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I mostly read nonfiction (especially public health-related), mysteries, and fantasy. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Ellesfena's Quick Questions interview.)

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Lord Edgware Dies

Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie

July 10, 2021 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

Bingo square: Old Series Series: Hercule Poirot, book #9. I read book#8 in October of 2019. The last time I reviewed a Poirot was book #4. What I remembered about this series prior to reading this book: Obviously, I remember a lot about Poirot and his little gray cells, and Captain Hastings, the blundering narrator who assists him with his cases. I remember less about the actual mysteries themselves, but unfortunately I do remember Christie’s habit of casually throwing in a few racial epithets in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, cbr13bingo, Hercule Poirot

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, cbr13bingo, Hercule Poirot ·
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I liked this one

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

June 6, 2021 by Ellesfena 2 Comments

Series: The Inspector Gamache books. I read and reviewed Book 1 in 2016 and since then have read a couple a year. I read Book 11 in August of 2020 and didn’t really like it. I’ve been really back and forth on these books–I’ve loved some and barely been able to finish others. What I remembered most about this series prior to reading this book: I remember very few of the mysteries and even less of the b-plots–the ones that revolved around the corruption within […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, mystery, quebec, Three Pines

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, mystery, quebec, Three Pines ·
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“We are the farting children of Heaven, blessed be our slippery viscera”

Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman

May 17, 2021 by Ellesfena 10 Comments

Series: Tess of the Road is the first in a series, but it’s a companion series to Seraphina and Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman. I first read Seraphina in March of 2018 and Shadow Scale in June of 2018 (and reread them both in 2020). I love these books, and I’ve been putting off reading Tess of the Road both to extend the pleasure of anticipation and also out of fear that it wouldn’t measure up. What I remembered about this series prior to reading […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: dragons, goredd, Rachel Hartman, Seraphina, tess of the road

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: dragons, goredd, Rachel Hartman, Seraphina, tess of the road ·
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Just Okay

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie

May 13, 2021 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

Series: The Romanovs. This is a cheat as I don’t feel like these books truly form a series, but according to Goodreads they are. I read Nicholas and Alexandra (per Goodreads, #3 in this series) in 2018 (review here). Catherine the Great is considered #2 in the series. What I remembered about this series prior to reading this book: A lot, because I loved Nicholas and Alexandra. I’ve been looking forward to reading this book ever since. Why I stopped reading the series: I mean, […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: catherine the great, robert k massie, russian history, the romanovs

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:10 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: catherine the great, robert k massie, russian history, the romanovs ·
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Ranging from Excellent to Mediocre

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

April 13, 2021 by Ellesfena 2 Comments

None of these books fit into my reviewing theme this year (revisiting series I’d never finished), but I wanted to review Clap When You Land anyway because it is excellent, and I decided to throw the other three in as a bonus. Clap When You Land: 5 stars. Plot: Camino lives in the Dominican Republic with her Tia and sees her father every summer, when he comes back from New York City to visit. When his plan tragically crashes and everyone aboard dies, she discovers […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #memoir, elizabeth acevedo, free verse, Holly Jackson, Ibi Zoboi, Matt Haig, Mental Health, Pride and Prejudice, YA mystery, YA Romance

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #memoir, elizabeth acevedo, free verse, Holly Jackson, Ibi Zoboi, Matt Haig, Mental Health, Pride and Prejudice, YA mystery, YA Romance ·
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The end ruined it for me

The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe

March 21, 2021 by Ellesfena 2 Comments

Series: The Physick Book. I read Book One (The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane) in 2009. What I remembered about this series prior to reading this book: I had gotten this series completely mixed up with the Deborah Harkness series, which was rather unfair to these books. While I didn’t love this, it’s certainly better than the All Souls trilogy. Because I had it mixed up with another series, it turned out I didn’t actually remember anything about the first book when I picked this […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: katherine howe, salem, the physick book of deliverance dane, witches

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: katherine howe, salem, the physick book of deliverance dane, witches ·
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