S. D. Donley

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Book Reviews

Short & sweet reviews of the books I have read. Spoiler Free!

The Spoiler Report

Plot summaries full of spoilers! DO NOT read if you do not want to know some (but not all) of the juicy details.

Original Stories

A collection of original content from short stories to chapter-by-chapter novels.

Bookish Things

A place to find a list of everything I have been reading and buying!

26 of ’26

An ongoing list of the top 26 books I read in 2026.

Book Bracket

Pitting monthly reads against one another to find a winner.

  • Read on Inkitt. Chapter 4 The lights of the small eatery seemed brighter than they had in my memory. The smells, the feel of the plastic wicker chairs against my legs unfamiliar but welcomed. They weren’t the most comfortable, but I had no complaints. Sitting here without any trepidation and enjoying food was something I

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    Stolen – Chapter 4

  • Read this chapter in Inkitt. The following is an original work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book/story are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely

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    Chapter 8

  • Read this chapter on Inkitt. The following is an original work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book/story are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely

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    Chapter 7