Book Review: Claire, Darling by Callie Kazumi

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Claire, Darling by Callie Kazumi  was published on March 11, 2025 by Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine / Bantam. It opens with Claire finding out that her fiancé, Noah, isn't working where he said he was and is now ghosting her. Claire must find out why. Book Review: Claire, Darling by Callie Kazumi Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine / Bantam for providing me with an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of Claire Darling by Callie Kazumi for free in exchange for my honest review. I was absolutely thrilled when my request for a copy was approved because the synopsis was so good. From the beginning, I absolutely loved the main character of Claire and her work friend named Sukhi. Throughout the novel, we learn about Claire's past and how terrible her mother was towards her. I kept hoping that somehow we would learn who Claire's father was and would eventually connect with him. It's really no wonder Claire had no self confidence as an ad...
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Book Reviews 2018

Book Reviews 2018
Are you looking for a book recommendation? Or, did you miss one of The Running Bibliophile's Book Reviews in 2018?  Check out these book recommendations and book reviews below. You may just find a new favorite author.

We try to be as honest as we can about the books we review without being too hurtful or critical of the author as we know that their books are labors of love. Sometimes, certain books just aren't for us.  Don't forget to follow us on our social media platforms. Links are below. 


January 2018

February 2018
  • Cover Girl (Sweet Dreams, #9) by Yvonne Greene
  • Little Sister (Sweet Dreams, #5) by Yvonne Greene

March 2018
  • Mind Game (Eve Duncan, #22) by Iris Johansen

April 2018
  • Those Girls by Chevy Stevens
  • A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena
  • The Switch by Joseph Finder
  • Disappearance at Devil's Rock by Paul Tremblay 

May 2018
  • The Breakdown by B.A. Paris

June 2018
  • Killman Creek (Stillhouse Lake, #2) by Rachel Caine

July 2018
  • The Time of the Witch by Mary Downing Hahn

September 2018
  • Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy #2) by Deborah Harkness

October 2018
  • A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin

November 2018
  • California Girl (Sweet Dreams # 6) by Janet Quin-Harkin
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris
  • Plum Lovin' (Stephanie Plum, #12.5) by Janet Evanovich
  • Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
  • Trick or Treat by Richie Tankersley Cusick

December 2018
  • The Stranger You Seek (Keye Street, #1) by Amanda Kyle Williams
  • Curse of the Spellmans (The Spellmans, #2) by Lisa Lutz
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13) by Janet Evanovich
  • Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin 
  • Teamwork (Sweet Valley Twins, # 27) Created by Francine Pascal
  • Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
  • The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
  • The Devil's Tickets: A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age by Gary M. Pomerantz
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