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Book Blitz:  Ice Floe by Melissa Birling Publication date: April 28th 2022 Genres: Fantasy, New Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult SECRECY IS SAFETY. SISTERHOOD IS EVERYTHING.⁣ Seventeen-year-old Glacia didn’t plan to track a kidnapper, stick a middle finger to the government, and fall into a forbidden summer fling. This is simply what happens when you’re the resident odd girl out, in a shoal of all-female mermaids whose values are a little cracked. Or a lot cracked, if you consider government-endorsed murder and the seizure of male infants to be an issue. When society rules, family, and romance collide, Glacia fights back the best way she knows how: by taking the matter into her own combat-trained hands and kicking some tail. The problem is, no amount of training can prepare Glacia for the crime circle she discovers, secrets she unveils, and human guy she can’t get out of her head. Glacia finds herself at a crossroads where she must decide whose rules to follow. Who she can t...

The Touch of Love Kyle Shoop (Senses of Love, #5) Publication date: April 27th 2022 Genres: Adult, Historical Romance Two Love stories. One surviving WW2. One surviving a separation. Both fighting their own war. But neither is willing to give up. Because love is worth fighting for. Alternating between the past and the present, The Touch of Love tells two intertwined love stories spanning generations. The first is set in modern times and tells the journey that Katie embarks on while being embroiled in a separation from her husband. The second is set in Poland during World War 2, and tells the story of Jakob, an orphan, who falls in love with a Jewish woman. Will either of these love stories survive the unforeseen battles awaiting them? Present Day : While going thru old keepsakes in her grandfather’s attic, Katie stumbles upon two items which thrust her on a journey of discovery. The first is her old wedding dress, the sight of which still stings due to her recent separat...

  Book review : Other People's Lives by J.E.Rowney is a commendable psychological thriller. Other people's lives look intrigued to many of us. What if one is stalking you without letting you live at peace all the time? In this book Sophie Portman suspects she is being stalked all the time after her husband is missing seven months ago. She is so distressed that she seeks help of police first and then of a psychologist Andrew Thacker. Slowly the story takes lot of twists and turns making you intrigued all the time. When the truth starts to unravel nothing seems to be the same as it was assumed to be. Really pinching you with mouth wide open when secrets starts to unfold itself. I liked reading this psyhcological suspense and kept me hooked all the time. I am thankful to netgalley and books go social to give me a chance to read this book. Happy Reading ! #netgalley #netgalleyarc #otherpeopleslives #booknerd #bibliophile #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #igreads #reviewer #bookrev...

Book review: The Mysterious Locker Notes (Book 1 of the Wright Detective Series) by Kelly Swan Taylor is a mysterious , sleuthy young readers' book. The story involves little notes which TSLR Detective agency run by Tessa and her friends at her tree house on a maple tree of her backyard. Tessa like her father is a keen and efficient detective who never likes to leave her case unsolved.  Tessa and her friends are school going kids turning into their teen. Their sleuthy nature like nancy drew makes them active , famous and adorable in their school and neighbourhood. I loved the way the book is written making me remind of my school days when we use to have fun and study making notes of each subject. It really mesmorized my experiences and will yours definetly.  The book is meant to build a gap between kids and teens. I appreciate the way the author has described tangled situation of Tessa when she gets to know about her coming sibling. It is very difficult for both parents and ch...