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ALL GROWN UP
ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS
AYESHA AT LAST
BEARTOWN
ELIZA STARTS A RUMOR
FIRST COMES LOVE
THE HOPEFULS
THE RECKLESS OATH WE MADE
TWO STEPS FORWARD
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
YOUNG JANE YOUNG
ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL
BEFORE AND AGAIN
A LITTLE LIFE
MIRACLE CREEK
A SPARK OF LIGHT
WE CAST A SHADOW
YOU WILL KNOW ME
COCOA BEACH
DOMINICANA
THE HUNGER
THE HUNTRESS
THE GOWN
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS
NOVEMBER ROAD
SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE
TANGERINE
AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE
THE GIRLS
SWEETBITTER
AN UNSETTLED GRAVE
BEHIND HER EYES
THE BREAKDOWN
THE CHAIN
CROSS HER HEART
THE CUTAWAY
THE ESCAPE ROOM
THE FOURTH MONKEY
HEAVEN MY HOME
THE HUNTING PARTY
I FOUND YOU
INTO THE WATER
LET ME LIE
THE LIES WE TOLD
THE SUNDOWN MOTEL
SYDNEY ON FIRE
THE VANISHING SEASON
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT
THE WIFE BETWEEN US
BORN A CRIME
I’D RATHER BE READING
LUST AND WONDER
READING PEOPLE
THE WICKED GOOD KETOGENIC COOKBOOK
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK
WORKING STIFF
THE HATE U GIVE
HEARTLESS
HOW IT WENT DOWN
TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN
I am currently accepting physical ARCs. To contact me, please email tbretc@gmail.com . I prefer psychological thrillers, crime, mystery, adult fiction, and dystopian. If I agree to a review, I will be clear that I was given the book in exchange for an honest review and post my review on this blog, Goodreads, and Amazon. My reviews include a synopsis, my opinion, opening line, favorite quote, and overall rating. Depending on the book, I may also post about it on my Instagram.
5 Stars- Stop what you're doing and go out and get this book immediately. You'll want this for your bookshelf.
4 Stars- I enjoyed it! I’d recommend this to other readers, but it’s not something that’s going to stick with me for a long time.
3 Stars- Good, but had some flaws. For me, this usually means the writing was too overworked, or there were one dimensional characters or a bad/poorly done ending.
2 Stars- Take it or leave it. Only pick this up if you have read some of the author's work in the past and you're especially interested.
1 Star- You might want to skip it. Didn't do anything for me and I struggled to finish- and if I’m being honest, I almost never rate books this low because if they’re that bad, I won’t finish.
DNF- I’m getting better at leaving books unfinished. It’s not always that it’s a bad book (although sometimes that does happen), it’s that the book isn’t working right now. I find giving myself space to not finish encourages me to read more widely and to find books that I otherwise wouldn’t have picked up.