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“They have vegan cheese.” “No, they don’t. They have shredded orange and white sadness that mocks cheese and everything it stands for.”

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

March 1, 2024 by cheerbrarian 2 Comments

I was looking for something light after a few dense reads and this came recommended by a friend as a fun romp for the brain, or in the author’s own words, a “pop song” of a book. Scalzi had me at page 21, with this hilarious exchange. “They have vegan cheese.” “No, they don’t. They have shredded orange and white sadness that mocks cheese and everything it stands for.” And yes, I know that vegan cheese certainly exists, but as a person who unabashedly loves […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: 2020s, adventure, COVID inspired, humor, john scalzi, tech startups, The Kaiju Preservation Society

cheerbrarian's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: 2020s, adventure, COVID inspired, humor, john scalzi, tech startups, The Kaiju Preservation Society ·
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If you had access to a machine that handed out orgasms like candy on Halloween, wouldn’t you give up on mere mortals?

Caught A Vibe (Love In The Quarantimes Book 1) by Eva Moore

October 15, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Why am I swooning over the one guy who treated me like a professional? Ridiculous. That should have been the bare minimum of every interaction today. ― Eva Moore, Caught A Vibe The image of her personally researching and testing out the product screams through my brain. I snap my eyes to hers and my mouth shut until I’m sure my filter is working again. I will not be that guy. ― Eva Moore, Caught A Vibe Penny is a robotics genius trying to get her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ADHD, badass female lead, bisexual mc, Contemporary Romance, COVID inspired, Eva Moore, hurt/comfort, sex positive, tech startups

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ADHD, badass female lead, bisexual mc, Contemporary Romance, COVID inspired, Eva Moore, hurt/comfort, sex positive, tech startups ·
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This is why we need FDA regulations!

Bad Blood: Secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley startup by John Carreyrou

January 27, 2022 by Dinah Lord 1 Comment

I wasn’t aware of Theranos, the blood testing startup which imploded spectacularly in 2018 from one of the USA’s most-hyped new tech companies to bankruptcy and federal investigation, until Elizabeth Holmes, architect of the whole thing, was actually charged with fraud. The Pajiba commentariat pointed me in the direction of 2018’s Bad Blood (since I’m not a fan of podcasts), and it was well worth the read. Carreyrou, an investigative reporter with the Wall Street Journal, first got interested in the story long after Holmes […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: investigative reporting, John carreyrou, non fiction, tech startups, Theranos

Dinah Lord's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: investigative reporting, John carreyrou, non fiction, tech startups, Theranos ·
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