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Timely satire or too soon?

Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen

September 22, 2020 by pixifer 5 Comments

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a petite, wealthy, elderly Republican woman were killed and eaten by a Burmese python? I hadn’t either until Carl Hiaasen put the idea in my head with his latest book, Squeeze Me. Angela Armstrong is the wildlife wrangler hired to remove a Burmese python from a luxury event location in Palm Beach, Florida. Before she can deliver the python’s corpse to the state, it’s stolen from her apartment. At the same time, word has gotten out that […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: bigass snake, Carl Hiaasen, Fiction, Florida, murder, mystery

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:52 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: bigass snake, Carl Hiaasen, Fiction, Florida, murder, mystery ·
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Two new books in my favorite series

Bullets and Beads by Jana DeLeon

Gators and Garters by Jana DeLeon

September 22, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

In case I haven’t mentioned it before, I absolutely love the Miss Fortune series by Jana DeLeon. It’s even crazier and sillier than the Stephanie Plum series.  In the first book, Louisiana Longshot, CIA agent Fortune Redding is sent undercover to the small town of Sinful, Louisiana. Fortune killed the brother of a very powerful terrorist, who has now taken out a hit on her. Her boss has discovered that the terrorist has a man on the inside at the CIA, so he hides Fortune […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Fiction, Jana Deleon, mystery

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Fiction, Jana Deleon, mystery ·
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Them Good Ol’ Boys

The Sinners by Ace Atkins

September 19, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

Do you have a series that’s so deeply enjoyable to you, reading it’s like slipping on a good, comfortable pair of jeans or drinking something tasty out of a favorite glass? That’s the Quinn Colson series for me. Eight books in and there’s not much differentiating one from another, this one included. But man, I really do enjoy these. Atkins creates great characters and he does such a fantastic job building this setting. Every story adds a layer to fictional Tibbehah County and I’m here […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Ace Atkins, mystery, Quinn Colson, The Sinners

Jake's CBR12 Review No:146 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Ace Atkins, mystery, Quinn Colson, The Sinners ·
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Thrills and Chills

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

September 16, 2020 by Jake 2 Comments

This is one I was eager to get my hands on given the premise and the reviews. It didn’t disappoint, being one of the best books I read this year and, along with Long Bright River, one of the best new releases of 2020. This book is so many things but at the heart, it’s really a tale of suspense. A lot obviously depends on your perspective (I’m a cishet white guy) but Cole is excellent at blending the existential dread of the Black experience in […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Alyssa Cole, Brooklyn, horror, mystery, New York City, Racism, thriller, When No One is Watching

Jake's CBR12 Review No:144 · Genres: Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Alyssa Cole, Brooklyn, horror, mystery, New York City, Racism, thriller, When No One is Watching ·
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A Cannonball prize and a bingo (Bingo #3)

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

September 15, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

4.5 stars #CBR12 Bingo: No Money (in fact, won in the prize raffle for the first annual CBR Bingo) Official book description: Fifteen years ago, a murder-suicide in room 712 rocked the grand old Bellweather Hotel and the young bridesmaid who witnessed it, Minnie Graves. Now hundreds of high school musicians have gathered at the Bellweather for the annual Statewide festival; Minnie has returned to face her demons; and a blizzard is threatening to trap them all inside. When a young prodigy disappears from infamous room […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: bellweather rhapsody, cbr12, cbr12bingo, kate racculia, Malin, mystery, No Money, Young Adult

Malin's CBR12 Review No:58 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: bellweather rhapsody, cbr12, cbr12bingo, kate racculia, Malin, mystery, No Money, Young Adult ·
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Battling with Geometry

The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

September 11, 2020 by jomidi Leave a Comment

The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson has an interesting premise.  In the fantasy world Sanderson has created, United Isles, rithmatists use geometric shapes drawn with chalk to battle.  The story takes place at a Rithmatic Academy, where rithmatists and regular students both study.  Joel is the son of the chalk maker, who died a tragic death, but he is not a rithmatist.  However, he longs to be one. A mystery unfolds when a rithmatic student is kidnapped and attacked in an unusual manner.  Joel gets swept […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: brandon sanderson, fantasy young adult, Fiction, mystery, The Rithmatist

jomidi's CBR12 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: brandon sanderson, fantasy young adult, Fiction, mystery, The Rithmatist ·
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