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Mikki Blu

I read to escape and to be entertained for awhile. My main choice is historical romance, with a side of mystery from time to time. I don't want any part of dystopian books, or depressing reality tales - there is quite enough of that in the news these days! I'm a social media failure - I don't tweet, Instagram, Tumblr or Facebook - who has the time when there's books to read?

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Down the rabbit hole

White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig

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Per the book blurb: Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who stomped his heart out like a spent cigarette. Just as Rufus is getting ready to move on, Sebastian turns up out of the blue, saying they need to “talk.” Things couldn’t get worse, right? After finishing Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig, I was intrigued enough to check out his previous books.  This is another YA book, but the tone is a lot darker and the action all takes place on one July 4th night.  […]

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3/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:13 |

“As it turned out, a pissed-off drag queen with a grappling hook was a force to be reckoned with.”

Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig

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This book was featured on the GFY website, highly recommended by the Fug Girls, where it was touted as a cross between Alias and RuPaul’s Drag Race.  That comparison alone made me take notice!  As per the blurb:  Teenage socialite Margo Manning leads a dangerous double life. By day, she dodges the paparazzi while soaking up California sunshine. By night, however, she dodges security cameras and armed guards, pulling off high-stakes cat burglaries with a team of flamboyant young men. In and out of disguise, she’s in all the headlines. The action starts with a bang as we find Margo and her […]

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3/5/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:12 |

Still marooned in 1815 with murder afoot

A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain

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This is book two in the Kendra Donovan series, where the heroine has travelled back to Regency London through some sort of wormhole (that part really isn’t explained).  I reviewed the first book earlier this year, and found it to be decent enough to give this one a go.  You definitely need to be willing to suspend belief when reading these books, however, because they really are wallpaper historicals.  Kendra is an FBI agent from the 21st century who found herself dropped back in time to 1815.  She was able to help solve a crime in book one, and this […]

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2/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:11 |

A shipboard romance that could have been better

The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

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Oh, I have loved many of Julia Quinn’s books, and adored the Bridgerton saga but I have to say it’s time to let go of that family.  This is the third book in the Rokesby’s series, and much like the first two, this one just didn’t do it for me.  I guess I was hoping that this one was better!  Poppy Bridgerton is the heroine of this one, and is a typical spunky gal who hasn’t been courted and has no marriage prospects despite being pretty and sweet.  While she’s visiting a friend along the coast, she stumbles across a […]

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2/13/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:10 |

A story of two Hollywood legends

The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin

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This is another fictionalized book about real people by Ms Benjamin (who wrote “The Swans of Fifth Avenue”) – and it’s an intriguing read!  I’m sure we all have the basic knowledge of Mary Pickford who was America’s sweetheart, the “girl with the curls” who married Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and lived the glamorous star life.  What I didn’t know is that there was another woman from that era who was also forging a path for herself in a man’s world – Frances Marion, a writer who became a close friend of Mary’s.  This book tells that story. It begins in […]

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2/12/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:9 |

The devil you know

Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah Maclean

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This is book one in the Bareknuckle Bastards series, which has a rather complicated premise that takes the reader a little too long to figure out at the start.  There is a prologue regarding three boys born to three women on the same day that are illegitimate and one girl born the same day who may or may not be a duke’s daughter.  From there the first chapter jumps into action with a mysterious stranger planning to sneak into a ball held in honor of the new Duke of Marwick.  He gets distracted by a young woman who picks a […]

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2/5/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:8 |

1907 vs 2007 – when would you rather have lived?

Astor Place Vintage by Stephanie Lehmann

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This book is told from the viewpoints of two women, Amanda and Olive, who live 100 years apart.  Olive is in 1907 New York while Amanda is the modern 2007 character.  The premise sounded intriguing – Amanda is a vintage clothing shop owner who discovers a journal in an old muff.  Olive is the author of said journal, who has to struggle to survive on her own after the death of her father leaves her nearly destitute.  I’ve read several books by Lauren Willig that were similar in structure, so I had hopes for a good read.  Unfortunately, this one […]

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1/30/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:7 |

Sisters are doing it for themselves

Sugarhouse Blues by Mariah Stewart

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This is book two in the Hudson Sisters Series – the first book “The Last Chance Matinee” introduced the trio of women who are bound by the terms of their father’s will to restore an old theatre in the small town of Hidden Falls, PA where he grew up.  Two of them, Allie and Des, were shocked to discover that they had a half-sister that they never knew about until the reading of the will.  Cara was his daughter by another woman, and he never told her about his other family either.  So this had the makings for a very […]

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1/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:6 |


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