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Lest We Forget

I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction by Kidada E. Williams

August 11, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: history-banned. Although this book hasn’t been banned (yet), it goes into great length on the oral testimonies of the victims and survivors of racial terror during Reconstruction. The narratives of slaves and post-emancipation Black persons are being banned across the country in other media. I can’t remember who tweeted it but someone once wrote a hypothesis that anti-Semitism is on the rise again because so many Holocaust survivors are dying. Reading that hit me like a thunderbolt because it made […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: banned history, cbr15bingo, I Saw Death Coming, Kidada E. Williams, Racism, Reconstruction, terrorism

Jake's CBR15 Review No:107 · Genres: History · Tags: banned history, cbr15bingo, I Saw Death Coming, Kidada E. Williams, Racism, Reconstruction, terrorism ·
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“Most of us can hide our greatest hurts and longings. It’s how we survive each day. We pretend the pain isn’t there, that we are made of scars instead of wounds.”

King of Scars (King of Scars #1) by Leigh Bardugo

August 11, 2023 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo – On The Road I don’t read a lot of YA but a good friend of mine and many members of the CBR community have raved about Bardugo’s world, so I’m in for the long haul. If you’re new to it, a piece of advice. I was told to ignore chronological order when beginning because the Six of Crows duology is so much better than the original Shadow and Bone trilogy. I was skeptical but heeded that advice and I’m glad I did […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr15bingo, duology, grishaverse, King of Scars, Leigh Bardugo

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: cbr15bingo, duology, grishaverse, King of Scars, Leigh Bardugo ·
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Should I call this wholesome? Yeah. Yeah, I’m gonna call this wholesome.

The Resort (Room for 3 Book 1) by Ana Ashley

August 11, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR15Bingo: Dwelling square CBR15Passport: Travel your bookshelf Jake just wants to get through the summer. He only has another week left before he can hang up his hotel housekeeping uniform and head back to school. But a chance encounter with a very hot couple is not something he had been expecting. Back at school, he tries to get the mysterious couple out of his mind, but he can’t. Eventually, he forces himself to leave it in the past and instead focus on the future: working […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Ana Ashley, cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, daddy issues, gay romance, mommy issues, non-traditional families, queer romance, throuple

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Ana Ashley, cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, daddy issues, gay romance, mommy issues, non-traditional families, queer romance, throuple ·
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CBR15 Bingo: Edibles

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

August 11, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR15 Bingo: Edibles (this book features both a lot of food and quite a few drugs) Lila Macapagal used to live in Chicago and dreamed of opening her own restaurant, but both her business and relationship failed miserably. She’s back in her hometown, helping to run her tita (aunt) Rosie run the family restaurant, where they serve Philipino food. Unfortunately, Lila’s ex-boyfriend is a food critic and seems determined to come back, again and again, to sample the food and write scathing things about the […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #food, CBR Book Club, CBR15, cbr15bingo, contemporary fiction, cozy, drugs, Malin, Mia P. Manansala, mystery, Philipino Americans, Tita Rosie's Kitchen

Malin's CBR15 Review No:40 · Genres: Book Club, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #food, CBR Book Club, CBR15, cbr15bingo, contemporary fiction, cozy, drugs, Malin, Mia P. Manansala, mystery, Philipino Americans, Tita Rosie's Kitchen ·
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Fertilities

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

August 10, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: relation”ship.” This is a romance novel about two people in a relationship who the reader is supposed to “ship,” I s’pose. Never been a fan of the term, myself.  I’m going to give a brief review and say that this book is fine and entertaining if you like romance; moving in spots, cloying in others. And I’m going to spend the rest of the time spoiling the book talking about its take on infertility. So don’t read on if you […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Abby Jimenez, cbr15bingo, fertility, infertility, los angeles, Relationship, Romance, The Friend Zone

Jake's CBR15 Review No:106 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Abby Jimenez, cbr15bingo, fertility, infertility, los angeles, Relationship, Romance, The Friend Zone ·
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CBR15 Bingo: In the Wild

Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews

August 10, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR15 Bingo: In the Wild (partly set in a big, spooky wood AND featuring shifters) This short novel, which originally was planned as a novella (but the authors just couldn’t fit all of the story into such a short format, for which their fans are grateful) is the second of the Wilmington Years stories, which could clearly also be called Kate and Curran spectacularly fail at a quiet and uneventful retirement. In the previous story, Magic Tides, Kate has to rescue a bunch […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, ilona andrews, in the wild, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Claims, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, shapeshifters, the Wilmington Years, vampires

Malin's CBR15 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, ilona andrews, in the wild, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Claims, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, shapeshifters, the Wilmington Years, vampires ·
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