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What have we learned in the past 80 years? (from publisher description)

Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen

October 7, 2025 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen and illustrated by Violeta Encarnación was a WOW book. It was not necessarily the story itself (though that is pretty wild) it was the way it was formatted that really made it work for me. It is a fantastic circular story that shows how history can repeat. But … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:436 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: 20th Century, 21st Century, family, Mia Wenjen, prejudices & racism, Social Themes, United States, Violeta Encarnación ·
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A Spooky Read for Spooky Season

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

October 7, 2025 by RouletteGirl 1 Comment

It's October, and while I might not read *solely* spooky books this season, it seemed appropriate to kick off the month with a master of the genre. I have never read anything by Shirley Jackson (no, not even The Lottery) and I was most familiar with her work via Mike Flanagan's adaptation of The … [Read more]

RouletteGirl's CBR17 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr17, Shirley Jackson ·
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Not Quite What I Was Expecting

Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

October 7, 2025 by Tracy Leave a Comment

I'm not quite sure what to make of this one. It seems like it's supposed to satirize reality TV, particularly The Bachelor type shows. In this case, the show is called The Catch, and we're down to the final 4 contestants competing for a scummy D-lister. I think my problem is that the book didn't go … [Read more]

Tracy's CBR17 Review No:68 · Genres: Horror · Tags: samantha allen, Satire ·
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King Sorrow by Joe Hill

King Sorrow by Joe Hill

October 7, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Trigger warning: The way it's described it sounds like coercion which to my mind is still rape, but wanted to put a rape trigger warning here for readers due to a plot point with one of the … [Read more]

Classic's CBR17 Review No:145 · Genres: Horror · Tags: joe hill, King Sorrow ·
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All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

A Two Week Vacation with Everyone who Hates You at Murder House

All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

October 7, 2025 by Emmalita 2 Comments

Zeb Wykham doesn’t much care for his family, but when a cousin says he wants to get to know him, Zeb accepts an invitation to spend two weeks at Lackaday House on Dartmore. Zeb is distressed to find that his brother, sister-in-law, another cousin, a fourth older relative, and his ex are all there … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:77 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Romance · Tags: All of Us Murderers, gothic, KJ Charles, murder house ·
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Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

October 7, 2025 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Reviews of The Handmaid’s Tale almost invariably start like a collective trauma memory: where were you when it happened? I was twenty-ish, an English major at a nearby university. I was taught how to analyse literature, but not how to consume it, how to distinguish it, and I don’t think we ever read … [Read more]

Zirza's CBR17 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: feminism, Gilead, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, the testaments, Totalitarianism ·
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