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Posted on May 5, 2017July 14, 2017

Review: Baby Doll by Hollie Overton

Synopsis: Held captive for eight years, Lily has grown from a teenager to an adult in a small basement prison. Her daughter Sky has been a captive her whole life. But one day their captor leaves the deadbolt unlocked. This is what happens next... ...to her twin sister, to her mother, to her daughter...and to …

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Posted on February 27, 2017February 17, 2017

Books I’ve rated 1 or 2 stars

This post goes out to all the books I've rated 1 or 2 stars over the year or so that I've been reading and reviewing. I hate giving a book a low rating because someone has put in so much effort to create a piece of art, but I never lie in my reviews so sometimes a …

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Posted on July 6, 2016April 7, 2017

Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas

DNF at 31% I can't. I just... I just can't. Reasons? 1. All the characters are very immature. Frankie just looooves talking and thinking about boys, especially Daniel, and would rather keep her reputation than do everything that she can to work out if her best friend was murdered. She’s also really passive aggressive, especially when she’s …

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