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I have to figure book costs into my monthly budget. Adulting is hard.

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Way More Bad Ass Than Rosie the Riveter

January 7, 2015 by Quorren Leave a Comment

 Don’t let the title fool you, it’s about the only titillating thing you’ll read in this book.  I know that sounds like a slam on the book, but with a title like that, I was expecting the text to be a bit more reader accessible.  I really can’t recommend this one unless you already have a good foundation of WWII history, especially the British intelligence front during the war.  Between myriad acronyms and an intense expectation of European geography, it is not a book to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History Tagged With: history, Marcus Binney, non fiction, Quorren, The Women Who Lived for Danger, Women's History, WWII

Quorren's CBR7 Review No:2 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History · Tags: history, Marcus Binney, non fiction, Quorren, The Women Who Lived for Danger, Women's History, WWII ·
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Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel Would Rate It Two Meth Teeth out of Five

January 6, 2015 by Quorren 10 Comments

Normally, I don’t break my one cardinal rule of reading – never ever ever get something from the Barnes and Noble bargain bin.  But my eyes saw the magical words “Edgar Award” and I decided Edgar Award surely could trump the stench of bad bargain books.  I was so so wrong.  I stopped reading and went into “shut up and take my money” mode right after Edgar Award, so I didn’t notice the few qualifiers that came with Edgar Award – namely, “from the Edgar Award […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Western Tagged With: CBR7, Fiction, Holmes on the Range, mystery, Quorren, Steve Hockensmith, The Black Dove

Quorren's CBR7 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Western · Tags: CBR7, Fiction, Holmes on the Range, mystery, Quorren, Steve Hockensmith, The Black Dove ·
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