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Book Review: A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

November 14, 2025 by Kristina P
a study in drowning

White feminism in action.

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Book Review: Red City by Marie Lu

November 12, 2025 by Kristina P
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For a fantasy book about alchemy, surprisingly little alchemy.

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Book Review: Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck

November 10, 2025 by Kristina P
a book review of daddy issues by kate goldbeck

Maybe too many daddy issues?

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Book Review: Stoner by John Williams

November 4, 2025 by Kristina P
stoner by john williams

The worst classic you’ve never read.

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Book Review: This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara

September 5, 2025August 24, 2025 by Kristina P

Dark side Legally Blonde.

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Role Playing by Cathy Yardley: Book Review

September 5, 2025February 19, 2025 by Kristina P
role playing book review

I expected a fun romance with older protagonists and got something that fell flat and was ultimately frustrating.

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White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Book Review

September 5, 2025January 16, 2025 by Kristina P
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Whoever said that the narrator of White Nights is a perfect example of the “Nice Guy” is correct.

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7 Books I Didn’t Finish Recently and Why (Rapid Fire Reviews)

December 16, 2024 by Kristina P
books i didn't finish

Ranty explanations on why I DNF’d some books. Includes Done and Dusted, Cash, The Ex Vows, Binding 13 and more!

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Given Our History by Kristyn J. Miller: Book Review

November 19, 2024 by Kristina P
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This romance book wasn’t romantic at all — an elegy of misused plot devices, wasted opportunities and poorly done characters.

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The Wingman by Stephanie Archer: Book Review

November 13, 2024November 10, 2024 by Kristina P
the wingman book review

What I hoped would be a sweet and spicy friends-to-lovers quickly turned into a cringey, bog-standard hockey romance.

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