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Some Fencing but More Personal Stuff

Fence Volume Four Rivals by C.S. Pascat, Johanna the Mad

April 16, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

So there was a YA novel that kind of tells the same story as volume 4 of the graphic novel Fence Volume 4 Rivals; one the one hand, few surprises, on the other, it wasn’t the EXACT same story, just the same kind with similar character development (at least for some characters). I’m reasonably sure the comic series was first, and that the novelization might be by another author. The basic premise is reasonably common: sports story (high school fencing team) + hate/rival to friend/something […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: C.S. Pascat, C.S. Pascat, Johanna the Mad, comic, Fence Volume Four Rivals, fencing, johanna the mad, LGBTQ, sports, YA

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:31 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: C.S. Pascat, C.S. Pascat, Johanna the Mad, comic, Fence Volume Four Rivals, fencing, johanna the mad, LGBTQ, sports, YA ·
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“Silence warps everything.”

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

April 13, 2021 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I have a PhD in history, specializing in the USSR, and back in the day, I taught courses like Western Civ and the 20th Century. I thought I knew my European history pretty well, but a YA novel just showed me a glaring gap in my knowledge. The Fountains of Silence is set in Spain, 1957, and it revealed to me how unaware I was of the oppressive fascist regime that existed in Spain until the death of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Ruta Sepetys, The Fountains of Silence, YA

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Ruta Sepetys, The Fountains of Silence, YA ·
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The main character is a dumbass

Hush by Dylan Farrow

April 11, 2021 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

This is a world where books are banned, because they are believed to have caused a plague.  Well, not necessarily the books themselves, but the ink on their pages.  The Indigo Death, and it spread throughout the land of Montane.  It took Shae’s younger brother, and her mother never really recovered.  In the village where she lives, certain words are never spoken in fear of the plague returning.  (Unless I just don’t remember, they never actually called it “the Hush.”  I think they only called […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR13, dumbassery ahead, Dylan Farrow, just don't, one star, this book sucked, YA

crystalclear's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Audiobooks, Young Adult · Tags: CBR13, dumbassery ahead, Dylan Farrow, just don't, one star, this book sucked, YA ·
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Three books – all different

One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus

House of Gucci by Sara Gay Forden

The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan

April 9, 2021 by Catticus Finch Leave a Comment

I’ve been reading a lot lately, and trying now to catch up on reviews.  This is kind of an eclectic mix of genres – YA, real life drama and fantasy. One of Us is Next This is book 2 after One of Us is Lying which I enjoyed.  This one isn’t quite as absorbing, but still enjoyable.  It’s a YA book, with the main characters in high school.  There are some younger siblings of the characters from the first book, along with some new additions.  […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, fashion, karen m mcmanus, louisa morgan, Sara Gay Forden, true life crime, witches, YA

Catticus Finch's CBR13 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, fashion, karen m mcmanus, louisa morgan, Sara Gay Forden, true life crime, witches, YA ·
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When favorite authors disappoint you, pt 2: disappoint harder

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

April 8, 2021 by Rooooomie 6 Comments

In my second review for CBR13, I wrote about how disappointing it is when one of your favorite authors writes a book that you just do not like. I don’t know if this is some kind of cannonball curse, but with book 6 of this challenge, it has happened to me again. I used to be a huge YA fan, and the first book in Patrick Ness’s Chaos Walking trilogy still ranks as one of my favorites. His short novel A Monster Calls is amazing too […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR13, Fiction, Patrick Ness, YA, Young Adult

Rooooomie's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR13, Fiction, Patrick Ness, YA, Young Adult ·
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Support trans youth. Believe trans youth. Love trans youth.

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

April 2, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 5 Comments

Holy crap. Stop reading this review and just go read this book instead. Trust me. Okay, you’re still here. Fine. Yadriel wants to prove himself to his family. Prove himself as a brujo, as a capable addition to the family business, and, most importantly, as a man. Yadriel is a young, high school aged trans boy in a family of brujxs. The men are all brujos who help spirits cross over to the afterlife, and the women are brujas who heal those still living. Yadriel is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys, Latinx, lgbt, LGBTQ, Spirits, trans, trans author, YA

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys, Latinx, lgbt, LGBTQ, Spirits, trans, trans author, YA ·
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