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Ardent reader of pretty much anything, including the backs of shampoo bottles. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Pooja's Quick Questions interview.)

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There’s Nothing More Ill-Mannered than Loving Your Own Wife

Sex and Scandals in Georgian England by John Rankin

October 5, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

In the Georgian era, where infidelity was widespread –  even expected – among the aristocracy, scandals still resulted, but not necessarily for the reasons one would expect. With the new resurgence of interest in Regency romances, I’ve been struck pretty often how wide of the historical mark some stories can be. The costumes of season three of Bridgerton also makes me wince (I still love Queen Charlotte’s ridiculous wigs though!). But reading Sex & Scandals in Georgian England reminded me that, while it’s one thing to know […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, ARC, England, John Rankin, Marriage, NetGalley, non fiction

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:60 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ARC, England, John Rankin, Marriage, NetGalley, non fiction ·
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Dispatches from the Frontier

Little Pasture on the Prairie by Eliza Blue

October 5, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR17 Bingo: Work – In this book, the author discusses her life and work on her family ranch, where she is a shepherdess, and all the highs and lows of that lifestyle. Author, songwriter, and shepherdess Eliza Blue invites us into her life on her family ranch in South Dakota as told in the highlights from a decade of newspaper columns. I’ve always lived in places that are hilly or places that are green or places that are both hilly and green. I think if […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, animals, cbr17bingo, Eliza Blue, farming, non fiction, short stories, United States

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:59 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, animals, cbr17bingo, Eliza Blue, farming, non fiction, short stories, United States ·
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“You make family where you can, and you make the best of a bad hand every time. That’s all you can do.”

By the Horns by Ruby Dixon

September 26, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR17 Bingo: B – Behold, the title. Gwenna is determined to join the Royal Artificer’s Guild, where she’ll be able to leave behind her past life as a maid – but between her budding necromantic powers and her growing attraction to Raptor, who suspects she may be a thief, her dream might be slipping out of reach. I utterly loved this book, which improves on the good points of the first book in the series (world-building, humor, and complex main and supporting characters) while improving […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, cbr17bingo, humor, Romance, Ruby Dixon

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:58 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, cbr17bingo, humor, Romance, Ruby Dixon ·
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“The chief wrong which false prophets do to their following is not financial… but the real harm is on the mental and spiritual plane.”

Blazing Eye Sees All: Love Has Won, False Prophets, and the Fever Dream of the American New Age by Leah Sottile

September 26, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR17 Bingo: Borrow – Support your local library! Like many of my reads, I borrowed this book from my local public library. The story of cult leader Amy Carlson and Love Has Won burst onto the news due to the unusual circumstances surrounding her dead, but she and her group are just the latest incarnation of New Age new religious movements in the United States. I have a bit of a fascination with new religious movements (which are not always cults, though all cults are […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #history, cbr17bingo, cult, Leah Sottile, Non-Fiction, Religion, true crime, United States

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #history, cbr17bingo, cult, Leah Sottile, Non-Fiction, Religion, true crime, United States ·
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“I’ll watch and I’ll wait. I’m seventeen, and I have a thousand brilliantly hued hazardous sunrises to spare.”

Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

September 20, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR17 Bingo: Purple – Behold, the cover. In a world consumed by debt, Inesa’s mother’s compulsive spending causes her to be selected for the Gauntlet, in which she will almost certainly be killed on live TV to wipe out what her family owes. But when Inesa and the girl assigned to kill her, Melinoe, are forced to rely on each other in the wilderness, the line between predator and prey gets blurred. This is a YA dystopian romance which is in many ways a homage […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Ava Reid, cbr17bingo, Dystopian, lgbt, queer, Romance, Young Adult

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:56 · Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, Ava Reid, cbr17bingo, Dystopian, lgbt, queer, Romance, Young Adult ·
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Digging Deep

Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon

September 20, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR17 Bingo: TBR – Ruby Dixon is one of my favorite authors, and despite preordering it, I have been holding onto Bull Moon Rising for a rainy day for some time. (Then I read it in one morning, and immediately devoured the sequel By the Horns that afternoon!) Aspeth is the heiress to one of the oldest holdfasts in the land, but since her father’s gambled away all the family’s magical artifacts, they’re safe only as long as no one realizes how vulnerable they are. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, cbr17bingo, monster romance, Romance, Ruby Dixon

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:55 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, cbr17bingo, monster romance, Romance, Ruby Dixon ·
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