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A group of women who fuck up men who fuck up women

The Black Coats by Colleen Oakes

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This was such a great read! It combined two things I love: feminism and secret societies. Secret society stories are serious cat nip for me. Any tv show that does a secret society episode is my jam and I WILL watch that episode on repeat. Veronica Mars gifted me with multiple secret society episodes, for which I am forever grateful. Anyway, this book’s themes are super relevant to today’s real life me too movement and concerns. The Black Coats are a group of women who have come together to exact revenge on people (mostly men) who hurt women. That revenge […]

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5/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:43 |

United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton

The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy by Paige Williams

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This was the second nonfiction book in a row where true crime and Leonardo DiCaprio both played a role. Not saying Leo’s up to some shady shit (don’t sue me Leo!), but it is a little weird right? He might be living his life on the criminal fringes of society to come into contact with so much shadiness. Or maybe all rich people are like that? Maybe just certain rich people are like that. I seriously doubt the Gates are trying to procure illegal dinosaurs and have their latest creative endeavors funded by con men. ANYWAY, Leonardo tangent aside… This […]

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5/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:42 |

Better luck next time

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

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2.5 stars. Oooh, I really wanted to like this one so much more than I did. I, like many other Cannonball readers, LOVED The Hating Game a few years ago and had high expectations for 99 Percent Mine. I don’t really regret reading it because it’s at least an interesting flop, it just never gelled for me. Darcy Barrett is a pretty great character. She’s traveled the world gathering oodles of life experience and moonlights as a biker bar bartender to earn extra money aside from her photography career that seems to have stalled. She was exceptionally close to her […]

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5/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:41 |

Teenage Sherlock Holmes

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

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Ahhh, Maureen Johnson books, always with the cliffhangers. I should know by now, but couldn’t resist picking up these two books in her unfinished Truly Devious series. At least the second book is out and I found that cliffhanger to be much less nefarious than the first book’s cliffhanger. Ellingham Academy seems like a pretty dope place despite its dark history. It’s a private school in Vermont for bright young students of all kinds. Essentially you just have to reach out if you want to go there and they decide if you’re going based on your letter. The kinds of […]

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5/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:40 |

Horrifying and sadly not surprising

Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Write & Bradley Hope

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It boggles my mind that people can get away with swindling banks and governments and other institutions to essentially steal millions of dollars. It boggles my mind that our president seems to be one of those people. But this book focuses in on Malaysia and a low life high profile scammer named Jho Low. This book is basically the dark mirror flip version of Crazy Rich Asians. Instead of feeling awed and entertained, prepare to feel queasy and disgusted if you pick this book up. Low attended prestigious schools in London and the United States while growing up, rubbing elbows […]

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5/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:38 |

I’d really like to give this 0 stars

The Matchmaker's List by Sonya Lalli

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I’m the kind of reader who DNFs quickly and fairly frequently. I can usually tell by 50 pages in if I’m feeling it or not and don’t waste my time on things I’m going to regret reading. That I got 70% into this book and then rage quit is pretty unusual for me. I think I just wanted to love it so much that I couldn’t process how much I wasn’t enjoying the book until I couldn’t deny it any longer. The basic premise is that Raina is part of a tight-knit Indian immigrant community and she’s almost thirty, aka […]

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5/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:37 |

Gonna ride til I can’t no more

The Lost Man by Jane Harper

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I didn’t think it was a good idea to start in on another mystery after falling so hard for The Dime, fearing that anything would suffer in comparison, but my library loan was expiring soon so I jumped into The Lost Man and hoped for the best. Turns out it was the best one two punch combo ever. They both have a western kind of feel and are slow burns. The Lost Man takes place in the same universe as Jane Harper’s wonderful Aaron Falk series, just with different characters. You definitely don’t have to have read those before reading […]

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5/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:36 |

Beloved by Roxane Gay, Rebecca Solnit, and America Ferrera

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

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4.5 stars. Loved this book! True to its title, Brittney Cooper writes with very eloquent rage. I cannot wait to read more from her because she is a true force and her already strong writing is only going to get stronger. Very intersectional, Cooper is a good place to start for anyone wanting to learn more about intersections of privilege and why black women are (or have the right to be) so angry. Her style is very approachable because she is smart as hell and a joy to spend time with. She’s not sugar coating anything and her frank discussion […]

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5/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:35 |


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