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Old Sins Cast Long Shadows

Shadows of Berlin by David R. Gillham

April 5, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

A decade after World War 2, Rachel Perlman may have moved to New York City and gotten married, but she is still haunted by her experiences as a Jewish girl hiding in plain sight in Berlin and the death of her mother. Despite what the blurb led me to expect, this book is not a World War 2 novel – at least, not exactly. Though Rachel’s experiences in Berlin hang over the entirety of the story, we spend most our time with her grappling with […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ARC, art, David R. Gillham, historical fiction, Judaism, Marriage, Mental Health, NetGalley, New York City, World War 2

Genres: Fiction · Tags: ARC, art, David R. Gillham, historical fiction, Judaism, Marriage, Mental Health, NetGalley, New York City, World War 2 ·
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From Creepy Indoor Waterparks to Paranormal Activity-Plagued Cracker Barrels

Nightmare of A Trip by Maureen Kilmer

April 1, 2024 by Pooja 3 Comments

When the Somerset family heads out on a road trip from Wisconsin to Florida, mom Leigh expects plenty of bumps along the way – but even she doesn’t expect to be haunted by ghosts after a strange incident at an abandoned house. My family has always been big on road trips, and consequently I have spent days driving down endless roads in both the United States and India. You see plenty of road trips on television and in books, but rarely the family caravan type. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ARC, family, horror, humor, Maureen Kilmer, NetGalley, paranormal

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ARC, family, horror, humor, Maureen Kilmer, NetGalley, paranormal ·
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“Clean hearts and clean minds, cleanliness at all times! Nothing dirty, nothing bad, always happy, never sad!”

Mister Magic by Kiersten White

March 30, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the mysterious children’s program Mister Magic, the five remaining cast members are brought back together in a strange house in the desert, where they begin to realize their childhood is not exactly how they remembered it to be. Sometimes it’s fun to write one star reviews, because the story is not at all what was said on the tin and then I’m annoyed to have spent time with it. Other times, it’s tough to write […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, childhood, horror, Kiersten White, lgbt, NetGalley

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, childhood, horror, Kiersten White, lgbt, NetGalley ·
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Artist in Search of a Purpose (That’s Not Drinking Blood)

The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland

March 29, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Changed into a vampire by her step-grandfather and cast adrift upon the world, Anna falls in love and loses everything many times. Now a preschool teacher to the children of the wealthy, Collette becomes entangled in the troubled life of one of her students. Why do I keep striking out with vampire books? I’ve read a variety of takes on vampires, so I don’t think it’s not any particular trope that’s throwing me off. Maybe I just can’t take them and their existential angst seriously […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, historical, horror, Jacqueline Holland, NetGalley, paranormal, vampire

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, historical, horror, Jacqueline Holland, NetGalley, paranormal, vampire ·
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Rediscovering Her Muse

A Liaison with Her Leading Lady by Lotte R. James

March 29, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Desperate to save her beloved father’s theatre, actress Ruth seeks out famed dramatist Artemis in an attempt to coax her out of her self-imposed exile from the English stage. This is a delightful and unusual historical romance, following as it does two women who live on the fringes of respectable society in Regency England. The author has worked in theatre herself, and her experience and understanding of stagecraft shines through during the whole story, aided by plenty of research into the changing theatre scene at […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #writing, ARC, harlequin, historical, lgbt, Lotte R. James, NetGalley, regency england, Romance, Theatre

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #writing, ARC, harlequin, historical, lgbt, Lotte R. James, NetGalley, regency england, Romance, Theatre ·
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Pride and Prejudice Wearing a Witch Hat

The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub

March 27, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

While Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy were stumbling around in their awkward courtship, it seems there was another story playing out in the background – that of Lydia Bennet, witch, her familiar/sister Kitty, and the literal demon Mr. Wickham. Reader, I love Pride and Prejudice. It was one of the first classic books that I read in its original form, and I’ve reread it numerous times over the years since. But I’ve usually avoided Pride and Prejudice retellings, doubtful of how they might add their […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, classics, England, humor, Melinda Taub, NetGalley, Regency, retelling, romance

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, classics, England, humor, Melinda Taub, NetGalley, Regency, retelling, romance ·
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