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If You’re Curious About the World of Anora…

Soft Core by Brittany Newell

March 10, 2025 by Jake Leave a Comment

Note that this is suggested for people curious about the world of Anora, not people who want to read something like the actual movie. This book is likely to frustrate some readers if they don’t know what to expect. My guess is many folks will come to this looking for a trippy missing person mystery featuring a sex-worker-turned-amateur-sleuth. That’s not what this is at all. Yeah there is a missing person aspect to it and that sort of draws the character down to a rabbit hole. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bdsm, Brittany Newell, california, mystery, San Francisco, sex work, Soft Core

Jake's CBR17 Review No:8 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: bdsm, Brittany Newell, california, mystery, San Francisco, sex work, Soft Core ·
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The Visitor by Dodai Stewart

A romantic memoir about the idea of love

The Visitor (The One #5) by Dodai Stewart

February 2, 2024 by teresaelectro 2 Comments

“The Visitor” is a true story from journalist Dodai Stewart. On NYE, I stumbled upon it looking for something quick to hit my book goal. Once I began, I realized I’d rather savor it. I finished the audiobook while walking my pup on New Year’s Day. The story is a poignant musing on the idea of love. She explains how she grew up in New York. She loves how cinematic living in the city can be. Everything seems full of promise and glamor, especially when […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: #memoir, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, dating, Dodai Stewart, essay, journalist, Love, new york, San Francisco, short stories, the one, the visitor

teresaelectro's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: #memoir, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, dating, Dodai Stewart, essay, journalist, Love, new york, San Francisco, short stories, the one, the visitor ·
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A sleepy independent boba café, a not so sleepy secret

Super Boba Café V01 by Nidhi Chanani

June 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A fun story that ends a smidgen abruptly was what I felt about Super Boba Café V01 by Nidhi Chanani.  However, this is (as the volume one notes) a graphic novel which is the first book and you know that there will be more to come because of that. Not to mention the very last page has that “dun dun dun” ending where, “That’s all … for now … Folks!” should be added. If you want to find out what that ending is, you need to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Asian American & Pacific Islander, Fairy Tales, folklore, grandmothers, Legends & Mythology, Multigenerational, Nidhi Chanani, San Francisco, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:417 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Asian American & Pacific Islander, Fairy Tales, folklore, grandmothers, Legends & Mythology, Multigenerational, Nidhi Chanani, San Francisco, Social Themes ·
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And I thought my new quilt was bada$$

Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt by Rob Sanders

January 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Even though Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt came out in 2021, I found a copy online. And because of that, I was unable to read all the extras at the end as it was too small to read (darn my old eyes an no zoom features). But that just means I will have to get a copy for myself, for several friends and at least two libraries, as I know there is more than I was able to get! Stitch […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: AIDS activists, Cleve Jones, Harvey Milk, Jamey Christoph, Rob Sanders, San Francisco, United States - 20th Century

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: AIDS activists, Cleve Jones, Harvey Milk, Jamey Christoph, Rob Sanders, San Francisco, United States - 20th Century ·
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The Heart Principle grabbed mine and didn’t let go

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

December 29, 2022 by teresaelectro 4 Comments

Helen Hoang’s The Heart Principle was everything I wanted and more. Our heroine Anna Sun is going through it. She is a violinist stuck in a loop after a performance video goes viral on YouTube. With every practice session, she wants to replicate that moment with precision. She ends up burned out and unable to finish the song. She is attempting therapy to find a breakthrough. Later that day, her boyfriend asks to “see other people” as an excuse to know that he’s ready to […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Romance Tagged With: autism, autistic voices, grief, Helen Hoang, Mental Health, musician, Own voices, San Francisco, The Heart Principle, The Kiss Quotient #3, violin

teresaelectro's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Audiobooks, Romance · Tags: autism, autistic voices, grief, Helen Hoang, Mental Health, musician, Own voices, San Francisco, The Heart Principle, The Kiss Quotient #3, violin ·
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My love for Seanan McGuire continues

Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire

December 29, 2022 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I’m slowly working my way through Seanan McGuire’s body of work. Her books are exactly the kind of urban fantasy I love. She has a way of writing witty heroines who put their lives on the line for others. I decided to put the InCryptid series into the rotation. I bought the first book on audiobook on sale ages ago. I also have been desperate to read novels I already own. It was a win-win. Discount Armageddon introduces us to Verity Price. She comes from a long […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, cryptids, cryptozoologist, Incryptid, incryptid series, new york, October Daye, paranormal romance, San Francisco, Seanan McGuire, Toby Daye, Urban Fantasy, verity price

teresaelectro's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, cryptids, cryptozoologist, Incryptid, incryptid series, new york, October Daye, paranormal romance, San Francisco, Seanan McGuire, Toby Daye, Urban Fantasy, verity price ·
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