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Her magic was as blunt as she was: like a nuke hidden in a birthday cake.

The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey

October 3, 2023 by Emmalita 6 Comments

I don’t know what prompted Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey to write a book together, but I am so glad they did. I’m also very excited that there will be another book from them. The Dead Take the A Train is the first in the Carrion City duology. I saw an ad for the book a couple of days ago, and John Langan blurbed the book as “compulsively readable.” I can’t think of a better description. It was hard to put down, and even when I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: advance reader copy, Cassandra Khaw, Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey, cosmic horror, NetGalley, Richard Kadrey, The Dead Take the A Train

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:89 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: advance reader copy, Cassandra Khaw, Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey, cosmic horror, NetGalley, Richard Kadrey, The Dead Take the A Train ·
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The Loyalty Test

Stand With Me, Earl by Kate Archer

September 29, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Viola is drawn to Roland, the Earl of Baderston, but she wants him to prove his loyalty before she’ll wed him. However, things go much farther than she expects when the rumors she starts about herself get out of hand… This is the third book in A Very Fine Muddle series, which are Regency romances about a very eccentric, unworldly family of debutantes. In my review of the second book I wondered how the author would pull off a heroine whose chief distinguishing feature thus […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, historical, humor, Kate Archer, NetGalley, Regency, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:70 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, historical, humor, Kate Archer, NetGalley, Regency, Romance ·
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A good kiss should hint at the possibility of love. A perfect kiss should make you believe in a lifetime of love.

Kiss and Spell by Celestine Martin

September 27, 2023 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Kiss and Spell is lovely. Celestine Martin has taken the small town witch romance and married it to the fairytale inspired romance and put her own spin on both. Celestine Martin’s writing is magical. I’ll be reading a scene, and suddenly she’ll turn a phrase so that I can see the longing, the sparkle, and the glitter. Kiss and Spell is a confection with just enough weight to not overwhelm with sweet. Ursula was a bit of an antagonist in Witchful Thinking. She was engaged to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Celestine Martin, Kiss and Spell, NetGalley, small town witch romance

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:87 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Celestine Martin, Kiss and Spell, NetGalley, small town witch romance ·
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The Faces That Launched a Thousand Political Conflicts

Medieval Royal Mistresses: Mischievous Women who Slept with Kings and Princes by Julia A. Hickey

September 26, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

In an era where women were constrained by their sex and status, royal mistresses managed to have outsized influence of English history through their connections with kings and the children that they bore them. As I got into this book, it occurred to me that when you learn about history, the various favorites of kings and queens are left out except in very few instances where the story would make no sense without their inclusion (Anne Boleyn of course comes to mind). Instead their illegitimate […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, ARC, England, Julia A. Hickey, medieval, NetGalley, politics, royalty

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:69 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ARC, England, Julia A. Hickey, medieval, NetGalley, politics, royalty ·
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Bravery is Best

Be Daring, Duke by Kate Archer

September 25, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Rosalind Bennington wants her husband to be a courageous man – but in such a safe location as upper-class Regency London, this means having to orchestrate dangerous situations in which the Duke of Conbatten can prove his daring. This is the second book in the A Very Fine Muddle series, which follows five aristocratic sisters who have been raised by a fanciful hopeless romantic of an aunt and consequently have very fixed ideas on what their future husbands should be like. Learning from her elder […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, historical, humor, Kate Archer, NetGalley, Regency, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, historical, humor, Kate Archer, NetGalley, Regency, Romance ·
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If you’re going to lie about the past, lie big. Make it weird.

Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents I Made Up by Alexandra Petri

September 23, 2023 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents I Made Up, is a gentler poking at US history, politics, and culture than I’m really in the mood for right now. Ten years ago I would probably have guffawed and chuckled a lot more. Right now it’s hard for me to enjoy this gentle and privileged roasting while the governor and legislature in my state are racing towards fascism like a toddler running towards a ball pit full of bombs. It’s hard for me to laugh at […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, History Tagged With: advance listener copy, Alexandra Petri, Alexandra Petri’s American History, NetGalley, read by author

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:86 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, History · Tags: advance listener copy, Alexandra Petri, Alexandra Petri’s American History, NetGalley, read by author ·
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