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If you love dogs you will love this coffee table book! With paw prints and adorable mini profiles this is a book that will start a conversation on adorable pups and something you will love to display. Thank you to @booksforward for the review copy!#coffeedogsbooks #bookblog #bookreviews #bookstagram #blogtour #mutts #coffeetablebook #cutedogs #booksforward #ipreview via @preview.app https://www.instagram.com/p/CkG8X08Pcov/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

ARC review: Marla by @jonathan.janz Giving off Carrie vibes, this new creepy story by Janz was a great read! Small town hotror, creepy gothic houses, recluse mother and daughter, nothing is what it seems. This isn't my first by Janz and it definitely won't be my last! If you're looking for a spooky read to start off your October this is one I definitely recommend, keeping me glided from page one! Thank you to @earthlingpub for the review copy of this book. 5 of 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #coffeedogsbooks #horror #bookreview #advancedreaderscopy #earthlingpublications #marla #jonathanjanz #spookyreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CjWbEjTr5Ry/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy Publication Day for What We Give, What We Take! This was a wonderful story about the relationship between a mother and son and how we love even the most dysfunctional family. This is a very emotional and heat wrenching story but a great read! No spoilers but there are some tough subjects covered. I have not read anything else by this author but I do plan on looking into the authors other works. Thank you to @booksparks @shewritespress and @randitriant for the advanced copy of this book. As always my thoughts and opinions are my own. 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #coffeedogsbooks #bookblogsofinstagram #shewritespress #whatwegivewhatwetake #booksparks #advancedreaderscopy #publicationday https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRScT4LJCl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart 📖 This was a great historical fiction novel! Taking place in North Carolina during the great depression, we see the lives of several characters as actions both in and out of their control find them all at the same turpentine camp. We see some horrible actions by the people who oversee the workers who are little more than slaves. Workers were not even paid, the received tokens to pay their rent and purchase food, which left many of them continuously in debt to the camp. The descriptions and character building were very well done. There are some not so easy thing to read but the times weren’t easy. If you are a lover of historical fiction, you will truly enjoy this book. I give it 4 of 5 stars and thank Suzy’s Approved Book Tours for the review copy of this book. My thought and opinions are my own. #suzysapprovedbooktour #coffeedogsbooks #bookblog #bookreviews #bookstagram #blogtour #ipreview via @preview.app https://www.instagram.com/p/CYzqqlCr1g1/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Cambodian Book of the Dead This is a dark & gritty noir-ish crime story and the first in a trilogy. While it’s listed as a thriller, I believe this genre is more suited to the story and material. Following Maier, a former war reporter now PI, we end up in Cambodia trying to track down a missing heir. While this started off very slow (more than halfway), the story did begin to pick up in the latter half. Taking place in 2001, the reader learns about the past 50 years in Cambodia, which were not pleasant. I did enjoy it even with the slow pacing although typically noir style crime stories aren’t my go to reads. I give this 3 of 5 starts and thank Blackthorn Book Tours @hrpr.booktours and the author for the review copy. As always my thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. #blackthornbooktours #coffeedogsbooks #bookblog #bookreviews #bookstagram #blogtour #ipreview via @preview.app https://www.instagram.com/coffeedogsbooks/p/CYjwp7Pr4nP/?utm_medium=tumblr

No Rules – Sharon Dukett 🎧 This was a great memoir about the author’s life in the late 1960s-70s. Running away from home at 16 she realized the world wasn’t all hippie communes and fun times, although there were some of those. We read about choices made and lessons learned. You experience the early era of feminism through the authors experiences. You see her living in an off the grid commune and travels all over the US and Canada. It’s an engrossing coming of age story and one I recommend. The narrator does a good job reading the story as well. I give this 4.5 of 5 stars and thank @suzyapprovedbooktours and Sharon Dukett for the audio review copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. #suzysapprovedbooktour #coffeedogsbooks #bookblog #bookreviews #bookstagram #blogtour #ipreview via @preview.app https://www.instagram.com/p/CWoSVV0LIT0/?utm_medium=tumblr

Freedom Lessons – Audio Review 🎧 Freedom Lessons isn’t an easy book to read. Told from three different points of view in 1969 Louisiana after the town is forced to end segregation, there is a lot of racism, brutality and hatred in this book, but it is a very well told story. Out three main characters, Colleen - a new teacher and the only white person at the school, Frank – a black football player concerned about the death of his father, and Evelyn – a veteran black teacher, all have their own very important view to tell us. The narrator for the audio did a good job with the story although I wish there was a little more emotion in the reading given the material, but I still recommend this format. It was interesting to learn that this is a fictionalized account of the authors experience teaching in Louisiana in the late sixties. I give this 4 of 5 stars and highly recommend! Thank you to @suzyapprovedbooktours and Eileen Harrison Sanchez for the review copy of this audiobook. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. #coffeedogsbooks #bookblog #bookreviews #bookstagram #blogtour #audiobook #suzysapprovedbooktour #ipreview via @preview.app https://www.instagram.com/p/CWWTbZbrpYi/?utm_medium=tumblr

This was a great addition and perfect time for a spooky read. A case of demonic possession, a reluctant priest, what more can you ask for? This about more than possession and an exorcism and as we read, we learn more about Father Kerrigan, his past, and why he is so reluctant to perform this ritual. Told from Kerrigan’s POV, we learn through flashbacks about his past and his own demons. This was a very engaging book and a fast read. I recommend this for fans of the supernatural and psychological stories as well. 3.75 of 5 stars! Thank you to @suzyapprovedbooktours and author Frank Olivia for the review copy of this book. As always my thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. I look forward to more books by this author. #suzysapprovedbooktour #readingismymedicine #coffeedogsbooks #bookblog #bookreviews #bookstagram #blogtour #ipreview via @preview.app https://www.instagram.com/p/CViZ5ogrIZP/?utm_medium=tumblr