Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman Lucifer: “Hell is over.” Dream: “And what will you do now?” Lucifer: … I could lie on a beach, somewhere, perhaps? Listen to music? Build a house? Learn how to dance or the play the piano? It matters not.” “…This is for you dream lord, take …

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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black “I haven’t had a very good day. I think I might still be hung over and everyone’s dead and my root beer’s gone.” “Isn’t every hero aware of all the terrible reasons they did those good deeds?” Aware of every mistake they ever made and how good …

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Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society #3) by Ally Carter “Hale unexpectedly inherits his grandmother’s billion dollar corporation, he quickly learns that there’s no place for Kat and their old heists in his new role. But Kat won’t let him go that easily, especially after she gets tipped off that his grandmother’s will might have been altered …

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Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse #9) by Charlaine Harris The weres and shifters have finally decided to reveal their existence to the ordinary world. At first all goes well. Then the mutilated body of a were-panther is found near the bar where Sookie works-and she feels compelled to discover who, human or otherwise, did it. …

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Dear Girls Above Me: Inspired by a True Story by Charlie McDowell Charlie can hear everything his party girl upstairs neighbors say. At first it’s annoying, but then he learns that maybe he has an accidental window into the inner workings of the female mind. Or, maybe not… A story based on his wildly popular …

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Non-fiction this month, not really on purpose, but the theme was entertaining especially since the writers were folks I’ve enjoyed online. The Bad Cook by Esther Walker: “You may find yourself kneeling by the sofa with your face in the chocolate-smeared seat cushions having a seroius internal tussle over brandishing your get-out-of-dinner-free takeaway card tonight, …

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Photo courtesy of The Enchanted Home It’s been years since I read a “beach read” on an actual beach! I’m suitably excited, so I set off on a search of this Summers offerings and this is what I’ve found. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead And then, I thought I’d …

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