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'By Any Other Name', by Lauren Kate [BOOK REVIEW]

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'By Any Other Name' , by Lauren Kate Title: By Any Other Name Author: Lauren Kate Genre (s): Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Adult Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Language: English Publication Date: 22nd March 2022 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to the author Lauren Kate , the publisher Penguin Publishing Group and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  A fresh, lovely human story of two people finding their way to each other through emails and words scattered through the pages of a book. It's the story of Lanie Bloom , a woman with a successful career at Peony Press as a romance editor . Peony Press is the publisher of the best-selling author Noa Callaway. Lanie is successful and is engaged with the man of her dreams, a man who checks off all ninety-nine boxes on her carefully curated list, so everything is fine, isn't it? She's killing it. Then she's given the opportunity to work with her biggest inspiration in love and life: Noa Cal...

'THE BONE WAY', by Holly J. Underhill [BOOK REVIEW]

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'The Bone Way' , by Holly J. Underhill Title: The Bone Way Author: Holly J. Underhill Genre (s): Fantasy, Retelling, Fiction Publisher: Nyx Publishing Language: English Publication Date: 26th June 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Link to buy the book Thank you to the author, Xpresso Book Tours and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. «Be careful. The Shadow Princess isn't known for honest deals.» An Orpheus and Eurydice retelling with two women as main characters instead of a man and a woman.  This book tells the story of Teagan, along with her love story with Cress, her wife . As it is a retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice, there is a journey to find her loved one .  But will she be able to come back? Will they be able to come home?  Everything in this book is told in a way so beautifully written and its characters feel so  real . These were two of the things that I liked most about this book : the way the author writes is so appealing and exquisite to ...

'LOVE SCENES', by Bridget Morrissey [BOOK REVIEW]

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 'LOVE SCENES' , by Bridget Morrissey  Title: Love Sscenes Author: Bridget Morrissey Genre (s): Contemporary, Romance, Adult, Fiction Publisher: Berkley (Penguin Publishing Group)  Language: English Publication Date: 22nd June 2021 Thank you to the author, Berkley ( Penguin Publishing Group ) and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A romantic comedy about two people who fall in love on a film set.  Two people that, apparently, hate each other. Sloane is having a bad time, and the least she wants is to work along with her enemy, Joseph Donovan , the actor she had a terrible time while shooting a film a few years ago. I absolutely loved this book . I have so many things to say about it! Although I'll probably end up saying too little (I'm sorry for that). Love Scenes is not just a love story. It's more than that. It's about self-love , alcoholism, relationships, toxic relationships, friendship, family ,... It talks about many topics —...

'MALIBU RISING', by Taylor Jenkins Reid [BOOK REVIEW]

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'Malibu Rising' , by Taylor Jenkins Reid Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Adult, Contemporary Publisher: Ballantine Books Language: English Publication Date: 1st June 2021 "It is Malibu's nature to burn." Malibu, August 1983. Four siblings — Nina , Jay , Hud , and Kit —, descendents from Mick Riva, one of the most famous singers of USA, and one night. One party. Nina is not in the mood for a party. Her husband has left her for his mistress. Jay is looking forward to see the woman he likes in the party. Hud is hiding a secret from his brother, a secret that could do great harm to their relationship. Kit has invited someone unexpected. What will happen when the unexpected person show up? Or when everything explodes our of their chests like fire? By midnight, everything will be out control.  By sunrise, the mansion will be in flames. I was looking forward to read this book, and I knew I was gonna like it. This book talks about many things ...

'If We Were Villains', de M. L. Rio

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"If We Were Villains", by M. L. Rio M. L. Rio es una autora americana nacida en Miami y criada en el Norte de Carolina. Es lectora, escritora, actriz y melómana. A pesar de haber trabajado en diversas librerías y teatros durante años, la escritura siempre ha sido su pasión y su especialidad. Tiene un Máster en estudios sobre Shakespeare, otorgado por el King’s College (Londres).  Su debut en el mercado literario ha sido If We Were Villains , publicada en 2017 por la editorial Flatiron Books . Es un thriller de misterio contemporáneo y adulto en el que la amistad y el amor juegan un papel fundamental. Tiene representación LGBT .   Es un drama basado en las obras de Shakespeare que sigue los pasos de Oliver , Meredith , James , Filippa , Richard , Alexander y Wren a través de su cuarto y último año en un conservatorio clásico. SINOPSIS Oliver Marks acaba de cumplir diez años de condena en la cárcel, por un asesinato que puede haber cometido o no. El día que lo l...