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Finding Out Who the Best Detective is Once and For All: Sherlock Holmes V. Hercule Poirot

Hannah Zunic

Feb 2816 min read

Finding Out Who the Best Detective is Once and For All: Sherlock Holmes V. Hercule Poirot

It's Versus Match time, baby! It's time to find out who the best literary detective of all time is.

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Books That Deserve a Reread and I Plan On Giving Them That

Hannah Zunic

Jan 173 min read

Books That Deserve a Reread and I Plan On Giving Them That

Don't mind me, I'm just going to reread my personal library this year.

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Trying to Survive the Storm: A Review of The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh

Hannah Zunic

Jan 104 min read

Trying to Survive the Storm: A Review of The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh

Thank you to Penguin Group Dutton for sending me a copy of Nishita Parekh's debut novel The Night of the Storm. It releases Jan 16, 2024.

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Skeletons in the Walls: A Review of The Secret in the Wall by Ann Parker

Hannah Zunic

Nov 15, 20235 min read

Skeletons in the Walls: A Review of The Secret in the Wall by Ann Parker

I found a historical fiction mystery series that ticks all my boxes.

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Calling All Corgi Lovers: A Review of Case of the One-Eyed Tiger by J.M. Poole

Hannah Zunic

Sep 6, 20236 min read

Calling All Corgi Lovers: A Review of Case of the One-Eyed Tiger by J.M. Poole

Dogs > People

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Drunk Person Explains LGBT Reads

Hannah Zunic

Jun 21, 20233 min read

Drunk Person Explains LGBT Reads

Please tell me you know what I'm talking about!

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Please Give Me These Adaptations!

Hannah Zunic

Mar 8, 20233 min read

Please Give Me These Adaptations!

I just want good adaptations of these books! Is that so much to ask!?

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Are These the Best Literary Couples of All Time?!

Hannah Zunic

Feb 1, 20234 min read

Are These the Best Literary Couples of All Time?!

Have I done it? Have I managed to name the best literary couples of all time?

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Best of 2022

Hannah Zunic

Dec 28, 20223 min read

Best of 2022

We've reached the end of another year which can only mean one thing: a review of 2022

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5 Reads to Keep the Spooky Vibes Going All Year Long

Hannah Zunic

Nov 16, 20222 min read

5 Reads to Keep the Spooky Vibes Going All Year Long

It's still Spooky Season in my heart.

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Ya Like Jazz?: A Review of The Boy in the Red Dress by Kristin Lambert

Hannah Zunic

Jun 8, 20225 min read

Ya Like Jazz?: A Review of The Boy in the Red Dress by Kristin Lambert

Happy Pride! Let's keep the LGBTQIA+ books coming and review The Boy in the Red Dress by Kristin Lambert.

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Nobody But Us is Kinda Sus: A Review of Nobody But Us by Laure Van Rensburg

Hannah Zunic

Apr 6, 20225 min read

Nobody But Us is Kinda Sus: A Review of Nobody But Us by Laure Van Rensburg

I miss Murder Mystery March so I'm back with another mystery review today.

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M-U-R-D-E-R: A Review of The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

Hannah Zunic

Mar 30, 20225 min read

M-U-R-D-E-R: A Review of The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

Once upon a midnight dreary, I reached the end of Murder Mystery March.

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A Cursed Review?!: A Review of A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn

Hannah Zunic

Mar 23, 20225 min read

A Cursed Review?!: A Review of A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn

We continue on with Murder Mystery March with a historical fiction mystery.

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I'd Like to Own a Haunted Bookshop: A Review of The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait By Cleo Coyle

Hannah Zunic

Mar 16, 20224 min read

I'd Like to Own a Haunted Bookshop: A Review of The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait By Cleo Coyle

Once upon a midnight dreary, I sat down and read murder mysteries all March long.

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How to Solve Your Sister's Murder in 10 Days: A Review of Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett

Hannah Zunic

Mar 2, 20226 min read

How to Solve Your Sister's Murder in 10 Days: A Review of Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett

Once upon a midnight dreary, I sat down and read murder mysteries all March long.

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Southern Gothic, Anyone?: A Review of When the Reckoning Come by LaTanya McQueen

Hannah Zunic

Feb 23, 20225 min read

Southern Gothic, Anyone?: A Review of When the Reckoning Come by LaTanya McQueen

It may be the month of romance, but I want to talk about some horror.

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Snowstorms, and Elks, and Bears; Oh My: A Review of The Retreat by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

Hannah Zunic

Jul 14, 20215 min read

Snowstorms, and Elks, and Bears; Oh My: A Review of The Retreat by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

Courtesy of Novel Suspects' Insider's Club, today I bring you a review of The Retreat by Elisabeth de Mariaffi.

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Graveyard Gays: A Review of Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Hannah Zunic

Jun 23, 20218 min read

Graveyard Gays: A Review of Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

I promise that we're not talking about vampires this week, but we are talking about the supernatural with a review of Cemetery Boys.

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How to Murder Your Friends During a Snowstorm: A Review of The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Hannah Zunic

Apr 7, 20216 min read

How to Murder Your Friends During a Snowstorm: A Review of The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Here we go! It's time for part two of our Lucy Foley double feature!

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