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“Amateur-Hour Version of The Best of ‘Cops’ Bloopers”

Hot Six by Janet Evanovich

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Hot Six picks up right were High Five left off – Stephanie has just called over either Morelli or Ranger and we find out which one it is. The timeline then jumps forward 5 months, by which time she and Morelli are apparently dating. The title of this post comes from a line in the book in which Stephanie recognizes that she and Lula do not exactly make the most experienced team. After the time jump, we find out that Ranger was arrested for carrying concealed (by a cop who didn’t know to look the other way). He becomes FTA (failure […]

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6/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:11 |

“The relationship between stitcher and yarn goes far beyond simply being prepared.”

A Stash of One's Own by Clara Parkes

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Clara Parkes is the author of several books on fiber, yarn, and knitting. In A Stash of One’s Own, she collects essays from various people involved in fiber crafts, almost all of them knitters, some of whom are also dyers and spinners. Each of these contributors describes what their stash means to them, which might include when it was started, what it consists of, how they add to it, and what makes them reduce their stash (however reluctantly). As far as I know, all of the contributors are well-known names in the fiber/knitting world, such as Debbie Stoller and Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. (There […]

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6/6/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:10 |

Things Are Heating up with Ranger

High Five by Janet Evanovich

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I really enjoyed this one. Stephanie isn’t after a major FTA (failure to appear) this time, which leads to some nice interactions with Ranger and the introduction of some of the men Ranger employs. Lately there haven’t been many FTAs and Stephanie is low on funds and overdue for rent, so she asks Ranger to let her know of any job opportunities, and he has her help out (I use the word “help” loosely as she tends to bumble things) with a few jobs for some extra cash. In the meantime, she is given a small-time FTA to go after […]

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5/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:9 |

Just Another Stephanie Plum Novel

Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

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In this 4th book of the series, Stephanie Plum has some competition. Her nemesis, Joyce Barnhardt, who had slept with Stephanie’s now-ex husband before he had “ex” in front of the title, has been hired by Stephanie’s cousin Vinnie to work as another bounty hunter. At first this angers Stephanie only because Joyce is her nemesis. However, later on Joyce becomes a bigger problem when she is assigned to the case that Stephanie is on. The FTA (failure to appear) that Stephanie is after this time is Maxine. She was arrested for stealing her boyfriend’s car. After missing her court […]

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5/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:8 |

Two (Reviews) for the Dough

Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich

Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich

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I thought I’d keep going with the Stephanie Plum series, til I either get bored and need a break or finish up all the ones I have. For the uninitiated, Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series is about, you guessed it, Stephanie Plum, a divorcee who loses her job and goes to work for her cousin as a bounty hunter. She pretty consistently gets in over her head, ends up in danger or injured at various times, and as far as I can recall, she never really gets the hang of the job but does keep getting lucky at it. In Two […]

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5/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:7 |

If Only It Could Magically Make Me Want to Clean

Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman

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I purchased this book immediately after reading the review by sistercoyote. I was intrigued by the premise, and it lived up to the hype. Author Rachel Hoffman recognizes that a lot of cleaning and organizational books/magazines/websites create unrealistic expectations that can leave people feeling like a failure when their efforts don’t turn out the same or they can’t even put in the effort. She makes a point of addressing situations that these other sources don’t: how cleaning can be more challenging if you have a physical or mental disability, if you share space with other people (roommates, parents, spouse, children), […]

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4/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:5 |

Not Quite as Light as I Was Hoping For

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

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[Trigger warning for sensitive material mentioned below.] I first started the Stephanie Plum series many years ago – probably at least 10. I was recently looking for some light reading when I was going through an emotionally challenging time, and since I recalled the series being pretty light and many of the books are in my bookcase, I went ahead and grabbed the first one: One for the Money. The premise is that Stephanie lost her job several months ago and hasn’t been able to find a new one. She’s running extremely short on funds and has had to sell […]

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3/28/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:4 |

I’m Sure There Was a Plot, But I Couldn’t Find It

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

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I’ve had this book for ages, heard it was good and that it basically put Stephenson on the map, but I could not make it through to the end. I got to page 186 and stopped. It’s not that there was anything wrong with page 186; that was just where I’d finally had enough. Why? Because I cannot tell you what this book is about. I know what it’s supposed to be about, from reading the blurb on the back and other people’s reviews, but Stephenson spends so much time world-building and introducing characters and concepts that by page 186 a […]

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3/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:3 |


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