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ARC: House of Blight
House of Blight is a sinister romantasy with a toxic twist that may be predictable to some but is ultimately satisfying. The FMC has a...
Katelyn Brown
Mar 261 min read
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ARC: A Court Bright and Broken
This was a lovely little fairytale jaunt. Very much Cinderella vibes, except the heroine has a little more grit. Forbidden love is the...
Katelyn Brown
Mar 251 min read
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ARC: The Book of Doors
To be honest, I forget I had this as an ARC. I waited and waited for it from the library, only to find out it had been in my NetGalley...
Katelyn Brown
Mar 251 min read
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ARC: The Ghost Cat
I was really excited about this one but it was pretty meh. It says this book is for fans of "Before The Coffee Gets Cold," but I don't...
Katelyn Brown
Mar 251 min read
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ARC: The Future
I had never read a Naomi Alderman book, despite "The Power" being recommended to me many times. So when I had the chance to grab an...
Katelyn Brown
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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ARC: Fangirl Down
This was my first dive into Tessa Bailey and it definitely delivered for the sports romcom sub-genre. I really enjoyed the FMC Josephine....
Katelyn Brown
Aug 9, 20241 min read
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ARC: A Novel Love Story
I really enjoyed "The Dead Romantics," so I was excited to get ahold of Ashley Poston's next cheesy rom-com. "A Novel Love Story" will...
Katelyn Brown
Jun 11, 20241 min read
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ARC: The End of Eden
This book gave me major anxiety - in a good way. The climate crisis is so hard to look at head-on because it's so large and seems so...
Katelyn Brown
Jun 8, 20241 min read
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Special Guest: ELLE staff culture writer Lauren Puckett-Pope makes her book recommendations for 2024
To kick off the month of March, we invited a special guest onto the podcast to talk all things books. That special guest was none other...
Katharine Finnerty
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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ARC: A Promise of Peridot
I have been waiting for this second book since reading A Dawn of Onyx. I really enjoyed the characters and the battle between good and...
Katelyn Brown
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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ARC: The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch
I love Pride and Prejudice. There is no better classic in my opinion. So I was skeptical when I picked this ARC up but my curiosity was...
Katelyn Brown
Oct 24, 20232 min read
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ARC: The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple and Dorothy
Modern retellings of Greek myths are trendy in the book world, but The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple and Dorothy by Corey Ann Haydu takes...
Katelyn Brown
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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ARC: A Thousand Boy Kisses
I really should have read more about what this book would be about, because I was not prepared for this emotional beatdown. A Thousand...
Katelyn Brown
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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ARC: The Long Game
If you are looking for a cozy fall rom-com, look no further! The Long Game by Elena Armas is perfect for all the spicy independent girls...
Katelyn Brown
Aug 28, 20231 min read
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ARC: Grave Expectations
It's almost spooky season, so here comes a perfectly timed book. Grave Expectations by Alice Bell is a comedic mystery set in a spooky...
Katelyn Brown
Aug 27, 20231 min read
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ARC: Kingdom Quarterback
I am a Kansas City native and "Kingdom Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs, and How a Once Swingin' Cow Town Chased the...
Katelyn Brown
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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ARC: Medusa's Sisters
I had the privilege of snagging an early copy of Lauren J. A. Bear's debut novel, Medusa's Sisters. And when I say privilege - I mean it....
Katelyn Brown
Aug 8, 20231 min read
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ARC: Silver Nitrate
I actually owed this post a while ago. Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia has been out for a little while now. I had the advanced...
Katelyn Brown
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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ARC: Whisperwood
I really did not know what I was getting into when I picked up an ARC of Whisperwood by Alex Woodroe. Is fantasy horror a thing? If so,...
Katelyn Brown
Jul 12, 20231 min read
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ARC Review: A Crown of Ivy and Glass
It took me a while to digest this enough to craft a written review. I have very conflicting emotions about A Crown of Ivy and Glass. I...
Katelyn Brown
Jul 5, 20231 min read
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