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Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, and NetGalley. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Classic's Quick Questions interview.)

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Leave Your Mess at Home: A Novel by Tolani Akinola

Leave Your Mess at Home: A Novel by Tolani Akinola

March 31, 2026 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review.  Trigger warning: Child sexual assault shown/depicted in the book and then later discussed. This was a very hard book to read in places, but ultimately a very good one to read. It focuses on a Nigerian family living in America and there are of course some things/language I didn’t understand, but it’s easy to get the context of things based on other words or descriptions.  That is not […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Leave Your Mess at Home: A Novel, Tolani Akinola

Classic's CBR18 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Leave Your Mess at Home: A Novel, Tolani Akinola ·
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The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu

The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu

March 29, 2026 by Classic 2 Comments

My kingdom for a 5 star romance. Finally! This was so good and needed. I was despairing you guys. I just wanted something romantic, with a plot, and a main character I could root for. This is not my first book by Tieu and it won’t be my last. I just started re-reading her backlist since I enjoyed The Girl Most Likely To.  Be warned, you are going to get frustrated with the main character of Jas, but root for her throughout. We get a […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Julie Tieh, Julie Tieu, The Donut Trap

Classic's CBR18 Review No:26 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Julie Tieh, Julie Tieu, The Donut Trap ·
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Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

March 28, 2026 by Classic Leave a Comment

I went back and forth on this one. And ultimately, I settled on three stars, not because of the subject and how graphic the sex scenes are, but honestly, it just peters out at the 60 percent mark. After that, I really had a hard time believing the Waldo (main character) we have been following and their obsession with Mr. Korgy was the same person. McCurdy perfectly captures the obliviousness of Waldo at 17 and 18, but after graduation somehow she has morphed into a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Half His Age, Jennette McCurdy

Classic's CBR18 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Half His Age, Jennette McCurdy ·
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And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens

And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens

March 24, 2026 by Classic 2 Comments

I really don’t know what to say. Cousens let’s you know the inspiration behind this book when she is done and she lets you know she struggled with this (yeah I can tell) and she’s trying to have it both ways. This just had too many science fiction elements that were not well thought out and the actual romance between Chloe and someone else took too long to build. I honestly do think some parts of the book did work (when Chloe finally realizes and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: And Then There Was You, Sophie Cousens

Classic's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Romance · Tags: And Then There Was You, Sophie Cousens ·
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Songs for Other People’s Weddings by David Levithan and Jens Lekman

Songs for Other People's Weddings by David Levithan

March 22, 2026 by Classic 2 Comments

Wow this was bad. I don’t even know what to say. This did not need to be 301 pages. I started this book last year and it became my bathtub book because hey at least it didn’t make me sleepy, I was too busy raging and soaking. The entire concept of this book is that a man does not listen to his girlfriend and it goes on for 300 pages. That’s it. And there are songs that are sung at weddings. And I just wish […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: david levithan, Jens lekman, Songs for Other People's Weddings

Classic's CBR18 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: david levithan, Jens lekman, Songs for Other People's Weddings ·
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After Midnight by Daphne Du Maurier

After Midnight by Daphne Du Maurier

March 21, 2026 by Classic Leave a Comment

I have to say this collection was fantastic from beginning to end. It has a great introduction by Stephen King and then you just get to Daphne Du Maurier doing what she does best. All of the stories are five stars in my opinion. The Blue Lenses-We follow a married woman whose sight is restored, but what she sees now, shows something ominous could be in her future. I thought the ending was a great gut punch and you can guess at what happens to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: After Midnight, Daphne Du Maurier

Classic's CBR18 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: After Midnight, Daphne Du Maurier ·
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