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“Heartbreak is a loss. Divorce is a piece of paper.”

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

October 10, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, Taylor Jenkins Reid published Daisy Jones and the Six, which has generally been very well received critically and keeps popping up on “Must read” lists. In several review of that book, I saw this, Jenkins Reid’s previous release, from 2017, highly recommended. Several people who were so-so on Daisy Jones and the Six claimed to prefer The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and as movie stars seemed more intriguing to me than rock stars, I decided to give it a try. There are multiple narratives in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: cbr11, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, Malin, movie stars, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Malin's CBR11 Review No:72 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: cbr11, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, Malin, movie stars, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ·
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Important reminder that refugees don’t WANT to leave their homes

The Saffron Kitchen: A Novel by Yasmin Crowther

October 7, 2019 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

I found this on summer vacation at an independent bookstore at Rehoboth Beach (Browseabout Books). It was a staff pick, and as I had had luck with previous staff picks from this store (Mudbound), I invested in this novel. And I am not disappointed. Published in 2006, The Saffron Kitchen is a beautiful, heartbreaking, entirely realistic story about Iran and England, mothers and daughters, the desire to be free and the pull of home and the past. Yasmin Crowther, the daughter of an English father […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr11, ElCicco, Fiction, ReadWomen, The Saffron Kitchen, Yasmin Crowther

ElCicco's CBR11 Review No:54 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr11, ElCicco, Fiction, ReadWomen, The Saffron Kitchen, Yasmin Crowther ·
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…in which love and Mormonism bore a part.

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

October 7, 2019 by Leedock Leave a Comment

CBR11 BINGO: Classics (BINGO! Youth square to Banned square) FINALLY! I know that I am so amazingly late to this party, but here I am. I missed the CBR Book Club reading of this. I have read the Lady Sherlock Series (Sherry Thomas) and the AMAZING The Affair of the Mysterious Letter (Alexis Hall) re-tellings. I watched the PBS show and the RDJ movies but never read any ACTUAL Sherlock Holmes stories or novels. Now I have. Ta-da! As I suspected, the bulk of the book was about Sherlock and his crazy mind. […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Arthur Conan Doyle, cbr11, cbr11bingo, classic, mystery

Leedock's CBR11 Review No:44 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Arthur Conan Doyle, cbr11, cbr11bingo, classic, mystery ·
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Toby Daye and the selkies

The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire

October 6, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is book 13 in a series, and really not the place to start. The first book is Rosemary and Rue, that’s where you want to begin, if you’re interested. Official book description: Hundreds of years ago, the Selkies made a deal with the sea witch: they would have the sea for as long as she allowed it, and when the time came, she would call in all their debts at once. Many people assumed that day would never come. Those people were wrong. When […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: cbr11, faeries, LGBTQ, magic, Malin, mystery, October Daye, paranormal fantasy, romantic, Seanan McGuire, the unkindest tide

Malin's CBR11 Review No:71 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: cbr11, faeries, LGBTQ, magic, Malin, mystery, October Daye, paranormal fantasy, romantic, Seanan McGuire, the unkindest tide ·
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Has the bones of “Beauty and the Beast” but more sexy and with faeries. CBR Bingo – Cannonballer Says

A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

October 5, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

In August, alwaysanswerb posted a review of A Court of Thorns and Roses.  The review also covers the other two books in the trilogy of the same name.  It starts with over all impressions before moving into spoiler territory.  I stopped at the spoilers because I had been convinced to read this book and didn’t want to know!  Having finished A Court of Thorns and Roses, I’m wishing I had put the whole series on hold at the library instead of just the first one. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, alwaysanswerb, Cannonballer Says!, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Dome'Loki, faeries, Fiction, sarah j maas

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:32 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, alwaysanswerb, Cannonballer Says!, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Dome'Loki, faeries, Fiction, sarah j maas ·
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Slow at first, but absolutely worth it in the end

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

October 4, 2019 by Malin 2 Comments

From Goodreads: From the ground, we stand. From our ship, we live. By the stars, we hope Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the galactic community, but while this has opened doors for many, those who have not yet left for alien cities fear that their carefully cultivated way of life is under threat. Tessa chose to stay home when her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Becky Chambers, cbr11, Malin, record of a spaceborn few, space, Wayfarers

Malin's CBR11 Review No:70 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Becky Chambers, cbr11, Malin, record of a spaceborn few, space, Wayfarers ·
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