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Book Review: The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Jami Fairleigh

The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell The White Octopus Hotel: Del Rey (2025) 432 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description London, 2015. When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman in her office, the warmth...Read More

Book Review: The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Jami Fairleigh

The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler The Beginner’s Goodbye: Knopf (2012) 208 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron grew up fending off a sister who constantly wanted to manage him. So when...Read More

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Book Review: The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Jami Fairleigh

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher The Hollow Places: Gallery Books (2020) 352 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Pray they are hungry. Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in the wall...Read More

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Book Review: A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping: Berkley (2025) 352 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected...Read More

Bright yellow book cover of The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King, featuring stylized flowers made from pencil shavings, next to a close-up of a sharpened pencil drawing on paper. Text overlay reads “Book Review: The Phoenix Pencil Company.

Book Review: The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King The Phoenix Pencil Company: William Morrow (2025) 368 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Monica Tsai spends most days on her computer, journaling the details of her ordinary life and coding for a...Read More

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Book Review: The Switch by Roland Smith

Posted on September 5, 2025August 29, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

The Switch by Roland Smith The Switch: Scholastic Press (2022) 304 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description On the morning of Henry Ludd's thirteenth birthday, the power goes out. No phones, no news, and planes literally fall out of the...Read More

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Book Review: The Island of Last Things by Emma Sloley

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

The Island of Last Things by Emma Sloley The Island of Last Things: Flatiron Books (2025) 272 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Camille has always preferred animals to people. The wild has nearly disappeared, but as a zookeeper at...Read More

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Book Review: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer The Wishing Game: Ballantine Books (2023) 304 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked...Read More

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Book Review: Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen Waypoint Kangaroo: Curtis C. Chen (2024) 394 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Kangaroo isn't your typical spy. Sure, he has extensive agency training, access to bleeding-edge technology, and a ready supply of quips...Read More

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Book Review: The Measure by Nikki Erlick

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

The Measure by Nikki Erlick The Measure: William Morrow (2022) 368 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out. But today,...Read More

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Book Review: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Posted on March 14, 2025March 12, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: Ballantine Books (2009) 301 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Amid the chaos of blackouts, curfews, and FBI raids, Henry and...Read More

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Book Review: Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic: Old Man in the CrossWalk Productions (2013) 264 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description If you’d asked me a week ago, I would have...Read More