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These reviews, which were promoted in CBR social media, on our homepage, and in Pajiba Love, appear below by review publication date, not by date featured.

 

“If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me? I owe it so much.”

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

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When I started writing this review, I could not have told you what made me put 84, Charing Cross Road onto my to-read list back in August 2015. So, then I did what I usually do in that scenario and checked the Cannonball Read archives to see if there was a review that launched it onto my list and sure enough, there were two in 2015 – one by scootsa1000 and another by yesknopemaybe that sealed the deal for me. While it took me 9 years […]

How did it get made?

MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards

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For lovers of Lord of the Rings, you’ll be aware of the cache that comes with having not only seen the extended editions (multiple times), but to know of the many stories and background trivia that comes with the trilogy. I am 100% this person. The one who, on a visit to Disneyland, bores her comrades with park trivia. The one who pops up in office convos with random pop trivia, or obscure factoids about random nonsense. Some may find it annoying, and I couldn’t […]

Like Good Luck Chuck, But Not Dumb

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

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Justin has a curse. Every girl he dates and breaks up with goes on to meet the man of her dreams. This hasn’t just happened once or twice, but for every relationship he’s had for years. Now, thanks to a Reddit post that went viral, his curse has become public knowledge and women are messaging him constantly trying to date him and leave him so they can find Mr. Right. Emma has the same curse. At least four of her exes have gone on to […]

A haunting and memorable journey

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

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Lincoln in the Bardo is a story that you chew on. You can’t just sip it and multitask and hope to passively absorb it. You have to pay attention and actively read (or listen, in my case). But it’s so rewarding when you finish it, and worth the extra mental effort. If you’re like me and thinking a Bardo is something like a bar, you are completely wrong my friend. In buddhism, a bardo is a liminal space between death and rebirth. So we are […]

Three For When It Happens Here

Spook Street by Mick Herron

Guide Me Home by Attica Locke

The Order by Daniel Silva

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Like a lot of folks in the ten days since the election, I’ve perhaps been slow to process the news. This has impacted my reading. Whereas I’m usually a speed reader, I have found myself often putting off my reading to do some mindless activities. Dealing with reality can be tough, the uncertainty of what comes after the next two months are over is difficult to grapple with. Inadvertently, the three books I’ve read from immediately before the election into the ten days since have […]

Heads will roll

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, Berenice Nelle

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I picked up the graphic novel Hollow because the author was coming to a local convention and I wanted to do my homework so to speak!   But then since this graphic novel is a take on the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow fame, I decided to read the original short story about the Headless Horseman first. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving I am familiar with the outline of the Sleepy Hollow story thanks to Disney, the Tim Burton movie, and the Fox […]



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