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January 22, 2016 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

I started my adventure with the Red Rising books last year because both Red Rising and Golden Son had received enthusiastic reviews from Alexis, scootsa1000, and narfna. Red Rising also checked off a box for me in the 2015 Read Harder challenge, as Brown wrote the book before he was 25. With the third and final book in the series being published next month, I figured it was time to get my act together and read Golden Son in order to be ready. I have […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: faintingviolet, golden son, Pierce Brown, read harder challenge, Red Rising

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: faintingviolet, golden son, Pierce Brown, read harder challenge, Red Rising ·
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“… cheer the fuck up and eat your burger.”

The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike #2) by Robert Galbraith, Robert Glenister (narrator)

January 15, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

*Note: This review was completed in 2016 before the author’s views towards our trans siblings began to be widely known.  My reading experience was what it was and these reviews will remain up, but it should be noted that I find her TERF values abhorrent, which have only become more clear over time, and her doubling down in Summer 2020 has made the decision to walk away from her as a creative force the only acceptable choice for me. I will no longer be supporting […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: audie award, faintingviolet, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, read harder challenge, Robert Galbraith, Robert Galbraith, Robert Glenister (narrator), robert glenister, the silkworm

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: audie award, faintingviolet, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, read harder challenge, Robert Galbraith, Robert Galbraith, Robert Glenister (narrator), robert glenister, the silkworm ·
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I have succumbed to the world of Outlander

January 10, 2016 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

It’s hard to exist in a reader world and not be at least obliquely aware of Outlander, Diana Gabaldon’s epic series – currently 8 books and counting, not including the companion novels and novellas. Best I can recollect, I gave serious consideration to embarking on this series around the time of fellow Cannonballers embarking on rereads in preparation for the publication of book 8, and the release of the show based on the books on Starz last spring. I made the decision once I asked […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Diana Gabaldon, faintingviolet, historical fiction, Outlander, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Diana Gabaldon, faintingviolet, historical fiction, Outlander, read harder challenge ·
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A new year, an old friend of a book.

January 4, 2016 by faintingviolet 11 Comments

I had promised myself a reread of A Kiss for Midwinter this Christmas, however I didn’t get to it until this weekend, but that doesn’t matter since its a very quick read. It is Mrs. Julien’s favorite novella, possibly of all time, and one that I really enjoyed, but always felt like I was missing something. I think I’m still missing something, but this is definitely a 4.5 star book for me, and proves that Milan is fantastic at novellas (not that I didn’t already […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Kiss for Midwinter, brothers sinister, Courtney Milan, faintingviolet, novella

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:1 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Kiss for Midwinter, brothers sinister, Courtney Milan, faintingviolet, novella ·
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Thanks to NTE, faintingviolet, and ModernLove!

December 24, 2015 by scootsa1000 4 Comments

It has become something of a tradition in our house to open our Cannonball exchange gifts on Christmas Eve. We waited all day, but we just couldn’t wait another second! Just look at the amazing goodies we got to add to our libraries today! Thanks so much!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Book Exchange, Bunnybean, CBR7, faintingviolet, Joemyjoe, modernlove, NTE, Scootsa1000

scootsa1000's CBR7 Review No:0 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Book Exchange, Bunnybean, CBR7, faintingviolet, Joemyjoe, modernlove, NTE, Scootsa1000 ·
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I would never have predicted a double cannonball.

December 23, 2015 by faintingviolet 8 Comments

Ladies and Gents, welcome to my Double Cannonball review! I know! I’m surprised too! MsWas posted awhile back singing the praises of the Inspector Gamache series. I quickly started the series and fell in love with the main characters, setting, and pace of the mystery. I like to space out series when I can, so when I discovered that the second book in the series, A Fatal Grace, is set around Christmastime I knew I would chose it as my December Audible credit (the narrator, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: A Fatal Grace, faintingviolet, Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, murder mystery

faintingviolet's CBR7 Review No:104 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: A Fatal Grace, faintingviolet, Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, murder mystery ·
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