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Little Disasters cover

Being a mother seems difficult…

Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughn

May 31, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

It’s so interesting to me to see how many novels and movies and personal stories have been focused on post-natal depression. At first, it seemed like a fluke. A once-in-a-while thing that affects some women sometimes. As more narratives are created and shared, it seems far more common than I thought. This novel explores several intertwined stories of mothers. Mothers who love their children, but whose emotions and brain chemistry don’t match those feelings. Mothers who had children when they weren’t ready, but their partner […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Motherhood, mystery, OCD, postpartum, sarah vaughn

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Motherhood, mystery, OCD, postpartum, sarah vaughn ·
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Lucky Indeed

How Lucky by Will Leitch

May 26, 2021 by Jake 2 Comments

Will Leitch has long been one of my favorites, if not my favorite sports writer. I’ve followed his career since the early days of Deadspin and though I was sad when he left, I liked how both his career and the site itself blossomed as a result. He’s a fun, friendly, approachable guy who has the ability to cut through the bs in a polite but focused way. Leitch’s approachable nature is why he’s the first person I ever decided to stand in line for […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Georgia, How Lucky, mystery, SMA, University of Georgia, Will Leitch

Jake's CBR13 Review No:75 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Georgia, How Lucky, mystery, SMA, University of Georgia, Will Leitch ·
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Lord save me from a sad sack narrator.

Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey

May 18, 2021 by narfna 6 Comments

The premise here is: What if your sibling went to magic school and you’re a muggle? And what if you’re a private detective hired to solve a murder at a magic school? Both of these are intriguing separately. Together, I could not resist this book. Unfortunately, I did not like it nearly as much as I wanted to. Parts of it were stellar, and parts of it absolutely did not work for me. Our narrator is Ivy Gamble, a struggling private detective whose twin sister […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, contemporary fantasy, Magic for Liars, murder mystery, mystery, narfna, private detective, Sarah Gailey, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR13 Review No:43 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, contemporary fantasy, Magic for Liars, murder mystery, mystery, narfna, private detective, Sarah Gailey, Urban Fantasy ·
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Poirot vs. A Serial Killer!

The ABC Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) by Agatha Christie

May 17, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

I’ve read a lot of Agatha Christie books at this point (but still have so many left! She was a gift) and this has to be one of my favorite so far. This was also the first of her novels I’ve not read by audiobook, and I liked it! (I do still love the indulgent feeling I get from listening to a Christie by audio, especially if it’s Dan Stevens reading it to me.) I will probably pepper in a few hard copies here and […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, British, Detective Fiction, Hercule Poirot, murder, mystery, narfna, The ABC Murders

narfna's CBR13 Review No:42 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, British, Detective Fiction, Hercule Poirot, murder, mystery, narfna, The ABC Murders ·
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“You get used to marvelous things. You take them for granted. You can try not to, but you do. There’s too much wonder, that’s all. It’s everywhere.”

Later by Stephen King

May 17, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I really had a good time with this one. I finished it over two months ago now, but unlike my experience with Eternals, I remember it vividly and fondly. I just have one tiny beef with it, and it’s a beef I’ve recently had with King before, but more on that later. Jamie Conklin is our narrator, a kid who can see dead people (King wisely acknowledges the Haley Joel Osment shaped elephant in the room). It’s a talent he (and his mom) have mostly […]

Filed Under: Horror, Suspense Tagged With: crime, hard case crime, horror, later, mystery, Stephen King, Suspense

narfna's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: Horror, Suspense · Tags: crime, hard case crime, horror, later, mystery, Stephen King, Suspense ·
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And As We Age

Killer Content by Olivia Blacke

May 16, 2021 by Jake 2 Comments

I recently discovered the term “geriatric millennial.” That’s apparently a catch all for millennials who were born between the years 1980-1985. Damn whoever invented in. I know I’m far out of the target audience for BRANDZ these days but I’m far from geriatric. Yeah I got a bad back and student loans and can’t afford a house and don’t have the energy to stuff… BUT! Anyway, I was thinking about that term recently because this is one of the first cozy mysteries I’ve read. I […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Brooklyn, cozy mystery, Killer Content, mystery, New York City, Odessa Dean, Olivia Blacke

Jake's CBR13 Review No:72 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Brooklyn, cozy mystery, Killer Content, mystery, New York City, Odessa Dean, Olivia Blacke ·
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