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“Every war is a war against the child.”

The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

October 5, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR17 Bingo: White – Behold, the cover. Also, a bonus! The title. Elinor is a veteran of two world wars and a trained killer, but all she wants now is to retreat into a peaceful, solitary existence in the English countryside. But when a violent past comes back to haunt her neighbors, she cannot help but become drawn in. I’m sure I’ll eventually get around to checking out Winspear’s long-running Maisie Dobbs series, but in the meanwhile I figured I’d pick up the standalone The […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History Tagged With: audiobook, cbr17bingo, England, espionage, historical, Jacqueline Winspear, thriller, WW1, ww2

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:61 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History · Tags: audiobook, cbr17bingo, England, espionage, historical, Jacqueline Winspear, thriller, WW1, ww2 ·
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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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cover of box office poison featuring a theatre marquee and the title in neon lights

What is a flop, anyway?

Box Office Poison by Tim Robey

October 5, 2025 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

One of my coworkers and I love to chat movies. When his birthday came this year I went on the hunt for a book about Hollywood that I thought would be up his alley and while I couldn’t put my hands on my first choice for him Pictures at a Revolution by Mark Harris (a book I read back in 2008 before my time with Cannonball and LOVED) quick enough,  I went browsing shelves at the bookstore and Box Office Poison by Tim Robey jumped out to me and a copy was […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: borrow, Box Office Poison, cbr17bingo, flops, hollywood history, Tim Robey

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:43 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: borrow, Box Office Poison, cbr17bingo, flops, hollywood history, Tim Robey ·
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Gals being literary rivals, then pals, then more?

Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti

October 4, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Lady Georgiana Cleeve was disowned by her father when she announced that she was the author of several popular novels, and has lived alone with her mother ever since, cut off from all contact with her brothers, convinced that the scandal she brought on herself and her family would irrevocably tarnish the reputations of anyone connected to her. She is selling well and her books are popular, but for […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Alexandra Vasti, ARC, authors, Belvoir's Library, cbr17, emotional abuse, family, gothic, historical romance, Ladies in Hating, LGBTQIA, Malin, NetGalley, Regency

Malin's CBR17 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Alexandra Vasti, ARC, authors, Belvoir's Library, cbr17, emotional abuse, family, gothic, historical romance, Ladies in Hating, LGBTQIA, Malin, NetGalley, Regency ·
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A pig needs a knife

Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin

October 3, 2025 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

A few days after I finished the Black Flame novel by Gretchen Felker-Martin, I was trying to describe it to a coworker. I was not doing a good job. I said it was horror and you could see it at a surface level or in a deeper manner. We follow a woman, who is a seriously closeted lesbian, who restores old film. She is used as the “official Jew”  (she is called the “mailroom Jew” when sent to meet a reporter who is deliberately hurtful, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: closeted, family, film, Gretchen Felker-Martin, LGBTQ, motion pictures, paranomal, Social Themes, transgender

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:426 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: closeted, family, film, Gretchen Felker-Martin, LGBTQ, motion pictures, paranomal, Social Themes, transgender ·
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Friend Carl might not have liked being a book prop, but I liked this book.

Orphanland by Lauren Fischer

October 3, 2025 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

The story behind the book is better than the book, Orphanland by Lauren Fischer, and it is a good book. Or at least I think so, as it made a cozy memory to be connected to a book with a not so cozy theme. I was going to read it online, but got a finished paperback (after requesting the online book and the author contacting me saying thanks for requesting) from the author. We emailed a little bit as we were talking about the book, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, drugs & alcohol, family, foster homes, friendship, Lauren Fischer, LGBTQ, opioid crisis, orphans, Social Theme, substance abuse

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:425 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, drugs & alcohol, family, foster homes, friendship, Lauren Fischer, LGBTQ, opioid crisis, orphans, Social Theme, substance abuse ·
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