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🦇 Morbidly Yours Book Review 🦇

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

❓ #QOTD What do you want people to remember you for? ❓ ⚠ Trigger Warnings: Grief, Death, Car Accident, Ableism, Bullying, Body Horror, Child Death

🦇 Painfully shy Callum Flannelly would rather dive into an open grave than take a stranger to dinner. But he can only inherit the family undertaking business under one condition: He must marry before his 35th birthday. Texan animator Lark Thompson moved to Galway, Ireland, to restart her life and career, not be reminded of losing her husband by moving in next to a funeral home. Can Lark help Callum find The One, or has she been standing right in front of him all along?

💜 Ivy Fairbanks has done a wonderful job at developing vibrant, realistic characters who will, no doubt, steal your heart. Despite the grief and guilt weighing on her, Lark is a ray of sunshine, and there's no discounting the charm Callum is hiding behind his seemingly dark exterior. Initially, I worried they were TOO different for chemistry to spark between them, but the progression is easy and natural, the two of them bringing light to one another despite coming from very different, dark places. The little moments between them truly build into romance, making their friends-to-lovers progression both realistic and raw. You'll fall in love as they fall in love, feel your heart ache as their hearts ache, and watch both characters grow with every page. Beyond that, Fairbanks directs readers directly into Ireland, the setting's natural beauty and rich history seeping out of the page until you can't help but breathe in the scent of flowers blooming after a heavy rain. This book is a journey, both through Galway and its intense character growth. Callum's stutter is well-represented, as is his ace/demisexual orientation. As someone who is in love with a demi-goddess (hehe), I was glad to see it depicted so richly and honestly. Lark researching to understand Callum better was all too sweet.

💙 Normally, I have limited interest in a marriage of convenience plot, but it really works well here. You feel the pressure Callum is experiencing without it seeming like a hokey plot device. I also appreciate that both characters have both internal and external conflicts they need to resolve. That being said, I do think Lark's enemy comes off as a one-dimensional villain, when so many other characters live off the page. I've encountered coworkers who are willing to take credit for another person's work, throw someone under the bus, and bully to feel powerful, but honestly, there's usually a deeper reason motivating them. I also think we should have experienced more panic from Lark when she realized how Callum planned to fix the marriage problem. Instead we skip that scene and go straight into her finding a solution.

🦇 Recommended for fans of Tessa Bailey, Hanna Bonam-Young, and Tara DeWitt.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🪦 Dual POV 🌻 Contemporary Romance/Romantic Dramedy 🪦 Marriage of Convenience 🌻 Set in Ireland 🪦 Opposites Attract 🌻 Ace/Demisexual MMC (w/ a Stutter) 🪦 Forced Proximity/Neighbors 🌻 Friends-to-Lovers 🪦 Open Door Spice 🌻 First in a Series 🪦 Debut Novel

🦇 Major thanks to the author @IvyFairbanksBooks and publisher @putnambooks for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book. #MorbidlyYours

💬 Quotes ❝ Lark’s vibrance made me fall for her. Stifling it would be akin to plucking a wild, rare bloom, only to watch it wither under a bell jar. ❞ ❝ To love was to accept risk. In all honesty, the half-century old scooter was a thousand times safer than giving anyone my heart—and I’d done that months ago. ❞ ❝ My heart thumps like a drum, with the taste of your lips, the sweet breath in your lungs. I tried not to fall, but I had to succumb. ❞ ❝ Swear on this life, beside you I’ll stand. ❞ ❝ “Mo chuisle? It means ‘my pulse.’ I never quite understood it before, what it meant to have another person be the d-driving force behind the pump of your blood, but it’s true. Lark, your smile saved me like an emergency transfusion. Your laugh is the song my every blood cell dances to. Your touch revived me from darkness. You are my pulse. You make me feel alive even when I’m surrounded by death.” ❞ ❝ “I can’t b-b-believe you named my character Plague Rat.” “What can I say? You inspire me.” She shrugged. ❞ ❝ “Illusions aren’t lies. They’re gifts. They give the audience something to believe in,” she replied. “Help me put a little magic in the world.” ❞ ❝ “You’re absolutely gorgeous,” he murmured. “You say that after I take your glasses off?” I smiled. “I don’t need them to see you.” My heart swelled. He did see me, and it felt so right. ❞ ❝ In an interview, my animation hero Hayao Miyazaki once said that he strived to portray love as a relationship where two people mutually inspire each other to live. ❞ ❝ We would cherish the light and honor the darkness, together. ❞

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Spotlight Review: MORBIDLY YOURS by Ivy Fairbanks

Spotlight #bookrevew: MORBIDLY YOURS by Ivy Fairbanks, a #slowburn, #oppositesattract debut novel - don't miss it! #IvyFairbanks @ivyfairbanksbooks @putnambooks #romancereads #Irishromance #Ireland #romancestagram #bookstagram

CLICK TO PURCHASE A Love in Galway Novel, Book 1 From the publisher: TikTok sensation Morbidly Yours, an opposites-attract romantic dramedy about a shy, demisexual Irish mortician who must marry by his 35th birthday to keep his beloved family business, and the Texan widow escaping her past who moves in next door.Falling for the wrong person? Bury your feelings.Painfully shy Callum Flannelly…

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Book Review: "Holy Ghost" by John Sandford (@J_Sandford @PutnamBooks @YourLibraryLtd @LibbyApp)

Holy Ghost (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, October 2018) by John Sandford Holy Ghost, by U.S.-based bestselling author John Sandford, is the 11th in a series of 12 books featuring Virgil Flowers, a charismatic detective working at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Flowers is tall, athletic, in his late 30s, with “longish blond hair and a easy smile” for a cop. He wears jeans, cowboy boots,…

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"The Couple In The Photo" by Helen Cooper - Book Review #PublicationDay @PutnamBooks #TheCoupleInThePhoto @HelenCooper85 #BookReview

This is my third Helen Cooper thriller. As I loved the first two I had very high expectations of this one, and I can confidently say that she hasn’t let me down. It was brilliant! The story involves two young couples who live in Leicester, England.  Lucy and Adam – Cora and Scott. They all have jobs outside the home and both couples have two young children. They are very close friends and do a…

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The Only Game in Town by @allaboutthat_lace was oodles of fun! Thank you @netgalley & @putnambooks for my ARC. . . . . . #TheOnlyGameinTown #romancebooks #chicklit #readersgonnaread #goodreads #bookish #bookselfie #books #instabook #instaread #bookstagram #booktastic #bookgasm #booksworthreading #readinglist #readingisawesome #bibliophile #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookworm #bookstagrammer��#whatareyoureading #fanfanreads #romancebooks #romancebookstagram #ireadromance #contemporaryromance #romancebookstagram #netgalley #advancereaderscopy #fanfanreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CqImxcwr9b8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🎉NEW RELEASE TUESDAY🎉 Here’s a sampling of today’s new releases from my NetGalley shelf: BITTER MEDICINE by MIA TSAI @taschen My most anticipated March release! I WILL FIND YOU AGAIN by SARAH LYU @simonandschuster Look for my review of this YA contemporary mystery on Friday! HELLO BEAUTIFUL by ANN NAPOLITANO @randomhouse One of this month’s most eagerly awaited titles by the author of Dear Edward. KUNSTLERS IN PARADISE by Cathleen Schine @henryholtbooks Described as “a comedy of generational manners,” a 20-something New Yorker visits his eccentric 93-year-old grandmother and is forced into an extended stay when LA goes into lockdown. A LIKELY STORY by LEIGH MCMULLAN ABRAMSON @atriabooks “The only child of an iconic American novelist discovers a shocking tangle of family secrets…” A MANUAL FOR HOW TO LOVE US by ERIN SLAUGHTER @harpercollins An “interlinked collection of stories exploring the primal nature of women’s grief.” THE SCHOOLHOUSE by SOPHIE WARD @vintageanchorbooks In this “thriller about truth, silence, and the weight of the past,” a missing girl forces Isobel to face her own trauma at an experimental school in the ‘70s. NOTHING BUT THE RAIN by NAOMI SALMAN @tordotcompub A novella in which “a sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle.” A TEMPEST AT SEA by SHERRY THOMAS @berkleypub Book 7 of the Lady Sherlock series! I often recommend these delightful historical mysteries to friends. RED LONDON by ALMA KATSU @putnambooks A “race-against-the-clock” spy novel (Red Widow sequel). Thank you to the listed publishers for providing eARCs for review. #bittermedicine #miatsai #iwillfindyouagain #sarahlyu #hellobeautiful #annnapolitano #kunstlersinparadise #cathleenschine #alikelystory #leighmcmullanabramson #amanualforhowtoloveus #erinslaughter #theschoolhouse #sophieward #nothingbuttherain #naomisalman #atempestatsea #sherrythomas #redlondon #almakatsu #newreleasetuesday #newbooktuesday #pubday #newbooks #booksbooksbooks #netgalleyreads #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CpyLfUlhmXD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book Spotlight: RED LONDON by Alma Katsu

Today's book #spotlight shines on the just released RED LONDON by @almakatsu, published by @PutnamBooks. #RedLondon #fiction #thriller #newrelease #recommendedread #recommendedseries

Red London, Red Widow #2, by Alma KatsuISBN: 9780593421956 (Hardcover)ISBN: 9780593421963 (eBook)ISBN: 9780593672426 (Digital Audiobook)ASIN: B0B6246LWV (Audible Audiobook)ASIN: B0B457GWQF (Kindle edition)Page Count: 352Release Date: March 14, 2023Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s SonsGenre: Fiction | Spy Thriller | Political Thriller One of CrimeReads‘ Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2023One of…

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Under the Tamarind Tree: #bookreview

@NigarAlamWrites @PutnamBooks #bookblogger #booktwitter @BlazedRTs @NetGalley @BloggersHut #biblioblog@bloggingbeesRT @BiblioblogR #bookblog #UndertheTamarindTree

Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam begins in 1964 in Karachi, Pakistan. Rozeena is struggling to build her medical practice and save her family home. Her parents fled India during the Partition of India. Since her father passed away, Rozeena takes on the responsibility of being the head of household. Haaris, Aalya, and Zohair are all close friends of Rozeena. Aalya and Zohair have been…

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Shiver by Allie Reynolds

Today I'm sharing my thoughts on Shiver by Allie Reynolds. @AuthorAllieR @PutnamBooks #books #booktwitter #booktwt #shiver

Today I am delighted to share my thoughts on Shiver by Allie Reynolds. I’ve had this in my TBR pile for a while now, but in a year where I’m determined to give some of my older books some much needed attention, it seemed a perfect time – and season – to read it. I’m so glad i did. Here’s what it’s all about: Source: Owned CopyRelease Date: 19 January 2021Publisher: Putnam Publishing…

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Have you ever been on a cruise?⁣ ⁣ I’ve been on a dinner cruise, but haven’t taken a vacation on one or travelled across ocean via ship.⁣ ⁣ From the acclaimed and award-winning author of The Hunger comes an eerie, psychological twist on one of the world's most renowned tragedies, the sinking of the Titanic and the ill-fated sail of its sister ship, the Britannic.⁣ ⁣ Featuring an ensemble cast of characters and effortlessly combining the supernatural with the height of historical disaster, The Deep is an exploration of love and destiny, desire and innocence, and, above all, a quest to understand how our choices can lead us inexorably toward our doom. ⁣ ⁣ Thank you to @glasstownent for sending me a copy of the book and teaming up with me for a great giveaway! Check out how to enter below:⁣ ⁣ GIVEAWAY⁣ Enter to win a copy of The Deep⁣ ⁣ TO ENTER⁣ - follow me, @almakatsu, @putnambooks @glasstownent and @storygramtours⁣ - tag a friend you think will be interested⁣ ⁣ For EXTRA entry⁣ - visit @wanderingthepages_’account tomorrow and repeat these steps⁣ ⁣ RULES⁣ - Giveaway will ‪end March 16th at midnight‬ EST⁣ - US ONLY⁣ - not affiliated with Instagram⁣ -must be 18 or have parents permission⁣ -must be a public account so I can verify entries⁣ ⁣ #TheDeepTour #TheDeep #almakatsu #Putnambooks #glasstownent #storygramtours #bookstagram #igreads #booknerd #bookworm #bookphotography #bibliophile #booklover #bookaddict #instareads #bookblogger #bookobsessed #readersofinstagram #bookish #beautifulbooks #booktag #prettybooks #goodreads #bookdragon https://www.instagram.com/p/B9pUearACcc/?igshid=snps2sxgjs42

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Anyone else in need of some major caffeine this morning? I swear 3 day weekends alway throw me off! . Thank you @glasstownent @putnambooks for sending me this ARC of The Deep by @almakatsu that is releasing March 10th. It sounds absolutely amazing! . Are you a fan of the movie Titanic? Or stories about the Titanic? . Summary: Someone, or something, is haunting the ship. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the passengers of the Titanic from the moment they set sail. The Titanic's passengers expected to enjoy an experience befitting the much-heralded ship's maiden voyage, but instead, amid mysterious disappearances and sudden deaths, find themselves in an eerie, unsettling twilight zone. While some of the guests and crew shrug off strange occurrences, several--including maid Annie Hebbley, guest Mark Fletcher, and millionaires Madeleine Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim--are convinced there's something more sinister going on. And then disaster strikes. Years later, Annie, having survived that fateful night, has attempted to put her life back together by going to work as a nurse on the sixth sailing of the Britannic, newly refitted as a hospital ship to support British forces fighting World War I. When she happens across an unconscious Mark, now a soldier, she is at first thrilled and relieved to learn that he too survived the tragic night four years earlier. But soon his presence awakens deep-buried feelings and secrets, forcing her to reckon with the demons of her past--as they both discover that the terror may not yet be over. . . . #TheDeepARCTour #TheDeep #almakatsu #Putnambooks #glasstownent #storygramtours #calm_collected #slowlivingforlife #ofquietmoments #slowandsimpledays #thedarlingmovement #seekthesimplicity #wondermore #idratherbereading #cozyvibes #bibliophile #bookaesthetic #makemoments #dowhatmakesyouhappy #prettythings #livethelittlethings #bathandbodyworkscandles #candleobsession #candlelover #hobbylobbyfinds (at Memphis, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7n-v07HCam/?igshid=102xb23wv8inl

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🦇 The Kamogawa Food Detectives Book Review 🦇

❓#QOTD What's your all-time favorite dish? ❓

[ Find my review below. ]

❝ "What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time?" ❞

🦇 Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason customers stop by. The father-daughter duo are 'food detectives'. Through ingenious investigations, they recreate dishes from a person’s treasured memories – dishes that may well hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness. The restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to vanished moments, creating a present full of possibility.

💜 This cozy mystery was an absolute delight. Its structure is similar to Before the Coffee Gets Cold, making it an easy read to escape into (perfect given the chilly weather lately). Every description of the delicious Japanese delicacies got my mouth watering (I know my fellow bookish bats are aware I adore experiencing other cultures through food, in and out of books). The story focuses more on empathy and human experiences than high-stakes, stressful mysteries, making it ideal as a palette cleanser between more intense reads.

🦇 While this was a comforting read, I do wish we learned more about the main cast of characters. Instead of focusing on small short stories/mysteries, I wish a singular mystery was the novel's through line, allowing us to focus more on the three main characters. Regardless, this story was a delicious, cozy treat!

🦇 Recommended for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and other mouth-watering foodie cozy mysteries.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🍡 Cozy Foodie Mystery 🌸 Set in Kyoto 👘 Father/Daughter Duo 🍤 Short Stories 🇯🇵 Japanese Literature

🦇 Major thanks to the author and publisher @putnambooks for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

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SUMMER ROMANCE by Annabel Monaghan

New #bookreview: SUMMER ROMANCE by Annabel Monaghan, an absolute joy of a #summerromance! #AnnabelMonaghan @annabelmonaghan @putnambooks #romancereads #beachreads #forbiddenromance #summerromancereads #mustread #romancestagram #bookstragram

CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER The romantic and hilarious story of a professional organizer whose life is a mess, and the summer she gets unstuck with the help of someone unexpected from her past, by the bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script. Benefits of a summer romance: It’s always fun, always brief, and no one gets their heart broken.Ali Morris is…

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Letty Davenport is back and badder than ever. Dark Angel is book 2 in the new series from John Sandford. "Homeland Security suspects a hacker group - Ordinary People - of planning to go after the natural gas grid in a large city in the Midwest. Letty and an operative from the NSA are sent undercover to try and infiltrate the group before they shut down a city in the winter. Letty and her partner head to California but Letty is uneasy - there's something that DHS is not telling her..." Letty has come a long way from that small town in Minnesota when she had to fend for herself as a 12-year-old - using an old .22 rifle to protect herself from a corrupt deputy. Now she has a graduate degree in Economics from Stanford and is one of the best shots in the agency. Probably the biggest "suspend belief" part of these books is how much leeway a green 25-year-old agent has in the different ops. Sandford keeps the story moving until a lull near the end. You know what's coming but he makes you wait for it. Lots of action in this one. And Sandford has a big "what if" with the hacker group. You think the story is moving a certain way but Sandford uses today's headlines to take it out there. Who knows? Maybe that's what happened. All of Sandford's books can be read as stand-alones. This is another action-packed, fast-paced narrative from Sandford. You'll love the Peacemaker club. Thanks to @putnambooks and @netgalley for the advanced copy. #darkangel #johnsandford #lettydavenport #putnambooks #crimefictionthriller #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/ClYqNzPrbGH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller! New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight. ************* Thank you to @putnambooks for the paperback of Beautiful (The Beautiful Quartet) The Righteous book 3 releases on 12/07/21 ************* #books #bookstagram #TheBeautiful #reneeadieh #vampirebooks #youngadult #youngadultbooks #putnambooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CTCAXmbLipg/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Just My Type by @falonballard was fun, but I loved her first book more! Thank you @netgalley & @putnambooks! . . . . . #JustMyType #romance #romancebooks #readersgonnaread #goodreads #bookish #bookselfie #books #instabook #instaread #bookstagram #booktastic #bookgasm #currentlyreading #booksworthreading #readinglist #readingisawesome #bibliophile #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookworm #bookstagrammer #whatareyoureading #fanfanreads #ireadromance #netgalley #advancedreaderscopy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpfc2BurMws/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=