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A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jan 13, 2021 | Book Review, Fantasy, YA

Summary: Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling...

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

by Bubbly Bibbly | Dec 28, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate the wedding of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. Will is a rising television star, handsome and charming. Jules is a smart, ambitious magazine publisher. Though the sea is a little choppy and...

A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley

by Bubbly Bibbly | Dec 22, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: Award-winning author Alan Bradley returns with another beguiling novel starring the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce. The precocious chemist with a passion for poisons uncovers a fresh slew of misdeeds in the hamlet of...

The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure

by Bubbly Bibbly | Dec 2, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction

Summary: Like most gentiles in Nazi-occupied Paris, architect Lucien Bernard has little empathy for the Jews. So when a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life...

Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

by Bubbly Bibbly | Nov 18, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller

Summary: Agnes Crandall’s life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that she’s staked her entire net worth on. Then a hero climbs through her bedroom window. His name is Shane, no...