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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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About Siskel101

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The best gift my father ever gave me was a love of reading. He lost his batttle with cancer last year. I'm doing something we both love to support him.

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You had me at “Thelma and Louise”

Hadley & Grace by Suzanne Redfearn

February 26, 2021 by Siskel101 Leave a Comment

I have to confess that I was drawn to this book by the comparisons to Thema and Louise by reviewers and the fact that it was free thanks to my Kindle Unlimited subscription.  The book doesn’t quite succeed in living up to the Thelma and Louise hype but I still found it entertaining. First we have Hadley (aka Budget Thelma), a woman in an abusive marriage.  Needing to escape , Hadley flees with her daughter and special needs nephew, knowing it might be her only […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: chick lit, Fiction, friendship, Suzanne Redfearn, Thelma and Louise

Siskel101's CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: chick lit, Fiction, friendship, Suzanne Redfearn, Thelma and Louise ·
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Tales of Old Hollywood

The Seven Husvands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Read

February 23, 2021 by Siskel101 Leave a Comment

I loved Daisy Jones & the Six so I was excited to start on this book by the same author.  Like Daisy Jones, this book has an interview format and moves back and forth between the past of Hollywood legend Evelyn Hugo and the reporter Monique Grant.  The story goes back and forth between the past and the present, which in the hands of a lesser author could be tricky but here feels seemless.  Neither the reader nor the reporter know why she was chosen […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Taylor Jenkins Read

Siskel101's CBR13 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Taylor Jenkins Read ·
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Enemies to Lovers Romance with a Little Bit of Spice

The Wedding Game by Meghan Quinn

February 7, 2021 by Siskel101 Leave a Comment

This came up as one of the Amazon February First Reads pick and I thought a good enemies-to-lovers rom-com was a good way to spice up my recent reading list.  Meghan Quinn is the Queen of quirky characters and witty banter. What woman hasn’t dreamed of getting revenge on the entitled white guy that demanded you fetch him a cup of coffee even though that isn’t your job? The story focuses on Luna Rossi, crafting genius, and Alec Baxter, jaded divorce lawyer.  The each have […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Meghan Quinn

Siskel101's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Meghan Quinn ·
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Not another Night Circus

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

February 7, 2021 by Siskel101 1 Comment

Normally I review a book right after I read it, but I had to sit on this a few days.  I’m not sure I can do the book justice in a review. This read is magical, much like her last book.  Its set in a world of stories with a labyrinth of underground libraries you can only access through magical doors and guarded by a secret society.  The members of this society guard the stories and the Starless Sea. “A boy at the beginning of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Erin Morgenstern

Siskel101's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Erin Morgenstern ·
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A fresh take on Beauty and the Beast

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmer

January 25, 2021 by Siskel101 1 Comment

This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast but takes place in a two worlds, a modern D.C. and fictional Emberfall.  The “Belles” are taken from our world each season and held as prisoner in hopes of breaking the Beast’s curse.  Our heroine is named Harper and she’s a bad ass with cerebral palsy.  She gets transported to Emberfell while trying to stop a man kidnapping an unconscious woman. I’m not typically a fan of Beauty and the Beast retellings because of Stockholm syndrome […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Brigid Kemmer

Siskel101's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Brigid Kemmer ·
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