douglas and Mark Olshaker Synopsis: During his twenty-five-year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sportContinue reading “REVIEW: MINDHUNTER: INSIDE THE FBI’S ELITE SERIAL CRIME UNIT – JOHN DOUGLAS AND MARK OLSHAKER”

REVIEW: PREY – MICHAEL CRICHTON

Prey – Michael Crichtion Synopsis: In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles — micro-robots — has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive. It has been programmed as a predator. ItContinue reading “REVIEW: PREY – MICHAEL CRICHTON”

REVIEW: NAMESAKE – ADRIENNE YOUNG

Namesake – Adrienne Young Synopsis: Trader. Fighter. Survivor. With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. In order to get to her intended destination she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland,Continue reading “REVIEW: NAMESAKE – ADRIENNE YOUNG”

REVIEW: THE HUNTING PARTY – LUCY FOLEY

The Hunting Party – Lucy Foley Synopsis: All of them are friends. One of them is a killer.During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen anContinue reading “REVIEW: THE HUNTING PARTY – LUCY FOLEY”

REVIEW: TO SIR PHILLIP, WITH LOVE – JULIA QUINN

To Sir Phillip, With Love – Julia Quinn Synopsis: Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he’d proposed, figuring that she’d be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except . . . she wasn’t. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything butContinue reading “REVIEW: TO SIR PHILLIP, WITH LOVE – JULIA QUINN”

REVIEW: THE PROPOSAL – JASMINE GUILLORY

The Proposal – Jasmine Guillory Synopsis: When freelance writer Nikole Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her actor boyfriend, his man bun, and his bros, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying no isn’t the hard part–they’ve only been dating for five months, and he can’t even spell her name correctly.Continue reading “REVIEW: THE PROPOSAL – JASMINE GUILLORY”