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He Came to Set the Captives Free
by Rebecca Brown

September 2, 2025 · NON-FICTION

From Baby Blood to High Priestess: Hell’s Contract and How Elaine Was Recruited, Robed, and Ruined! Rebecca Brown’s He Came to Set the Captives Free is not your cute little hospital drama, bless your heart. Nope — this book hands…

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Rebecca Brown: The Author that gives Main Character Energy

August 28, 2025 · Behind the Pen, Chapter Deep Dive

There’s Something About Rebecca ICU intern, accidental demon fighter, and part-time prayer warrior Hospitals are supposed to feel predictable, like a bad rerun of Grey’s Anatomy on loop — not like Hell itself punched the time clock and decided to…

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Lewis Carroll: The Real Alice and the Man who Told her Tall Tale

August 25, 2025 · Behind the Pen

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The Miss Behind the Madness: How Wonderland Was Born (Hint: Trauma, Tea, and a Little Girl Who Was So Over Fish and Weeds) ✍️ Meet Mr. Dodgson… Before Wonderland was a global brand with tea parties and merch, it was…

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The Death of Thelma Todd in
BOMBSHELL
by Mike Rothmiller

August 21, 2025 · NON-FICTION

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Before there was Marilyn… How a silver-screen starlet, the mob, and a beachside café foreshadowed Hollywood’s darkest déjà vu. If you’re the kind of reader who likes your true crime served up with a twist of scandal, a splash of…

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The Beauty and the Beast
by Madame de Villeneuve

August 11, 2025 · FICTION

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A Royal Hot Mess Not Written for Kids: What if I told you Beauty and the Beast were kissing cousins?! If you’ve been thinking Beauty and the Beast is just that cute Disney romance, bless your heart — you’ve been…

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A Soul to Keep
by Opal Reyne

August 5, 2025 · FICTION

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Monster Romance is Having a Moment, but I Drew the Line at a Demon Boyfriend: My Near-Read of A Soul to Keep and How It Made Me Revisit the Original Beauty and the Beast I’m book obsessed—let’s just get that…

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Welcome to my blog... this is where we talk about the books that totally wrecked our mascara and maybe our morals. If I finish a novel and don’t instantly feel the urge to drop a voice note in my group chat like, ‘Y’all. This book!’—did I even read it?” Expect full-on, spoiler-rich breakdowns with a spiritual side-eye, character judgments, and the occasional “bless her heart” moment. If you’ve ever read a story and immediately wanted to whisper about it in the church kitchen—this is your sanctuary.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl

Family, Chewed Up and Spit Out: The Brat Who Stole the Show (and Her Mother’s Dignity) in the Most Disturbing Chapter Roald Dahl Ever Wrote!   There are two kinds of folks in this world: the ones who read Charlie…

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Animal Farm
by George Orwell

Welcome to the Henhouse of Horror: It’s not fiction if we’re living it! At first glance, Animal Farm might look like a silly barnyard bedtime story—pigs on soapboxes, chickens forming committees, and horses quoting slogans like it’s the County Fair….

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Rebecca Brown: The Author that gives Main Character Energy

There’s Something About Rebecca ICU intern, accidental demon fighter, and part-time prayer warrior Hospitals are supposed to feel predictable, like a bad rerun of Grey’s Anatomy on loop — not like Hell itself punched the time clock and decided to…

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