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About pixifer

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I'm an avid reader working on my second official Cannonball. My favorite genres are mystery, horror, fantasy, and SciFi, but I'll read almost anything that won't make me cry. When I'm not reading, I'm probably being held down by cats. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: pixifer's Quick Questions interview.)

pixifer's Reviews:

In the Dark grabbed me and never let go

In the Dark by Loreth Anne White

March 20, 2020 by pixifer 1 Comment

I actually read this back in January but have had trouble organizing my thoughts in order to review it. The problem is that it is so spellbinding that I absolutely blew through it. Afterward, I was left feeling like I had walked home during a windstorm – tired but invigorated. But a lot of the details were fuzzy because I read it so fast.  In the Dark is the story of eight strangers who have been invited on an all-expenses paid vacation at a luxurious […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Fiction, Loreth Anne White, mystery, Suspense, thriller

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Fiction, Loreth Anne White, mystery, Suspense, thriller ·
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the quintessential cozy mystery

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

March 19, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is said to be Agatha Christie’s best novel and one of the best murder mysteries ever written. It’s only my second Christie novel, so I can’t really speak to the first point. But it does seem to be the template for most cozy mysteries. It was charming, funny, easy to read, and had quirky characters.  The book is told from the point of view of Dr. Sheppard, a local doctor in the English village of King’s Abbot. Hercule Poirot has […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, cozy mystery, Fiction, murder, mystery

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:21 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, cozy mystery, Fiction, murder, mystery ·
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Ninth House is great, but it’s not a feel-good read

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

March 19, 2020 by pixifer 1 Comment

I feel like I should start this review with some trigger warnings. Ninth House contains multiple descriptions of sexual assault, including assault of a child, bullying, and descriptions of drug use and abuse. I think the book handled these subjects as well as can be expected. I generally don’t read books involving rape or child abuse, so I wouldn’t have read Ninth House if I had known beforehand.  Ninth House is about a young woman named Galaxy (Alex) Stern who is admitted to Yale and inducted […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Fiction, Leigh Bardugo, murder, mystery, sci-fi

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Fiction, Leigh Bardugo, murder, mystery, sci-fi ·
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The Sun Down Motel is a rollercoaster ride of nail-biting terror

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

March 10, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

The Sun Down Motel hooked me from the start. I loved it that first night of reading. But when I picked it up the second night, I was filled with dread. I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue. I chalked it up to being tired and read on. I’m glad I did because it’s an amazing book. But it is a tense book, absolutely gripping and nerve-wracking. I had a headache yesterday evening from clenching my jaw while reading this. I didn’t even realize I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Fiction, ghosts, horror, murder, mystery, serial killer, Simone St. James, Suspense, thriller

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Fiction, ghosts, horror, murder, mystery, serial killer, Simone St. James, Suspense, thriller ·
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Murder at an Irish Wedding has too many annoying cozy clichés

Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor

March 4, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

Murder at an Irish Wedding is the second book in the Irish Village Mystery series. I absolutely loved the first book, Murder in an Irish Village, when I read it a few years ago. I wanted to continue the series but my local library only had the subsequent novels as mass market paperbacks. I have lupus and its most enduring gift is perpetual hand pain, so I simply can’t hand open mass market paperbacks. Anyway, I was thrilled to discover the entire Irish Village Mystery […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Carlene O'Connor, cozy, Fiction, humor, Ireland, murder, mystery, Romance

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Carlene O'Connor, cozy, Fiction, humor, Ireland, murder, mystery, Romance ·
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Emerald Green is the junk food of books and I must learn to stop eating potato chips when I want a meal

Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier

February 25, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

I never read any of the Twilight series, but I think my feelings about the Ruby Red/Precious Gemstones trilogy are pretty similar to many of friends’ feelings about Twilight. The books aren’t good but I can’t stop reading them. I’m glad the series is over so I can’t keep shame-reading them.  Emerald Green is the final chapter of the Ruby Red/Precious Gemstones trilogy. Accidental time-traveler Gwyneth Shepherd and her on-again off-again boyfriend/time traveler companion Gideon de Villiers have been tasked by the Guardians and the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Fiction, Kerstin Gier, Romance, sci-fi, YA

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, Fiction, Kerstin Gier, Romance, sci-fi, YA ·
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