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Possible Death By Lunar Cheese Volcano

When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

May 7, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

When the Moon Hits Your Eye is not really a straightforward story. The premise is basically “What if the moon actually turned to cheese, suddenly and unexplicably? How would people react?” Each chapter is a mini-episode of a couple of people trying to figure out what is going on, and what they think and how they feel about it.  These episodes range from a group of retirees in a diner, to a couple of young adults working at rival cheese shops, to NASA scientists, to […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, cheese, humor, john scalzi, moon, sci-fi, speculative, When the Moon Hits Your Eye

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:20 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, cheese, humor, john scalzi, moon, sci-fi, speculative, When the Moon Hits Your Eye ·
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cover of the children's graphic novel Red Scare, depicting two white children, one on crutches, cowering in the shadow of a mysterious man carrying a briefcase.

A kid asked me to do define communism. Um…

Red Scare by Liam Francis Walsh

May 3, 2025 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Fear of communism is rampant in America, but at the moment, Peggy is more concerned with her ongoing complications from polio, her parent’s struggling marriage, and oh yeah: witnessing the murder of a mysterious man the feds are calling a Russian spy. The spy was carrying a glowing red rod, and before he died, he hid the item in one of Peggy’s crutches. Not only does Peggy find herself hiding a mysterious Russian artifact, but that artifact enables her to fly! Suddenly, her health woes […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Communism, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, Liam Francis Walsh, mcarthyism

cosbrarian's CBR17 Review No:29 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #Science Fiction, Communism, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, Liam Francis Walsh, mcarthyism ·
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The Expanse just keeps getting bigger

Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey

May 2, 2025 by llp 2 Comments

I had friends recommend The Expanse tv series to me over the years, and I had trouble getting into it based of the first few episodes. I finally tried again last year, used my patience, and was HOOKED. I also read online that the book series was also great; I am generally able to separate and enjoy books from series/movies as two separate things (*cough* Wheel of Time fans *cough*), so decided to give the books a go as well. Abaddon’s Gate is book 4 […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #hardscifi, #Science Fiction, abaddon's gate, james s.a. corey, the expanse

llp's CBR17 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #hardscifi, #Science Fiction, abaddon's gate, james s.a. corey, the expanse ·
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A sublime take on Groundhog Day

On the Calculation of Volume, Book I by Solvej Balle

April 23, 2025 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

On November 18, Tara Selter wakes up in Paris and goes about her day of meeting with book sellers to view and purchase rare editions for the business she runs with her husband, Thomas. She goes to sleep that night with a plan for November 19, more appointments to keep, more books to consider. When she wakes up, she slowly comes to understand that she is reliving November 18 again. Anyone who has seen the Bill Murray classic (one of my favorite comedies, I’m not […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, cbr17, KimMiE", Solvej Balle, time loop

KimMiE"'s CBR17 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, cbr17, KimMiE", Solvej Balle, time loop ·
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“What good is passion without trust?”

Murder By Memory (Dorothy Gentleman, #1) by Olivia Waite

April 10, 2025 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. Another cozy mystery series I actually like! I love that they are going more mainstream, and becoming less formulaic and more creative as the genre expands. This one is set in space! Our main character is Dorothy Gentleman, ship’s detective. She is awoken from a two year “sleep” (characters on this ship have their memories stored in books so when they die they can be reawakened in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, audiobooks, cozy, cozy mystery, cozy sci-fi, Dorothy Gentleman, Murder By Memory, mystery, narfna, novellas, olivia waite, sci-fi, sff

narfna's CBR17 Review No:12 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, audiobooks, cozy, cozy mystery, cozy sci-fi, Dorothy Gentleman, Murder By Memory, mystery, narfna, novellas, olivia waite, sci-fi, sff ·
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A boy wearing a sweatshirt and jeans morphs into a hawk against a purple background.

From a Hawk Tuah Boy Again

The Change by K. A. Applegate

April 5, 2025 by cosbrarian 2 Comments

How many Hawk Tuah jokes do I get to make for this reading challenge? Anyway, Book 13 of the Animorphs is narrated by Tobias, our boy who accidentally stayed in his hawk morph too long, and is now permanently stuck in a hawk’s body. It has its ups and downs, and lately he’s really been missing his human form, and feeling like he is a useless member of the Animorphs because he can’t morph. He meets a pair of Hork-Bajir, dinosaur-like aliens who make up […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, 90s, Children's, k.a. applegate, middle grade, nostalgia, Series

cosbrarian's CBR17 Review No:20 · Genres: Children's Books, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, 90s, Children's, k.a. applegate, middle grade, nostalgia, Series ·
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