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2015 was my first year participating, and I lost two months of reading due to the birth of my first child. I still read 30 books, though, which was a lot for me. Last year, I reviewed 110, which is about three times the amount I'd ever read in a year. I also started keeping the CBR database, and making monthly updates to both Facebook and the website. I did that entirely of my own volition, and to the bemusement of everyone around me.

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Nine lost civilizations and one completely mythical city

Lost Civilizations: 10 Societies That Vanished Without a Trace by Michael Rank

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At barely a hundred pages, Lost Civilizations isn’t a hefty tome, by any definition. It’s the kind of book you find in the discount bin at Barnes & Noble. It’s the kind of book my uncle would get me when I was twelve, because he knew I liked history but had no idea which books I had, or which subjects, specifically, I was interested in. Which is fine. There’s a place for those books. But I’m usually looking for more than that. These books were not a deep dive into any of the civilizations discussed, which is disappointing because there […]

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10/21/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:43 |

I came for JK Rowling, but I’m staying for the characters

Lethal White by Robert Galbraith

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This is the fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series, and if you enjoyed the previous three books, I’m guessing you’ll also like this one. At the end of the day, you probably don’t need me to sell this book to you, but it doesn’t disappoint, given all that came before. Lethal White picks up almost immediately after Career of Evil, which ended with Robin marrying her piece of shit boyfriend, Matthew. So we get to spend a good bit of time seeing how that plays out. Strike’s newfound fame from catching the Shackleford Ripper has brought in a lot […]

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10/21/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:42 |

I intended to read all the Star Trek books….and made it through 12 of my planned 46

Star Trek novels by various

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I’ve been a fan of Star Trek since I was a child. The Original Series and the Next Generation were TV staples in my house; I devoured every episode, and watched them numerous times. My enjoyment continued into Deep Space 9, but died with Voyager and Enterprise, before being renewed again with the advent of Netflix, which allowed me to re-watch every episode from every series in the correct order (though, I still think Voyager and Enterprise are fairly weak shows). But until last year, I had never read a Star Trek book. So one of my goals this year […]

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9/21/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:41 |

I had a little Blake Crouch marathon

Dark Matter, Pines trilogy by Blake Crouch

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Dark Matter (4 stars) I was in the midst of a 14 hour car trip when I suddenly realized that I was finished with my book (one in the Undying Mercenaries series) and didn’t have the next one on my phone. Oops. So I got on Libby and downloaded the first book I recognized. And by recognized, I mean I’ve seen the cover a few times on this website. This was a pleasant surprise. The science was just complex enough to make it interesting, but not so dense as to make the book unreadable. Jason Dessen was a wunderkind before […]

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9/1/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:29 |

Okay, I spend most of my time not talking about this book

The Queen of Tearling by Erika Johansen

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In an attempt to stave off the degradation memory has on my ability to write these reviews, I’m going to try doing a better job at making notes for myself while I read them. I haven’t been doing a very good job of that lately. Last year, I discovered the novels of Brent Weeks. Soon thereafter, I abandoned what I had thought was going to be an interesting series because I couldn’t stomach the depiction of the women in the books. They were all beautiful and they were all tormented victims. The beauty issue is nothing shocking; in fact it’s […]

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8/28/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:25 |

I saw these books described as Zack Morris is space, and now I can’t forget it.

Steel World, Dust World, Tech World, Machine World, Death World, Home World, Rogue World, Blood World, Dark World by BV Larson

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(It’s late, I’m just back from vacation, and this review is nearly 4,500 words. Just to warn you: I’m not proof-reading this.) Earth is small and insignificant. Humanity doesn’t matter. This series is set about a hundred and fifty years in the future. Earth has been forcibly pulled into a vast and cold Galactic Empire, where all the power and decision making exists at the center of the galaxy. Earth is a backwater on the frontier, marking a sharp divergence from typical science fiction, where humanity is the center of the universe. Here, we’re just mercenaries for a larger and […]

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8/5/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:24 |

2nd quarter stats update!

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Now that we’re (more than) halfway through the year, it’s time for the second quarter database update. I’m not going to lie, though, I kind of forgot to do this. That’s the bad thing about not doing this every month, I guess. You kind of get out of the habit of it. And I kind of miss doing the more in-depth posts, but I just don’t have the time for it. Sorry about that, everyone. On with the stats! Monthly review totals: January – 416 (3.68 average) February – 316 (3.72 average) March – 355 (3.55 average) April – 380 […]

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7/22/2018

I read this, but I’m not sure I could convince anyone.

The Singularity Trap by Dennis E. Taylor

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I had never heard of Dennis E. Taylor prior to reading the first book in his Bobiverse series last year. I enjoyed that book immensely; so much so, in fact, that I think I oversold it in my review. Setting all that aside, though, the series was still a highlight of the year, and I’ll read any future novels he writes in the universe. So, seeing that he’s come out with a new book piqued my interest. I think it’s an Audible-only release, though. The book was read by Ray Porter, one of my favorite narrators. He also did Taylor’s […]

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7/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:15 |


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