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A reader and caffeine addict who consumes all sorts of books, some just more frequently than others. Your CBR Book Club Maven with over a decade of Cannonballing experience I believe in the beauty that comes from a common goal of reading, reviewing, and discussing. Also, Fuck Cancer. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: faintingviolet's Quick Questions interview.)

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A Lackluster Friends to Lovers Romance

January 24, 2016 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

Over the past several years I’ve been slowly but surely making my way through the Kowalski Family books by Shannon Stacey. They cover the romantic lives of the Kowalski cousins in New England and the people in their lives. I started reading these because Ms. Stacey writes the kind of straightforward, serviceable romance novels that let the reader slow down, read about some characters who aren’t too far from yourself and people you know, but just far enough to be fiction, and have a little […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: All He Ever Dreamed, faintingviolet, Kowalski Family, meh, Shannon Stacey

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: All He Ever Dreamed, faintingviolet, Kowalski Family, meh, Shannon Stacey ·
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Raylan returns to Harlan and other stories.

January 23, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I’m continuing down my Elmore Leonard path and was off in search of the next Raylan story. Fire in the Hole is the third story, and it’s contained within this collection. When the Women Come Out to Dance is a collection of Leonard’s short stories, and since Audible suggested it and I’ve loved listening to the other Raylan stories: Pronto and Riding the Rap. (This collection of Elmore Leonard’s short fiction’s title was changed to Fire in the Hole capitalize on its connection to FX’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Western Tagged With: Elmore Leonard, faintingviolet, Fire in the Hole, Raylan Givens, short stories, When the Women Come out to Dance

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Western · Tags: Elmore Leonard, faintingviolet, Fire in the Hole, Raylan Givens, short stories, When the Women Come out to Dance ·
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TEAM SEVRO FOREVER

January 22, 2016 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

I started my adventure with the Red Rising books last year because both Red Rising and Golden Son had received enthusiastic reviews from Alexis, scootsa1000, and narfna. Red Rising also checked off a box for me in the 2015 Read Harder challenge, as Brown wrote the book before he was 25. With the third and final book in the series being published next month, I figured it was time to get my act together and read Golden Son in order to be ready. I have […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: faintingviolet, golden son, Pierce Brown, read harder challenge, Red Rising

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: faintingviolet, golden son, Pierce Brown, read harder challenge, Red Rising ·
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“… cheer the fuck up and eat your burger.”

The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike #2) by Robert Galbraith, Robert Glenister (narrator)

January 15, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

*Note: This review was completed in 2016 before the author’s views towards our trans siblings began to be widely known.  My reading experience was what it was and these reviews will remain up, but it should be noted that I find her TERF values abhorrent, which have only become more clear over time, and her doubling down in Summer 2020 has made the decision to walk away from her as a creative force the only acceptable choice for me. I will no longer be supporting […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: audie award, faintingviolet, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, read harder challenge, Robert Galbraith, Robert Galbraith, Robert Glenister (narrator), robert glenister, the silkworm

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: audie award, faintingviolet, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, read harder challenge, Robert Galbraith, Robert Galbraith, Robert Glenister (narrator), robert glenister, the silkworm ·
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Book Club Reads: Romance – voting

January 11, 2016 by faintingviolet 10 Comments

We’re going to do Book Club again this year, and with a little more formality than last year’s when I just needed all of you to read Station Eleven RIGHT NOW and come talk to me about it. We’re starting with Romance, but other Book Club Reads will be Sci-fi, Young Adult, and Classics with film adaptations in June, September, and December respectively. I’ve decided to start with a genre that is comfortable for me. For those of you who consider yourself romance readers, hopefully there’s […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Romance Tagged With: book club, voting

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:0 · Genres: Book Club, Romance · Tags: book club, voting ·
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I have succumbed to the world of Outlander

January 10, 2016 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

It’s hard to exist in a reader world and not be at least obliquely aware of Outlander, Diana Gabaldon’s epic series – currently 8 books and counting, not including the companion novels and novellas. Best I can recollect, I gave serious consideration to embarking on this series around the time of fellow Cannonballers embarking on rereads in preparation for the publication of book 8, and the release of the show based on the books on Starz last spring. I made the decision once I asked […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Diana Gabaldon, faintingviolet, historical fiction, Outlander, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Diana Gabaldon, faintingviolet, historical fiction, Outlander, read harder challenge ·
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