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Disney World lover. Chewbacca hugger. Reader of books. Writer of words. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Leedock's Quick Questions interview.)

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Seven Stones to Stand or Fall by Diana Gabaldon

January 19, 2020 by Leedock Leave a Comment

Many of the book series that I enjoy have novellas or short stories available electronically. I’m not a Kindle person so I generally end up missing out on these smaller literary nuggets that explore secondary characters or flesh out backstories. I bought this when it was published over two years ago, but allowed it to languish on my TBR pile until now. Outlander books take preparation. They are heavy tomes and I need to be ready to brew a cup of tea and snuggle up for a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, collection, Diana Gabaldon, Fiction, historical fiction, Romance, time travel

Leedock's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12, collection, Diana Gabaldon, Fiction, historical fiction, Romance, time travel ·
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Have you lost your mind? Experienced religion? Or any other dreadful thing?

Louisa May Alcott's Christmas Treasury by Louisa May Alcott

December 24, 2019 by Leedock Leave a Comment

I love Christmas. As my kid says, there are more holiday songs on my “Holly Jolly” play list than there are days in the year. I bake an insane number of cookies and start watching Christmas movies in November. Yep, I am one of those people and I’m not sorry about it. When I was around 9, I got a paperback anthology of Christmas stories. To keep myself occupied until everyone else woke up on Christmas morning (I was the only kid in the house at the […]

Filed Under: Short Stories Tagged With: cbr11, christmas, classic, Fiction, louisa may alcott, short story collection

Leedock's CBR11 Review No:56 · Genres: Short Stories · Tags: cbr11, christmas, classic, Fiction, louisa may alcott, short story collection ·
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It’s why you jump in the first place..

The Upside of Falling Down by Rebekah Crane

December 16, 2019 by Leedock Leave a Comment

The plot of Crane’s young adult novel sounded intriguing when my book club picked it for our last book of the year. Young woman is the lone survivor of a plane crash in Ireland. Suffering from amnesia, she finds herself struggling to recall anything about who she is. Enter handsome, slightly ruffled blue-eyed Irish-accented stranger. I know, I know. In my defense, I was hopeful that the whole true identity situation would bear some satisfying fruit from the plot tree. Sadly, it did not. I’m […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: #ModernRomance, cbr11, Rebekah Crane, Young Adult

Leedock's CBR11 Review No:55 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: #ModernRomance, cbr11, Rebekah Crane, Young Adult ·
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She has fainted from ill-usage and exhaustion.

Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

December 16, 2019 by Leedock 4 Comments

Nope. I think that I can now honestly say that I am not a fan of Sherlock Holmes. Give me all of the re-tellings, please, but spare me the prototype. I tried. I really, really tried. I should not have to try so hard. While I did appreciate A Study in Scarlet, the terrible (and worst book of the year for me) The Sign of Four took way too much time out of my life that I will never get back. Sadly, I am afraid that this gothic […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Arthur Conan Doyle, cbr11, classic, mystery, Sherlock Holmes

Leedock's CBR11 Review No:54 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Arthur Conan Doyle, cbr11, classic, mystery, Sherlock Holmes ·
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It is a romance!

The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

December 11, 2019 by Leedock Leave a Comment

After reading so many re-tellings of Sherlock Holmes over the past couple of years, I vowed to start reading the source material. It took until a few months ago to actually get that quest off the ground. My hesitation was partly due to the fact that I figured the real Sherlock Holmes would not be my cup of tea. The particular cup of Sherlock-y tea that I had been sipping and enjoying was via PBS, the Lady Sherlock Holmes book series and Alexis Hall’s WONDERFUL “The Affair […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: cbr11, classic, mystery, Sherlock Holmes

Leedock's CBR11 Review No:53 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: cbr11, classic, mystery, Sherlock Holmes ·
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Holiday Book Exchange Goodies!

December 6, 2019 by Leedock 2 Comments

Always fun to get a box of surprises, no? Instead of sending my book exchange partner to my Goodreads list this year, I just suggested that they read my reviews and send me something they think I would like. Turns out that little experiment worked out! Thanks, Black Raven! None of these books were on my radar and ALL of them sound delightful. Can’t wait to read and review them. A cup of tea and the bonus chocolate bar you sent will be the perfect […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2019

Genres: Fiction · Tags: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2019 ·
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