Fractured Tears: Book Review
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Fractured Tears: Book Review

It is as if Anna herself is sat across from you, recounting the horrors she went through. Poignant, heartbreaking, and genuine.

Just as a warning, this book contains prolonged and serious domestic assault, resulting in injury.

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Sing Like A Canary: Novel Review
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Sing Like A Canary: Novel Review

Right away, I got Agatha Christie vibes from the writing! The settings are luscious, I really enjoyed the strong, realistic females characters in this book though I also grew fond of the informant, an avid dog lover and puzzler, and the ending was as unexpected as it was satisfying.

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The Cabin Sessions: Book Review
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The Cabin Sessions: Book Review

Darkly decadent, The Cabin Sessions traps the reader in one place, sinking them deep in the mire that is the town of Burton’s twisted history. The reader learns secrets piecemeal, drowning in the suspense, as Blackthorn rushes them to the explosive conclusion.

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Stolen Tongues: Novel Review
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Stolen Tongues: Novel Review

Obviously modern authors face a difficulty when it comes to representing cultures that aren't their own. And obviously I don't expect Caucasian authors to only write white characters (and I am not assuming Blackwell's ethnicity, but he does say that he is non-Native in his afterword) because that's not the solution either. But making sure you represent a different culture and race correctly and fairly is important and, to me, Blackwell missed the mark.

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