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How to still give a fuck without tearing yourself to shreds in the process

The Art of Extreme Self-Care by Cheryl Richardson

June 4, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Remember, if you’re going to disappoint people the right way, the idea is to tell the truth with respect and care, not manage their emotions. While you can’t control how someone feels or how they react, you can control how you feel and how you choose to make your point. Don’t measure your success by the response you receive. Measure it by how you feel once your anxiety disappears.” Work over the past nine months has been extremely stressful for me. I’ve started therapy again […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, CBR15Passport, Cheryl Richardson, Self-help

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR15 passport, CBR15Passport, Cheryl Richardson, Self-help ·
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The House is on FIre by Rachel Beanland

Do yell fire in a crowded theatre

The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland

June 4, 2023 by jomidi Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed Rachel Beanland’s Florence Adler Swims Forever, so I was very excited for her new book The House is on Fire. I was not disappointed and will continue to read this very talented author. The House is on Fire is a historical fiction set in 1811 Richmond, Virginia, based on the true story of a tragic theater fire. I can’t think of another historical fiction set in this time. The nation is young, the Revolutionary War is not too far behind us and […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, CBR15Passport, historical fiction, rache beanland, Rachel Beanland, the house is on fire

jomidi's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR15 passport, CBR15Passport, historical fiction, rache beanland, Rachel Beanland, the house is on fire ·
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Are You There God? It's Me Margaret.

“We must, we must, we must increase our bust!”

Are you there God? It's me Margaret. by Judy Blume

June 3, 2023 by jomidi 1 Comment

With the new film adaptation out, I thought it would be fun to reread my childhood favorite Are you there God? It’s me Margaret by Judy Blume. I was wondering if it would still hold up. I have been disappointed in the past. I did not enjoy Little Women and O Pioneers! when I read them as an adult. Well, this time was different. I enjoyed this book as an adult reader. I am also looking forward to seeing the new film. Are you there […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, are you there god its me margaret, CBR15Passport, children's book, classic, judy blume

jomidi's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: #CBR15 passport, are you there god its me margaret, CBR15Passport, children's book, classic, judy blume ·
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Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens

It’s magic, you know, never believe it’s not so!

Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens

June 3, 2023 by jomidi 1 Comment

Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens was recommended to me by a YA librarian friend. ( I read this as a passport book – recommended by a friend.) The story is told in alternating chapters by two magician’s apprentices: Rook and Sun. Rook, who was raised by his magician grandmother, is deemed unmagical. After her death, he is sentenced by the Magical Consortium to move away from his home and live in the city without magic. He is a genius (he keeps telling us that) […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR15Passport, F. T. Lukens, Fiction, magic, Spellbound, YA

jomidi's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, CBR15Passport, F. T. Lukens, Fiction, magic, Spellbound, YA ·
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“The world was filling with ghosts. We were a haunted country in a haunted world.”

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

June 1, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is a book I wouldn’t have picked up if not for one of my book clubs, and this is exactly why book clubs and stuff that makes you read outside your comfort zone are so fun. This book was so good! A real treat for book-lovers, and for humans who lived through (are living through?) the COVID-19 pandemic. I didn’t get excited about this one until somebody told me it was about a woman who is haunted by her least favorite bookshop customer, who […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: CBR15Passport, Covid-19, Fiction, George Floyd, indigenous literature, lit-fic, literary fiction, Louise Erdrich, narfna, speculative, the pandemic, The Sentence

narfna's CBR15 Review No:53 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: CBR15Passport, Covid-19, Fiction, George Floyd, indigenous literature, lit-fic, literary fiction, Louise Erdrich, narfna, speculative, the pandemic, The Sentence ·
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Godzilla movie adaptation book cover

Go, Go, Godzilla

Godzilla: The Official Movie adaptation by Greg Cox

May 16, 2023 by kittenkong42 Leave a Comment

I’m a fan of Kaiju in general, I absolutely love Pacific Rim and hated the western world’s first attempts at Godzilla movies (they were not good). But they tried again back in 2014 and I gave it a shot at the cinema because Ken Watanabe and it seemed a bit more ‘accurate’ to my image of the Big Guy. As a movie it wasn’t perfect and characterisation felt a bit flat so when I did a rewatch over New Year I was steered in the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: CBR15Passport, Godzilla, Greg Cox, movie novelization

kittenkong42's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: CBR15Passport, Godzilla, Greg Cox, movie novelization ·
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