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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

September 27, 2024 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

The Story: the narrator (Richard, although his name is used so rarely that I kept forgetting what it was) leaves an unhappy existence in California to attend the small, private Hampden College in Vermont. There, he decides to study Greek under an enigmatic professor, Julian, alongside a small, elitist group of other Classics students: cold and intellectual Henry, anxious hypochondriac Francis, twins Charles and Camilla (I wish I could find descriptors for these other than “twin,” but unfortunately they’re both very thinly drawn), and Bunny, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Ancient Greece, college life, Donna Tartt, murder, New England, secret history

Ellesfena's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Ancient Greece, college life, Donna Tartt, murder, New England, secret history ·
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Charlotte Holmes is accused of murder

A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas

August 18, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: the latest or last book in a series CBR16 Bingo: fan fiction This is book 8 in the series, and really not a good place to begin. Start with A Study in Scarlet Women. Charlotte Holmes, more used to solving murder mysteries, now finds herself questioned by the police, the main suspect in the murder of Lord Bancroft Ashburton. Inspector Threadles is concerned for her, but needn’t have worried, Ms Holmes isn’t going to let something as tiresome as […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: A Ruse of Shadows, audiobook, CBR16, cbr16bingo, fan fiction, historical fiction, Kate Reading, Lady Sherlock, Malin, murder, mystery, romantic, Sherry Thomas, Smart Bitches, Victorian

Malin's CBR16 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: A Ruse of Shadows, audiobook, CBR16, cbr16bingo, fan fiction, historical fiction, Kate Reading, Lady Sherlock, Malin, murder, mystery, romantic, Sherry Thomas, Smart Bitches, Victorian ·
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“That was what it meant to have power, wasn’t it? You could simply destroy that which didn’t serve you.”

Seven Faceless Saints by M.K. Lobb

July 28, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR16 Bingo: Rage – Roz and her friends rage against the machine, trying to make a change in the very workings of their city-state. In a city-state where there is a sharp class divide between those blessed by the saints and those without magic, ex-lovers Roz and Damian must work together to uncover the identity of a ritual murderer. I don’t read as much fantasy as I used to nowadays – certainly I don’t read much YA fantasy anymore, especially from authors I am unfamiliar […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, cbr16bingo, M.K. Lobb, murder, mystery, NetGalley, Romance

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:80 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, cbr16bingo, M.K. Lobb, murder, mystery, NetGalley, Romance ·
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Frankenstein but plants and gay!

A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock

July 15, 2024 by LB 2 Comments

I saw a reel on Instagram from the author talking about this book, and I was immediately sold. Frankenstein? Queer? Messy, messy characters? Sign me up! And this absolutely delivers on all fronts. The beginning of A Botanical Daughter is a little slow, but it perfectly sets the scene of Grimfern, an estate inside a greenhouse outside the closest village, and the three main characters – Gregor, botanist and lord of Grimfern; Simon, taxidermist and romantic partner to Gregor; and Jenny, local village girl whose […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: achillean, Frankenstein, gay, historical fiction, horror, lesbian, murder, Noah Medlock, plant horror, queer, romantic, sapphic

LB's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: achillean, Frankenstein, gay, historical fiction, horror, lesbian, murder, Noah Medlock, plant horror, queer, romantic, sapphic ·
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“Not everyone in our acquaintance needs to be murdered, Veronica. In fact, some people find it preferable to make friends with normal folk.”

A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn

July 10, 2024 by Malin 3 Comments

This is book 9 in an ongoing series, and as such, not the best place to start. Start with A Curious Beginning. Official plot summary (because it’s been too long since I read the book): Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud’s. But when Stoker goes to cut the mannequin open to insert the mechanism, he makes […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: A Grave Robbery, CBR16, Deanna Raybourn, historical fiction, Malin, murder, mystery, Romance, Veronica Speedwell, Victorian

Malin's CBR16 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: A Grave Robbery, CBR16, Deanna Raybourn, historical fiction, Malin, murder, mystery, Romance, Veronica Speedwell, Victorian ·
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Jack is back! Except nobody ever calls him Jack.

(Jack Reacher #4) Running Blind by Lee Child

May 1, 2024 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

We meet up with our intrepid Reacher as he’s eating at an Italian restaurant he likes in New York. He sees two thugs trying to shake down the manager. As we know Jack Reacher, this will not stand. He decides that he’s going to take care of the problem before it becomes a problem. He asks the manager when the guys will be back for money, and then he intercepts them outside. Unfortunately, he’s being watched by two FBI agents while he smacks them around […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: FBI, Jack Reacher, lee child, murder

kfishgirl's CBR16 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: FBI, Jack Reacher, lee child, murder ·
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