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About webelos8

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I used to read all the time. Smartphones have made me dumber so I'm going to start reading again.

webelos8's Reviews:

Light, frothy and a mystery

March 24, 2016 by webelos8 1 Comment

  I stopped reading (well, I read all of the Outlander series between August and December of last year and, well, nothing else really held my interest) for a few months here, and this book is a delightful read. In 1813, Aster Tanner is well aware that women were not supposed to work, even if they were on their own and had no family to support them. That she works,  and works for the military, is commented upon time and again. But that’s only part of the main […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Romance

webelos8's CBR8 Review No:1 · Genres: Mystery, Romance · Tags: ·
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Live or Die, It’s Your Choice

January 28, 2014 by webelos8 Leave a Comment

First, I have to say how EXCITED I was to realize that this was a choose-your-own adventure story! They didn’t have these when I was a kid, but I remember reading them with my son in the 90s when he was small. I really liked the premise of choosing how the story would go, rather than just what the author thought, down a linear path. I normally am not a humongous fan of zombie movies, but I can handle “zombie lite”–reading without too much gore. […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: choose your own, Fiction, zombies

webelos8's CBR6 Review No:2 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: choose your own, Fiction, zombies ·
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webelos8’s CBR VI Review 1: “Something About Her” by Jeannie Ruesch

January 7, 2014 by webelos8 Leave a Comment

  Since I totally blew it in CBR V, I’m going to try to redeem myself this year. I submitted for a half cannonball, and only reviewed 8. 🙁 I WILL SUCCEED!

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, romance

webelos8's CBR6 Review No:1 · Genres: Romance · Tags: #CBR6, romance ·
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    on CBR BINGO: You—”‘Mm. Two lovers, from two feuding gentryclans, meeting secretly under false names for their tryst!’ She scoffed. ‘How puerile. How derivative. I pray it is more deviant than it appears!'”
    The ending was kind of wild!
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    on This metaphor is a metaphor for my metaphor.
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