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Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! Releasing August 1, 2025! "Why is tradition always at the ass-crack of dawn? Can't the dead wait 'til noon?" - Harper AutumnVale is THE place to be for a great Halloween festival! That is until recent years where the attendance has dropped and the mayor is on the verge of having to shut it all down after this last hoorah. Until a skeleton goes missing and things begin to feel similar to when the skeleton went missing the first time! Missing Skeleton Festival is about to become famous again with a legit missing skeleton! Three best friends decide to take matters into their own hands. Remembering the string of bad luck that happened when the skeleton went missing the first time! Being in a smalltown they know the history and stories of the events of that October like the back of their hands! Will they find the skeleton or will romances and the excitement of the season sweep them away? Did the skeleton walk out of the crypt on its own? Does ...

Audiobook Review Narrator Laura Edwards 5 out of 5 stars! Have you ever messed up so badly that you just need to get on a plane and leave it all behind? Well, Carina does just that! It's time to move forward and wipe the slate clean. What better place than Jamaica! Being part Jamaican, Carina wishes to reconnect with her roots and see all the things her mother talked about.  Carina is to be a nanny for the Hall family. A prominent and political family on the island who run a tight ship within Blackbead manor. Carina's fine with this because she wants this change and needs it! But something is haunting her and causing issues. Could her past be catching up to her? Did she truly think she could escape? Is this thing a piece of someone else's past?  Maybe with the help of some newfound friends she will be able to get to the bottom of things before it's too late. I was surfing through Libby trying to find my next read when I found this book. I loved the narrator's voice ...

Manga Review 5 out of 5 stars! "Wait, you're calling me Mr. Eight?" - Eito Eito Tachibana has a "unique" name. One that's caused him a lot of grief over the years because of the jokes and "funny" puns. The number eight being the number he's grown to dislike. . . Until he meets Tomoya Hatta, Hachi, with the Kanji for eight in his name and his nickname meaning eight in Japanese! Little encounters and small talk turns into something more as the two keep meeting within the halls of their shared High School. Some feelings arising that Eito isn't sure about or what to categorize them as. But there's something else that he hasn't told Hachi about himself that may just change everything!  "I'm NOT messing with you. I'm just poking fun." - Yokoi "I KNEW I should've gone to a different high school. . ." - Eito Eito's a bit of a serious student who's also shy. Keeping to himself except for the few he...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost, this novella is in between books one and two of the series! The books go in order and so potential spoilers ahead! * * * * * * "It could've been the tranquility of peace, if the taste of ash didn't thicken the morning breeze." - Kaia After the great battle that has left The Lost scattered, Kaia and Klaus have been tracking them down. Both Heirs wanting to ensure the realm is safe and free from the undead! Their journey leading them to the West where they find evidence of things, they weren't prepared for. . . The Lost aren't the only beings that can be dangerous and deadly. Kaia will have to face hard decisions and grow up a little more. Realizing that things aren't always black and white, she will have to make choices that may toe the line of morally correct. "We're all monsters on the battlefield." - Madoc I really loved the refresher at the beginning of the book! Listing characters and brie...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "Little flower, I am the glowing eyes." - Julian Chryssy has had to deal with going from the top of the food chain to the bottom. High school is rough but it's even worse when you are "that" girl, and you could potentially remain known for that even after graduation. . . No one believed her when she stated there was a pair of glowing eyes following her. Calling her crazy and worse since teenagers can be cruel. But when the bad boy of the town announces that he is behind the glowing eyes Chryssy's world spins on its axel. He can even prove it and may have shown her a bit more that she wasn't prepared for. Julian's not human and has declared that she is his mate!? Graduating and going to college was in the list of things to do, NOT becoming a mate to a White Saber Tooth Weretiger! Julian needs her but first he has to show Chryssy that he is serious about her. Enemies to Lovers anyone? "It just figures that my first da...