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Black Water Sister by Zen Cho review
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Black Water Sister by Zen Cho: Audiobook Review 

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Black Water Sister by Zen Cho is an urban fantasy/paranormal, coming of age story set predominantly in Malaysia. With the perfect balance of suspense and humour, it explores themes of

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They Never Learn by Layne Fargo review
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They Never Learn by Layne Fargo: Audiobook Review

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They Never Learn by Layne Fargo is a psychological thriller that will push the boundaries of many readers and reveal their deepest and truest feelings about such topics as murder,

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Afterlove by Tanya Byrne review
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Afterlove by Tanya Byrne: Book Review

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Afterlove by Tanya Byrne is a beautiful and bittersweet young adult paranormal romance that highlights love and loss in equal measure. It won’t be long before Ash Persaud becomes a

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Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta review
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Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta: Book Review

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Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta is the first book in the Gearbreakers Series. It’s also an awesome young adult dystopian and science fiction novel that completely blew my mind. Desperate

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Loveless by Alice Oseman: Book Review

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Loveless by Alice Oseman is an unforgettable and heart-tugging coming out story that emphasizes how important it is to love and accept yourself in all your messy glory. Everything was

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Nero by Valden Bush book review
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Nero by Valden Bush: Book Review

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Nero by Valden Bush is space opera romance about overcoming the odds, taking control of your destiny, reaching your potential and never giving up on love. Destined for banishment from

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Foxfire In The Snow by J.S. Fields review
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Foxfire In The Snow by J.S. Fields: Audiobook Review

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Foxfire In The Snow by J.S. Fields is exactly the book that young folks need when they are questioning their gender identity need. It lays out the complexity of the

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A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee book review
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A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee: Book Review

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A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee is a haunting and deeply layered sapphic dark academia and gothic thriller that kept a firm grip on my mind long after I

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Big London Dreams by Clare Lydon book review
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Big London Dreams by Clare Lydon: Book Review

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Big London Dreams by Clare Lydon is a historical, second chance romance that takes you from present day, to London in the 1950’s, and then to present day again. Although

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A Clash Of Steel by C.B. Lee review
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A Clash Of Steel by C.B. Lee: Book Review

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A Clash Of Steel by C.B. Lee is a YA lesbian riff on the classic Treasure Island story and I loved it. It’s 1826 and Xiang has grown up in

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