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VBT# Me and Her - Kaelin Wennerberg

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Review: Me and Her - Kaelin Wennerberg - May 2026 I have to be honest with you when this one landed on my radar as part of Zooloo's Book Tours, I was already sold before I'd even turned the first page. A small town with a serial killer, someone going missing every single year, and a protagonist who has completely reinvented herself? That is exactly my kind of read. Curl up on the sofa with a blanket and a strong cup of tea kind of read. And I am so glad I said yes to this one. Devil's Paradise is the sort of small town that sounds idyllic until you scratch the surface, and Wennerberg does a brilliant job of building that uneasy, suffocating atmosphere. You know the feeling,  the kind of place where everyone knows everyone, and that's not always a comfort. Our protagonist Charlie or Reagan, as we come to learn  fled this town the moment she could, leaving behind not just her address but her entire identity. New name, new appearance, new life. She has worked so hard to ...

Review: The Binding Room - Nadine Matheson

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Review: The Binding Room -Book #2 Inspector Anjelica Henley Series - Nadine Matheson - July 2022 In this particular book, I went in blind not knowing anything about it. Just that it was a mystery read. The book starts with a punch with the first murder scene happening and beware it was pretty gruesome writing. The Binding Room with all its descriptions of the various dead bodies etc is not a book for the faint-hearted. I admired this book for what it was, it had something for everyone and it didn't feel too busy and overdone. The book featured everything from overt to subtle racism with the various skin tones and races of the characters, mental health issues as we ranged from Schizophrenia to Bipolar Disease to Alzheimer's, then we had our thriller aspects from murder to torture to kidnapping. The book also held two sides of the coin with religion from the extreme - demon exorcisms and the behind closed doors to the Megachurch and the way it works with an ATM card holder fo...

Review: His Scream Queen - Brooklyn Ann

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Review: His Scream Queen - Brooklyn Ann - Book #3 - B Mine Series - April 2020 Three years ago when Brittany was in Middle School, she was considered one of the freaks and geeks as she was a plain jane. That is until she discovered in the library some of the occult books and learned the art of spells and witchcraft. She practiced day in and day out until she was able to summon her demon named Scar ( for short). With an animal blood sacrifice, Brittany learned that Scar could grant wishes for her and so she worked her way up the chain to become Queen Bee of the school, leaving behind her old life and everyone in it - including her ex-best friend Jamie Blair. Jamie is now the target of Brittany's bullying tactics and when Brittany goes too far and dumps her boyfriend as he's not "prom king" material. Her ex-boyfriend Lucio decides to get revenge by turning Jamie into Prom Queen material and winning the crown from Brittany as Prom Queen is her dream. This book is also ...