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A truth universally acknowledged: dating is hard.

February 2, 2017 by pluiedenovembre 2 Comments

I enjoyed this book immensely but I have some issues with the style and also with the ending. Still, I heartily recommend it if you want a light, fun read that tells a story from a point of view many of us are not familiar with: a thirty something Muslim woman who is devout and modern at the same time. Sofia Khan works in publishing. She’s newly single and her sister is getting married. Her parents worry that she will never find a husband and […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Ayisha Malik, dating, Diary, humor, London, Love, online dating, publishing, Sisters, wedding

pluiedenovembre's CBR9 Review No:5 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Ayisha Malik, dating, Diary, humor, London, Love, online dating, publishing, Sisters, wedding ·
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Finding Libbie

January 23, 2017 by Ealbrecht 3 Comments

Emily is a young woman, in her early thirties who is helping her grandmother pack up the family farm. Her grandmother had sold the farm like most people in the area to developers. It is in her packing that she discovers a secret about her father, he had been married before he married her mother. We then travel back in time to see her father, Jack, and Libbie’s story. Jack and Libbie are opposites in town. Libbie lives on the lake in town where all […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Addiction, Deanna Lynn Sletten, Love

Ealbrecht's CBR9 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Addiction, Deanna Lynn Sletten, Love ·
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Everything We Keep

January 7, 2017 by Ealbrecht 1 Comment

Imagine. You’re engaged to your childhood sweetheart. It’s your wedding day. But instead of wearing white, you’re wearing black. It’s the church you were supposed to be married in, but instead of attending a wedding, you’re attending a funeral. And not just any funeral, but the funeral of you’re fiancé.  This is where we meet Aimee. Instead of spending what’s supposed to be the best day of her life celebrating her marriage and future with her new husband, she is burying him instead. He was left […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: loss, Love, Nancy Star

Ealbrecht's CBR9 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: loss, Love, Nancy Star ·
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The Hidden Chamber

October 30, 2016 by borisanne Leave a Comment

I got on the library queue for this book because I knew that it contains “The Monarch of the Glen,” which is the novella follow-up to American Gods. I am committed to my American Gods love, and wanted to complete my library of knowledge of all things Shadow. But this book, oh, this wonderful book. It’s a collection of some of the most beautiful poetry and short stories, in perfect Gaiman-ian language, set in dark landscapes that are undeniably his. I could pick these works […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Poetry, Short Stories Tagged With: #Gaiman, Aliens, American Gods, arlequino, CBR8, Death, grief, life, loss, Love, Neil Gaiman, novellas, parenthood, poetry, sex, shadow, short stories

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:42 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Poetry, Short Stories · Tags: #Gaiman, Aliens, American Gods, arlequino, CBR8, Death, grief, life, loss, Love, Neil Gaiman, novellas, parenthood, poetry, sex, shadow, short stories ·
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A Book for the BBC Movie At Home Set

September 27, 2016 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

This book has been reviewed several times for the Cannonball Read and that is how it ended up on my radar at all (which is how oh so many books end up in front of me). I am a history nerd so a rundown of thirteen historical relationships that did not end well sounded great to me. I have to tell you, I slammed through this book in two sittings. Quick review: a witty, friendly, informally written but well informed gathering of information that you […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: breakups, faintingviolet, history, it ended badly, jennifer wright, Love

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:65 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: breakups, faintingviolet, history, it ended badly, jennifer wright, Love ·
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Eternal Spring, Handsome Lords, No Pressing Duties… Oh and that Strange Blight That’s Wrecking Everything

June 4, 2016 by Andrea Krieter Leave a Comment

Rating: 4.5/5 Summary: Feyre is a nineteen year old huntress whose main duty is to hunt for her family so they don’t starve to death. When she kills a faerie with hate in her heart, she must pay the consequences. In Prythian, Feyre must live with Tamlin, a shape-shifting High Fae. Though the Beast always prowls under his skin, Feyre can see passed the beast to the handsome Fae who she begins to fall for. Feyre is a wonderful protagonist, she is cunning and sassy. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: courts, drama, faeries, Love, YA

Andrea Krieter's CBR8 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: courts, drama, faeries, Love, YA ·
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