I am sorry to be one of many here, but Courtney Milan’s The Suffragette Scandal is my favorite of her Brothers Sinister series. Thus far. I haven’t read the novellas yet and I’m told by people who know such things that The Governess Affair is delightful. I will get to that one at some point I’m sure. Suffragette Scandal features Oliver Marshall’s (the lamest ‘hero’ in Milan’s oeuvre I’ve read so far) younger sister Frederica, or Free as her friends call her. We met her […]
The Nightingale
Longtime Cannonballers who pay attention to such things probably know that there are a few things a writer can do to ensure I read their work. Kristin Hannah, in writing The Nightingale hit almost all of these! World War II? Check. European setting? Check. Sisters doing it for themselves? Check. Impossible love? Check and check! There was no way I wasn’t going to at least like this book a little bit, and I really enjoyed it. The Nightingale is the story of two French sisters, […]
Sort of My Kind of Girl?
Lena Dunham has inspired a lot of feelings for such a young woman. For whatever reason, people tend to feel pretty strongly either that she is the worst thing that has happened to her generation or that she’s a funny, brave young woman with some serious talent. However you feel about her or her show Girls or any of her other work, you can’t deny that she has something; if she didn’t, no one would give a shit one way or the other. Personally, I […]
I Love a Sebastian
Courtney Milan’s third entry in her Brothers Sinister is The Countess Conspiracy. In this one, Sebastian Malheur, notorious rake and longtime friend of the heroes of the previous two entries in the series, has grown tired of covering for his best friend Violet, Countess of somethingorother. All of the incredible scientific advances he’s made and lectured on, regarding sexuality and inheritance are actually Violet’s. Sebastian isn’t necessarily tired of it because of the threats on his life, but it’s more of an insult to his […]
House of Cards
Michael Dobbs’ House of Cards was a daily deal not too long ago so I figured I’d see how it compared to the Netflix series through which I am slowly making my way. If you aren’t familiar with Netflix, then you probably live under a rock and have no idea what the show is about. In any case, the novel (apparently the first in a trilogy) from which the show took its ideas, takes place in London, and more specifically in the back rooms and […]
Bookstore Shmookstore
I’m certainly not the first, nor will I probably be the last, CBRer to review Robin Sloan’s Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. That being said, I won’t go on too much about the plot. The book’s been out for quite a few years and garnered some attention on those lists everyone has of MUST READ THIS books. Basically, this young graphic designer in San Francisco, Clay Jannon (I think? His last name is rarely mentioned) finds himself unemployed and desperate. Wandering around the city one afternoon […]
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