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Nightmares of the Fourth Reich

The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

March 31, 2025 by Jake Leave a Comment

Without a doubt, the best thing I’ve read so far this year. Quarter of the way through and not much comes close. As I’ve said many times, I don’t like dystopias that lean too hard into the dystopic-aspect. I like them with the axis of earth just tilted slightly; looking at reality through a cracked mirror. In other words, take scary parts of society and bend them a little to suit your story. Laila Lalami more than delivers that here. What’s frightening about The Dream Hotel is […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #Science Fiction, crime, Dreams, dystopia, Laila Lalami, Speculative Fiction, The Dream Hotel

Jake's CBR17 Review No:12 · Genres: Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #Science Fiction, crime, Dreams, dystopia, Laila Lalami, Speculative Fiction, The Dream Hotel ·
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“The middle had always been left undetermined, to be woven and shaped by us.”

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

March 26, 2025 by cheerbrarian 3 Comments

This book caught me unaware. I didn’t know anything about it, and from a quick glance at the cover I thought it was going to be something light/happy (I dunno, the flowers?) but boy howdy I was wrong. The hints were there all along, the font is harsh, the literal string, but I went in knowing nothing. It was a selection of my library book club, and it was definitely an emotional roller coaster. The premise is this, and I’m not giving away much because […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Science Fiction Tagged With: dystopia, Nikki Erlick, the measure

cheerbrarian's CBR17 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Science Fiction · Tags: dystopia, Nikki Erlick, the measure ·
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Why does Superman always get top billing?

Superman's Good Guy Gang by Rob Justus

March 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Perhaps I should not admit I read something like Superman’s Good Guy Gang by Rob Justus as it is, well, a bit on the less than mature side. This is not for the adult reader who likes a more sophisticated book, but if your child (or you) are a typical five to eight-year-old who has a slightly goofy sense of humor and likes superheroes then this is for you. So, in other words I will admit I read it and say I know there’s an […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Cark Kent, friendship, Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, Hawk Girl, Kendra Saunders, Lex Luther, Rob Justus, superheroes, Superman

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:161 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Cark Kent, friendship, Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, Hawk Girl, Kendra Saunders, Lex Luther, Rob Justus, superheroes, Superman ·
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Sisters, secrets and dog catchers

Ruff Day (Sixth-Grade Shape-Shifter) by Steven Scott

March 26, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Ruff Day (Sixth-Grade Shape-Shifter) by Steven Scott and illustrated by Lavinia Brandizi is due in August 2025. And in fact, perhaps the whole series is. It is possible then that when reading my online reader copy I was not starting with book one. This would make sense as there are several pieces of information that are missing and are only “filled in” as almost sidebars and/or to explain to someone when they find out the secret of our main character. The premise is that our […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Science Fiction, Sports Tagged With: dogs, Lavinia Brandizi, secrets, siblings, Social Themes, Steven Scott

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:160 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Science Fiction, Sports · Tags: dogs, Lavinia Brandizi, secrets, siblings, Social Themes, Steven Scott ·
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A very sweet adventure story, gorgeously packaged

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

March 26, 2025 by Malin 3 Comments

4.5 stars Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Celestial (there is a big moon and several stars on the cover) What if in The Princess Bride, Buttercup didn’t sit at home and mourn for Westley when he was captured by pirates, but instead went off to try to rescue him? Of course, that would mean Buttercup had any agency at all in either the novel or the film, and she really doesn’t. But if Buttercup was a young woman named Tress, from a barren and fairly desolate […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, adventure, audiobook, brandon sanderson, cbr17, curse, dragons, magic, Malin, michael kramer, quest, Secret Project, the cosmere, the Dark Corner, The Princess Bride

Malin's CBR17 Review No:18 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, adventure, audiobook, brandon sanderson, cbr17, curse, dragons, magic, Malin, michael kramer, quest, Secret Project, the cosmere, the Dark Corner, The Princess Bride ·
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Slightly out of place, in every way

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

March 23, 2025 by llp 2 Comments

I saw a recommendation for Kaliane Bradley’s The Ministry of Time, and I got it from the interlibrary loan in amongst some verrrrryyyy long books (Why does nobody edit Brandon Sanderson?!?). I couldn’t contemplate bringing a 5lb book on the plane, so grabbed Bradley’s novel thinking it was the right length for a 3 day work trip. What happened, in the end, was me having to caution myself to slow down so I would have enough book to last the whole trip – this funny, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, cbr17, Fiction, Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

llp's CBR17 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, History, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, cbr17, Fiction, Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time ·
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