I’ve been waiting for months for this to be released, and was so excited when the latest Inspector Gamache novel arrived on my doorstep!! I’ll try to not post too many spoilers, as I know there are other CBR’s working through the series. Gamache has been named Chief Superintendent of the Sureté and has taken on the daunting task of bringing down a drug cartel who is smuggling across the Canadian-American border. While this is happening, there is an unsettling murder that happens in Three […]
A mystery for music nerds :)
This book is the most recent addition to my collection that I have purchased based solely on CBR reviews. I’ve learned that when a book keeps popping up here, it’s for good reason and y’all can be trusted to recommend some good stuff! Bellweather Rhapsody is set in an aging hotel in upstate New York during an annual high school music festival. Fifteen years ago there was a murder-suicide in room 712, and this year a girl has gone missing from that same room. It’s […]
Well that was….disturbing…
Going into this book, I knew of the general controversy surrounding it, but wasn’t really familiar with the specific plot details. But I picked it up in a used book store on a whim because I was overdue for a classic, and I have a thing for Russian authors and literature (although I was disappointed that this didn’t actually take place IN Russia). I’m sure most people know the general gist of this book – middle aged man falls in love with a young girl. […]
Why with the ridiculous female protagonist? WHY?
I always feel torn about books like this one. There are so many flaws, and yet, I still sorta enjoyed it. The main character, Lo, is a travel journalist who is setting out on the maiden voyage of a luxury yacht, headed to view the Northern Lights in Scandinavia. Days before leaving on the trip, her apartment is burgled while she is home, she has a huge fight with her boyfriend, and is generally on edge. The first night on the boat, she hears a […]
Short and satisfying beach read
Picked this up off a paperback sale rack when I was looking for a light, easy, vacation read – and it didn’t disappoint. Cecilia accidentally stumbles upon a sealed envelope in her attic – addressed to her by her husband, with the instructions to only open it after his death. The problem is that her husband is very much alive, and when she asks him about it, it is very clear that he doesn’t want her to open it. Naturally she does, and discovers […]
I warned them that I don’t like to cry…
I read this book for a book club that I’m a part of. When we voted on our July selection, I deliberately did not cast mine for this book. Because I just KNEW. I could tell from the description that it was one of those books that was going to make me cry. Apparently this is something that lots of people enjoy however, and I was outvoted. The titular character is a middle-aged Swedish man named Ove, who has lost his wife and his job […]
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