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    Heather Fawcett: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter Review

    by Jefferz May 13, 2026
    May 13, 2026

    Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Magic, Urban Fantasy Published by Del Ray on February 16, 2026 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 357 Source: Owlcrate Agnes Aubert leads a meticulously organized life—and she likes it that way. As the proudly type-A manager of a much-needed cat rescue charity, she has devoted her life to finding forever homes for lost cats.&nbsp But after she is forced to move the cat shelter, Agnes learns that her new landlord is using her charity as a front—for an internationally renowned and thoroughly disreputable magic shop. Owned by the disorganized—not to mention self-absorbed, irritating, but also decidedly handsome—Havelock Renard, magician and failed Dark Lord, the shop draws magical clientele from around the world, partly due to the quality of Havelock’s illicit goods as well as their curiosity about his shadowy past and rumors of his incredible powers. Agnes’s charity offers the perfect cover for illegal magics.&nbsp Agnes couldn’t care less about the shop—magical intrigue or not, there are cats to be rescued. But when an enemy from Havelock’s past surfaces, the magic shop—and more importantly, the cat shelter—are suddenly in jeopardy. To save the shelter, will Agnes have …

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    Dani Francis: Silver Elite Review

    by Jefferz August 31, 2025
    August 31, 2025

    Silver Elite by Dani Francis Series: Silver Elite #1 Genres: Adult, Dystopian, New Adult, Post-Apocalyptic, Romance Published by Del Ray on May 5, 2025 Format: eBook Pages: 517 In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy.  TRUST NO ONE.  Wren Darlington has spent her whole life in hiding, honing her psychic abilities and aiding the rebel Uprising in small ways. On the Continent, being Modified means certain death—and Wren is one of the most powerful Mods in existence. When one careless mistake places her in the hands of the enemy and she’s forced to join their most elite training program, she’s finally handed the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks.  LIE TO EVERYONE.  But training for Silver Block can be deadly, especially when you’re harboring dangerous secrets and living in close quarters with everyone who wants you dead.  AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T FALL FOR YOUR GREATEST ENEMY.  As the stakes grow ever higher, Wren must prove herself to Silver Block. But that’s easier said than …

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    Robert Jackson Bennett: The Tainted Cup Review

    by Jefferz June 7, 2025
    June 7, 2025

    The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett Series: Shadow of the Leviathan #1 Genres: Adult, Dark Academia, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Science Fiction Published by Del Ray on February 5, 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 410 Source: Aardvark Book Club In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even in this canton at the borders of the Empire, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it’s a death at once terrifying and impossible.  Called in to investigate this mystery is Ana Dolabra, an investigator whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities.  At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol. Din is an engraver, magically altered to possess a perfect memory. His job is to observe and report, and act as his superior’s eyes and ears–quite literally, in this case, as among Ana’s quirks are her insistence on wearing a blindfold at all times, and her refusal to step outside the walls of her home.  Din is most perplexed by Ana’s ravenous appetite for information and her mind’s frenzied leaps—not to mention her cheerful disregard for propriety …

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    Kiersten White: Mister Magic Review

    by Jefferz March 4, 2025
    March 4, 2025

    Mister Magic by Kiersten White Genres: Adult, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Thriller, Psychological Horror Published by Del Ray on July 31, 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 295 Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and discover the secret of its enigmatic host—in this dark supernatural thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide.  Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children’s program Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons they learned from the show, the cast, known as the Circle of Friends, have spent their lives searching for the happiness they felt while they were on it. The friendship. The feeling of belonging. And the protection of Mister Magic.  But with no surviving video of the show, no evidence of who directed or produced it, and no records of who—or what—the beloved host actually was, memories are all the former Circle of Friends has.  Then a twist of fate brings the castmates back together at the remote desert filming compound that feels like it’s been waiting …

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    Terry Miles: Rabbits Review

    by Jefferz January 23, 2025
    January 23, 2025

    Rabbits by Terry Miles Genres: Adult, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Published by Del Ray on June 8, 2021 Format: Hardcover Pages: 422 Conspiracies abound in this surreal and yet all-too-real technothriller in which a deadly underground alternate reality game might just be altering reality itself, set in the same world as the popular Rabbits podcast.  It’s an average work day. You’ve been wrapped up in a task, and you check the clock when you come up for air—4:44 pm. You go to check your email, and 44 unread messages have built up. With a shock, you realize it is April 4th—4/4. And when you get in your car to drive home, your odometer reads 44,444. Coincidence? Or have you just seen the edge of a rabbit hole?  Rabbits is a mysterious alternate reality game so vast it uses our global reality as its canvas. Since the game first started in 1959, ten iterations have appeared and nine winners have been declared. Their identities are unknown. So is their reward, which is whispered to be NSA or CIA recruitment, vast wealth, immortality, or perhaps even the key to unlocking the secrets of the universe itself. But the deeper …

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