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Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion. by Shannon Stocker

May 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I will date myself and say when I was a kid there was a show called Punky Brewster. It was edgy for its time, and watching it today, I laugh at how Afterschool Special it was, but I still have found memories. And one of those was a woman, now I forget the actresses name, but she was deaf. In the story she was “just the janitor” and people thought her dumb because of her deafness. In the children’s music class, she was mimicking the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Deaf musicians, Devon Holzwarth, disabilities, Evelyn Glennie, first full-time solo percussionist in the world, music, scotland, Shannon Stocker,

Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Deaf musicians, Devon Holzwarth, disabilities, Evelyn Glennie, first full-time solo percussionist in the world, music, scotland, Shannon Stocker, ·
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“If I’m going down, I’m taking it with me. M.A.D., bitch. I’m up for Mutually Assured Destruction – if that’s what it takes.”

The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu

April 14, 2023 by Pooja 2 Comments

Ropa, a teenage ghost-talker, is too intent on making a living to work for free. But when a ghost begs for her to seek out her missing son, she gets drawn into the magical underworld of Edinburgh and uncovers the grisly truth. Astonishingly, I have finally read a physical book! This is a series I’ve been eying for a while, and honestly I’m not sure why it took so long to get into it. Ropa is a snarky lead with a strong narrative voice; it […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, mystery, scotland, TL Huchu, Urban Fantasy

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, mystery, scotland, TL Huchu, Urban Fantasy ·
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Blood of Scotland

A Distant Echo by Val McDermid

January 21, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

It’s crystal clear that I need to read more Val McDermid. A Place of Execution was one of the best things I read in 2021, but I consistently punt on her books. I finally bought 1979with some Christmas money after returning it three times to the library unfinished. I don’t know why, don’t ask me to explain it. She’s very good. Like the other one I read, this is a character driven crime novel with a mystery that’s resolved in a textured way. There are […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: A Distant Echo, historical fiction, lgbtqia authors, LGBTQIA+ characters, mystery, scotland, Val McDermid

Jake's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: A Distant Echo, historical fiction, lgbtqia authors, LGBTQIA+ characters, mystery, scotland, Val McDermid ·
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Is the Past Written in Sand or Stone?

Saving Her Highland Traitor by Maeve Greyson

January 12, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR15 Passport Challenge: Different (sub)genres #1 After Mira and her godson Robbie travel back in time to 18th century Scotland, they settle into a content life with Clan MacDonald. But when Mira realizes that the chief, Teague, is destined to be executed before the end of the year, she becomes determined to avert his fate. Time travel historical romance is a niche genre that I’ve had very little exposure to. I enjoy straightforward historical romance, but the fish-out-of-water aspect of it, as well as the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, CBR15Passport, historical, Maeve Greyson, NetGalley, Romance, scotland, time travel

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, CBR15Passport, historical, Maeve Greyson, NetGalley, Romance, scotland, time travel ·
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No Human Involved

The Less Dead by Denise Mina

January 9, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

As I am often so critical of stories that use adoption and/or foster care as a plot device for tragedy or a reveal as to why the Big Bad is so Bad with their Badness, allow me to sing the praise of one that does adoption mostly well. At least from my point of view, which is not one of an adoptee. I’m the parent of an adoptee so it provides me some insight but, obviously, that doesn’t compare. Still, from what I do know, […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: adoption, denise mina, Glasgow, murder, scotland, sex work, The Less Dead

Jake's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: adoption, denise mina, Glasgow, murder, scotland, sex work, The Less Dead ·
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This ain’t lesser Outlander, okay???

Wyldwood: Book One by Tava Baird

January 2, 2023 by katie71483 4 Comments

I confess, when I was offered the chance at a free copy of Tava Baird’s Wyldwood: Book One in exchange for a fair review, I may have rolled my eyes a bit at the description. I TAKE IT BACK, OKAY? I take it back. It is a beautiful book, obviously a true labor of love. Love of history, love of magic, love of romance, love of culture. My default comparison to Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander Saga was not at all a fair one. Understandable maybe, but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: 1746, Culloden, Diana Gabaldon, Faerie, magic, Outlander, scotland, Tava Baird

katie71483's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: 1746, Culloden, Diana Gabaldon, Faerie, magic, Outlander, scotland, Tava Baird ·
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