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Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

September 5, 2022 by ingres77 3 Comments

Told in a similar style to Brooks’ previous book, World War Z, Devolution recounts the massacre of a small, isolated eco-centric community in rural Washington State. Told predominantly through diary entries by Kate Holland, we learn about the community, their ecological goals, and how they handle the devastating volcanic eruption of Mt. Rainier. Cut off from neighboring communities and forgotten about because of the natural disaster, some residents begin trying to become self-sufficient while awaiting rescue. As they try making their homes more energy efficient […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: bigfoot, Devolution, Max Brooks, sasquatch, World War Z

ingres77's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror · Tags: bigfoot, Devolution, Max Brooks, sasquatch, World War Z ·
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When do clones become people?

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

September 2, 2022 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

BINGO – Scandal Evelyn, famed geneticist and ground-breaking scientist, discovers that her husband is leaving her for– well, her. A clone of her at least named Martine that her ex-husband created using her own research. A clone that should just be a tool used for a specific purpose and not something that should be treated like a human being. And yet, Martine the clone exists and operates in the world as a fully formed person, and Martine the clone has done something else that shouldn’t […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, clones, cloning, Sarah Gailey

Mobius_Walker's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, clones, cloning, Sarah Gailey ·
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Not the surefire hit I thought it would be.

Stay Awake by Megan Goldin

September 2, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. I’m as surprised as anyone that I didn’t really like this. It wasn’t a bad read, and there were parts I really liked, but a large part of this book just felt extremely frustrating to me, rather than the intriguing and unsettling the author was going for (I think). Stay Awake kicks off with our MC, Liv, waking up in a taxi with no memory of how she got there, and […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: ARCs, imogen church, january lavoy, Megan Goldin, mysteries, mystery, narfna, stay awake, Suspense, thrillers

narfna's CBR14 Review No:152 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: ARCs, imogen church, january lavoy, Megan Goldin, mysteries, mystery, narfna, stay awake, Suspense, thrillers ·
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I feel like I should have loved this book.

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

September 1, 2022 by RaRaGabor 2 Comments

Well, this is an awkward review to write. I know that this book is widely beloved, but I just…didn’t love it. It was FINE! I wasn’t mad at it! But something about it failed to sufficiently warm the cockles of my cold, dead heart. This is my second T.J. Klune, and I didn’t love Under the Whispering Door, either. But people told me that I would like this one more. And I did, just not a lot more. I actually feel like if I had […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: T.J. Klune

RaRaGabor's CBR14 Review No:54 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: T.J. Klune ·
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Chamber Danger

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

August 24, 2022 by Caesar's Wife Leave a Comment

As with my review of The Philosopher’s Stone, it seems laughable to publish a review about a Harry Potter book in 2022; yet here we are! My family and I worked through this audio-book on the second half of a road trip, again narrated by the incredible Stephen Fry. My five year old was fairly engaged throughout the story and found Mr Fry’s spooky basilisk voice quite suitably terrifying. The story again followings Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived, through a year of schooling at […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: J.K. Rowling

Caesar's Wife's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Audiobooks, Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: J.K. Rowling ·
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Creatively murdering people for the money. #CBRBINGO – Dough

The Inugami Curse (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #2) by Seishi Yokomizo

August 23, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

These books continue to be really good mysteries, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to give one five stars because they’re so dated. Homophobia in this one in particular is a big issue. Fun fact: Apparently the image on the cover of this edition is fairly pervasive in Japanese culture, the way that Marilyn Monroe standing above the subway grate in her white dress is for Americans. This Seishi Yokomizo guy was KIND OF a big deal. (This book is I think his […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: audiobooks, cbr14bingo, Detective Fiction, Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, honkaku, Japanese literature, japanese puzzle mystery, murder mystery, mystery, narfna, puzzle mystery, Seishi Yokomizo, the inugami curse, whodunnits

narfna's CBR14 Review No:143 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: audiobooks, cbr14bingo, Detective Fiction, Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, honkaku, Japanese literature, japanese puzzle mystery, murder mystery, mystery, narfna, puzzle mystery, Seishi Yokomizo, the inugami curse, whodunnits ·
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