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SOUNDTRACK: Touch by Daft Punk (feat. Paul Williams), Read Your Mind by Enya II & SPARK-AGAIN by Aimer
Soundtrack to Hell Cop: Next Of Kin by Astrid Amara
Soundtrack to Hell Cop: Red Sands by Nicole Kimberling
Soundtrack to Hell Cop: Touching Sparks by Ginn Hale
Touch for the untouchable man on fire and his touchy-feely boyfriend.
Read Your Mind for the telepathic half-demon trying to get inside the head of his hell cop hook up.
SPARK-AGAIN for the brave young photographer who brought a sorcerer’s heart back to life. -
SOUNDTRACK: Stuck With You by Upstate
Soundtrack to Demon Magic: Happy Endings by Alice Winters
With a shared past, demonic contract, centuries of snark and actual feelings between them, Miles and Havoc are forever intertwined. Good luck untangling this mess.
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SOUNDTRACK: Dangerous Animals by Arctic Monkeys, High Speed by Coldplay & Cool With You by Hers
Soundtrack to The Elite: Danger Zone by Brooke Blake & Ella Frank
Soundtrack to The Elite: Need for Speed by Brooke Blake & Ella Frank
Soundtrack to The Elite: Classified by Brooke Blake & Ella Frank
Dangerous Animals is the pursuit between Panther and Solo. High Speed is them going fast and relishing every minute of it. Cool With You is them settling comfortably into a nice pace.
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SOUNDTRACK: Unfinished Business by White Lies
Soundtrack to Badlands: Loose Ends by Morgan Brice
According to the band, this song is about “a boyfriend’s ghost trying to communicate with the girlfriend who murdered him and has now taken to self harm.” Perfect for a book about lingering ghostly lovers and vengeful exes haunting happy couples.
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SOUNDTRACK: The Hands Of A Teacher by Public Affection / Live
Soundtrack to The Brothers Grime: Eddie: Grime Doesn’t Pay by Z.A. Maxfield
This relatively obscure song by Public Affection, better known as the 90s band Live, is THE song for a book where teachers play very significant roles. Eddie, the MC, has a learning disability that caused him to be written off by his teachers. A more perceptive mentor helped him overcome his dyslexia. As an adult, he fell in love with his niece’s teacher.
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SOUNDTRACK: Someone New by Hozier
Soundtrack to The Brothers Grime: Jack: Grime And Punishment by Z.A. Maxfield
Someone New for Jack who moved on from a dead lover to find new love in a crime scene.
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SOUNDTRACK: Space Age Love Song by A Flock Of Seagulls
Soundtrack to Earth Fathers: Earth Fathers Are Weird by Lyn Gala
A Space Age Love Song for our unlikely pair of intergalactic lovers. I like these lines that goes “I saw your eyes/ And you made me smile / For a little while / I was falling in love” because Rick has many eyes and he’s proud of them. Also, loved Max for appreciating Rick’s asymmetrical features.
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SOUNDTRACK: I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys
Soundtrack to Joker’s Sin: To Die For by Davidson King
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SOUNDTRACK: Bullet by Riot Child
Soundtrack to Hitman Vs Hitman by L.A. Witt & Cari Z
A song about bullets for our hitmen on the run, with lines that go “I, I never ask why the wicked live and the good ones die / Time, time ran out of time, we all kill to survive“. I found a couple of pop songs with more accurate lyrics but their softer melodies don’t fit the mood of this high-octane book. Riot Child’s rockin’ tune captured the book’s energy better.
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SONGS OF 2020: July to December
This is the second part of my year-end wrap-up of all the bookish soundtrack and Music Mondays I posted in 2020. You can find January to June here.
Enjoy!
