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The Last Place You Look by Aurora Rey | ARC Review

12th April 2020
The Last Place You Look by Aurora Rey
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 314 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
“Things don’t have to be malicious to do harm.”
Taylor

Moving home from New York City after her wife of 8 years left her for another woman, Julia Pierce had no choice but to take on a job at her family’s winery. She had also missed out on dating life since nineteen, so going casual to make up for the lost time sounded like a good idea. When Taylor Winslow, who had an ongoing crush on her for years unbeknownst to Julia, volunteered to friend-zone herself as a wingman, neither knew this friendship would take on a deeper meaning.
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Flavor of the Month by Georgia Beers | ARC Review

8th April 2020
Flavor of the Month by Georgia Beers
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 240 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
Charlie Stetko and Emma Grier were best friends since they were eight. Later, they were each other’s first love and first everything. As Charlie graduated from college, leaving for Manhattan with a successful businesswoman who then became her girlfriend, she subsequently broke off contact with Emma for years, leaving the latter’s heart in pieces. Now that Charlie was dumped and broke, she headed back to her hometown Shaker Falls as a last resort. With Charlie working at a bakery baking pies across from Emma’s restaurant, the pair needed to figure out their own feelings, thoughts, and priorities.
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Face the Music by Ali Vali | ARC Review

1st April 2020
Face the Music by Ali Vali
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 264 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
Country music queen Sophie Roddy probably ruined career after two consecutive drug overdoses. When Mason Liner, a producer from Sophie’s record label, intervened, she wasn’t expecting to experience feelings for Sophie’s daughter and manager, Victoria Roddy. Growing up with Sophie was not exactly pleasant for Victoria, and she usually keeps everyone at arm’s length to avoid getting hurt worse. But the pull towards Mason was strong, and was the risk of letting her in a right decision?
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Heroes by Stephen Fry | ARC Review

11th March 2020
Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Stephen Fry’s Great Mythology #2) by Stephen Fry
- Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2020
- Genre: Mythology
- Format: Hardcover (eARC)
- Page Count: 352 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
Though the lightheartedness of the narrative does not align with my personal sense of humour, I really appreciate Fry’s attempt in making the stories simple and funny.
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

17th August 2018
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Magic Cleaning #1) by Marie Kondo, translated by Cathy Hirano
- Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2014
- Genre: Self-Help Book
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 224 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
If you need affirmation for getting rid of stuff without feeling too much guilt, then Marie Kondo’s book is probably pretty helpful. I think I understand how her ‘talking to inanimate things’ seemed crazy to a lot of people, but as a fellow Asian, it is actually quite understandable, though of course, it is still a little bit weird.
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