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About aleaki

CBR17 Participant

Used to read a lot. Don't anymore. Looking to change this.

aleaki's Reviews:

Learning To Drown by SM Stubbs

Learning to Drown by SM Stubbs

January 31, 2025 by aleaki Leave a Comment

A collection of poems. Seems very autobiographical. I haven’t read poetry for a very long time and I picked this up because I used to know the author. This is his first book published even though he has published in many magazines, and collections. Easily digestable but have a way to stick with you after you read them.

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: SM Stubbs

aleaki's CBR17 Review No:2 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: SM Stubbs ·
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The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies

The Benevolent Society of Ill Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman

January 31, 2025 by aleaki 3 Comments

I randomly picked this up, when not feeling my best and wanted an easy romance novel to enjoy. Now I’m happy this is actually the first in a series, and I can’t wait for the second installement. The leads (2 sisters) are charming and their adventures are very effective. They actually had me google things to make sure that they were historically accurate. And they were. I could easily envision this being a TV series, it’s almost written in teh same way, and their episodic […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: alison goodman

aleaki's CBR17 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: alison goodman ·
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