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I'm Ashleigh, and I review stories! Lifelong Reader, blogger, and #BBNYA2025 Panelist! Check out my blog for author interviews, book reviews, and more! https://linktr.ee/thestoryreviewblog

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Review of the #Scifi #mystery THE QUANTUM REVELATIONS by Stuart Heinrich. "...I definitely recommend giving this book a go." buff.ly/ftlx72u @storyreviewblog.bsky.social

02.03.2026 23:01 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Quantum Revelations by Stuart Heinrich The Quantum Revelations opens with a bang - almost literally - with a man setting fire to plumes of methane when he flicks a cigarette over the side of a boat.

The Quantum Revelations by Stuart Heinrich

The Quantum Revelations opens with a bang - almost literally - with a man setting fire to plumes of methane when he flicks a cigarette over the side of a boat.

02.03.2026 07:06 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Wrath & Desire by Susan Illene There are 185,000 words in this book, which I binge-read over 3 days. It's even better than the first book in the series, which I rated 5 stars. In the days since I finished Wrath & Desire, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. If I wasn't already committed to reading other books (book club and blog tours), I 'd be immediately rereading books 1 and 2.

Wrath & Desire by Susan Illene

There are 185,000 words in this book, which I binge-read over 3 days. It's even better than the first book in the series, which I rated 5 stars. In the days since I finished Wrath & Desire, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. If I wasn't already committed…

10.02.2026 10:04 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Same here! It’s on my TBR ☺️

23.02.2026 17:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Obsucra Syndicate by Raven Storme Lira was meant to die for the throne. Cassian Vale was trained to be the blade that ended her. But the moment he hesitates—one heartbeat, one breath—everything forbidden ignites.

The Obsucra Syndicate by Raven Storme

Lira was meant to die for the throne. Cassian Vale was trained to be the blade that ended her. But the moment he hesitates—one heartbeat, one breath—everything forbidden ignites.

22.02.2026 23:09 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Wrath & Desire by Susan Illene There are 185,000 words in this book, which I binge-read over 3 days. It's even better than the first book in the series, which I rated 5 stars. In the days since I finished Wrath & Desire, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. If I wasn't already committed to reading other books (book club and blog tours), I 'd be immediately rereading books 1 and 2.

Wrath & Desire by Susan Illene

There are 185,000 words in this book, which I binge-read over 3 days. It's even better than the first book in the series, which I rated 5 stars. In the days since I finished Wrath & Desire, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. If I wasn't already committed…

10.02.2026 10:04 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The Writer Blog Prompt Project: Book Trailer Ari Meghlen's Write Blog Prompt Project returns. This week's topic is: BOOK TRAILER

The Writer Blog Prompt Project: Book Trailer

Ari Meghlen's Write Blog Prompt Project returns. This week's topic is: BOOK TRAILER

07.02.2026 02:34 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Writer Blog Prompt Project: Achievement Author Ari Meghlen recently started hosting the Writer Blog Prompt Project, an initiative to encourage herself to write more regular blog posts. As someone who also struggles with blogging regularly after experiencing blogger burnout at the end of 2024, I thought it would be fun to give it a go. No promises, but I'm going to try.

The Writer Blog Prompt Project: Achievement

Author Ari Meghlen recently started hosting the Writer Blog Prompt Project, an initiative to encourage herself to write more regular blog posts. As someone who also struggles with blogging regularly after experiencing blogger burnout at the end of 2024,…

29.01.2026 23:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Masquerade of Mirrors by Samantha Hartwood I binge-read this book over 3 days. It was a fantastic debut novel from Samantha Hartwood that I couldn't put down, causing me to stay up reading into the early hours of the morning.

Masquerade of Mirrors by Samantha Hartwood

I binge-read this book over 3 days. It was a fantastic debut novel from Samantha Hartwood that I couldn't put down, causing me to stay up reading into the early hours of the morning.

23.01.2026 10:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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36 new-to-me Authors I discovered in 2025 2025 felt like a hard year for me and I didn't feel like I did much reading, but when I sat down in December to build a Reading Record, I realised I'd read works from 36 new-to-me authors.

36 new-to-me Authors I discovered in 2025

11.01.2026 23:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Madame Rebelle by Amber Leigh Williams Amber Leigh Williams explores what it means to be human during one of humanity's darkest times: WWII. A bittersweet yet hopeful romance unfolds between Madame Rebelle and a Frenchman who is not quite what he seems.

Madame Rebelle by Amber Leigh Williams

Amber Leigh Williams explores what it means to be human during one of humanity's darkest times: WWII. A bittersweet yet hopeful romance unfolds between Madame Rebelle and a Frenchman who is not quite what he seems.

06.01.2026 23:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A year in Review: 2025 Today I'm looking back at the year that was 2025.

A year in Review: 2025

Today I'm looking back at the year that was 2025.

04.01.2026 09:41 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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WINTER’S EMBRACE anthology Embrace the joy of Christmas and some yuletide cheer in this collection of five sweet holiday romances from four of today’s most entertaining authors! Featuring brand new stories from Pamela Ackerson, Jennifer Patricia O’Keeffe, Cindy Lewis Smith, and Jae El Foster, this anthology will help you hold the spirit of Christmas and the magic of true love in your heart the whole year round.

WINTER’S EMBRACE anthology

Embrace the joy of Christmas and some yuletide cheer in this collection of five sweet holiday romances from four of today’s most entertaining authors! Featuring brand new stories from Pamela Ackerson, Jennifer Patricia O’Keeffe, Cindy Lewis Smith, and Jae El Foster, this…

16.12.2025 23:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Story Advent Train: A God’s Lost Love Welcome to the Advent Calendar Story Train, where you can read 24 stories in varying genres in the lead up to Christmas.

Story Advent Train: A God’s Lost Love

Welcome to the Advent Calendar Story Train, where you can read 24 stories in varying genres in the lead up to Christmas.

09.12.2025 23:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Book of Journeys by Veronica del Valle Alfalfa Spooly, Mumik & Pimnik, Neboo McCloudy and Lincoln Jax. Four stories about four different journeys. The heroines and heroes of these tales will venture up paths that will lead them into wild adventures, unpredictable risks and, most importantly, possibilities.

The Book of Journeys by Veronica del Valle

Alfalfa Spooly, Mumik & Pimnik, Neboo McCloudy and Lincoln Jax. Four stories about four different journeys. The heroines and heroes of these tales will venture up paths that will lead them into wild adventures, unpredictable risks and, most importantly,…

07.12.2025 23:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Beautiful Monsters by Julian Christian If you were a fan of Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series as a teenager, you’ll likely enjoy Beautiful Monsters by Julian Christian as an adult. It explores a similar idea but with a darker, more unsettling twist that feels frighteningly relevant.

Beautiful Monsters by Julian Christian

If you were a fan of Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series as a teenager, you’ll likely enjoy Beautiful Monsters by Julian Christian as an adult. It explores a similar idea but with a darker, more unsettling twist that feels frighteningly relevant.

24.11.2025 23:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kittiwake Stormhaven and the Pirate’s Portolano by Victoria Williamson A daring mission, a sister turned pirate and a sea full of secrets… Kittiwake Stormhaven is a fast-paced, sea-swept adventure filled with daring rescues, thrilling discoveries and the magic of friendship.

Kittiwake Stormhaven and the Pirate’s Portolano by Victoria Williamson

A daring mission, a sister turned pirate and a sea full of secrets… Kittiwake Stormhaven is a fast-paced, sea-swept adventure filled with daring rescues, thrilling discoveries and the magic of friendship.

13.11.2025 23:13 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Excerpt + Giveaway: Hippie Mermaid by Joanne Guidoccio From sea to shore, betrayal follows her wherever she goes. On Christmas Eve, psychic Kendra Adams reveals the secret she’s hidden for decades—she was once Rosina, a mermaid torn between sea and shore. Betrayed in her ocean kingdom and desperate to escape banishment, she persuades a politician to smuggle her into the human world. But freedom on land comes at a cost, as she soon finds herself ensnared in another web, this one spun by the politician’s power-hungry sister.

Excerpt + Giveaway: Hippie Mermaid by Joanne Guidoccio

From sea to shore, betrayal follows her wherever she goes. On Christmas Eve, psychic Kendra Adams reveals the secret she’s hidden for decades—she was once Rosina, a mermaid torn between sea and shore. Betrayed in her ocean kingdom and…

09.11.2025 23:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Excerpt + Giveaway: Toil and Trouble anthology The brew is hot and bubbling over with romance and terror in this twistedly beautiful anthology that welcomes the darkness of horror and the temptation of love's veiled promises. Six remarkable tales from six incredible authors fill this book of dark shadows and ancient whispers.

Excerpt + Giveaway: Toil and Trouble anthology

The brew is hot and bubbling over with romance and terror in this twistedly beautiful anthology that welcomes the darkness of horror and the temptation of love's veiled promises. Six remarkable tales from six incredible authors fill this book of dark…

29.10.2025 23:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Curvy Christmas V2 by Kelsie Stelting A Curvy Christmas is set in the fictional town of Garland, somewhere in the USA (best guess). Garland is famous for its obsession with Christmas, so much so that tourists flock to the town to experience a Garland Christmas. These new additions to the Curvy Christmas series include two more stories of teenage girls on their search for a Christmas romance.

A Curvy Christmas V2 by Kelsie Stelting

A Curvy Christmas is set in the fictional town of Garland, somewhere in the USA (best guess). Garland is famous for its obsession with Christmas, so much so that tourists flock to the town to experience a Garland Christmas. These new additions to the Curvy…

27.10.2025 09:40 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Fresh Tracks by Dakota Forest Fresh Tracks balances sweet romance with just enough spice to keep things interesting. It's an entertaining binge-read that I couldn't put down, and I feel comfortable rating it 3.5 stars.

Fresh Tracks by Dakota Forest

Fresh Tracks balances sweet romance with just enough spice to keep things interesting. It's an entertaining binge-read that I couldn't put down, and I feel comfortable rating it 3.5 stars.

22.10.2025 23:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Excerpt + Giveaway: Extraterrestrial Noir by Rich Leder Read an excerpt of Extraterrestrial Noir by award-winning author Rich Leder! A psycho-criminal extraterrestrial on a suburban cul-de-sac. A family on the brink of all-encompassing insolvency. A twelve-year-old uber-genius in the line of fire. Can she save her family, and her planet?

Excerpt + Giveaway: Extraterrestrial Noir by Rich Leder

Read an excerpt of Extraterrestrial Noir by award-winning author Rich Leder! A psycho-criminal extraterrestrial on a suburban cul-de-sac. A family on the brink of all-encompassing insolvency. A twelve-year-old uber-genius in the line of fire.…

20.10.2025 01:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#BBNYA2025 Transference by Ian Patterson In a city where the rich buy health and the poor inherit sickness, a Sicko who absorbs other people’s diseases gets a rare chance to end the system that’s killing him. But as he infiltrates the elite, he falls for someone from the world he’s trying to destroy.

#BBNYA2025 Transference by Ian Patterson

In a city where the rich buy health and the poor inherit sickness, a Sicko who absorbs other people’s diseases gets a rare chance to end the system that’s killing him. But as he infiltrates the elite, he falls for someone from the world he’s trying to…

17.10.2025 23:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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#BBNYA2025 Trollgrave by Alex S. Bradshaw Despite all his skill in healing and runecraft, God-Speaker Alvir Einarson could not save everyone.

#BBNYA2025 Trollgrave by Alex S. Bradshaw

Despite all his skill in healing and runecraft, God-Speaker Alvir Einarson could not save everyone.

16.10.2025 23:24 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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#BBNYA Upscaled by Joseph John Lee It begins and ends, as things do, with a girl throwing a birthday party for a dragon. Or it would, if things were ever that simple.

#BBNYA Upscaled by Joseph John Lee

It begins and ends, as things do, with a girl throwing a birthday party for a dragon. Or it would, if things were ever that simple.

15.10.2025 21:02 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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#BBNYA Vampire Mall Cop: Damien vs. the Entrail Eater by Molly Blake All Damien Bryant wants is to spend the rest of his undeath on his peaceful Alaskan homestead.

#BBNYA Vampire Mall Cop: Damien vs. the Entrail Eater by Molly Blake

All Damien Bryant wants is to spend the rest of his undeath on his peaceful Alaskan homestead.

14.10.2025 21:00 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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#BBNYA Vessel: Bonded Earth Book One by Samantha Jo One power divided among the many. Two visions of the future. A struggle to launch humanity to its greatest heights or tumbling into its darkest days.

#BBNYA Vessel: Bonded Earth Book One by Samantha Jo

One power divided among the many. Two visions of the future. A struggle to launch humanity to its greatest heights or tumbling into its darkest days.

13.10.2025 21:14 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Excerpt + Giveaway: Playing Rough by Beth Pellino-Dudzic Trevor, recently sober, plans a fresh start with Gina during a road trip. Their plans are disrupted by explosive rumors from their past, testing their love and secrets in the music industry.

Excerpt + Giveaway: Playing Rough by Beth Pellino-Dudzic

Trevor, recently sober, plans a fresh start with Gina during a road trip. Their plans are disrupted by explosive rumors from their past, testing their love and secrets in the music industry.

12.10.2025 23:02 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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#BBNYA Worth It by Amy Nielsen Set in Central Florida in the late 80s, Worth It is a story of courage, redemption, and the power of becoming your own hero.

#BBNYA Worth It by Amy Nielsen

Set in Central Florida in the late 80s, Worth It is a story of courage, redemption, and the power of becoming your own hero.

12.10.2025 21:17 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Bookshop Day 2025 Bookshop Day encourages support for local bookshops. I visited various Auckland bookstores to celebrate, and maybe do a little Christmas shopping. Here's how my shopping expedition went.

Bookshop Day 2025

Bookshop Day encourages support for local bookshops. I visited various Auckland bookstores to celebrate, and maybe do a little Christmas shopping. Here's how my shopping expedition went.

12.10.2025 10:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0