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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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About Kit Moonstar

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A librarian with a love of books. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Kit Moonstar's Quick Questions interview.)

Kit Moonstar's Reviews:

Cover for the book Silence in the Library by Katherine Schellmann

A Great Second Outing to the Series

Silence In the Library by Katherine Schellman

October 1, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

Lily returns home from an outing to find her father has arrived to stay with her while he visits a London doctor.  She’s not best please by this as the man has always found fault with her.  However, his presence does cause her to visit old family friends only for her to be drawn into another murder when the patriarch of the family is found dead.  While most of the family want to sweep things under a rug, Lily knows that an innocent young man […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: cbr15bingo, historical mystery, Katherine Schellman, Regency mystery

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:36 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: cbr15bingo, historical mystery, Katherine Schellman, Regency mystery ·
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cover for the book Prince In Disguise by Tavia Lark

Solid Romance But Not As Fun As the First Book

Prince In Disguise by Tavia Lark

October 1, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

As the youngest in the family and prone to debilitating headaches, Prince Bellamy has always been coddled by his family.  When his ship is wreaked in enemy territory, Bell quickly finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and taken prisoner.  Knowing his identity of as the youngest prince of Silaise would make everything worse, he claims to be a wandering minstrel when asked.  His fellow prisoner likewise claims to be a farmer, though in reality Rakos Tem is a dragonrider.  All he […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: cbr15bingo, fantasy romance, Tavia Lark

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:35 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: cbr15bingo, fantasy romance, Tavia Lark ·
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Cover for the book Stars of Chaos Volume One by priest

I Enjoyed This Book, But I Don’t Remember Much About It

Stars of Chaos Volume 1 by priest

October 1, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

Chang Geng’s life changes when barbarians attack the small northern border town where’s he’s grown up.  He learns in quick succession that woman he thought was his mother is actually both his aunt and a spy for the barbarians who has poisoned him, he is in fact the Emperor’s missing fourth son, and his worthless lay about godfather is actually the leader of the most powerful military battalion.  Chang Geng is quickly swept up the changing tides and trying to figure out what his future […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, Danmei, historical fantasy, priest, steampunk

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, Danmei, historical fantasy, priest, steampunk ·
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Cover for the book A Spark in the Cinders by Jenny Elder Moke

A Complex Stepsister Grapples With Her Path Forward

A Spark in the Cinders by Jenny Elder Moke

September 10, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

When Ellarose, Aralyn’s stepsister, asks her for help saving the kingdom, her first thoughts are of revenge.  After all, ever since Ellarose married the prince and stole the future that Aralyn and her mother had planned for Aralyn, her life has been nothing but a misery.  However, once she starts looking into the matter, she discovers a number of things that challenge everything her mother has taught her.  Working together with a lady knight, Aralyn sets off to find a fey weapon that might be […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, fairytale adaptation, Jenny Elder Moke

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, fairytale adaptation, Jenny Elder Moke ·
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Cover for the book Necessary As Blood by Deborah Crombie

The Best of the Whole Lot

Necessary As Blood by Deborah Crombie

September 10, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

When Gemma’s friend Tim calls her in to help when a friend of his goes missing, she finds herself caught up in what happens to the man’s daughter Charlotte, whose mother disappeared months earlier.  And when Duncan’s latest murder case just happens to be the same man, the two of them pool resources to solve the murder.  But more than one man’s murder is connected to this case, and the more they investigate, the higher the stakes seem to get. I think this might be […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:32 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural ·
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Cover for Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie

A Long Legacy of Tragedy

Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie

September 10, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

When Gemma’s friend Erika rings her for help, Gemma quickly finds herself embroiled in a decades old mystery of a valuable broach stolen from a Jewish refugee that has suddenly reappeared at auction.  And when the young woman at the auction house who handled it is killed, Gemma doesn’t believe it’s a coincidence.  Unfortunately, it’s not just the case that demands her attention as her mother has just been diagnosed with cancer. I loved the fact that this one was more focused on Gemma than […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:31 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural ·
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