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Get ready for some Cover Snark! Susan: I know this is a fairly mild example, but I was fine with this cover until I noticed the newspaper. Also I think the dude’s leg is pasted on. Tara: The newspaper looks like a flap on his shirt. Elyse: Either she has a pocket or that guy is missing all the fingers on his hand. Amanda: At first, I thought it was tied around his waist like … Continue reading Cover Snark: Stomach Cramps But Make Them Sexy →

There are fifty books on this dang new release list. Fifty! But there are so many more books being released this October. Here are a few more that have some buzz behind them: Garth Nix returns with Angel Mage . Penny Reid’s Smartypants Romance imprint is releasing Baking Me Crazy by Karla Sorensen . Hidden Cove by Meg Tilly is the third book in her Solace Island series.

A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams is $1.99 at Amazon and Barnes & Noble! This is part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals. This is a historical fiction novel set in New York’s Jazz Age. This book was released earlier this summer and readers loved the sense of place Williams created. It’s also a retelling of an opera, which is pretty cool! However, others found the story a bit underwhelming compared to the jacket copy. It has a 3.6-star rating on Goodreads.
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It’s Cover Snark time! So let’s settle in and try not to drink anything while reading! Elyse: DONT YOU DARE GET JIZZ ON THOSE BOOKS Amanda: Maybe the bindings are in need of some extra glue. I’m sorry. That was real gross. Redheadedgirl: AMANDA Amanda: I APOLOGIZED RIGHT AFTER I SAID IT. Amanda: What. Redheadedgirl: …that’s not a seal, that’s a baby. Also what do you redeem a seal (or a baby) for? … Continue reading Cover Snark: Sir, This is a Library →