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Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)

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May 26, 2026

2.0

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Just a bit to predictable for me. It was very obvious who was involved and I called a lot of things really early. Of course the 'twist' was obvious too. It's really disappointing, as I liked her first book actually! 🥲

The characters were too cliché for me. And there were too many times where they acted woth no reason just to thrust the plot forward in a direction that just wouldn't work if they acted... reasonably? In character to what they were established as? Overall just nor for me.

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No Place Left to Hide

Megan Lally

Some secrets just won't stay hidden in this twisty new thriller from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Megan Lally! To Brooke, image is everything. She works hard to maintain perfect grades, perfect looks, a perfect life—especially after "the incident" that threatened it all. Getting into her dream university puts her that much closer to a fresh start. How can she say no to celebrating with all her classmates? Hanging out with her crush by the bonfire is the perfect end to the night. Except it isn't the end. An old truck starts aggressively tailing Brooke and her best friend on the isolated road toward home. Someone thinks they know the truth about "the incident," and they won't stop until it's all out in the open. This terrifying drive is about to bring out Brooke's worst fears…if she survives it.

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Honestly I don't think Jena is innocent anymore. The calls and voicemails suddenly disappearing, when she was the only one that had access to Brooke's phone (aside from Brooke herself) is just a little toooo suspicious. I don't know how Brooke didn't catch that immediately, since she's supposed to be a smarty smart girl..

Also the neon mask thing? Corny. 😐 I would probably laugh in that guys face. Like okay Jason Voorhees' Temu cousin Vason Joorhees

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I'm adding Beau to my Stalker-Suspect list. Because I've been thinking a little more and I think Dylan being the stalker is also super predictable. But maybe I'm just super big brained...😩😩 (my brain doesn't have a single wrinkle)

Also I'm sorry but Claire is also so cookie-cutter. She's just Mean girl/Queen Bee™... and I'm struggling soooo hardd with caring that she died 😭 Omg she pmo

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I don't think that Brooke actually hurt Claire because I just think... that's too easy, isn't it?? The book points at it, Brooke's stalker does, even her actions do. So that can't be it, that would be SO boring.

I'm going to throw the theory put that Dylan is the stalker, just because I think that could be a good twist. And pretty creepy, if you think about it more, since he is interested in her romantically at least outwardly.

Maybe Brooke really did do it?? Maybe she went googoo gaga and killed Claire because she was in the way of her getting Dylan. Idk. That's still ridiculously predictable. But maybe she killed her on accident and just acts like she wasn't involved at all... But that feels a little boring too. The characters are very, VERY cookie-cutter. We have the academic overachiever with a mean girl streak™, and the stylish pretty friend to get the main character to where she needs to be in the plot™ and of course A GUY™ that is the academic overachiever with a mean girl streak™ with or without a mean streak as a man..

It's interesting enough for me to keep going, so far. I want to get to the spooky bits!!

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Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it. A spirited young Englishwoman, Abitha, arrives at a Puritan colony betrothed to a stranger – only to become quickly widowed when her husband dies under mysterious circumstances. All alone in this pious and patriarchal society, Abitha fights for what little freedom she can grasp onto, while trying to stay true to herself and her past. Enter Slewfoot, a powerful spirit of antiquity newly woken ... and trying to find his own role in the world. Healer or destroyer? Protector or predator? But as the shadows walk and villagers start dying, a new rumor is whispered: Witch. Both Abitha and Slewfoot must swiftly decide who they are, and what they must do to survive in a world intent on hanging any who meddle in the dark arts. Complete with 8 pages of Brom’s mesmerizing full-color artwork and chapter illustrations throughout, his latest book is sure to delight.

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We Burn Daylight

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An epic novel of star-crossed lovers set in a doomsday cult on the Texas prairie that asks: what would you sacrifice for the person you love? Waco, Texas 1993. People from all walks of life have arrived to follow the Lamb’s gospel—signing over savings and pensions, selling their homes and shedding marriages. They’ve come here to worship at the feet of a former landscaper turned prophet who is preparing for the End Times with a staggering cache of weapons. Jaye’s mother is one of his newest and most devout followers, though Jaye herself has suspicions about the Lamb’s methods—and his motives. Roy is the youngest son of the local sheriff; a 14 year old boy with a heart of gold and a nose for trouble who falls for Jaye without knowing of her mother’s attachment to the man who is currently making his father’s life hell. The two teenagers are drawn to each other immediately and completely, but their love may have dire consequences for their families. The Lamb has plans for them all—especially Jaye—and as his preaching and scheming move them closer and closer to unthinkable violence, Roy risks everything to save Jaye. Based on the true events that unfolded thirty years ago during the siege of the Branch Davidian compound, Bret Anthony Johnston’s We Burn Daylight is an unforgettable love story, a heart-pounding literary page turner, and a profound exploration of faith, family, and what it means to truly be saved.

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A Long Time Dead

Samara Breger

Samara Breger's A Long Time Dead is a lush, Victorian romance, drenched in blood and drama, about the lengths two women will go to secure a love that cannot die. Somewhere foggy, 1837 . . . Poppy had always loved the night, which is why it wasn’t too much of a bother to wake one evening in an unfamiliar home far from London, weak and confused and plagued with a terrible thirst for blood, to learn that she could no longer step out into the day. And while vampirism presented several disadvantages, it more than made up for those in its benefits: immortality, a body that could run at speed for hours without tiring, the thrill of becoming a predator, the thing that pulls rabbits from bushes and tears through their fur and flesh with the sharp point of a white fang. And, of course, Roisin. The mysterious woman who has lived for centuries, who held Poppy through her painful transformation, and who, for some reason, is now teaching her how to adjust to her new, endless life. A tight, lonely, buttoned-up woman, with kindness and care, pressed up behind her teeth. The time they spend together is as transformative to Poppy as the changes in her body, and soon, she finds herself hopelessly, overwhelmingly attached. But Roisin has secrets of her own, and can’t make any promises; not when vengeance must be served. Soon, their little world explodes. Together and apart, they encounter scores of vampires, shifty pirates, conniving opera singers, ancient nobles, glamorous French women, and a found family that throws a very particular sort of party. But overhead, threat looms—one woman who is capable of destroying everything Poppy and Roisin hold dear.

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A Good Person

Kirsten King

Gone Girl meets Big Swiss in this electric, binge-of-a-debut about a millennial antihero who seeks revenge on her ex-situationship with a hex, only for him to actually, literally die. Lillian and Henry have been enjoying each other’s company, especially in bed. Even though Lillian’s best friend calls it “situationship,” Lillian is determined to lock Henry down—and she has a plan. She’ll be the best, most accommodating version of herself until he falls in love with her. But when Henry blindsides Lillian with a breakup, Lillian exacts revenge by performing a drunken hex on him.Lillian expects Henry to come crawling back to her. What she doesn’t quite anticipate is becoming a prime suspect in his murder case when he’s found dead. As Lillian grapples with the loss of her sort-of-boyfriend, she’s hit with another That Henry had a long-term girlfriend he also left behind. Desperate to control the narrative, clear her name, and assume her rightful place as Henry’s mourning girlfriend, Lillian’s pursuit of the truth will throw her into a dangerous tailspin. A deliciously addictive novel that explores our darkest, most human impulses, A Good Person heralds Kirsten King as a striking new voice in the canon of celebrated fiction.

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Together We Rot

Skyla Arndt

A teen girl looking for the truth about her missing mother forms a reluctant alliance with her former best friend...in exchange for hiding him from his cult-leading family. Wil Greene's mom has been missing for over a year, and the police are ready to call the case closed--they claim she skipped town and you can't find a woman who wants to disappear. But she knows her mom wouldn't just leave...and she knows the family of her former best friend, Elwood Clarke, has something to do with it. Elwood has been counting down the days until his 18th birthday--in dread. It marks leaving school and joining his pastor father in dedicating his life to their congregation, the Garden of Adam. But when he comes home after one night of after a final goodbye with his friends, already self-flagellating for the sins of drinking and disobeying his father, he discovers his path is not as virtuous as he thought. He's not his father's successor, but his sacrifice. For the woods he's grown up with are thirsty, and must be paid in blood. Now on the run from a family that wants him dead, he turns to the only one who will believe him: Wil. Together, they form a reluctant partnership; she'll help him hide if he helps her find evidence that his family killed her mother. But in the end they dig up more secrets than they bargained for, unraveling decades of dark cult dealings in their town, led by the Clarke family. And there's a reason they need Elwood's blood for their satanic rituals. Something inhuman is growing inside of him. Everywhere he goes, the plants come alive and the forest calls to him, and Wil isn't sure if she can save the boy she can't help but love.

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Wombworm

May 24, 2026

4.0

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I'm gagged.

I'm also tired, and sweating and HOT. So I'm going to bed and maybe edit this in the morning to be a better review.. 🫠

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That's Not My Name

Megan Lally

She thought she had her life back. She was wrong. It was a mistake to trust him. Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there―or who she is. A passing officer takes her to the police station, and not long after, a frantic man arrives. He's been searching for her for hours. He has her school ID, her birth certificate, and even family photos. He is her father. Her name is Mary. Or so he says. When Lola slammed the car door and stormed off into the night, Drew thought they just needed some time to cool off. Except Lola disappeared, and the sheriff, his friends, and the whole town are convinced Drew murdered his girlfriend. Forget proving his innocence, he needs to find her before it's too late. The longer Lola is missing, the fewer leads there are to follow…and the more danger they both are in.

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Thoughts from 78% (page 291)

Ok nice Lola rembers what happened on the day she got kidnapped and how and everything, BUT WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN THE DAY SHE WENT MISSING AND HER WAKING UP NOT REMEMBERING ANYTHING. 😩 That's what I want to knowwwww... As a reader you already know Wayne is not her father, that she isn't Mary, he kidnapped her, GET INTO THE THINGS I DON'T KNOW. What happened in that FIVVEEEE WEEK span. 💔 Im impatient and sweaty 😭😭

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Thoughts from 57% (page 213)

why are cops allergic to doing their job in EVERY universe and timeline ffs 🫩

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