Mandi Kaye Reads

100 Hours by Rachel Vincent

Dear Rachel, It’s been a long time since I’ve read one of your books. I got too busy to read! And it’s a damn shame, since I’ve never read a book of yours that I didn’t fall in love with. I discovered you through the Soul Screamers and Shifter series. And I even got to…

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Artemis by Andy Weir

Dear Andy Weir, You set the bar very, very high with The Martian. That was one of my most talked about books of 2012, and I couldn’t wait to see what you would do next. And Artemis did not disappoint. I admit, I was a bit worried when I found out that Rosario Dawson was narrating the…

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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Dear Gillian Flynn, My introduction to you was 2012’s Gone Girl; I was hooked from the get go and could NOT put it down. I have to say – it set the bar really high for your books. Unfortunately, this one did not meet that bar. You’d clearly grown as a writer by the time Gone Girl…

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When We Found Home by Susan Mallery

Dear Ms. Mallery, A few years back, I discovered your Fool’s Gold series and absolutely devoured it. I read nothing else for weeks! It was pretty glorious, since one of my favorite things an author can do is continue to tell new stories in the same world. When We Found Home isn’t part of that series,…

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(Re)Introducing Mandi Kaye Reads

Once upon a time, I was a book blogger. From 2010 to 2016, I read a lot. And I reviewed everything. Book blogging was my biggest hobby. And, as happens with many hobbies, I overextended myself and burned out.  I can count on one hand the number of books I read in 2017, even though I…

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