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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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Life Under the Regime

A Village in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd, Angelika Patel

March 28, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Wars come and go, but life goes on. And so it went on in the village of Oberstdorf throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with the rise and fall of Nazism an undercurrent all along – except it was one that swelled in a way that even a quiet little village couldn’t ignore. A few years ago I took a class called Experiencing Total War, in which I learned about what it was like for the average person to live through the world wars. It was […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, ARC, Germany, Julia Boyd, Angelika Patel, NetGalley, non fiction, ww2

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ARC, Germany, Julia Boyd, Angelika Patel, NetGalley, non fiction, ww2 ·
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Wild Wild Country

Rajneeshpuram: Inside the Cult of Bhagwan and Its Failed American Utopia by Russell King

March 28, 2022 by Pooja 2 Comments

In the 1980s, a man who calls himself God and his disciples attempt to set up a utopia in the countryside of Oregon, and they are not afraid to bend laws and hurt people to get what they want. As a Hindu myself, I have a quite skeptical view of all the Western-catering groups that sprung up out of India in the 70s and 80s, the gurus promising to teach people to lead fulfilling lives based on a lot of Orientalist stereotypes and mysticism. And […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: ARC, cult, NetGalley, Non-Fiction, Russell King, true crime

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:46 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: ARC, cult, NetGalley, Non-Fiction, Russell King, true crime ·
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I Need A Hefty Historical Saga About This Woman, ASAP

The Mistress From Chandernagore by A. B. de M. Hunter

March 18, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

When Catherine, born to a French family in India, wed an Englishman from down the river, she thought she would settle down and have lots of children. But instead her life becomes a whirl of travel, scandal, spies, and romance that eventually leads her to the highest echelons of Napoleonic society. Poor student of history that I am, I do know who Talleyrand is. But I had never even considered the existence of a Mme de Talleyrand, and so was quite delighted to learn all […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A. B. de M. Hunter, ARC, England, France, India, napoleon, narrative nonfiction, NetGalley, politics

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:45 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: A. B. de M. Hunter, ARC, England, France, India, napoleon, narrative nonfiction, NetGalley, politics ·
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Hell’s Belles

Bombshell by Sarah MacLean

March 17, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Scandalous Sesily is the last of the Talbot girls left unwed, but her heart was captured long ago by her sister’s best friend and business partner, Caleb. Having found purpose as part of a group of vigilante women, Sesily discovers on Caleb’s return that he too has secrets of his own – and a dangerous enemy. Sarah MacLean’s books can be a hit or miss for me. They have so much to love – smart heroines, dashing heroes, engaging premises and plots, and an early […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: historical, Romance, Sarah Maclean, Victorian

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: historical, Romance, Sarah Maclean, Victorian ·
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Local Man Jumps to Conclusions, Thinks He Loves A Traitor

The Meddler by Kate Archer

March 17, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Perhaps he might indicate his lack of interest in musical ability? No, that was probably not right – she might not like to be reminded that she was in the habit of thrashing the pianoforte rather than playing it. A group of women placed in high society who have always wanted daughters decide to fulfill those motherly ambitions by sponsoring impoverished young ladies. But Jasper is afraid that his mother Lady Mendleton’s choice may be a traitor… if only he hadn’t fallen in love with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, historical, Kate Archer, NetGalley, Regency, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, historical, Kate Archer, NetGalley, Regency, Romance ·
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‘And blue anemone for you, and the excitement and anticipation I feel when I think of our lives together.’

A Proposal in Provence by Donna Alward

March 17, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Anemone didn’t find out that she was the illegitimate child of the already married Lord Pemberton until after both her parents had passed away. Hoping to get to know her family better, she comes to work at their company in France. But when her identity is discovered, she’s whisked away to the countryside hide from the publicity by her charming boss Phillipe. This is the fifth book in the Heirs to an Empire series, but I followed it quite easily without having read any of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, Donna Alward, France, harlequin, NetGalley

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, Donna Alward, France, harlequin, NetGalley ·
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