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I have failed every Cannonball Read that I've ever participated in, except my very first one. I am consistent, I'll give myself that much.

Melina's Reviews:

Fairy Tales Are Just That

April 7, 2015 by Melina 1 Comment

I went into Fables with no real expectations (lies) but I guess framed against the two things that I have seen on TV– The Charmings (which Wikipedia tells me aired from 1987-88 but I must’ve only watched one show or two) and Once Upon a Time–no offense to anyone if either or both of these things are your “thing” but because of this, I was more wary than excited to read it.  This made little sense because I’ve only seen good reviews and I’m always […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Fables, Graphic Novel

Melina's CBR7 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Fables, Graphic Novel ·
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Here’s My Quarter, I’m Ready to Play

April 7, 2015 by Melina 1 Comment

I had heard great things about Ready Player One but for some reason I didn’t read when it first came out, I think I’ll blame it on pregnancy or a baby–I had 3 in 4 years and I think this was one of those years, because this really does seem like this would be something that I would be dying to read…so I must’ve been babyin’ it up or something. The buzz has since died down a little, but every single time I asked someone […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: CBR7, Ernest Cline, Melina, Ready Player One

Melina's CBR7 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: CBR7, Ernest Cline, Melina, Ready Player One ·
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Can We Still Be Friends If I Tase You?

March 29, 2015 by Melina 1 Comment

  The problem with reading the second book in the Veronica Mars book series,Mr. Kiss and Tell, is that now it’s over and I just wanna hang out in Neptune with all of my literary friends. I felt a pang of regret  as I closed the book because I wish I could’ve savored it more.But no,I just plowed through the two books this weekend without once thinking of the consequences. And here I am, satisfied by the book but left wishing there were at least […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: mystery, Rob Thomas, Veronica Mars, Veronica Mars series book 2

Melina's CBR7 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: mystery, Rob Thomas, Veronica Mars, Veronica Mars series book 2 ·
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A Long Time Ago, We Used To Be Friends

March 29, 2015 by Melina Leave a Comment

  I am fan girling so hard right now. Up until a couple of months ago, I had no idea that the Veronica Mars books had come to fruition. Then lo and behold I start reading reviews on here and I was all,”Waaaaaahhhhh?” Let me tell you a little story of how the first time I saw The V Mars movie, I cried towards the end because I didn’t want to lose her again. I’m mildly psychotic about this fictitious character because we are the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: fangirling, mystery, Rob Thomas, thousand dollar tan line, Veronica Mars

Melina's CBR7 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: fangirling, mystery, Rob Thomas, thousand dollar tan line, Veronica Mars ·
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Something’s Rotten in the State of Riverdale

March 24, 2015 by Melina 9 Comments

After reading the great review by Halbs and finding myself in a quandary over what to read next (anyone else feel overwhelmed when you have so many books you WANT to read?!?), I decided to test out the waters with Afterlife with Archie: Escape from Riverdale (which I at first wrote as Greendale, because I guess I have Community on the mind). After just finishing five 500 page plus books that dealt with zombies (although they’re never called zombies), I have been missing my fiendish […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: archie, Comics, contagion, Riverdale, zombies

Melina's CBR7 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: archie, Comics, contagion, Riverdale, zombies ·
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Careful What You Wish For

March 21, 2015 by Melina Leave a Comment

In my last review of book 4 in this series I suggested that it was impossible for all the major characters to hold up so long, often in such wildly impossible scenarios and that surely at least one of them should have died. Well…I guess I should play the lottery or something because it appears that if I ask for something, I get it. In this book, no major character was safe any longer; the stakes were much higher and it was clear that all […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: ashes of Pompeii, CBR7, ghouls, Melina, purge of Babylon series, sam sisavath, zombie/vampires

Melina's CBR7 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: ashes of Pompeii, CBR7, ghouls, Melina, purge of Babylon series, sam sisavath, zombie/vampires ·
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