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Short Story"/><category term="Review - Urban Fantasy"/><category term="Review - Urban Paranormal"/><category term="Review - Young Adult / Fantasy"/><category term="Review - Young Adult / Historical"/><category term="Review - Young Adult / Paranormal / Mystery"/><category term="Review Paranormal Romance"/><category term="Review Policy"/><category term="Review: Fiction / Cozy Mystery"/><category term="Review: Fiction / Historical"/><category term="Review: Fiction / Historical / Mystery"/><category term="Review: Fiction / Mystery"/><category term="Review: Fiction / Mystery / Horror"/><category term="Review: The Dead Hand by Judith Cutler"/><category term="Reviews - Fiction / Horror"/><category term="Reviews - Mystery / Thriller"/><category term="Reviews - Products"/><category term="Reviews - Young Adult"/><category term="Saturday Morning Thoughts"/><category term="Scavenger Hunt"/><category term="Science Fiction"/><category term="Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal of Honour"/><category term="Sunday Questions"/><category term="Thursday Question"/><category term="Tour"/><category term="Tribute"/><title type='text'>Curling Up by the Fire</title><subtitle type='html'>For those who let books take them somewhere else...</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1797</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-605381889934535811</id><published>2026-05-14T11:18:40.404-04:00</published><updated>2026-05-14T11:18:40.404-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Non-Fiction / Social Media / Parenting"/><title type='text'>Review: Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online by Fortesa Latifi</title><summary type="text">Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Onlineby Fortesa LatifiRelease Date: April 7, 20262026 Gallery BooksEbook ARC; 288 PagesISBN: 978-1668080504ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0FCG5TL3BAudiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0FP5VD7J1Genre: Non-Fiction / Social Media / ParentingSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryJournalist Fortesa Latifi dives into the lives 
of children whose </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/605381889934535811/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/05/review-like-follow-subscribe-influencer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/605381889934535811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/605381889934535811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/05/review-like-follow-subscribe-influencer.html' title='Review: Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online by Fortesa Latifi'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorYp7-V5smMhGNNeBcLivbEdGOYwOEgdW0iuQxRpvx0l8nGJmVnFoS7qntf9lNlCLc7KYjbMzv-3L-oSN1FWxzKJ8zF1iRsxIgnX1aerJuXjwTx68I9ouuC6QvNTycOLkNOwbEvI24DXkm8OP7CnHPtqgXmV37NI0FmeRMOBVU-XJyEzs3jo1X4od9y71/s72-w344-h520-c/like%20follow%20subscribe.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-8708471813764656629</id><published>2026-05-12T13:44:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2026-05-12T13:44:53.871-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / YA / Mystery"/><title type='text'>Review: The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer &amp; Tamara Moss</title><summary type="text">The Escape Game&amp;nbsp;by Marissa Meyer &amp;amp; Tamara MossRelease Date: April 7, 20262026 G.P. Putnam&#39;s Sons Books for Young ReadersEbook ARC; 416 PagesISBN: 978-8217006120ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0FCSQHF88Audiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0FD4BNMQXGenre: Fiction / YA / MysterySource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;4 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummarySix months ago, season four of The Escape Game ended in horror when contestant Alicia </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/8708471813764656629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/05/review-escape-game-by-marissa-meyer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/8708471813764656629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/8708471813764656629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/05/review-escape-game-by-marissa-meyer.html' title='Review: The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer &amp; Tamara Moss'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiw44cTLUxxn5NLWg99q59ooSggZKCUeliogMEyOBk5CTwNK7IkoVYUuEx1SDi_zIFyPQQnJSPdiHyIKamOpFcmlwTlHizbXZWRGgBawx3cbo1WYdiiKdAEMenZqGnn3Xl7mJVY7z739PJd7aOpNlKpPBrcmSb2aCkIM1afpXhg4pH0448INjnIfuInZW/s72-w361-h544-c/the%20escape%20game.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-6517996317930018475</id><published>2026-05-03T13:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2026-05-03T13:13:35.705-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Suspense"/><title type='text'>Review: The Girl Uptairs by Jessica R. Patch</title><summary type="text">The Girl Upstairsby Jessica R. PatchRelease Date: April 28, 20262026 Love Inspired TradeEbook ARC; 384 PagesISBN: 978-1335001368ASIN:&amp;nbsp;B0F54BB4P3Audiobook:&amp;nbsp;B0FR66LZRVGenre: Fiction / SuspenseSource: Review copy from publisher&amp;nbsp;3.5 / 5 Stars&amp;nbsp;SummaryGwen McDaniel’s life is broken. But she knows 
the perfect place to fix it. Cold Harbor, Maine, an idyllic small town 
with views of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/6517996317930018475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/05/review-girl-uptairs-by-jessica-r-patch.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/6517996317930018475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/6517996317930018475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/05/review-girl-uptairs-by-jessica-r-patch.html' title='Review: The Girl Uptairs by Jessica R. Patch'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3MN1bPrhmh1G6gsLTaFn4p-pK8VGL_zdUFCFr9SwN4U4s30qwXG9V5tTxEQ2GNYIPmUaNKs8wIKwI-PTCsMzHJvS-3GkhkugjdongdqOwb80i6zUfgiEONKvZcDrb-LgMU21DEWd1EOolNdKmWKl2UIzQV6HdMOWfjO-X6m_K14GBBM7x6INRzzshaUY/s72-w356-h535-c/the%20girl%20upstairs.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-8821770903671114767</id><published>2026-04-30T14:26:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-30T14:26:55.378-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Horror"/><title type='text'>Review: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/8821770903671114767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-caretaker-by-maruc-kliewer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/8821770903671114767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/8821770903671114767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-caretaker-by-maruc-kliewer.html' title='Review: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-6803343939813509957</id><published>2026-04-26T16:27:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-26T16:27:40.642-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Review: The Dungeon Anarchist&#39;s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman</title><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: </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/6803343939813509957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-dungeon-anarchists-cookbook-by.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/6803343939813509957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/6803343939813509957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-dungeon-anarchists-cookbook-by.html' title='Review: The Dungeon Anarchist&#39;s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-5465145231551074767</id><published>2026-04-21T12:45:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-21T12:45:31.032-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Mystery"/><title type='text'>Review: The Stolen Girls by Patricia Gibney</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/5465145231551074767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-stolen-girls-by-patricia-gibney.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/5465145231551074767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/5465145231551074767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-stolen-girls-by-patricia-gibney.html' title='Review: The Stolen Girls by Patricia Gibney'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-1003997105675014578</id><published>2026-04-20T19:44:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-20T19:44:38.977-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Mystery"/><title type='text'>Review: Grave Pursuit by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson</title><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, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/1003997105675014578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-grave-pursuit-by-carolyn-ridder.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/1003997105675014578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/1003997105675014578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-grave-pursuit-by-carolyn-ridder.html' title='Review: Grave Pursuit by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-9035599313705438297</id><published>2026-04-18T14:27:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-18T14:27:22.294-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Mystery / Cozy"/><title type='text'>Review: Buried in a Book by T.C. Lotempio</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/9035599313705438297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-buried-in-book-by-tc-lotempio.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/9035599313705438297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/9035599313705438297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-buried-in-book-by-tc-lotempio.html' title='Review: Buried in a Book by T.C. Lotempio'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-6644395110589116245</id><published>2026-04-16T09:12:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-16T09:12:43.529-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Non-Fiction / Historical / Science"/><title type='text'>Review: Sisters in Science by Olivia Campbell</title><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
 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/6644395110589116245/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-sisters-in-science-by-olivia.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/6644395110589116245'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/6644395110589116245'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-sisters-in-science-by-olivia.html' title='Review: Sisters in Science by Olivia Campbell'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-7086331145280888599</id><published>2026-04-15T11:04:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-15T11:04:58.822-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / YA / Mystery"/><title type='text'>Review: A Deadly Inheritance by Kelley Armstrong</title><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.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/7086331145280888599/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-deadly-inheritance-by-kelley.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/7086331145280888599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/7086331145280888599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-deadly-inheritance-by-kelley.html' title='Review: A Deadly Inheritance by Kelley Armstrong'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-3330280737916907072</id><published>2026-04-11T13:40:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-11T13:40:57.298-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Mystery / Historical"/><title type='text'>Review: The Hidden City by Charles Finch</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/3330280737916907072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-hidden-city-by-charles-finch.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/3330280737916907072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/3330280737916907072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-hidden-city-by-charles-finch.html' title='Review: The Hidden City by Charles Finch'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-6842979522031692985</id><published>2026-04-10T17:38:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-10T17:38:45.549-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Mystery"/><title type='text'>Review: The Shadow Carver by Nadine Matheson</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/6842979522031692985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-shadow-carver-by-nadine-matheson.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/6842979522031692985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/6842979522031692985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-shadow-carver-by-nadine-matheson.html' title='Review: The Shadow Carver by Nadine Matheson'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-5689971097650693127</id><published>2026-04-09T20:25:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-09T20:25:35.951-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Mystery / Historical"/><title type='text'>Review: Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/5689971097650693127/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-death-at-highland-wedding-by.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/5689971097650693127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/5689971097650693127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-death-at-highland-wedding-by.html' title='Review: Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-5319803008843841828</id><published>2026-04-04T12:27:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-04T12:27:23.597-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Horror"/><title type='text'>Review - A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James</title><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</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/5319803008843841828/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-box-full-of-darkness-by-simone.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/5319803008843841828'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/5319803008843841828'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-box-full-of-darkness-by-simone.html' title='Review - A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-5802531262793279208</id><published>2026-04-02T16:54:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-02T16:54:29.521-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Mystery"/><title type='text'>Review: Make it Out Alive by Allison Brennan</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/5802531262793279208/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-make-it-out-alive-by-allison.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/5802531262793279208'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/5802531262793279208'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-make-it-out-alive-by-allison.html' title='Review: Make it Out Alive by Allison Brennan'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-7099886215675334821</id><published>2026-04-01T12:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2026-04-01T12:47:56.376-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Non-Fiction / History / Europe"/><title type='text'>Review: Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War by Michael Livingston</title><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</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/7099886215675334821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-bloody-crowns-new-history-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/7099886215675334821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/7099886215675334821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/04/review-bloody-crowns-new-history-of.html' title='Review: Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War by Michael Livingston'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-4353220961755326443</id><published>2026-03-25T16:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2026-03-25T16:08:23.473-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Thriller"/><title type='text'>Review: It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/4353220961755326443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-it-should-have-been-you-by.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/4353220961755326443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/4353220961755326443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-it-should-have-been-you-by.html' title='Review: It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-164128482647232049</id><published>2026-03-21T16:08:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2026-03-21T16:08:46.128-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Horror"/><title type='text'>Review: Grace by A.M. Shine</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/164128482647232049/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-grace-by-am-shine.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/164128482647232049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/164128482647232049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-grace-by-am-shine.html' title='Review: Grace by A.M. Shine'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-213131464704338588</id><published>2026-03-11T15:03:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2026-03-11T15:03:32.535-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Non-Fiction / Historical / Paranormal"/><title type='text'>Review: Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting and Why we Keep Looking by Alice Vernon</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/213131464704338588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-ghosted-history-of-ghost-hunting.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/213131464704338588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/213131464704338588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-ghosted-history-of-ghost-hunting.html' title='Review: Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting and Why we Keep Looking by Alice Vernon'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-2692712091418688554</id><published>2026-03-07T13:07:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2026-03-07T13:07:44.679-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Non-Fiction / Memoir&#xa; / Music"/><title type='text'>Review: Never: The Autobiography by Rick Astley</title><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 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/feeds/2692712091418688554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-never-autobiography-by-rick.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/2692712091418688554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8430443517931882776/posts/default/2692712091418688554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://curlingupbythefire.blogspot.com/2026/03/review-never-autobiography-by-rick.html' title='Review: Never: The Autobiography by Rick Astley'/><author><name>Curling up by the Fire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08469976660269940990</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></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></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8430443517931882776.post-372029947830853907</id><published>2026-03-02T14:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2026-03-02T14:48:06.795-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Review - Fiction / Mystery"/><title type='text'>Review: The Murder at Redmire Hall by J.R. Ellis</title><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 
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new craze takes over Bleak Haven High, Ava Wilson refuses to join in. As
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