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In which our reviewer contemplates the definition of nice, realizes she agrees with Tucker Carlson on one point, and learns that Scott Adams is batshit crazy

In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and You are Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book by Joel Stein

February 1, 2020 by KimMiE" 4 Comments

On my last trip to Pennsylvania, my brother-in-law gave my husband and me a copy of In Defense of Elitism as a sort of minor dig. (Joke’s on him, for one thing, true elitists don’t feel any shame in being called elite). This is a book that feels as at home in the humor section as it does on the political science shelf. It pulls off the trick of making you laugh initially at the innate silliness of it all–an author who sports a monocle in his […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, Joel Stein, KimMiE", politcal humor, political

KimMiE"'s CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr12, Joel Stein, KimMiE", politcal humor, political ·
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Today is only February 1, and I already find myself way behind in reviews for 2020.

Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

American Royals by Katharine McGee

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

February 1, 2020 by scootsa1000 Leave a Comment

How can I already be so far behind? I always have such good intentions with reviewing…and I am great about keeping up with the reading. I just never find the time to sit down and think and type. Thus, I gift to you these three quick reviews for books that were FINE. First, Love Lettering, a book I never would have heard of if I hadn’t been obsessively following all of the tweets about the RWA meltdown over the holidays. I somehow stumbled across some […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Abbi Waxman, american royals, cbr12, Kate Clayborn, Katharine McGee, Love Lettering, Scootsa1000, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

scootsa1000's CBR12 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Abbi Waxman, american royals, cbr12, Kate Clayborn, Katharine McGee, Love Lettering, Scootsa1000, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill ·
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Here Come the Witcher Reviews!

The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski

January 30, 2020 by ElCicco 2 Comments

My husband is a big, big Witcher fan — played all the games more than once and listened to the audiobooks. When the news broke that the series was coming to Netflix, I knew I would end up watching with him. He’d been badgering me to read the books for ages and during the show, he kept pointing out where the TV series differed from the books (usually expressed as a complaint). It was funny because that’s usually MY job. So I have caved in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Andrzej Sapkowski, cbr12, ElCicco, Fiction, the last wish, the witcher

ElCicco's CBR12 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Andrzej Sapkowski, cbr12, ElCicco, Fiction, the last wish, the witcher ·
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“Our lack of power and our oppression are one and the same…”

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

January 27, 2020 by ElCicco 4 Comments

In a recent Time Magazine interview, Tomi Adeyemi described her first volume of the Legacy of Orïsha series as a kind of answer to the question, “What if Harry Potter had been black?” If people of color were represented more widely in literature and shown to be leaders, heroes, empathetic characters, would the world learn to become more accepting of them in real life? Children of Blood and Bone is full of powerful and heroic characters, many of them female, all of them black or […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr12, children of blood and bone, ElCicco, Fiction, tomi adeyemi, YA

ElCicco's CBR12 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr12, children of blood and bone, ElCicco, Fiction, tomi adeyemi, YA ·
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And so the Lightbringer saga comes to an end (spoiler free review on my thoughts of the series as a whole).

The Burning White: Book Five of the Lightbringer Series by Brent Weeks

January 26, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Several years ago, I asked my husband to find me a new author and surprise me with a book for my birthday.  Usually I give him a list of books, or at least authors, and he selects from there.  While I always get something I want, I’m never surprised.  Armed with the names of some of my favorite authors, he went to our local independent and asked for help from the excellent staff.  They suggested The Black Prism by Brent Weeks, first book in the Lightbringer […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Brent Weeks, cbr12, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Light, lightbringer, magic

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Brent Weeks, cbr12, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Light, lightbringer, magic ·
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I think I loved it even more on a re-read

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

January 26, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

My original, and extremely enthusiastic review of this book, can be found here. This was my first re-read (of what I’m sure will be many) and this time, I chose to listen to the audio book. When I first listened to the sample available on Audible, I was honestly not sure if I liked Ramon de Ocampo’s narration, but after seeing the audio book of this highlighted on a bunch of best of the year lists, I decided to give him a chance. Of course, the […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Casey McQuiston, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Malin, New Adult, politics, re-read, red white & royal blue, royalty

Malin's CBR12 Review No:4 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Casey McQuiston, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, Malin, New Adult, politics, re-read, red white & royal blue, royalty ·
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