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Many moons ago I took part in Cannonball Read II, under the name Teabelly. A lot has changed since then, and I now have five year old twin girls. I'm not getting as much reading done, but I'm hoping to make a half Cannonball at least.

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A love letter to a farm

The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm by Hilarie Burton Morgan

May 22, 2020 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Hilarie Burton was a working actress not feeling particularly fulfilled by the roles she was being offered and dreaming of escape to Paris when she met actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. After a pretty whirlwind courtship, they were having a baby and she was often alone with a newborn in LA, lonely and missing family and friends. After falling in love with a town in New York, they decide to take a risk and move out to a cabin, a doer-upper that Hilarie throws her passion […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Hilarie Burton Morgan

Carriejay's CBR12 Review No:20 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Hilarie Burton Morgan ·
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“Some things are jest too big to fergive.”

Raging Star by Moira Young

May 12, 2020 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Saba and her crew are in the endgame with DeMalo and New Eden. Becoming a leader in the resistance, Saba plans to undermine DeMalo and destroy what he is trying to build. But after an attack goes wrong and DeMalo threatens her, Saba has a week to take him down or risk everyone she loves. It’s going to take something more than a scrappy band of warriors to beat him. Saba’s new plan is radical, and there is dissent among the ranks. It’s going to […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Moira Young

Carriejay's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Moira Young ·
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They call her the Angel of Death

Rebel Heart by Moira Young

May 3, 2020 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

They’ve beaten the bad guy and they’re off in search of a new home, but saying goodbye to Jack is harder than Saba thought. She’s also haunted by all the people she has killed or caused harm, shadows that follow her day and night, clouding her thoughts. So when a message comes that Jack’s in trouble, Saba quickly sets off to his aid, ignoring the pleas of her twin brother Lugh that they should press on, that Jack isn’t worth it. What she finds may […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Moira Young

Carriejay's CBR12 Review No:18 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Moira Young ·
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“Yer in my blood, Saba.”

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

April 27, 2020 by Carriejay 2 Comments

Saba lives with her twin brother, Lugh, younger sister, Emmi, and their father at Silver Lake, miles from other civilisations. The old world is gone, and this new one is hard, with dust storms that appear out of nowhere and cruel droughts. But Saba is happy in her brother’s shadow. He is the light. He goes first and she follows. Until one day, a group of men ride in on a terrible storm, and take Lugh away. Saba promises him that she’ll find him, and […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Moira Young

Carriejay's CBR12 Review No:17 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Moira Young ·
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Nostalgia isn’t helping this one

Slumber Party by Christopher Pike

April 15, 2020 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Six friends gather at a cabin for a weekend ski trip, expecting some sun and ski in lush surroundings, but things quickly take a darker turn. Together for the first time since a tragic accident killed one of their friends at a slumber party, friendships are a little strained. Throw in two boys for them to fight over and a storm front moving in, things are going to get tense. And that’s before a snowman mysteriously melts and one of the girls doesn’t come back […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Christopher Pike

Carriejay's CBR12 Review No:16 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Christopher Pike ·
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Round, like a circle in a spiral…

The Circle by Dave Eggers

April 14, 2020 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Mae Holland escapes her dreary office job through the help of a good word from her best friend, and ends up working at The Circle, THE tech company du jour. The Circle runs everything, keeping all your accounts and data in one, easily accessible place. The brightest minds of their generation are working there, coming up with new ways to improve the world. Mae starts there in Customer Experience, answering questions and getting ratings for her performance. Mae is good at her job, but struggles […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: dave eggers

Carriejay's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: dave eggers ·
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