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Okay, but absinthe in a cupcake? Skeptical.

Battle Royal by Lucy Parker

August 16, 2021 by J 3 Comments

On a fictional British baking show with three judges, Sylvie Fairchild works her magic with cake and frosting. At least, until the week one of her fanciful cakes assaults one of the judges, Dominic De Vere, and the two fall madly in love. Sort of. There’s a little bit of story between the beginning and the end. Sylvie and Dominic are not quite enemies. Though their rival bake shops are across the street from one another, they aren’t competing for the same customers. Dominic is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: food fiction, Lucy Parker, NetGalley

J's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: food fiction, Lucy Parker, NetGalley ·
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Basketball & Life

The Second Season by Emily Adrian

August 8, 2021 by J Leave a Comment

So much of Ruth Devon’s life has revolved around basketball. After her college ball career ended in injury, she married her coach, and took to the floor as a sideline commentator on games. Sometimes, she’d fill in in the announcing booth. It’s only fitting that she would reach a crossroad in her life during the NBA finals. The Second Season explores how Ruth attempts to juggle her desire to be a “better” mother with her professional ambition. She lives and breathes basketball, and her daughter […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: basketball, Emily Adrian, NetGalley

J's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: basketball, Emily Adrian, NetGalley ·
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The Art of Taking It Easy, by Dr. Brian King

What’s the opposite of taking it easy? This book is that.

The Art of Taking It Easy by Dr. Brian King

May 5, 2021 by J 3 Comments

Dr. Brian King, academic psychologist and aspiring comedian, shares his thoughts on how to live a life with less stress. Overdrive selected this one as their Big Read for the spring. I’m going through a fairly stressful season in my own life, and hoped this would have a takeaway or two that I could use. Y’all. It has been a while since I’ve quit a book so completely fully as I did with this one. How does a book about reducing stress result in a […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Big Read, DNF, Dr. Brian King, Self-help

J's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Big Read, DNF, Dr. Brian King, Self-help ·
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What it means to be king

How to Catch a Queen (Runaway Royals, #1) by Alyssa Cole

February 11, 2021 by J 5 Comments

This might be my favorite Alyssa Cole yet. The story continues in Cole’s established universe–cameo appearances by most of the Reluctant Royals gang. Sanyu is the new king of an isolationist African nation Njaza. Tradition demands that he wed before his father passes away, and his advisors present him with Shanti (found on RoyalMatch.com). Don’t. Stop. I hear you laughing. Just go with it. The thing is, tradition also demands that the king’s marriage is for a four month trial period, after which the queen […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alyssa Cole, Runaway Royals

J's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alyssa Cole, Runaway Royals ·
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Ridge City is a mess, y’all.

Bones of the Past by Drew Hayes

February 3, 2021 by J Leave a Comment

Bones of the Past picks up a few months after Forging Hephaestus left off. Tori, Beverly, and Chloe are sharing an apartment. Doctor Mechaniacal is rebuilding the Guild’s home base. Donald, Rem, and their teammates are doing what they can to regain the public’s trust now that everything is out in the open. And Lodestar is back on duty, fending off alien invasions in between PTA meetings. Life returns to normal. (That Nexus comment at the end of FH, though? You won’t find the resolution […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Drew Hayes

J's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Drew Hayes ·
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You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a cookie look smug.

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

January 27, 2021 by J Leave a Comment

Mona lives in Riverbraid, a city-state where folks with magick live mostly peacefully with their non-magic neighbors. (Other city-states are not so kind, you understand. Some require magickers to register with the government, or lived confined to a ghetto, or serve in the military.) Mona is pretty satisfied with this as her magic is small and, in her opinion, not terribly useful. She’s a bread wizard, useful for saving a loaf from burning, but limited in application otherwise. Then magickers with small gifts like Mona’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: t kingfisher

J's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: t kingfisher ·
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