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    THE MAP TO YOU by Rachel Stockbridge | ARC Review

    25th January 2022
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    THE MAP TO YOU (Next Stop Love #2) by Rachel Stockbridge

    Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.

    3.5 stars.

    The Map to You opens with a very long prologue, and then we skip ten months ahead. I believe that time gap is covered in the previous book, Next Stop Love, and while it would be nice to have the context in the first book, it is not necessary to enjoy this second installment.

    Varsity soccer player Sasha Deforest (21) likes the grumpy, artsy Kinsey Han (Chinese American) even before they became roommates. Now that they are no longer living together and the third person in their best friend squad Beatrice is not around, Sasha and Kinsey’s friendship quickly turns a bit awkward. But when Kinsey’s mother is hospitalized six hundred miles away, Sasha immediately volunteers to drive Kinsey, never mind all the classes they’re going to miss. Throughout the journey, Kinsey also begins to realize that Sasha is not as happy-go-lucky as she seems to be.

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    EDUCATED by Tara Westover | ARC Review

    28th December 2021
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    Educated by Tara Westover

    CW: misogyny, gaslighting, violence, psychological & physical & spiritual abuse, child abuse, use of N-word by family member

    I have to thank Westover for writing this memoir. It must have taken her a lot of courage to relive everything and share her own life story with the world.

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    Sylver and Gold by Michelle Larkin | ARC Review

    9th August 2020
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    Sylver and Gold by Michelle Larkin

    CW: off-screen child abuse, sexual assault, and physical torture.

    I finished this book in two sittings and would have in one if not for a scheduled dinner. Since I tend to get sucked into a book and forget about reality, I am happy to say that me being hyper-alert of my surroundings in-between sittings is an indication that the suspense had really got to me. Sylver and Gold is that enthralling.

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    Storm Lines by Jessica L. Webb | ARC Review

    30th June 2020
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    Storm Lines by Jessica L. Webb

    Constable Bridget “Marley” Marlowe has trouble following rules. After visiting Aimee, the eight-year-old daughter of drug kingpin Randolph West she secretly decided to take care of, Marley ends up knifed in the wrong side of town. Dr. Devon Wolfe, a psychologist on leave due to mental burnout, finds the injured Marley in a dark alley in the rain. This unplanned encounter leads Devon into West’s drug chaos. But with Marley by her side, Devon is finally able to feel herself again, and everything is going to be okay.

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    What Unbreakable Looks Like by Kate McLaughlin | ARC Review

    25th June 2020
    Cover of What Unbreakable Looks Like (Kate McLaughlin)

    What Unbreakable Looks Like by Kate McLaughlin

    Lex was trafficked, and in that life, she was Poppy. When Lex’s aunt Krys came to take her home after the police’s rescue, she had the chance to live as Lex again. But soon, her new boyfriend and his friends sexually assaulted her. Would Lex decide to own her past and fight back as an activist?

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