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Indigenous family demons

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

December 31, 2024 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

White Horse intrigued me with its mysterious cover. It follows Kari, an indigenous woman living in Colorado who is haunted by her past. Or rather her lack of a past because her mother disappeared shortly after she was born. Her dad was stricken by grief and ended up in a car accident. Kari spent much of her life resenting her mom and being a caretaker. After some struggles with drugs, she has gotten her life together.  She hangs with her best friend and cousin Debby, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: colorado, Erika T. Wurth, family history, horror, Indigenous Americans, indigenous author, indigenous fiction, the shining, White Horse

teresaelectro's CBR16 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: colorado, Erika T. Wurth, family history, horror, Indigenous Americans, indigenous author, indigenous fiction, the shining, White Horse ·
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Are you reading Ben Stevenson yet?

Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

Fool Me Twice: Two Twisty Mysteries by Benjamin Stevenson

December 30, 2024 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

I’ve reviewed a couple of Ben Stevenson’s books in the past, and I remain a shameless devotee of his writing.  These two represent the highs and the lows of it, but both remain part of my top twenty books for the year. Fool Me Twice took me back to my childhood.  It can be read from either side – flip the book and start a new story – and is comprised of two novella-length stories. The first story, Find Us, is a pretty creepy kidnapping […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Benjamin Stevenson

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR16 Review No:17 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Benjamin Stevenson ·
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Disposable Crime Fiction for Christmas/New Year Holidays

The Valley by Chris Hammer

Endgame by Sarah Barrie

December 30, 2024 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

Absolutely no offence intended for anyone who writes or reads crime fic – I love it, and read a bunch of it.  However, I already forgot how these ended, and I’ve read them in the last four weeks. The Valley is the latest in Chris Hammer’s series of books starring Ivan & Nell, two detectives based out of Dubbo, servicing a large swath of rural NSW. Hammer’s early Martin Scarsden books have recently been turned into direct-to-streaming movies, starting with Scrublands.  If you saw that, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Chris Hammer, Sarah Barrie

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR16 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Chris Hammer, Sarah Barrie ·
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The epitome of a mom mystery

Still Life by Louise Penny

December 30, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

When deciding on a book for our January book club, we wanted to do an Agatha Christie adjacent cozy murder mystery and someone suggested Still Life by Louise Penny. The immediate reaction of many of us was to say “my mom loves this series!” or “my mom has read all of Louise Penny’s books!” Still Life is a murder mystery set in the small Canadian village of Three Pines. It follows Chief Inspector Gamache, a homicide detective who doesn’t see much homicide and his team […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Louise Penny

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Louise Penny ·
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Summer camp in the 1970’s

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

December 30, 2024 by Sophia 1 Comment

I’ve read two books by Liz Moore so far, and I’ve been very impressed with both of them. Long Bright River and The Unseen World have interesting, three-dimensional characters, original plots, and are well written. I was also surprised and impressed by how different these two novels were. So, when I saw that Liz Moore had a new book coming out, I immediately put it on hold at the library. The God of the Woods (2024) is another completely different story. Although it is a well-written page turner with very interesting […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: liz moore

Sophia's CBR16 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: liz moore ·
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I think I am a Joyce

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

The Last Devil To Die by Richard Osman

December 30, 2024 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

The TL;DR version of this review is: these are some of the most charming books you will ever pick up.  Grab a cuppa and a blanket and give them a go. Set in an assisted living complex in England, the Thursday Murder Club meets weekly to review cold case files, and see if they can solve them.  As you would, if you could!  Coopers Chase caters to the sprightly as well as those needing full time care, for a price.  It’s quite idealised, but our […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cosy mystery, Richard Osman

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR16 Review No:13 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cosy mystery, Richard Osman ·
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