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Fiction / Horror</category><title>Review: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer</title><atom:summary type="text">The Caretakerby Marcus KliewerRelease Date: April 21, 20262026 Atria/Emily Bestler Books/12:01 BooksEbook ARC; 320 PagesISBN: 978-1982198817ASIN:&amp;nbsp;                                            ‎
                                                        B0FCFZ233GAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0FCZM594DGenre: Fiction / HorrorSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3.25/5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryCaretaker urgently </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-caretaker-by-maruc-kliewer.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhww1uG52JfU6KsuLoF-ploc4IDkl7D755wAXV5NV447FXenVw58QUDUDle_EHDhIGBejtrex8DOUibJOTe5Jt3OFmH3WFNDhaKmhZfHK3V0XED63xj9qgxLrR8vHGDYNlLflPqLCDAagK3LfwLxjO0MRRyfNrM9LjRRFyAnhav0KVmKt-PtEa4Iqp0wIVM/s72-w371-h560-c/the%20caretaker.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-6803343939813509957</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-26T16:27:40.642-04:00</atom:updated><title>Review: The Dungeon Anarchist&#39;s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman</title><atom:summary type="text">The Dungeon Anarchist&#39;s Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)by Matt DinnimanRelease Date: August 12, 2025 (First published March 19, 2021)2024 AceHardcover Edition; 532 PagesISBN: 978-0593820285ASIN:&amp;nbsp;                                            ‎
                                                        B08V4QSV6WAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B094X214V9Genre: Fiction / Fantasy / Dystopian / LITRPGSource: </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-dungeon-anarchists-cookbook-by.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pb4cKt0F92yHVlNUzvfzNr7Oo2gQRsNaZTP3yzNEkBhLVp2b4pRYvvHgu6WNrWeOltb_acKO3s-NldsxZ6fAYRjArT1Ocn2Cjp5aF0HMAQ88kwUXlmIEZpubQzLfea5Z4Tjf-orwvjyzS0GH67nza5aoognyEzyV3A0kZgHJYDQEljdZZ2CmUNEYoGMp/s72-w368-h555-c/dungeon%20anarchist&#39;s%20cookbook.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-5465145231551074767</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-21T12:45:31.032-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery</category><title>Review: The Stolen Girls by Patricia Gibney</title><atom:summary type="text">The Stolen Girls (D.I. Lottie Parker, #2)by Patricia GibneyRelease Date: July 6, 20172017 BookoutureEbook Edition; 465 PagesISBN: 978-1786812186ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B071Y84BQKAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B073RMVCBGGenre: Fiction / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;4.25 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryOne Monday morning, the body of a young pregnant
 woman is found. The same day, a mother and her son visit the house </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-stolen-girls-by-patricia-gibney.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXwb0i0e09Fa4rImMlEPstwHmR7HrhZd4-NTurPrcSMivi3dWTURKSAZIwpmxkWcj2s4NXBM-1jYhKLVZmOAYHhVNYXofVrkEOQlwDVdnEgH31h_B655ZaSWgs6_z8UoUFglCEamTx69HTEbranEqTX8LpbqzWiELu9afUHzpQHUovfqzVtEPZSl2Suyk/s72-w357-h547-c/the%20stolen%20girls.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-1003997105675014578</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-20T19:44:38.977-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery</category><title>Review: Grave Pursuit by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson</title><atom:summary type="text">Grave Pursuit (Rachel Ryder, #12)by Carolyn Ridder AspensonRelease Date: March 17, 20262026 Severn River PublishingEbook ARC; 328 PagesISBN: 978-1648757044ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0FKH51GD6Audiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0GMKJZY3HGenre: Fiction / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3.75 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryDetective Rachel Ryder and her partner Rob 
Bishop have seen their fair share of brutal crimes in Hamby, </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-grave-pursuit-by-carolyn-ridder.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCwOkFOcaiNi7NSGNy-MyqtWPGvLjNOU78P1qBK2x10hMsCsPw6s0HOPo81UqkztwrCwmx8fgjmVGXrGVtIQBoRHjZfbffbClUb-EnuLCdJG-8T5VqxIs3LfKnXSxOZgQz_O0muPKDmdM9fYC_-gP70DS8Vppj2c0z-J_8_zZsPEEANYTwQt98XB6Ye26/s72-w349-h558-c/grave%20pursuit.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-9035599313705438297</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-18T14:27:22.294-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery / Cozy</category><title>Review: Buried in a Book by T.C. Lotempio</title><atom:summary type="text">Buried in a Book (A Cozy Bookshop Mystery, #2)by T.C. LotempioRelease Date: March 3, 20262026 Severn HouseEbook ARC; 240 PagesISBN: 978-1448319237ASIN:&amp;nbsp;                                            ‎
                                                        B0FR9RC9ZMGenre: Fiction / Cozy / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3.5 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryRetired thriller author and </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-buried-in-book-by-tc-lotempio.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Jm-8UUFoLBbwI7Sku8rZG_l4omP7CB0_ndpH9t_skpqT77PitEWhpgPhPWrolz9hf9b1dmW8hxP8uo-4zKqyk3IItxusTj90m7sXtiku1FVnIbSg-0Gs_-MKUloNjrfSkK2XezfTEQEfb1k2adP4s_j5-plaQXaEd3NPAIY0BUsAcvd-i2SE5PEQnBPV/s72-w350-h552-c/buried%20in%20a%20book.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-6644395110589116245</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-16T09:12:43.529-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Non-Fiction / Historical / Science</category><title>Review: Sisters in Science by Olivia Campbell</title><atom:summary type="text">Sisters in Science: How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific Historyby Olivia CampbellRelease Date: December 31, 20242024 Park RowEbook Edition; 384 PagesISBN: 978-0778333395ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0CQ5GY9RNAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0CSL5XYD9Genre: Non-Fiction / History / ScienceSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;2 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryIn the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific
 </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-sisters-in-science-by-olivia.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fJHsoiQ5HqjhBPd77pRlPd3jvT4KpzOMVdIehJDHKbaIO21NCIkuKMpTEkE0h84J3JuXoQfm6yI1ChFgC6hyepn9E57W8czXx55KTzFv9wF7nIOfQGIgRpMc2xwnuFOveVm2pnLpIelwdd5bcc9qEWNzs-AFSsE7rJjcIkrJkjGc1MiyFEYspPhMfy93/s72-w342-h514-c/sisters%20in%20science.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-7086331145280888599</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-15T11:04:58.822-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / YA / Mystery</category><title>Review: A Deadly Inheritance by Kelley Armstrong</title><atom:summary type="text">A Deadly Inheritanceby Kelley ArmstrongRelease Date: March 24, 20262026 Tundra BooksEbook ARC; 424 PagesISBN: 978-1774888032ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0FFFWX9G5Audiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0GGY4P383Genre: Fiction / YA / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3.75 / 4 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryIn the wake of her mother&#39;s death, Liliana 
Chamberlain&#39;s estranged (and very wealthy) grandparents swoop in. Or 
their lawyer does.</atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-deadly-inheritance-by-kelley.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGV9Ffp9EW0IPJRqmj6iTekq_GMb0bSr7OnioRI7gKfTapDbY9eVeIJ8k4pMOzu7WEzUm9zM1xVKE4GPYERpRJQqzXGfAYRBjhyphenhyphenlE1ErJ_DAyYFSd5VMIE9GuHfJckvITJF6jlunt9AcVVRq8BDVJ9n2ypQYeSP9luwSmbuykLRVOq4tWwNa2rAWPHbRGh/s72-w357-h536-c/a%20deadly%20inheritance.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-3330280737916907072</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-11T13:40:57.298-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery / Historical</category><title>Review: The Hidden City by Charles Finch</title><atom:summary type="text">The Hidden City (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #12)by Charles FinchRelease Date: September 6, 20252025 Minotaur BooksSoftcover ARC; 288 PagesISBN: 978-1250767165ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0B9KW8YQZAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0BJLBQ68ZGenre: Fiction / Mystery / HistoricalSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryIt&#39;s 1879, and Lenox is convalescing from the violent events of his last investigation. But a </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-hidden-city-by-charles-finch.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsO_oq3S4_e7Z1DLonFERBxddyqv3ajB7qDqhZwGPl_093ZqO17K9YKjwrQSnoP8sTxWnh4aSkQh3_phFEcXHMkppiu7AM6Qo6rWSxIXMLuMBgUDCNWnNiDUGATfGfbedo6_QoZq3f4sS402d52XX-mDvRmIpaqcOGu5D0Zzujt31Z43TsdRghvntvM4lk/s72-w361-h551-c/the%20hidden%20city.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-6842979522031692985</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-10T17:38:45.549-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery</category><title>Review: The Shadow Carver by Nadine Matheson</title><atom:summary type="text">The Shadow Carver (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #4)by Nadine MathesonRelease Date: March 10, 20262026 Hanover Square PressEbook ARC; 432 PagesISBN: 978-1335000354ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0F7XGXGYBAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0FN9VR2B6Genre: Fiction / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;4 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryWhen a string of grisly murders begins painting 
the city in terror, DI Henley soon realise a vigilante </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-shadow-carver-by-nadine-matheson.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFEFsmFiX5vIz0FAas4Ah9Ddgt3A4ls7OcsKl2w-N3H3VPPJEXSGUeEmmjCOShxMsnWe1akmCPKWPPfZCFbl-IQg9i1vYyOp4ycDheVSRkCPHhlpB6LLH3yEGEHwoGEp-bSBeh2VaK-8Hi541phPpWEvyYijcs8Zl6IDenGUFn_OPoALBL_3bDsA65Tj1/s72-w350-h528-c/the%20shadow%20carver.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-5689971097650693127</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-09T20:25:35.951-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery / Historical</category><title>Review: Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong</title><atom:summary type="text">Death at a Highland Wedding (A Rip Through Time, #4)by Kelley ArmstrongRelease Date: May 20, 20252025 Minotaur BooksSoftcover Edition; 336 PagesISBN: 978-1250321312ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0D89278JQAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0DG99K68DGenre: Fiction / Mystery / HistoricalSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;4 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryMallory, Gray, and McCreadie are on their way to
 the Scottish Highlands for </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-death-at-highland-wedding-by.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hZnvfMczVlCin5Q7s8034HlZLc-hWRpR6X1-papfo5YBHZm6VgnQEpLugE7hmk2KEkEgqkfDLWrdilxCMYAEI0yCzj-dzw_QoAmxuiqxVBmsLT3Ra3KocXo-1G4LfFpNOSMmIZrZcelJGGZQmjkhKTKfToxqD56y-5azo8WjC5GK30YLkeOE7Yp3sGXs/s72-w364-h552-c/death%20at%20a%20highland%20wedding.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-5319803008843841828</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-04T12:27:23.597-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Horror</category><title>Review - A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James</title><atom:summary type="text">A Box Full of Darknessby Simone St. JamesRelease Date: January 20, 20262026 BerkleyEbook ARC; 352 PagesISBN: 978-0593200414ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0F5PKRY8LAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0F67PW6QMGenre: Fiction / Horror / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;2 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryStrange things happen in Fell, New York: A 
mysterious drowning at the town’s roadside motel. The unexplained death 
of a young girl</atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-box-full-of-darkness-by-simone.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjsUNXTKdQ503a-y31x7rRQQsjcKU6MRch3I6jwSp_Kxi1cq7ipkZ3F27yAnqIrFUGLMIbwiQYz8ItVVW78GR8PKkaezrcQshBt8knwIxed38dS30eWhKsKECU7-EgEoe5S9oyPCyfk-QXT4ZwRkvKggFg4U6Afc8eq0PO67TURt5selP_mdTIdHreGLD/s72-w354-h534-c/a%20box%20full%20of%20darkness.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-5802531262793279208</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-02T16:54:29.521-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery</category><title>Review: Make it Out Alive by Allison Brennan</title><atom:summary type="text">Make it Out Alive (Quinn &amp;amp; Costa, #7)by Allison BrennanRelease Date: January 27, 20262026 Hanover Square PressEbook ARC; 392 PagesISBN: 978-1335001412ASIN:&amp;nbsp;                                            ‎
                                                        B0F7XJN4YPAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0FN9DVLKXGenre: Fiction / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryThree </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-make-it-out-alive-by-allison.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsmj_cfF6MtBJUSNsTohPVpKiWZUOb7Sw2W9ryTu8q7VEN631LaTgq22ZU0Fxw9oZlCxfUDr5XCIoajTqf9oa4uct18e0wXlvz-aQwQ2i0alqsOyer9A8s2N7DIxZmi39yxYWpNZHvb9AfBY0TCw5NeJu2Skf84w65WjzML0d7YahDsfDTUmmIhzuQUBR/s72-w363-h550-c/make%20it%20out%20alive.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-7099886215675334821</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-04-01T12:47:56.376-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Non-Fiction / History / Europe</category><title>Review: Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War by Michael Livingston</title><atom:summary type="text">Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years Warby Michael LivingstonRelease Date: October 21, 20252025 Basic BooksEbook ARC; 592 PagesISBN: 978-1541607705ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0DVSNML5LGenre: Non-Fiction / History / EuropeSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;5 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryHenry V at Agincourt. Edward III at Crécy. The 
Black Prince at Poitiers. Joan of Arc at Orléans. The period we call</atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-bloody-crowns-new-history-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEokZS_666iiRsU0M7fZ5c-KI0Fseh1ilXXWVT7WXaj8lGadt3Fnvb8jMZwzYgXIKm65ltYqrLJ2JrJylISsgoUvHmkKBM5-HTOjinQoLdvnBsDumhCHUCK48vqY3-Q54wd8NLna9ZGfY8muzupDlHZhTd_QuOTQM6sm9RMuzb6JDLeAko5kPJCgMBJGn3/s72-w348-h541-c/bloody%20crowns.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-4353220961755326443</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-25T16:08:23.473-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Thriller</category><title>Review: It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara</title><atom:summary type="text">It Should Have Been Youby Andrea MaraRelease Date: January 13, 20262026 Pamela Dorman BooksSoftcover ARC; 384 PagesISBN: 978-0593832097ASIN:&amp;nbsp;                                            ‎
                                                        B0F4QBTJLNAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0F6PVJPHNGenre: Fiction / ThrillerSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;2 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryYou press send and your </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-it-should-have-been-you-by.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHlwOQVsKSZ3ZKRjicSMYauYzkuVQBHu4Yy35RNcMN5vnHLcrrck17YQA3Y8FXLXTaT0l0LeZtIJGUZPEjSgbgi-VF3bzfs2SRC52eeTLk8wcG10cqgk0ugn-a_RqoOTVDjOryOqHhcaE8vDoe1fLxgrgKDPMAV_HcdVNBIeGRXRGF6bYDZ3YIL3EFIWq/s72-w380-h574-c/it%20should%20have%20been%20you.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-164128482647232049</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-21T16:08:46.128-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Horror</category><title>Review: Grace by A.M. Shine</title><atom:summary type="text">Graceby A.M. ShineRelease Date: February 10, 20262026 Head of Zeus - an Aries BookEbook ARC; 304 PagesISBN: 978-1804547984ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0FB37BFS5Audiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0FD43DR87Genre: Fiction / HorrorSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryOff the west coast of Ireland lies a lonely 
island, isolated and wilfully forgotten. Some say there hasn&#39;t been a 
child born on the island </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-grace-by-am-shine.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67jL8HHxqOQauSONrAaSCB1m0WcQts-GKllxFlYMwJrCmxFCSHUbQIZnQsLALSI1H6NmM2JiOTo19OV6-cAaP1evAhXVe7_0qKqZssp_jCfElMZ6titNymKk4FxPO1-9zONo33N9HJSGE7xnJSSkBPY4SpyXLRcCnnO-gXY-0qkq55zxF2ACw2U33GLDe/s72-w352-h547-c/grace.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-213131464704338588</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-11T15:03:32.535-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Non-Fiction / Historical / Paranormal</category><title>Review: Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting and Why we Keep Looking by Alice Vernon</title><atom:summary type="text">Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting and Why We Keep Lookingby Alice VernonRelease Date: September 2, 20252025 Bloomsbury SigmaEbook ARC; 304 PagesISBN: 978-1399418706ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0F4FX2HTGAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0F9FXJ7P8Genre: Non-Fiction / ParanormalSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3.5 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryGhosted follows the journey of paranormal 
investigations from the Victorian era to the </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-ghosted-history-of-ghost-hunting.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPygmgiwE8yOJ3JfXdacZ_sfhf-zQfxfJEMGRNP3ZqKMm35RNBFRCsJt4gKaxLWXcwmSPAQDH-hG964PJJaGRmX0JqaEvbIgKLneRWRNvLUv0Cwu2S2u4omAScOj7fXJty3I3jZq117fyKILAl1xTjl78_cZ_PMq_zQRehOxhj74jVwci1r_4I24b3Dh9e/s72-w369-h587-c/ghosted.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-2692712091418688554</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-07T13:07:44.679-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Non-Fiction / Memoir&#xa; / Music</category><title>Review: Never: The Autobiography by Rick Astley</title><atom:summary type="text">Never: The Autobiographyby Rick AstleyRelease Date: January 13, 2026 (First published October 10, 2024)2026 PanEbook ARC; 304 PagesISBN: 978-1035049417ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0FG3K6X7JAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0D5MP3Y78Genre: Non-Fiction / Autobiography / MusicSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;4 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;Summary&#39;Fame didn’t actually make me happy. I was an 
insecure twenty-year-old and being famous </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-never-autobiography-by-rick.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wQBr2VlGQR8xXIOKg6u1SxJuKIW9Th8FZJrdnZBda-QsuMnRFQU6J45MVoJjhtvVuKu_ZknV-Pd6GvSMEuv0Hs3jHlzvFyCVY-M_GV3uQRzyl-nId6YSsI_nBE0hXP5mr55ItdPZfqguPWTrbyGogUVJa9UNOTipb4vbWg3raIZKrdQiP1qQKDG8L-ox/s72-w365-h562-c/never.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-372029947830853907</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-02T14:48:06.795-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery</category><title>Review: The Murder at Redmire Hall by J.R. Ellis</title><atom:summary type="text">The Murder at Redmire Hall (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #3)by J.R. EllisRelease Date: September 13, 20182018 Thomas &amp;amp; MercerEbook Edition; 299 PagesISBN: 978-1503904941ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B07C23S4D4Audiobook:&amp;nbsp;B07G7FBN41Genre: Fiction / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;2 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryLord Redmire’s gambling habit has placed him in 
serious debt. Determined to salvage his </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-murder-at-redmire-hall-by-jr.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XZhwiFbUbRqcX9gAT-Y2NveS9vHAQDpLLCapR7n9yr7ZVRHTrb6wALwLs5yY1UJcxO770JMxmh2kP3eD0R7vqxkFJdBug5zpkaZQPEK0t9C6tMIBMNi_aX0xhJAYFKKYc6qfwhe0i6QTwZuLm8qQn4MwctknrX5E-5FEVU8KoaGz7_FO8PpFSpa7dM_S/s72-w360-h541-c/murder%20at%20redmire%20hall.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-1923460090458425972</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-03-01T13:55:35.276-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Fantasy / Cozy</category><title>Review: The Library at the Edge of the Wood by Liz Delton</title><atom:summary type="text">The Library at the Edge of the Wood (Cozy Cottage Series, #2)by Liz DeltonRelease Date: February 16, 20262026 Tourmaline &amp;amp; Quartz Publishing LLCEbook ARC;&amp;nbsp; 265 PagesISBN: 978-1954663336ASIN:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;B0GCVDZ5FXAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0GMKDWDJDGenre: Fiction / Fantasy / CozySource: Review copy from author&amp;nbsp;4 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryOn his way back from delivering a parcel one 
day, Everson </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-library-at-edge-of-wood-by-liz.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtjEc8jiAUFcWxVLjfqB8Dl9l-OisMCmhx6OFLH2thk7PrfYdibDTAvF5OGlKXWbQWCWOLoxiwEekOckBEVilovaLBKC7rcc5baZhLO6b8eBDWne_hadz-toCAPTChkuxz77kYos4Gu01a64Pf067Vg8WFv8obSy4t0agifNC-DgyeiLEUBRonqia-rjo/s72-w353-h562-c/library%20at%20the%20edge%20of%20the%20wood.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-6287899850545547613</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-02-23T13:46:16.473-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery</category><title>Review: Dead Memories by Angela Marsons</title><atom:summary type="text">Dead Memories (D.I. Kim Stone, Book #10)by Angela MarsonsRelease Date: February 22, 20192019 BookoutureEbook Copy; 459 PagesISBN: 978-1786817723ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B07KYS8SPFAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B07NGVZBBBGenre: Fiction / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3.5 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryShe ruined their lives. Now they’re going to destroy hers. Faced
 with a killer who is recreating traumatic events </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/02/review-dead-memories-by-angela-marsons.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnkwK_Nz77uaH_TPxVUJfX908ko8k57DLy_OXiF2yDGX-8vgh4EedqYDWaf1GAFBfqsKpGKKARQnL5bvC1wOBztWxJi_r4DE-RvtjipDoO5xK7hpL791sVWikOMOZ1bll5r19zGAFB2p-OuhAArczLPSeggLmPGSb-lTYbhfc2PUsoXeu6P5KOBrmGGrj/s72-w349-h534-c/dead%20memories.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-317859758368620476</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-02-20T16:30:01.476-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / YA / Horror</category><title>Review: Dead Fake by Vincent Ralph</title><atom:summary type="text">Dead Fake (Bleak Haven, #1)by Vincent RalphRelease Date: January 20, 20262026 Wednesday BooksEbook ARC; 256 PagesISBN: 978-1250372123ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0F5PDV41VAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0GH8NKFJKGenre: Fiction / YA / HorrorSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3.5 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryWould you Swipe to Die?When the 
new craze takes over Bleak Haven High, Ava Wilson refuses to join in. As
 the niece of an </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/02/review-dead-fake-by-vincent-ralph.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmIlgCwN0-7y5iWClbLPHNNnM_M_4T5rGvxAFOJYImki-d8qlIIoiTa9_UtcK9IveoSl837TUrsrFHWCs2Zmu6gsiTDkwJy-GtJZ9UXscZdA7_3ApEvtM4biCnm2jfeRkU7PunqbkWYCoHyO_jW9HLPW893WWijm1bteFTJrhQqy-1yXz-mEthMQgKCJP/s72-w361-h553-c/Dead%20Fake.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-4425640455765564377</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-02-15T15:56:06.926-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / YA / Horror</category><title>Review: Lost Girls of Hollow Lake by Rebekah Faubion</title><atom:summary type="text">Lost Girls of Hollow Lakeby Rebekah FaubionRelease Date: January 27, 20262026 Delacorte PressEbook ARC; 384 PagesISBN: 978-0593900437ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0F8N3ZXLTAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0F9QLGVB8Genre: Fiction / YA / HorrorSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryEight were lost. Five were found. None will ever be free.For
 Evie Williams, life is about to get a lot more complicated. </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/02/review-lost-girls-of-hollow-lake-by.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPoc07vtZWrTuCSY5ii3Fqy-AOBJ-573pk206btaQPN37fxsGWK142EoRdJ-OfpBfAHKYikdO6_YKQGXqxUB2BuuYeneRaSyyXIuudpMPg5R1hFb4K7HI7zMxGaiRJJiYxadvMbN25PEBwEFoaotkNbx0FxovVrEsYirBPiF-SMkcH30DB8ndbLj-T4oi/s72-w367-h554-c/lost%20girls%20of%20hollow%20lake.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-3852480651547307006</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-01-29T17:29:10.827-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Mystery</category><title>Review: I Don&#39;t Wish You Well by Jumata Emill</title><atom:summary type="text">I Don&#39;t Wish You Wellby Jumata EmillRelease Date: January 20, 20262026 Delacorte PressEbook ARC; 400 PagesISBN: 978-0593811023ASIN:&amp;nbsp;                                            ‎
                                                        B0F8M4RPKNAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0F9R2993PGenre: Fiction / Mystery / YASource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;5 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryFive years ago, the infamous </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-i-dont-wish-you-well-by-jumata.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTem6dYKh9hK8K8wlIzvWmVZrj22nDvyfmSskpOXup0bx632L2eTSMyMeWicohVdjqMBD6PJBDidQTJ3IciXf69kwwyMuJPpTuNjWlBx09PVXxENBUpz4TiGIks2wYlQgN_f-yOcoYrxYa_Mlq1TnzIf1z-QpdbJrifuBnzXkIAO38QHMwNZLSITsmk7tX/s72-w345-h520-c/i%20don&#39;t%20wish%20you%20well.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-1437619073839141352</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-01-26T17:08:09.015-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Review - Fiction / Juvenile / Mystery / Paranormal</category><title>Review: X Marks the Haunt by Lindsay Currie</title><atom:summary type="text">X Marks the Hauntby Lindsay CurrieRelease Date: January 6, 20262026 Delacorte PressEbook ARC; 304 PagesISBN: 978-0593811672ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0F8NC2WG5Audiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0F9QGCDFSGenre: Fiction / Middle Grade / GhostsSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;4 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryThanks to his mother’s job at a local graveyard,
 twelve-year-old Will Stone has some unique talents. For one, he knows 
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daughter Beau, and his son Billy—vanished during a </atom:summary><link>http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/01/review-gods-junk-drawer-by-peter-clines.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Curling up by the Fire)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToI8I0Dfcv1VsA_jZadkhjC1n6t_2-fL4ATcXca0D738g0NWj9JXSFynz9KLZjuh750-xRXmbbz1S6yAtXWdUN4FwfMOCra9V68RrAhsP8TMmJYwG1npOShuli2iA08ebeQGKWikRCsgwdaJCyCAxO77KiY_35m6aREeDgPxjIOl7NSh7su20_eOuVoWl/s72-w368-h598-c/God&#39;s%20junk%20drawer.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>