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That’s just the way it is, Things’ll never be the same

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

May 28, 2018 by kdm Leave a Comment

Considering all the hype that Angie Thomas’ debut novel has received, I honestly thought there was no way it could possibly live up to it.  I assumed it would be a good book, even a great one, but I didn’t really expect it to leave such a lasting impression or to inspire this level of soul-searching.  However, given the incredible reviews this book has gotten, I just had to pick it up and see for myself. Only a couple pages in, and I was hooked. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, Best of 2017, the hate u give, YA

kdm's CBR10 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, Best of 2017, the hate u give, YA ·
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I don’t have to put up with this! I’m rich!

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

May 27, 2018 by kdm 4 Comments

I decided to step outside my comfort zone and pick up Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan in anticipation of the incredibly-cast movie coming out this year. (Constance Wu in ALL of the things!) After a brief prologue story to set up just how crazy rich these families are, we get to our main characters: Nick Young and Rachel Chu, enjoying their relatively simple lives in New York City.  Two professors at NYU (history and economics, respectively), they’ve been dating for 2 years when Nick […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: crazy rich asians, Kevin Kwan, movie adaptation, romance

kdm's CBR10 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: crazy rich asians, Kevin Kwan, movie adaptation, romance ·
· 4 Comments

It’s a Tide ad.

Slammed in the Butt by My Handsome Laundry Detergent Pod by Chuck Tingle

February 9, 2018 by kdm 9 Comments

A new year, a new Tingler.  (NSFW OBVS) What in seven hells possessed me to start this tradition?  But in fairness, how could I possibly resist THIS: So our story begins with Greg Henderson speeding down a desert highway, cool wind in his hair, warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air. (I assume this applies to desert highways in Arizona as well as California).  As Greg hustles to get to a big car show, he makes sure to let the reader know that […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: chuck tingle, erotica, Slammed in the Butt by My Handsome Laundry Detergent Pod, Tingler

kdm's CBR10 Review No:1 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance · Tags: chuck tingle, erotica, Slammed in the Butt by My Handsome Laundry Detergent Pod, Tingler ·
· 9 Comments

I’d rather spend one minute holding you than the rest of my life knowing that I never could

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

July 7, 2017 by kdm Leave a Comment

I was wary of reading another YA romance-du-jour, as I find that some of them are just too cliché, though this could be a side-effect of not being in the target age demographic.  But I read so many absolutely glowing reviews for the movie adaptation of Everything, Everything that I had to check out the book first. And dude. DUUUUUUDE. This book is incredible.     The book starts by throwing you right into the daily existence of Madeline F. Whittier, as she describes her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: everything everything, love story, movie adaptations, nicola yoon, YA

kdm's CBR9 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: everything everything, love story, movie adaptations, nicola yoon, YA ·
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Once you name it, you start getting attached to it!

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

June 18, 2017 by kdm 2 Comments

I’ll admit, I was late to the party – everyone was already gushing wildly about Rainbow Rowell, especially the YA love story Eleanor & Park, by the time I finally picked up one of her books.  There’s just something about THAT much effusive praise that makes me wary.  But then I read the blurb for Fan Girl, and I just couldn’t deny my interest anymore.  Of course, just as so many have fallen before me, once I read one of her books, I immediately had […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Attachments, Love Stories, Rainbow Rowell

kdm's CBR9 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Attachments, Love Stories, Rainbow Rowell ·
· 2 Comments

It will be nice working with proper villains again

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

February 14, 2017 by kdm 8 Comments

Not gonna lie, I first picked up this book based purely on the cover and those gorgeous black edges: Seriously, it’s one of the most beautiful books I’ve seen in a while.  But every time I picked it up in store, I hesitated to buy it based on the fact that it’s set in the same world as Bardugo’s previous Grisha trilogy, which I haven’t read yet.  So instead I bought Shadow and Bone – the first in that series and recommended by pretty much […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Grisha, grishaverse, heist, Leigh Bardugo, six of crows

kdm's CBR9 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Grisha, grishaverse, heist, Leigh Bardugo, six of crows ·
· 8 Comments
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  • Carriejay on A great time was had.Good choices! I feel like I don't see Emma Thompson in enough stuff these days.
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