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Bated Breath

Breathless by Amy McCulloch

August 8, 2024 by Zirza Leave a Comment

The great irony about climbing the eight thousanders is this: hubris on those mountains will get you killed, but it requires a great deal of hubris to climb those mountains in the first place. Or is that just me? I love mountaineering stories, even though I have zero desire to crawl up one myself. I guess it’s the niche equivalent of watching football rather than playing it. Even if I had had the desire to put myself through something so strenuous, then Jon Krakauer’s Into […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #mountaineering, Amy McCulloch, Breathless

Zirza's CBR16 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #mountaineering, Amy McCulloch, Breathless ·
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Not bad for a book that made me almost go tail feather over tea kettle!

Safer Places by Kit Anderson

August 7, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My usual library run was happening (I was picking up a couple of interlibrary loans), when I turned and there was this book, on a display behind me, called Safer Places (by Kit Anderson). At first, it wasn’t anything special, its cover was dark and the rest of the books blended in and it was “too close” to the checkout counter. The second time I went in (more interlibrary) I turned and almost ran into that display (I said it’s close) and I heard the […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: adventures, Kit Anderson, LGBTQ, literary, memory, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:380 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: adventures, Kit Anderson, LGBTQ, literary, memory, Social Themes ·
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The Real Puppy Power

The Great Puptective V01 by Alina Tysoe

Cloud Puppy V01 by Kelly Leigh Miller

August 2, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like trying to get all the Bingo categories as “pure” as possible. Even if I go with the spirit of things. And don’t like using Free Space if I can help it. It’s just a fun challenge for me. But I had the hardest  time with Fan Fiction. But eventually I found one that fit perfectly! And since the category is way out of my wheelhouse, I was very excited! I wasn’t going to have to use my FREE SPACE. But I could have […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: Alina Tysoe, decectives, friendship, Kelly Leigh Miller, puppies, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:362 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: Alina Tysoe, decectives, friendship, Kelly Leigh Miller, puppies, Social Themes ·
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War! Destruction! Snacks! Dragon style

Wings of Fire Graphic Novel Book One: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes

Wings of Fire Graphic Novel Book Two: The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes

Wings of Fire Graphic Novel Book Three The Hidden Kingdom by Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes

Wings of Fire Graphic Novel Book Four The Dark Secret by Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes

Wings of Fire Graphic Novel Book Five The Brightest Night by Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes

August 1, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The journey of the Wings of Fire Graphic Novel series was not a smooth one as I read volumes one and two out of order. Therefore, read the series in order, take your time and try to read as close together as possible as things pick up where we leave off from the previous book and it assumes you know the backstory.  Book One: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes I have not read the novels this series is adapted from. However, considering […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: dragons, friendship, mike holmes, prophecy, Tui T. Sutherland, Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes, Unicorns & Mythical, wars and battles

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:350 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: dragons, friendship, mike holmes, prophecy, Tui T. Sutherland, Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes, Unicorns & Mythical, wars and battles ·
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Who Makes Important Life Decisions Via a Children’s Game?

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

July 31, 2024 by RouletteGirl Leave a Comment

Amelia and Adam are a married couple going on a weekend getaway in an attempt to fix their crumbling relationship. Amelia won a weekend stay at a converted chapel in the Scottish Highlands, and it seems like their best chance to try to fix what has gone wrong in their marriage. But both Amelia and Adam are keeping secrets from one another, and someone else has their own plan for how this weekend will go. Ok, so I was definitely interested in the premise. I […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Alice Feeney, CBR16

RouletteGirl's CBR16 Review No:30 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Alice Feeney, CBR16 ·
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Holiday Reads: Alpine Edition

The Clinic by Cate Quinn

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

The Dry by Jane Harper

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

A Sincere Warning About the Entity in your House by Jason Arnopp

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

July 31, 2024 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Apparently, all I need in life is a pile of books, a fridge full of cheese and diet coke and a massive tent. The Clinic (Cate Quinn) ** Certified tough chick (™) Meg checks into an exclusive rehab clinic, not to treat her own burgeoning drug problem, but to discover what happened to her sister Haley, a famous actress who died on the grounds. The clinic claims suicide, but Meg doesn’t buy it and sets out to investigate what really happened.  I read this book […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: A Sincere Warning about the Entity in your House, Alice Winn, Cate Quinn, Cold Comfort Farm, David Grann, Echo, In Memoriam, Jane Harper, jason arnopp, killers of the flower moon, Stella Gibbons, The Clinic, the dry, Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Zirza's CBR16 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: A Sincere Warning about the Entity in your House, Alice Winn, Cate Quinn, Cold Comfort Farm, David Grann, Echo, In Memoriam, Jane Harper, jason arnopp, killers of the flower moon, Stella Gibbons, The Clinic, the dry, Thomas Olde Heuvelt ·
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