Lori Kay-Bee
@lofted-dreams.bsky.social
crafty baker. choice supporter. ally. Gen Xer. blue dot in a red family. wife. mom. dog lover. cat owner.
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My goal for 2025 is to read and review 80 books. Fiction is my game, from thrillers to fantasy to spicy romance.
My star scale:
1⭐️- hated it/DNF
2⭐️- meh
3⭐️- good, but nothing special
4⭐️- thoroughly enjoyed
5⭐️- I loved this book so much I want to hug it.
My star scale:
1⭐️- hated it/DNF
2⭐️- meh
3⭐️- good, but nothing special
4⭐️- thoroughly enjoyed
5⭐️- I loved this book so much I want to hug it.
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"You Are a Hazard to the Health of the American People"
RFK Jr. Goes to Washington DC
RFK Jr. Goes to Washington DC
September 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"You Are a Hazard to the Health of the American People"
RFK Jr. Goes to Washington DC
RFK Jr. Goes to Washington DC
I’m currently reading out of the trash can. Brb
September 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m currently reading out of the trash can. Brb
Book 83. (Actually 82, posted out of order)
A disappointment from an author I’ve previously enjoyed. I figured out whodunit very early on. The twist was meh.
Still a well-written book, evoking emotions, even if the emotions were disgust and anger.
1.5 ⭐️ #booksky
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A disappointment from an author I’ve previously enjoyed. I figured out whodunit very early on. The twist was meh.
Still a well-written book, evoking emotions, even if the emotions were disgust and anger.
1.5 ⭐️ #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of The Perfect Marriage
2/5: 1.5 stars. I almost DNF'd, not because I hated the book, but because I forgot I was reading it as soon as I set it down. I actually set it down a few times and read something else before coming b...
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September 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Book 83. (Actually 82, posted out of order)
A disappointment from an author I’ve previously enjoyed. I figured out whodunit very early on. The twist was meh.
Still a well-written book, evoking emotions, even if the emotions were disgust and anger.
1.5 ⭐️ #booksky
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A disappointment from an author I’ve previously enjoyed. I figured out whodunit very early on. The twist was meh.
Still a well-written book, evoking emotions, even if the emotions were disgust and anger.
1.5 ⭐️ #booksky
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I’ve read a series of trashy books so trashy I’m embarrassed at the level of trash. I’m still calling this book 82.
My return to thrillers was so preposterous I can’t believe the book was published. 1.5⭐️ because 1’s are a DNF and I just had to watch the car wreck to the end.
💙📚 #booksky
My return to thrillers was so preposterous I can’t believe the book was published. 1.5⭐️ because 1’s are a DNF and I just had to watch the car wreck to the end.
💙📚 #booksky
September 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’ve read a series of trashy books so trashy I’m embarrassed at the level of trash. I’m still calling this book 82.
My return to thrillers was so preposterous I can’t believe the book was published. 1.5⭐️ because 1’s are a DNF and I just had to watch the car wreck to the end.
💙📚 #booksky
My return to thrillers was so preposterous I can’t believe the book was published. 1.5⭐️ because 1’s are a DNF and I just had to watch the car wreck to the end.
💙📚 #booksky
Book 81 was a let-down. I might try one more from Frieda McFadden but so far I remain unimpressed.
2⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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2⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of The Wife Upstairs
2/5: Eh? I’m thinking I’m just not a fan of this author. The suspense wasn’t built, it was explained. I saw the twist coming a mile away and hoped for a serious surprise. Alas, no. Off I go to remov...
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August 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Book 81 was a let-down. I might try one more from Frieda McFadden but so far I remain unimpressed.
2⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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2⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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Book 80 (!!!!) I hit my 2025 reading goal with 1/3 of the year left!
Book 2 of the filthy rich fae series picked up right where book 1 left off and didn’t slow a bit.
Consider me hooked. Still hate the name tho.
4⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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Book 2 of the filthy rich fae series picked up right where book 1 left off and didn’t slow a bit.
Consider me hooked. Still hate the name tho.
4⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of Fallen Court (Filthy Rich Fae, #2)
4/5: I’m impressed. Normally book two is a bridge and a slog to read. This one picks up exactly where book one left off, without a quick and easy resolution to the conflict that ended book one. Lachl...
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August 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Book 80 (!!!!) I hit my 2025 reading goal with 1/3 of the year left!
Book 2 of the filthy rich fae series picked up right where book 1 left off and didn’t slow a bit.
Consider me hooked. Still hate the name tho.
4⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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Book 2 of the filthy rich fae series picked up right where book 1 left off and didn’t slow a bit.
Consider me hooked. Still hate the name tho.
4⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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Book 79 was delightful. I grabbed it while waiting for me next library holds to show up, and I’m glad I did! Hate the title, loved the book
4⭐️ for an exciting and fun start to a new supernatural romance series
💙📚 #booksky
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4⭐️ for an exciting and fun start to a new supernatural romance series
💙📚 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of Filthy Rich Fae (Filthy Rich Fae, #1)
4/5: Fun brain candy, great start to a series. ER nurse Cate discovers the existence of supernatural beings after her (foster) brother is shot. Turns out he works for the rich Ahole whose name is on ...
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August 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Book 79 was delightful. I grabbed it while waiting for me next library holds to show up, and I’m glad I did! Hate the title, loved the book
4⭐️ for an exciting and fun start to a new supernatural romance series
💙📚 #booksky
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4⭐️ for an exciting and fun start to a new supernatural romance series
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Books 76-77-78 were the same book with different characters. Same formula, same dirty dirty time, same toxic masculine ick. The couples make no sense, but 3⭐️ for escapism for the first three books of Twisted series by Ana Huang.
Will I read the fourth? If it’s ever available on Libby, maybe?
Will I read the fourth? If it’s ever available on Libby, maybe?
August 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Books 76-77-78 were the same book with different characters. Same formula, same dirty dirty time, same toxic masculine ick. The couples make no sense, but 3⭐️ for escapism for the first three books of Twisted series by Ana Huang.
Will I read the fourth? If it’s ever available on Libby, maybe?
Will I read the fourth? If it’s ever available on Libby, maybe?
Book 72-75. Dumb but not terrible. One story broken into 4 books that could have been 1 with proper editing.
Still giving the series 3⭐️ for escapism. 💙📚 #booksky
Beware: this is my first review with spoilers. But the plot was so predictable I’m not spoiling much..
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Still giving the series 3⭐️ for escapism. 💙📚 #booksky
Beware: this is my first review with spoilers. But the plot was so predictable I’m not spoiling much..
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of Free Me (WITSEC, #4)
3/5: Okay, I'm reviewing the entire 4 book series as one, because that's what the publisher did. They took a single story that lasted about 28 hours (audio) and split it into 4 books. Here come the ...
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August 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Book 72-75. Dumb but not terrible. One story broken into 4 books that could have been 1 with proper editing.
Still giving the series 3⭐️ for escapism. 💙📚 #booksky
Beware: this is my first review with spoilers. But the plot was so predictable I’m not spoiling much..
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Still giving the series 3⭐️ for escapism. 💙📚 #booksky
Beware: this is my first review with spoilers. But the plot was so predictable I’m not spoiling much..
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Book 71 fell flat for me. I’ve learned that I either really like Alice Feeney or I really don’t.
2.5 ⭐️ for too many twists and an unreliable narrator, which left me scratching my head and wishing I had a corkboard and string. 💙📚 #booksky
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2.5 ⭐️ for too many twists and an unreliable narrator, which left me scratching my head and wishing I had a corkboard and string. 💙📚 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of Sometimes I Lie
3/5: 2.5 ⭐️ This one got a little too twisty for me. I still don’t quite understand what happened? The main character wakes up in a coma. At least her body is. She’s cognizant, but can’t remember how ...
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August 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Book 71 fell flat for me. I’ve learned that I either really like Alice Feeney or I really don’t.
2.5 ⭐️ for too many twists and an unreliable narrator, which left me scratching my head and wishing I had a corkboard and string. 💙📚 #booksky
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2.5 ⭐️ for too many twists and an unreliable narrator, which left me scratching my head and wishing I had a corkboard and string. 💙📚 #booksky
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Books 69 and 70 were dark romances that were more raunchy than anything. A nice change from the thriller stint I’ve been on, but also 🤷
3⭐️ for each: Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark. Have a hold at the library for the third installment, cuz I have to finish series.
3⭐️ for each: Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark. Have a hold at the library for the third installment, cuz I have to finish series.
August 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Books 69 and 70 were dark romances that were more raunchy than anything. A nice change from the thriller stint I’ve been on, but also 🤷
3⭐️ for each: Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark. Have a hold at the library for the third installment, cuz I have to finish series.
3⭐️ for each: Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark. Have a hold at the library for the third installment, cuz I have to finish series.
I finished book 68 a while ago and just realized I never wrote a review. Phantom Limb by Dr. Lucinda Berry was sad and dark, I wouldn’t go so far as to say thriller though. It was good, not great. I may be falling away from the thriller genre? 3⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
July 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I finished book 68 a while ago and just realized I never wrote a review. Phantom Limb by Dr. Lucinda Berry was sad and dark, I wouldn’t go so far as to say thriller though. It was good, not great. I may be falling away from the thriller genre? 3⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
Book 67 - 100% my bad for not realizing this author also writes mysteries for tweens.
3.5 ⭐️ for being well written for kids, which is a qualification. 📚💙 #booksky
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3.5 ⭐️ for being well written for kids, which is a qualification. 📚💙 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of Blood in the Water
3/5: 3.5, rounded down. I really felt something was missing, then I realized it was for middle grade kids and it clicked. My only real complaint is that an entire island of people just randomly prete...
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July 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Book 67 - 100% my bad for not realizing this author also writes mysteries for tweens.
3.5 ⭐️ for being well written for kids, which is a qualification. 📚💙 #booksky
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3.5 ⭐️ for being well written for kids, which is a qualification. 📚💙 #booksky
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Book 66 was a head scratcher, and not in a good way. 2⭐️ for a whodunit that made you say ‘huh?’
💙📚 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of Do Not Disturb
2/5: Not my cup of tea. I unfortunately fell asleep listening to the audio and woke up just in time to hear whodunnit, missing 40% of the book. I could not understand how the story got from where I f...
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July 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Book 66 was a head scratcher, and not in a good way. 2⭐️ for a whodunit that made you say ‘huh?’
💙📚 #booksky
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Book 65 was a solid 4⭐️ but hit a little too close to home in its premise.
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Bright Falls, #1)
4/5: Supposed to be a RomCom, a la Hallmark channel movie, but I’m not a super fan of people returning to the small town where they grew up being bullied. As a successful confident person who has over...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Book 65 was a solid 4⭐️ but hit a little too close to home in its premise.
💙📚 #booksky
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Book 64 was entertaining but my socks remain steadfastly un-knocked-off. 3⭐️ for an ending I predicted but not right away. 📚💙 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of The Perfect Son
3/5: While I wouldn’t say this was predictable, I did figure out whodunnit fairly quickly. It was a solid read and the narration was good. I’ll keep going with this author and hope for a knock your so...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Book 64 was entertaining but my socks remain steadfastly un-knocked-off. 3⭐️ for an ending I predicted but not right away. 📚💙 #booksky
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What to say about book 62? I liked it but quite literally had no idea what was coming around the corner. 4⭐️ for depth and crazy twists and turns.
💙📚 #blueskybooks
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of I Might Be in Trouble
4/5: Where to even start? It starts out ludicrous, a la Weekends at Bernie’s, then it slides into suspense/thriller territory. Mix in some family drama that actually brought a tear to my eye, and a d...
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July 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
What to say about book 62? I liked it but quite literally had no idea what was coming around the corner. 4⭐️ for depth and crazy twists and turns.
💙📚 #blueskybooks
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Book 61 is keeping me on the thriller train, 4⭐️ for constantly unraveling conspiracy and slow build tension. Plus a new author to dive into!
📚💙 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of We Are Watching
4/5: This is my first read from this author and I’ll be going back for more! The way the story unfolded felt genuine, with mom and daughter each finding pieces of the conspiracy and putting them toge...
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July 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Book 61 is keeping me on the thriller train, 4⭐️ for constantly unraveling conspiracy and slow build tension. Plus a new author to dive into!
📚💙 #booksky
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Book 60 was an excellent retelling of Carrie, with enough of a twist to be fresh. 4.5⭐️
💙📚 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of The Weight of Blood
4/5: I really enjoyed this retelling of Carrie. Set in the Deep South where sunset towns stopped the practice within a generation, but the sunset alarm still rings, and where the high school still has...
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July 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Book 60 was an excellent retelling of Carrie, with enough of a twist to be fresh. 4.5⭐️
💙📚 #booksky
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Book 58 was a wild ride and I loved every minute of it.
5⭐️ for a chilling thriller with an excellent ending.
💙📚 #booksky
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5⭐️ for a chilling thriller with an excellent ending.
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of The Obsession
5/5: Daaaaark. And to quote Delilah “and I kind of liked it”. A teenage stalker (Logan) chooses his next obsession, but she’s more than he realizes. The descent into Logan’s madness is chilling, as ...
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July 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Book 58 was a wild ride and I loved every minute of it.
5⭐️ for a chilling thriller with an excellent ending.
💙📚 #booksky
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5⭐️ for a chilling thriller with an excellent ending.
💙📚 #booksky
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Book 56 was witty, but not smart. I liked it but wasn’t wowed.
3⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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3⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of For Your Own Good
3/5: Eh, it was fine. There wasn’t much tension, there wasn’t a plot twist, you know whodunnit pretty much right away. There’s a lot of murder and a cast of slightly underdeveloped characters. Havin...
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July 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Book 56 was witty, but not smart. I liked it but wasn’t wowed.
3⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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3⭐️ 📚💙 #booksky
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Book 55 was emotionally complex and beautiful. Reincarnation and everlasting love, interrupted by brutal death. 4⭐️
📚💙 #booksky
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Lori Kral-Boemer's review of Our Infinite Fates
4/5: I’m not sure why people didn’t like the ending of this book? I found it beautiful. Imagine living almost 18 years of life repeatedly over centuries in different parts of the world. Remembering m...
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June 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Book 55 was emotionally complex and beautiful. Reincarnation and everlasting love, interrupted by brutal death. 4⭐️
📚💙 #booksky
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