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The Cassette Tape Secret
Book Info: The Cassette Tape Secret by Danielle Herzog Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Publishing Date: October 21, 2025 @topplingstackstours & @danielleherzogkidlit #TheCassetteTapeSecret #TopplingStacksTours #DanielleHerzog 5 Reasons to Read... Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Alex Bennett is used to being overlooked by his classmates. From being bullied due to his OCD, he’s learned that being invisible is the safest option. So he’s unprepared when the new girl, Ida May, requ

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 212 min read


A Rec for Christmas Read: Any Girl But You
4.25 stars Can't have a holiday season without an enemies-to-lovers filled with banter but turned into a cozy, joyful journey with forced proximity and the enemy of my enemy is my ally. This romantic comedy is a Sapphic story between two completely different characters (in personality). They are both awesome characters in their own way and easy to empathize with. They both have businesses they want to protect. Yay for Christmas small-town stories. Easy to read. Get book here

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 202 min read


Serves You Right
What if the person sworn to protect you is the one you can’t trust? SERVES YOU RIGHT by Orion Gregory pushes a rookie detective into a world where every ally could be an enemy. Sydney Livingstone thought life in Walsh County would be quiet compared to her days in professional tennis. Instead, she’s being hunted by The Enforcer, a vigilante determined to deliver his own brand of justice. As bodies fall, secrets surface, and suspicion spreads within her department, Sydney reali

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 185 min read


Talks with Authors: Matthew J Turner
A REIGN OF EMERALD FIRE IS THE DEBUT NOVEL OF A NEW FANTASY SERIES BY AUTHOR MATTHEW J TURNER. Disgraced Commander of the King's 1st, Stánwilte Yoakilor pins his hopes upon a hastily cobbled together band of misfits, gallivanting around the kingdom of Uprynenos on a mishap-strewn path to redemption. Brolo, the half-elf/half-dwarf tags along, deluded by a desire to experience the skull-cracking, knuckle-dusting escapades allegedly undertaken by his absent father, if his drunke

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 171 min read


One Foot in Ether
Book Title: One Foot in the Ether (Whispers of the Pendle Witches) by Kaleigh Kavanagh Category: Adult Fiction (18 +)Genre: Historical European Fiction / Fantasy Publisher: Oriana Neoma Publication Date: September 29, 2025 Book Description: Death wasn’t the end. More than two hundred and fifty years after the infamous Pendle Witch Trials, the spirits of rival witches Demdike and Chattox remain tethered to their bloodlines—watching, waiting, and bound by unfinished business.

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 172 min read


The Tear Collector
Book Info: The Tear Collector by RM Romero Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Publishing Date: October 14, 2025 Synopsis: This darkly fantastical climate change tale explores hope, memory, and what really makes a monster—set after the end of the world. Climate change culminated in the Flood, an enormous wave that wiped out entire countries. Malka and her younger brother Ezra survived and now live with Dr. Jonas Hollman on the Island, the only piece of land left on Earth. Scavengin

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 162 min read


Make me a monster Release
Check out a short teaser showing the book https://youtube.com/shorts/qv3VyEgd2_o?si=SLBsg4-Nhpi2f0HR MAKE ME A MONSTER is an eerie YA tale of the loving dead with surprising plot twists. Perfect for #spookyseason👻 @bloomsburypublishing thank you for the copy @bookinfluencerscom Thank you for connecting us. From the pub: ABOUT the BOOK: Meka is used to death. After all, it's the family business. As a newly certified mortician's assistant at her parents' funeral home, her day

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 151 min read
FEAR by L. Ron Hubbard: Review
Recs for a Fall Rainy Day : From the Masters of classics like FEAR comes the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Anthology and writing &Illustration contest by L. Ron Hubbard @galaxy_press #fear #ronlhubbard 👉 Psychological Thriller 👉 Chiller genre 👉 Dark Fantasy 📚Today I'm reviewing FEAR: A Tale of Madness, a sci-fi mystery journey with hints of horror. This classic, without spoilers, is about a man who doesn't believe in the paranormal, loses track of a couple of hours of his day, and al

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 152 min read


The Standout
What happens when your greatest opportunity becomes your deepest unraveling? In The Standout , Laurel Osterkamp crafts a suspense-filled, character-rich novel about ambition, fear, and the psychological cost of reinvention. Robin Bricker is determined to win on The Standout , a high-profile fashion reality show. But just as filming begins, she receives a chilling ultimatum: dump your fiancé or lose everything. Then a website appears—RottenRobin.com—hell-bent on wrecking her r

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 153 min read


These Bodies Ain't Broken
A monstrous transformation within your own body. A sacrificial imprisonment. A fight to the death against an ancient evil. These stories...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 111 min read


Rising Ember
"The tavern or your dreams? Your choice, honey." Genre: YA Dystopian Fantasy Steam Level: Romance but no sex Trigger Warnings: Mild...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 72 min read


No Mortal Creature
4 stars My favorite part of this fast-paced journey of healing trauma and grief is that ghosts can have ghosts too. The afterlife has...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 71 min read


The Legend of Valentine
In Rome, 268 AD, one man dared to defy an emperor… all for love. #TheLegendOfValentine #SheldonCollins #HistoricalFiction #LoveAndFaith #EpicReads #HistoricalRomance #BookishLove #ReadersOfInstagram 4.5 If you miss shows and movies like Rome, Spartacus, and Gladiator, this book brings us the life (origin) story of St Valentine in a cinematic and exciting sequence of events from life to death. Although he is a brave, awesome Roman soldier who gets swept away by many females,

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 76 min read


The Sunshine Queens
5 stars Love the artwork and character design so much. Also, each page has themes that can be explored in the classroom or with family....

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 61 min read


The Heist of Hollow London
The books above belong to the same publisher and its imprints. Macmillan @torbooks, @eddierobson78 and @storygramtours ...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 61 min read


Hilarious Chapter Book Series
@harperkids @fgteev #FGTeeV #CampfireTales #TheWerehouse @tlcbooktours FGTeeV Campfire Tales #2: The Werehouse Get book here . •...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 61 min read


Silver & Lead
4 stars Silver & Lead is volume 19, but I always felt that this series is easy to pick up from any point, like starting a comic book; the...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 41 min read


A Court of Rivals
"How can I win when someone is always looking at my cards?" Genre: Fantasy Romance Steam Level: Romance but no sex (Later books in...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 42 min read


Graphic Novel:
Genre: YA Graphic Nove Publishing date: September 30, 2025 @topplingstackstours & @pegl0 #TotheStarsandBack #TopplingStacksTours...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 31 min read


Talks with Authors: Sacha Margerius THE FIVE LAMPS series
Welcome to my new series of Talks with Authors. This is a casual, fun, and stress-free conversation about the author's passion for their...

Vanessa Bettencourt
Oct 22 min read
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