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Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

Published on November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 by Celeste4 Comments

Today’s review is about DUNGEONS AND DRAMA by Kristy Boyce. It’s a Young Adult contemporary romance set in high school. Although Riley would much rather prepare for her school’s theatre production, she gets grounded. Her punishment is to work at her Dad’s game shop, where she ends up playing Dungeons & Drama and fake dating one of the players.

Author: Kristy Boyce
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Publish Date: January 9, 2024
Print Length: 304

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Dyscalculia by Camonghne Felix

Published on August 5, 2024August 4, 2024 by Celeste5 Comments

Today’s review is about DYSCALCULIA by Camonghne Felix. It’s a memoir about how early childhood trauma manifested as dyscalculia, a disorder that makes it difficult to learn math. Felix employs dyscalculia as metaphor of her life to showcase miscalculations in her life.

Author: Camonghne Felix
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: One World
Publish Date: February 14, 2023
Print Length: 240

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ARC Review: The Big Freeze by Natalie Lampert

Published on June 17, 2024June 20, 2024 by Celeste5 Comments

Today’s review is about THE BIG FREEZE by Natalie Lampert. As the rest of the title explains, this is a nonfiction account of “A Reporter’s Personal Journey Into the World of Egg Freezing and the Quest to Control Our Fertility.” The focus of this book is toward those who want to freeze eggs for non-infertility reasons. However, the content is pertinent to both broad groups. This is an incredibly informative read.

Author: Natalie Lampert
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publish Date: July 16, 2024
Print Length: 432

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ARC Review: Immortal Pleasures by V. Castro

Published on April 22, 2024April 20, 2024 by Celeste8 Comments

Today’s review is about IMMORTAL PLEASURES by V. Castro. It’s a standalone novel about an ancient Aztec vampire searching for vengeance and love. After centuries of reckoning with her traumatic past during the Spanish conquest of America, Malinalli is finally ready to search for emotional intimacy.

Author: V. Castro
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Publish Date: April 16, 2024
Print Length: 304

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Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry

Published on April 6, 2023April 2, 2023 by Celeste17 Comments

Today I’m finally sharing my SPARE by Prince Harry. I think, for most of you, this book probably needs no introduction. Regardless, this is Prince Harry’s memoir from around the time his mother died to approximately present day. I apologize in advance for the lengh of this piece. But I had a lot to say about how some niches of the book community received this book.

Author: Prince Harry
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Random House
Publish Date: January 10, 2023
Print Length: 416

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