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Hello!! I’m Deborah. Welcome to my Book Blog.

The Exception to The Rule by Christina Lauren -Book Review

By Deborah October 30, 2024

Book 1 of 6 The Improbable Meet-Cute collection  I loved The Exception To The Rule by Christina Lauren. It was so cute and bubbly. I felt so good after reading this. I ended up reading the entire The Improbable Meet-Cute collection, which features ...

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The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston 

By Deborah October 23, 2024

I absolutely loved The Seven Year Slip.  The story follows Clementine, an overworked book publicist grieving the loss of her beloved aunt. She moves into her late aunt’s rent-controlled Upper East Side apartment. While she's getting ...

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Just For The Summer

Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez Book Review 

By Deborah September 19, 2024

I kind of almost gave up on this book for some reason. I liked it, but I really felt Emma’s struggles, and I wondered how they’d end up together. I didn’t see that happening with just the power of love, so I struggled a bit. But I loved all of Abby's ...

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Powerless by Lauren Roberts Book Review 

By Deborah January 24, 2024

An epic and sizzling fantasy romance not to be missed. I loved powerless. It was indeed a combination of Hunger Games and Red Queen. I wasn't expecting to like it. Apparently, it’s overhyped but I hadn’t seen much hype on it until I needed to read ...

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“Why Colleen Hoover’s portrayal of women is harmful and problematic and why I will no longer be reading her books”

By Deborah December 30, 2023

Colleen Hoover is a bestselling author known for her romantic novels. However, many readers including me have criticized Hoover for her problematic and harmful portrayal of female characters in her books. Colleen Hoover is best known for her ...

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REVIEW: IRON FLAME BY REBECCA YARROS:  Beyond the Threshing: A Journey through Iron Flame 

By Deborah December 12, 2023

Iron Flame -The Empyrean Book 2 by Rebecca Yarros  Iron Flame is the second book in the Empyrean series after Fourth Wing. It Picks immediately where the previous book left off, Iron Flame follows Violet Sorrengail as she struggles to adapt ...

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A Curse for True Love 

A Riveting Finale to a Spellbinding Series – A Curse for True Love 

By Deborah November 29, 2023

Stephanie Garber's "A Curse for True Love" marks the triumphant conclusion to the Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy, delivering a mesmerizing blend of fantasy, romance, and suspense, it really rounds up the books. I loved this book and the entire ...

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The Ballad Of Never After By Stephanie Garber Book Review

By Deborah November 29, 2023

The Ballad of Never After is the sequel to Stephanie Garber’s Once Upon A Broken Heart, and it picks up right where the first book left off. This second instalment dives deeper into the story around the Valory Arch and its opening. It also introduces ...

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Once Upon A Broken Heart

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber Book Review

By Deborah November 29, 2023

Once Upon a Broken Heart" by Stephanie Garber invites readers into a magical world filled with love, curses, and the pursuit of happily ever after. As a fan of Garber's Caraval series, I was eagerly drawn back into her enchanting world, where whimsy ...

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Someone Else’s Shoes: A Novel by Jojo Moyes – Book Review

By Deborah October 16, 2023

When Sam and Nisha from different walks of life and wealth, accidentally swap bags, they get to wear each other’s shoes and get a taste of what it’s like to be in another woman’s other woman’s shoes, quite literally. Unbeknownst to them, one pair of ...

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Review: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros: Where Dragons Soar and Hearts Ignite

By Deborah August 12, 2023

Fourth Wing The Empyrean Book 1 by Rebecca Yarros A dragon without its rider is a tragedy. A rider without their dragon is dead.’ Welcome to Fourth Wing. Prepare to be swept away on the wings of dragons in Rebecca Yarros' enthralling fantasy ...

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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross: Book Review

By Deborah August 10, 2023

Divine Rivals BOOK ONE of the LETTERS OF ENCHANTMENT Duology  by Rebecca Ross Divine Lovers is the best book I’ve read this year, Alas good stories are back. Divine Lovers took me out of a reading slump and I loved loved it so much. The ...

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Book Lovers by Emily Henry: Is This a Book for Book Lovers? Book Review

By Deborah May 30, 2023

Book Lovers by Emily Henry is a novel I’ve had on my to-read pile for a long time. I finally decided to give it a try, despite not being a huge fan of romance novels. However, after a string of disappointing reads, I decided to give a new author a ...

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The Chain of Thorns  (The Last Hours #3)- Cassandra Clare | Book Review

By Deborah February 14, 2023

 As the last book in “The Last Hours” series, Chain of Thorns really puts meaning into “The Last Hours”. I was most excited for The Chain of Thorns, the highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series. The build-up from books one and ...

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Book Review: Final Offer by Lauren Asher – Cal’s Book

By Deborah February 13, 2023

I was excited to read Final Offer, having enjoyed the previous books in the Dreamland series. I particularly liked the best friends to lovers to enemies to lovers trope, but I must have missed the fact that Cal was an alcoholic in the other ...

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The Last Hours Book #1 and #2 – Chain of Gold and Chain of Iron Recap

By Deborah February 6, 2023

The Last Hours Book 1 and Book 2 Recap This is a bit of a recap of the events of Chain of Gold and Chain of Iron. Spoilers Ahead. If you haven't read the previous books in the Last Hour Series as well as Ghosts of the Shadow Hunter Market, Stop ...

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The Stolen Heir By Holly Black Book Review

By Deborah January 27, 2023

The Stolen Heir is an irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black. She’s a master of her craft as she totally nailed this with The Stolen Heir. The Stolen Heir is set in the same ...

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it starts with us

It Starts With Us Book Review By Colleen Hoover (It Ends With Us Sequel Review)

By Deborah October 20, 2022

It Starts With Us, the highly anticipated sequel to the emotionally gripping It Ends With Us, was finally released on October 18th, 2022. The sequel is the narrative of Lilly and Atlas eventually navigating their second chance at love following ...

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Sorcery Of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson – Book Review

By Deborah September 12, 2022

Sorcery Of Thorns Blurb A New York Times bestseller! All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of ...

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Colleen Hoover’s Ugly Love Book Review

By Deborah August 30, 2022

He He this title is definitely fitting. This was definitely an ugly love.  I rolled my eyes so much reading this. Ah, Miles was a handful.  Before I start I am putting my aunt cap on and giving a little bit of advice.  We are ...

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