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    Review: The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo

    by Molly August 19, 2026
    by Molly August 19, 2026

    In an alternate late-eighteen-hundreds New York City, Judith Ban is finding her footing after fleeing her old life in Paris. An unusual offer from a wealthy woman gives Judith the opportunity to access power and prosperity, but she’ll have to …

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    by Molly July 4, 2026
    by Molly July 4, 2026

    On the isolated shores of Beanna Dubh, artist Grizela lives alone in her cottage, sleeping by day and painting by night. Her few friends are island’s other outsiders, including a clique of four teenage girls. When strange symbols begin appearing, …

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    Review: The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright

    by Katie June 17, 2023
    by Katie June 17, 2023

    The Summary A haunting legend. An ominous curse. A search for a secret buried deep within the castle walls. In 1870, orphaned Daisy Franรงois takes a position as a housemaid at a Wisconsin castle to escape the horrors of her …

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    by Jess October 16, 2022
    by Jess October 16, 2022

    I picked up this book and couldn’t put it down. I read it at the beach, in the car, and even in-between class periods while at work. Naranjo’s story is expertly crafted and beautifully horrific.

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    by Whit March 25, 2016
    by Whit March 25, 2016

    โ€œThere is a striking resemblance between the act of love and the ministrations of a torturer,โ€ opined my husbandโ€™s favourite poet; I had learned something of the nature of that similarity on my marriage bed. And now my taper showed …

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