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    {Book Review} Daisy Darker: A Novel by Alice Feeney

    Date Started: 23 May 2026 Date Finished: 30 May 2026 This is the second book {the first was My Husband’s Wife} I’ve read by Alice Feeney and I can unequivocally say I am a fan. I was introduced to Feeney through the Netflix adaptation of her novel, His & Hers. The series captured my attention because it contained some of my favorite psychological thriller tropes: unreliable narrator, split timeline format, and family intrigue. Sweeney also references books/libraries in her stories, which I love. I picked this novel up because I wanted something to distract me from life, but I also wanted something that could hold my attention. And I knew…

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    {Book Review} The Revelation of Dionne Daphne by Mara Brock Akil

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. I want to thank NetGalley for gifting me an advanced copy of this book for review. BOOK REVIEW In my graphic, I stated that I enjoyed reading this book, but I think that may be a little too “happy.” I enjoyed the honesty, realness, and grace with which the story was written. In reflecting on her sexual past,…

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    {Book Review} My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney

    As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. The Hubs and I spent last weekend binge watching His & Hers on Netflix, and I was so *mind blown* by the ending that I wanted to read the book to see what was left out of the series. During my search for the book, I ended up taking a deep dive through Alice Feeney’s catalog and found…