Author: thebookishalix
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THE MIDNIGHT CLUB by Margot Harrison blog tour and excerpt
Thank you HTP Books for my copy and all of the assets. “A strange, riveting, brilliant fable. Like a fever-dream of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History.” —LEV GROSSMAN Four friends. A campus reunion. A dark new way to relive the past. It’s been twenty-five years since The Midnight Club last convened. A tight-knit group of college friends bonded…
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THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL review and feature by Stephanie Wrobel
Thank you to Berkley Publishing and PRH Audio for my copies! THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL by Stephanie Wrobel was a typical psychological thriller with some classic twists, veins of dark academia and of course Hitchcockian suspense. Let me tell you now, one part of it relied HEAVILY on a trop I cannot stand. I was rather…
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My skincare process
I’ve been taking care of my skin since I was about 10… my mother drilled it in to me. And while I detested the monthly facial appointments (blackhead extraction is TORTURE), I’m grateful for the skincare habits I’ve developed. This post contains affiliate links. In the mornings, I DON’T WASH MY FACE! I do wet…
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ZETAS TILL WE DIE by Amber and Danielle Brown blog tour and excerpt
SISTERS…FOR LIFE. It’s been ten years since Priscilla and her Zeta Phi Zeta sorority sisters graduated college. Ten years since they were all in the same room together. Ten years since one of them died. And now Lupe’s killer has been released from prison on a technicality, days before their ten-year reunion. Priscilla decides that…
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Kindle essentials
This post contains affiliate links. I’m trying to go COMPLETELY digital with my books this year. It won’t be 100% of course, but in the main I’m trying! So that means I’m using my Kindle A LOT more. I’ve had the bare essentials at the start of the year, but I’ve also started collecting more…
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TALKING TO STRANGERS by Fiona Barton blog tour and excerpt
This post contains affiliate links. In 2022, Fiona Barton took a pivot with her writing in LOCAL GONE MISSING, featuring a captivating new protagonist in Detective Elise King, a successful and ambitious detective. And now, Fiona and Elise are back in TALKING TO STRANGERS. In the novel, local resident Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine’s Day and…
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My 10 favorite phone apps
I’m all about that digital life and like a typical millennial my phone is my life. So it should not be a surprise that I’m going to post a list of my favorite apps. InstagramNow, when I say Instagram I should say Bookstagram because I NEVER get on my personal profile… Bookstagram is my bread…
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IT HAD TO BE YOU by Eliza Jane Brazier book review and playlist
Guess who thought they had signed up for this blog tour to get an excerpt, but actually didn’t?! That’s right! I did! Well, the book is out now and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you get it. The audiobook as well (here is my Libro.fm referral link– you get 2 FREE audiobooks when you sign up…
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THE CONFIDENCE GAMES review and excerpt by Tess Amy
Two female con artists must pull off the ultimate heist in this rollicking caper from a dazzling new voice. Emma Oxley and Nellie Yarrow have been inseparable their whole lives. Ever since they reinvented themselves, changing their names and wiping clean their digital footprints, they have made a game of following wherever the next adventure…
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THE PARIS WIDOW by Kimberly Belle blog tour and excerpt
From USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Belle comes a deliciously twisty new thriller following a married couple vacationing in Paris whose trip takes a dark turn when the husband goes missing, dredging up secrets from both of their pasts, perfect for fans of THE PARIS APARTMENT. When Stella met Adam, she felt like she finally…
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