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In the Eye of the Storm

Alaskan Blackout by Joanne Rock

June 16, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

When Quint goes to the Aleutian Islands in search of his estranged half-brother, the last person he expects to be drawn to is McKenna, Clayton’s step-sister – and the only person who knows where he’s hiding. This was a quick read about a pair of people who butt heads a-plenty even as they acknowledge how much they like each other. I liked the wild, windswept setting of the Aleutian Islands, and learning more about how people lived in such an isolated place. The central scene […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alaska, ARC, family, Joanne Rock, NetGalley, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alaska, ARC, family, Joanne Rock, NetGalley, Romance ·
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“I’m still going to move them out of my wanigan, but I’ll give you odds two-to-one that after they move out there’s going to be spontaneous combustion.”

Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier by Tom Kizzia

June 5, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

The Pilgrim family seems to be a lovable, if eccentric addition to the town of McCarthy, Alaska, and soon win many supporters for their battle for landowner rights with the National Park Service. But the head of the clan is keeping some secrets, and the family’s lifestyle is not as idyllic as it seems. Having lived in bustling cities all my life, life in remote Alaska has always sounded surreal to me – and so I’ve often thought about how it would go if I […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alaska, audiobook, cult, family, fundamentalism, non fiction, Tom Kizzia, true crime

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:38 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alaska, audiobook, cult, family, fundamentalism, non fiction, Tom Kizzia, true crime ·
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Even the Dog Can’t Save It

Bear Witness by Lark O Jensen

January 24, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Stacie is a tour guide, introducing people to Alaskan wildlife from a boat. When a man vanishes from the tour, she thinks he’s stowed away to cause trouble. But when his body is discovered out amid the ice floes, she realizes that there is something far worse at play. I really wanted to like this book. The premise sounds so cool and so eerie, the idea of a body bobbing out in the frigid Alaskan waters. Unfortunately the story goes downhill from there. My main […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Alaska, ARC, boat, cozy mystery, detective, Fiction, Lark O Jensen, mystery, NetGalley

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Alaska, ARC, boat, cozy mystery, detective, Fiction, Lark O Jensen, mystery, NetGalley ·
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When Nothing Else Matters

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

March 5, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union is fairly easy to describe: an alternate history mystery tale set in a Jewish colony in Alaska that’s about to be handed over to the United States. But it’s so much more. This book pays homage to the great hardboiled traditions of the past but has a big beating heart in the middle. And it also functions as a hilarious and sad commentary on Jewish life post-World War II. I’m aware of how acclaimed Michael Chabon is but I’ve not had much […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Alaska, alternate history, Jewish life, Michael Chabon, mystery, The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Jake's CBR13 Review No:33 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Alaska, alternate history, Jewish life, Michael Chabon, mystery, The Yiddish Policemen's Union ·
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CBR12 Book Bingo – Orange

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

October 5, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

The Great Alone was a book I heard so much about prior to picking it up. However, at about 50 pages in, I wondered what all the fuss was about. The slow build was a bit of a grind, but I trusted that the fabulous reviews were not wrong. Boy, am I glad I did not give up. The Great Alone quickly picked up steam, and I was entranced. When Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam war, he was different. With a stormy mood that flips like […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alaska, cbr12bingo, kristin hannah, ptsd, Veteran, Vietnam, war

randirock's CBR12 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alaska, cbr12bingo, kristin hannah, ptsd, Veteran, Vietnam, war ·
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A journey into the Alaskan wilderness

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

December 31, 2019 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

What a wild and harrowing ride this book was. This is my first Kristin Hannah novel and it certainly will not be my last. This was a big book to undertake for the tale end of my cannonball, but it is our January book club selection and though hefty, it is a book that you can fall into and devour. Ernt, Vietnam veteran, and his wife Cora have a deep, consuming toxic love, and their daughter Leni is caught between them. Ernt is a damaged […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alaska, kristin hannah, The Great Alone, Vietnam era

cheerbrarian's CBR11 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alaska, kristin hannah, The Great Alone, Vietnam era ·
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