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About Niki

CBR11 participant

CBR lurker, and looking for something to motivate me to hit reading goals. Also F*%K Cancer.

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A prolonged sense of unease…

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reed

July 1, 2019 by Niki 3 Comments

CBR11BINGO Square: Cannonballer Says – I read this book because Bea Pants’ Review struck my interest! I tend to post reviews in fits and bursts, so I’m not as active on the CBR11 page as I had hoped.  When I post my reviews, I try and look around at recent reviews, both for curiosity and to get some ideas for my TBR pile.  This sometimes leads to hopscotching around to previous reviews by the same, person etc.  I’m not sure exactly how I saw Bea Pants’ […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #IainReed, bad twist, cbr11bingo, Fiction, Suspense, thriller

Niki's CBR11 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #IainReed, bad twist, cbr11bingo, Fiction, Suspense, thriller ·
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A-quirk-able!

My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kemper

June 13, 2019 by Niki Leave a Comment

Yet again, I’m really not sure why I picked this book, other than it kept getting recommended to me based on other things I’ve read.  I couldn’t really get into The Office,  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, or Bridesmaids, and I really don’t know anything else about the author other than her roles.  That said, I was looking for a new audiobook and this became available and I went for it. This book was a slog for me.  I just could not get into the folksy, “aww gee” awkwardness that was […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor Tagged With: Ellie Kemper

Niki's CBR11 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor · Tags: Ellie Kemper ·
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Little pops of sunshine

GMorning GNight!:Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda

June 13, 2019 by Niki Leave a Comment

I bought this book for my son who is a fan of all things Hamilton, and to be honest, has a tendency to be a bit of a grump.  I thought that this book might help him when he was feeling out of sorts, and that he might actually read it because it was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.  Voracious reader that he is, he powered through this book rather quickly, and seemed to enjoy it.  I had been having a challenging time balancing work and […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Niki's CBR11 Review No:8 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Lin-Manuel Miranda ·
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Who’d have known I was so interested in celebrities

This Will Only Hurt A Little by Busy Phillips

June 13, 2019 by Niki Leave a Comment

I’m noticing a trend in the books I’m reading- a LOT of celebrity memoirs.  This must be a holdover from when I would read the gossip/fashion sites like Go Fug Yourself and DListed.  It also could be that having read a few, search algorithms are now pushing even more of them on me, and with my limited time I’m trying them out, and for the most part, they seem to be quick, light, reads. My familiarity with Busy Philips started with Dawson’s Creek.  She was […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: busy phillips

Niki's CBR11 Review No:7 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: busy phillips ·
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They can’t all be gems, some of them are just costume jewelry

Everything's Trash, But It's Okay by Phoebe Robinson

April 16, 2019 by Niki Leave a Comment

This would not typically be my type of book.  I do not speak in hashtag, nor do I use a lot of slang or cute phrases.  It’s not that I’m against it, it’s just not how I communicate.  This book, and Robinson’s previous effort, are filled to brim with them, and “unnec abbrevs” (unnecessary abbreviations).  Robinson is able to poke fun at herself about her style and her humor, owning that some of the way she is writing is ridiculous.  From anyone else, I’d have […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 2DopeQueens, Phoebe Robinson

Niki's CBR11 Review No:6 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: 2DopeQueens, Phoebe Robinson ·
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…You’re There For Me Too

I'll Be There for You: The One About Friends by Kelsey Miller

April 16, 2019 by Niki Leave a Comment

I remember the first time I watched Friends.  I was about 13 years old, and staying over night at my grandparents’ house, and I was bored.  This is the set of grandparents who had not one toy in their house, and when my sister and I would go over to visit, we were allowed to play with the one pair of binoculars and a cabinet full of Tupperware.  It was breathtakingly dull.  I don’t know why I was allowed to watch TV unsupervised, but Friends […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: behind the scenes, friends, kelsey miller, tv

Niki's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: behind the scenes, friends, kelsey miller, tv ·
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