2023 was a wild ride for book lovers, and The Phantom Paragrapher has rounded up the absolute must-reads that owned the shelves, broke our hearts, and lived rent-free in our heads. From thrillers that made us double-check the locks 🔪 to romances tha...
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The Phantom Paragrapher calls A Thousand Boy Kisses an emotionally powerful story about best friends Poppy and Rune separated and reunited in their teens. A pivotal moment on page 118 brought the reviewer to tears—a rare occurrence—and the epilogue w...
Review: A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
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 The Phantom Paragrapher praises Bound to Happen as an exceptional romance that proves male authors can write compelling romantic love stories. The novel follows Sophie, an astrophysicist pursuing her Ph.D., and Tom, a budding musician, who connect th...
Review: Bound to Happen - Jonathon Shannon
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The Phantom Paragrapher calls The Boyfriend Candidate a must-read that surpasses its predecessor in the Fool Me Once series. The story follows Alexis Stone, a school librarian who becomes the fake girlfriend of Logan Adams, a senatorial candidate, af...
Review: The Boyfriend Candidate - Ashley Winstead
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The Phantom Paragrapher calls The Writing Retreat a top read that exceeded all expectations. The thriller follows former friends Alex and Wren who find themselves invited to horror writer Roza Zallo's exclusive writing retreat alongside three other w...
Review: The Writing Retreat - Julia Bartz
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The Phantom Paragrapher hails Hello, Beautiful as the must-read of 2023—a powerful family saga reminiscent of Little Women. The story follows William, a man born into neglect, who finds belonging in Julia's family circle of four sisters: Julia, Sylvi...