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“Rome was built on the blood of Remus; the Republic was born from the death of Lucretia; the Empire grew from the assassination of Caesar.”

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon

July 24, 2024 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Last fall the internet discovered that, apparently, men think about the Roman Empire a lot. While the Roman Empire wasn’t my “Roman Empire” (I honestly don’t know that I have one), it did spark a bit of curiosity about the actual Roman Empire, being an area in history that I haven’t given much study. Cue two reviews of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon by friends the same week in January and I had […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a little history, cbr16bingo, dun-dun, Emma Southon, murder most foul, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR16 Review No:27 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a little history, cbr16bingo, dun-dun, Emma Southon, murder most foul, read harder challenge ·
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Greatest? City in the World

Manhattan Noir by ed. Lawrence Block

July 24, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16 Bingo: ring. One of the suggestions for this category was “reaching for the brass ring.” Many move to Manhattan to reach for the brass ring. Most of these stories are about how they failed.  Sorry to those who actually read all my reviews because I know I repeat myself constantly. But man, I just love the Akhasic Noir series. I already love cities, those I’ve been to, lived in, can only dream of. And there’s just nothing better than Manhattan. […]

Filed Under: Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: cbr16bingo, crime, ed. Lawrence Block, Manhattan, Manhattan Noir, mystery, New York City, Noir, ring, short stories, thriller

Jake's CBR16 Review No:111 · Genres: Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: cbr16bingo, crime, ed. Lawrence Block, Manhattan, Manhattan Noir, mystery, New York City, Noir, ring, short stories, thriller ·
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Gothic Vibes in a Waterlogged Setting

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

July 24, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

To start with, this is one of the most accurate and well-chosen titles I have seen for a book. It’s relevant on multiple levels, from the literal to the psychological to, we eventually find out, the medical. This stood out to me more than book titles typically do. Our psychologically drowning main character is Effy Sayre, the only female architecture student at a university that wouldn’t accept her to the literature college, which was where she wanted to be, because “women dumb” basically. This reflects […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Ava Reid, cbr16bingo, Gothic Fantasy, ya fantasy

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:43 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Ava Reid, cbr16bingo, Gothic Fantasy, ya fantasy ·
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It’s about fated mates who meet during an intergalactic dating show that is also a cooking competition.

Alien Love Games: The Tasty Bake: Sci Fi Alien Romance (Mated to the Bolans Book 2) by Kyra Keys

Double Dirty Mountain Men: An MFM Menage Romance (Get Dirty) by Parker Grey

July 23, 2024 by carmelpie 2 Comments

CBR16 Bingo: Smash These books smash genres (intergalactic alien dating via a cooking reality show) and the characters, ahem, “smash.” If it’s not obvious, I chose these books for their over-the-top titles. Plus, a blue muscled alien in a cooking apron was too wild to pass up. Alien Love Game: The Tasty Bake (Mated to the Bolan #2) By Kyra Keys After her best friend is selected for the reality TV show, “The Alien Love Games,” Cherise decides that maybe she can snag a sexy […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: alien romance, alien smut, cbr16bingo, cooking competition, fated mates, forced proximity, Kyra Keys, MMF romance, mountain man, Parker Grey, Reality show, Rescued, smutty smut, snowstorm, threesome, throuple

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:65 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: alien romance, alien smut, cbr16bingo, cooking competition, fated mates, forced proximity, Kyra Keys, MMF romance, mountain man, Parker Grey, Reality show, Rescued, smutty smut, snowstorm, threesome, throuple ·
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“…the domestic angel of Victorian fantasy momentarily gave way to a bloodthirsty ghoul”

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale

July 23, 2024 by esme Leave a Comment

Bingo: Rage Someone recommended The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher to me and, as someone who likes a good mystery and who started watching the tv show but then dropped it because of all the muttonchops, it seemed right up my alley. In theory I should love Kate Summerscale’s portrait of a middle class Victorian era family tragedy. In practice I think it could have used some editing and perhaps not every stone needed to be unturned (or turned?); however, I can be in the mood […]

Filed Under: History, Mystery, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr16bingo, child murder, historical. Victorian, Kate Summerscale, non fiction

esme's CBR16 Review No:3 · Genres: History, Mystery, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr16bingo, child murder, historical. Victorian, Kate Summerscale, non fiction ·
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Brotherly Shove

Blood on the Mink by Robert Silverberg

July 23, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16 Bingo: vintage. This book was originally published as a serialized story in a magazine in 1959. When I learned I had to read a book that was over 40 years old for a reading challenge, I knew it would be a Hard Case Crime one. Hard Case Crime is great at bringing to life authors that are little known or have fallen out of vogue. There was so much in the way of pulp publication in the 50s and 60s […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Blood on the Mink, cbr16bingo, crime, hard case crime, Philadelphia, robert silverberg, vintage

Jake's CBR16 Review No:110 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Blood on the Mink, cbr16bingo, crime, hard case crime, Philadelphia, robert silverberg, vintage ·
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