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Posted on October 16, 2016

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Today I review the first novella in a series about Today I review the first novella in a series about "Theo' Thelonious Mitchell by Jason Hershey. This one received five stars and packs quite a punch in it's short length.

See my linktree for the link to the review on my site.

Novella Description:

Thelonious “Theo” Mitchell is a down-on-his-luck teenager, wandering aimlessly through life with no desire or focus. When tragedy strikes, he is taken in by his aunt and uncle. Thrown into a new school with unfamiliar surroundings, he befriends the class “troublemaker”. After yet another tragedy, will Theo fall victim to life, or use the tragedy as a spark and motivation to embrace all that life has to offer?

#ToDieToLive #JasonHershey @authorjasonhershey
#5stars #5starreview #jessicasreadingroom
Recent #bookmail I received!!! The Baking Games by Recent #bookmail I received!!! The Baking Games by Rachel Hanna. And she's from Georgia too! 

See my unboxing video!

#TheBakngGames #RachelHanna @rachelhannawrites  #jessicasreadingroom #GeorgiaAuthor
Off today for a vision appointment a little later Off today for a vision appointment a little later this morning. Just a little behind ( almost 3 years) due to life happening. I got my early vote on!!!

#earlyvoting #georgiavoter #ivoted #cobbcountyvoter #dontforgettovote
Today I review a YA Historical Fiction novel. Rebe Today I review a YA Historical Fiction novel. Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson. 

See my linktree for the link to the review on my site.

Book Description:

A historical fiction middle grade adventure about a girl struggling to survive amid a smallpox epidemic, the public’s fear of inoculation, and the seething Revolutionary War.

In the spring of 1776, thirteen-year-old Elsbeth Culpepper wakes to the sound of cannons. It’s the Siege of Boston, the Patriots’ massive drive to push the Loyalists out that turns the city into a chaotic war zone. Elsbeth’s father—her only living relative—has gone missing, leaving her alone and adrift in a broken town while desperately seeking employment to avoid the orphanage.

Just when things couldn’t feel worse, the smallpox epidemic sweeps across Boston. Now, Bostonians must fight for their lives against an invisible enemy in addition to the visible one. While a treatment is being frantically fine-tuned, thousands of people rush in from the countryside begging for inoculation. At the same time, others refuse protection, for the treatment is crude at best and at times more dangerous than the disease itself.

Elsbeth, who had smallpox as a small child and is now immune, finds work taking care of a large, wealthy family with discord of their own as they await a turn at inoculation, but as the epidemic and the revolution rage on, will she find her father?

#Rebellion1776 #LaurieHalseAnderson #2026reads #YAHistoricalFiction #JessicasReadingRoom
Today I review The Shippers by Katherine Center! T Today I review The Shippers by Katherine Center! This is a great way to start your summer, it's definitely a fun beach read!! I gave it five stars! It comes out May 19th! 

See my linktree for the link to the review on my site.

Book Description:

One of the hottest, fastest-rising rom-com stars delivers her latest swoon-worthy novel about a destination wedding on a cruise ship.

After a whole lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton decides to solve her intimacy issues once and for all at her sister’s destination wedding on a cruise ship. With the help of a little pop psychology, she diagnoses herself with a fixation on the neighborhood guy who was her her first crush and first kiss (and who just happens to be a newly-divorced wedding guest ), and she decides to woo him during the cruise for some long-delayed closure. Only problem is, her sister’s a little busy being a bride at the moment—so JoJo ropes in her childhood bestie, Cooper Watts, to be her wing man. Cooper: who RSVPed no, but then showed up, anyway. Cooper: who left town without a word four years earlier and moved to London. Cooper: who was, if she’s honest, the worst heartbreak of JoJo’s life. It’s bliss for her to see him again, and it’s agony, too—and the more they team up for Project Conquest, the more she obsesses over questions she can’t bring herself to ask.

Shipboard antics ensue in this witty, heart-tugging, childhood-friends-to-lovers romance—as JoJo and Cooper fake flirt, slow dance, share a cabin, sing duets, treat sunburns, get jealous, rescue each other over and over, and finally, at last, figure it all out in the most blissful, swoony, romantic way.

No one does summer romance quite like Katherine Center. THE SHIPPERS will take readers on the cruise of a lifetime in a story awash with romantic longing, top-notch banter, long-held secrets . . . and true love rediscovered.

#TheShippers #KatherineCenter @katherinecenter #comingsoon #2026reads #JessicasReadingRoom
Today I review A Brewed Awakening by Pepper Basham Today I review A Brewed Awakening by Pepper Basham. This one comes out tomorrow!

See my linktree for the link to the review on my site.

Book Description:

Daphne dreams of Mr. Darcy. Finn serves up pints and rock music. Can opposites attract when a tea shop princess meets her pub-owning rival? Perfect for fans of Courtney Walsh and Emma St. Clair.

In the charming mountain town of Wisteria, North Carolina, Daphne Austen clings to tradition like cream to a scone. She’s built her life–and her late grandmother’s tearoom, Tea Thyme–around all things English: delicate china, Jane Austen novels, and the comforting predictability of routine. The only thing threatening her perfectly ordered world? The loud, aggravatingly handsome Brit opening a pub next door.

After his ex-wife broke his heart and his business partner nearly destroyed his career, Finn Dashwood packed up his six-year-old daughter and left England behind. He’s looking for a fresh start, and the last thing he needs is a fussy, tea-obsessed neighbor criticizing his every pint and playlist. It doesn’t matter that she’s ridiculously kind (to everyone else) and that his daughter is utterly fascinated by her. Finn’s heart is not open to being broken again.

But disagreements turn into prank wars and then a competition when a high-profile wedding needs a last-minute caterer. The townsfolk are thrilled–Wisteria hasn’t seen this much excitement since the county fair lost a goat.

When the wedding demands both sweet and savory fare, Daphne and Finn are forced to put down their swords and pick up their serving trays. Between burnt pastries, brewing tempers, trending hashtags (SipsAndSpats, anyone?), and one very adorable little girl, rivalry soon gives way to reluctant friendship–and maybe something that feels suspiciously like chemistry.

Can a tea shop princess and a pub owner with a past mix their lives as seamlessly as clotted cream and jam . . . or will their differences keep them steeped in rivalry forever?

#ABrewedAwakening #PepperBasham #2026reads #JessicasReadingRoom @pepperbasham #5stareview
It is May 1st, so it is time to share what I read It is May 1st, so it is time to share what I read in April! 

See my linktree for the link to see what was read, how many stars each received, and my ‘top rated’ and ‘lowest rated’ reads.

What did YOU read in April?

#readingwrapup #April2026reads #JessicasReadingRoom @marisakashino @halseanderson @pepperbasham @katherinecenter
Always be aware of scammers out there pretending t Always be aware of scammers out there pretending to be someone else!  Now this is apparently happening with scammers pretending to have something to do with my website:  Three times this month I have been contact by authors emailing me at my official  email jessica@jessicasreadingroom.com that they received an email that they were not sure was me.  I hated to have to tell of them that it was not me!  And I really don’t think there is a way to prevent this. 

**I have included images of the emails they forwarded. Please note that I have redacted the author’s name and their book, but kept the scam email addresses visible to be seen.

**IF I were to contact you, the email is from jessica@jessicasreadingroom.com

#scammers #scammerssuck #beawareofscammers #JessicasReadingRoom
Today I review a horror 'advent' book for Valentin Today I review a horror 'advent' book for Valentine's Day. Sadly, this one did not work for me.

See my linktree for the link to the review on my site.

Book Description:

14 chapters. 14 nights. 1 terrifying love story.

Years ago, a ghost hunt shattered Elizabeth’s life and took away the man she loved.

Now, she’s put her past behind her.

But then her old partner calls to ask a favor. His brother, Fitz, is insistent on documenting the strange activity at the Route 14 Motel. Elizabeth reluctantly agrees to help him.

Each February, one room becomes active per night…

Fourteen rooms. Fourteen nights.

All leading to Valentine’s Day.

The hauntings are very real—restless spirits trapped in unfinished stories. Elizabeth and Fitz decide to help each ghost move on, one room at a time.

But a murderer’s ghost still stalks the motel—dangerous, powerful, and furious that someone is freeing his victims.

Amid cursed hotel rooms, vengeful ex lovers, and rooms with only one bed, Elizabeth and Fitz will have to decide how much they’re willing to risk for love.

14 Nights in February is a horror/romcom designed to be read one chapter per day, from February 1st through Valentine’s Day—written by two authors living their own real-life love story, Ben Farthing and KH Johnakin.

#14NightsinFebruary #adventbook #KHJohnakin #BenFarthing #JessicasReadingRoom
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