In this dumpster fire of a year, the most unexpected highlights in my 2020 turned out to be you, Cannonballers. Just this week, one of LanierHgts's reviews garnered a comment from the author, Phyllis Fagell, saying that this review was the best thing that happened to her this week. And it's all … [Read more]
Recent Reviews
November Fundraising: The Best Thing That Happened to Me This Week Was You
“There is a pay phone by a truck stop near the town of Leonard, Arizona. Sometimes at night it starts to ring.”
Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
I was first drawn into Emily St. John Mandel's world back in 2015, when Station Eleven caught my eye after popping up in a few "best of" lists. It became an immediate favorite, and I know that love is shared here within our CBR community! I've read it twice since first picking it up, most recently … [Read more]
's CBR12 Review No:122 ·
Genres: Fiction, Mystery ·
Tags: Brooklyn, Canada, child abduction, Emily St. John Mandel, family, identity, language, last night in montreal, loss, memory, montreal, quebec, unreliable narrator ·
Not all rainbows in these celebrity memoirs
We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union
Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair) by Rosie Perez
I read We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union for my last in-person Mocha Girls Read meeting in March. This memoir is a collection of moments that are mostly linear with some flashbacks. Unlike Becoming, the chapters are not as detailed about her early childhood. The book is all about … [Read more]
's CBR12 Review No:21 ·
Genres: Biography/Memoir ·
Tags: #memoir, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair), autobiography, celebrity, Celebrity Memoir, child abuse, childhood trauma, comedy actress, Gabrielle Union, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, latinx author, Rosie Perez, trauma, We're Going to Need More Wine ·
When Asking A Goddess for a Boon, Be Careful How You Word Your Request
Take A Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
I read and thoroughly enjoyed the first book in Talia Hibbert's the Brown Sisters trilogy, Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Knowing that I would likely enjoy the second book, Take a Hint, Dani Brown, I put off reading it - as one does. This was both genius and foolish because, of course I loved it. I loved … [Read more]
's CBR12 Review No:95 ·
Genres: Romance ·
Tags: British Romance, interracial romance, Take a Hint Dani Brown, Talia Hibbert, the Brown Sisters ·
I need a Rafe of my own
Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon is a delightful romance that doesn't skimp on the heat factor. Our heroine, Dr. Sloan Copeland, has recently moved to Los Angeles with her twin daughters. She left behind a crazy ex to start her life on her own terms. When her nanny unexpectedly quits, … [Read more]
's CBR12 Review No:19 ·
Genres: Romance ·
Tags: black author, cinnamon roll hero, cinnamon roll protagonist, Contemporary Romance, interracial romance, Loose Ends, male nanny, nanny, RAFE A Buff Male Nanny, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Romance ·
Not all Holidays are Christmas
Love All Year: A Holidays Anthology by Elizabeth Kahn
I loved this anthology of holiday romance novellas. I knew I would. When Elizabeth announced she was putting together an anthology of romances centered around non-Christian holidays, I knew she would put out a thoughtful and entertaining book. I'm hoping this will be the first of many Love All Year … [Read more]
's CBR12 Review No:94 ·
Genres: Romance ·
Tags: Anthology, Celestine Martin, Corey Alexander, Eid, Ekaterine Xia, Elizabeth Kahn, Farah heron, Felicia Grossman, Hallie Alexander, Holiday, Juneteenth, Purim, Qixi, Rosh Hashanah, Savannah J Frierson, Stacey Agdern, Sukkot, Yule ·