Author: Carly-Rae

I am currently attending Harvard and pursuing a degree in Humanities. My passion is books and writing. Books taught me things about myself, the world, and society in ways I never thought possible. It is thanks to books I know who I am and allowed me to discover my passion for writing. There is nothing like crafting characters and capturing the voice of a story, bringing it to life on the pages. Thanks to every bookish bestie in the book world, it has allowed me to spread my joy of reading to people worldwide!

Poison in the Pills by August Raine is out now. A mysterious illness is ravaging the UK. Those suffering from the dreaded sickness are in so much pain that some victims have peeled the flesh from their bones in a desperate attempt to relieve their symptoms. Set in and around Manchester, the novel follows Jack Bright, a scientist working to cure the sickness. Whilst investigating a clinical trial that went tragically wrong, he realizes there has been a terrible mistake. But before he can find out more, he is framed. Desperate, not only to clear his name but also to…

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The Return by Nicholas Sparks Review is here. Trevor Benson is the main character of this novel. He is a doctor, a surgeon, and a veteran moving back to New Bern, North Carolina. Trevor was injured in the line of duty and was unable to become a surgeon again. He has decided to go back to John Hopkins, though, and pursue becoming a psychologist. Trevor has PTSD due to what happened in Afghanistan. He has weekly chat sessions online with Dr. Bowen, who has helped him through the worst of it. Order your copy from Amazon! But life throws Trevor…

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Beautiful Thunder by Jenny Murison is out now. “How would you feel if I asked you to say goodbye?” This is the question that 27-year-old Jenny faces from her therapist nearly ten years after the love of her life died in a car crash. A book about healing and courage, Beautiful Thunder is a memoir of a young girl’s way forward through dark storms of unimaginable grief. Years of guilt, eating disorders, depression, self-blame, self-loathing, alcohol abuse, unhealthy relationships, and debilitating fear hound Jenny as she tries to heal her heart long after others have expected her to “get over it.” In…

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Angelella Editorial NaNoWriMo is finally here! Angelella Editorial is, at its core, a storytelling company. If you have a novel you want to improve upon, an idea you want to turn into a novel, or part of a novel you want to finish, we can help you level up. A lot of people think editing is all about grammar and punctuation. This is one type of edit—a copyedit—and we do provide this service. But our specialty is digging into the deeper elements of storytelling, such as character development, plot structure and execution, tension, conflict, worldbuilding, and voice. Author E.L. Doctorow…

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The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate Review is here. This book is a historical novel that centers around numerous characters. We meet Hannie, a freed slave in 1875, Louisiana. Her flashback stories throughout the novel are heartbreaking. Hannie has one goal: find her family that literally got ripped away from her. Hannie is a heartfelt character who we see has to rise to the occasion all on her own to survive. Will she get reunited with her family after enduring such horrific events? We then meet Lavinia and Juneau Jane. Lavinia is heir to a plantation. However, the…

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Can’t Ride Around It by Ann Charles and Sam Lucky Book 3 of the Deadwood Undertaker Series The Saga Continues by the All-Star Duo of USA TODAY Bestselling Author ANN CHARLES and Sam Lucky! Released September 2020 The books will be available worldwide, in digital, print, and audio format, across all platforms! Some things you just can’t ride around … Jack “Rabbit” Fields knew a good thing when he saw it, whether it was a sound horse, a sure bet, or a pretty sage hen. When it came to locking horns with any curly wolves he ran into along the…

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Code Gray by Benny Sims is out now. You can’t see the world in black and white until you eliminate the gray. Weeks away from a national presidential election, politicians, voters and the news media are divided along ideological lines. The division becomes even deeper when members of the conservative media are being assassinated by a hidden killer. It’s up to veteran FBI agent Bodie Anderson to find him and bring him to justice. After a successful 25-year career, Bodie is bone-weary and ready to retire, but the memory of a horrible tragedy from his past keeps him going. He…

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Eternally Artemisia by Melissa Muldoon is out now. In “Eternally Artemisia,” Melissa Muldoon delivers a whirlwind story of everlasting soulful connections, taking readers from biblical times to the 26th century. Her story will delight fans of time travel, history, art, historical fiction, romance, and intrigue. The novel focuses on Artemisia Gentileschi, a seventeenth-century artist, who was abused by her painter instructor at an early age. Artemisia, despite great odds, in a male dominate society, the artist overcame the trauma of sexual abuse and rose to become one of the most influential female artists of all time. Artemisia didn’t just survive,…

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My October TBR Book Picks are here! This month I decided to add all the books I cannot wait to read because this month’s motto is…so many books, so little time! The books on my October TBR list are Christmas at Holiday House by RaeAnne Thayne, The Friendship List by Susan Mallery, The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult, Jingle All the Way by Debbie Macomber, The Return by Nicholas Sparks, You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, One by One by Ruth Ware, Unbirthday by Liz Braswell, Return to Virgin River by Robyn Carr, and…

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Royal by Danielle Steel Review is here. This book starts during WWII, centering around the royal family of Britain. The King and Queen have three daughters: Alexandra, Victoria, and Charlotte. Charlotte is the youngest and suffers from asthma. She gets attacks every day due to the bombings in the city, casting dust and debris into the air. Reluctantly her parents decide to send her to the country to keep her healthy. Seventeen-year-old Charlotte goes under an alias name and arrives in Yorkshire, where only the Hemmingses’ are aware of her true identity. Their son, Henry, is oblivious, along with the…

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The Case of the Missing Chocolate Frogs by Janey Gaston is such a great read! Detective LB and Hopper have a mystery to solve. They set out to the Poppycat Candy Company with two magnifying glasses, a hat, two comic books, and three carrots. Will they be able to solve the case of the disappearing chocolate frogs? This book is such a fun read for younger kids. I love the characters and the illustrations. Hopper is definitely my favorite character! I recommend getting a copy of this book for the story and illustrations! Author Janey Gaston lives in Shreveport, Louisiana.…

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The Ivy Creek Sewing Circle by Tammy Robinson Smith is out now. When a crisis strikes the Johnson family in the summer of 1971, it is the women of The Ivy Creek Sewing Circle who jump into action to help the family get back on their feet. Witness to the actions of the sewing circle is nine-year-old Emmybeth Johnson, who loves nothing better than to listen to what the grownups around her are saying, oftentimes when they are not aware that she is listening. Emmybeth treats the reader to her naïve perspective, which is sometimes closer to the truth than…

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