In the spirit of Halloween (not the pop-up store), this diversion, and our upcoming book chat Zoom, will focus on all things spooky. I will use the idea of spooky loosely here to include: ghosts, vampires, gothic, witches, horror, and things that goes bump in the night. I must start by saying I … [Read more]
The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale
Did Joe R. Lansdale have Peter Dinklage in mind when he wrote the character Shorty’s look, or was I projecting? Maybe a bit of one, a lot of the other. You see, the novel, The Thicket, only came to be on my TBR list because I had seen the movie starring Dinklage. I won’t go into that too much, … [Read more]
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
This is my first Elizabeth Acevedo and I’m happy to report that the hype is real. I think that I’ve been putting off reading Acevedo because I’ve become a little allergic to YA and I was afraid that it would prevent me from enjoying her work. But Read Harder has a task for reading a YA book by a … [Read more]
Stangers by Belle Burden
I make my return to CBR after a long absence due to wrapping up grad school, graduating, and recently starting a new job, so there have been a bunch of life transitions that left me both reading less and also having much less will to write reviews. I contemplated just waiting until January and … [Read more]
Gumshoe: A Graphic Novel by Brenna Thummler,
To be honest, Gumshoe: A Graphic Novel by Brenna Thummler, didn’t “do it” for me as I had hoped. Thummler’s books Anne of Green Gables A Graphic Novel, Sheets, Lights, and Delicates were good, but sometimes you don’t hit a homerun with an author you’ve enjoyed. With that said, ages at least 10 … [Read more]
Assassin’s Fate: The Fitz and The Fool Trilogy Book 3 by Robin Hobb
Welp, I’ve completed my Hobb-a-thon, the entire 16-volume Realm of the Elderlings series, and Assassin’s Fate was, of course, a beautiful and bittersweet ending to this epic story. I knew that there were going to be tragedies, heroism, and possibly deaths of beloved characters. But even when you … [Read more]
Gone Baby Gone by Dennis Lehane
Bingo: Steal. Little girl is stolen from her mother. I read Dennis Lehane’s Mystic River recently and found it a solid thriller. I thought I’d pick up another of his books, Gone Baby Gone, but it wasn’t nearly as good. It seems the book is a part of a series featuring two private … [Read more]
