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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.

 

SMBC but in book form + with SPACE

A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith

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If you’re a fan of the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (SMBC) webcomic, you’ll definitely enjoy this and don’t really need to read this review. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith strike the perfect balance of humor and science, creating an entertaining blend that hits the sweet spot for lifelong nerds (hello!) who love learning for the sake of it. There’s a type of reader who thrives on the intersection of humor and knowledge—the kind of person who wants to learn everything but laments the fact there’s no […]

Well.

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

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Well, this was a thing. This book is told in three parts, from three different perspectives: Mr. Cheong, Brother-in-law, and In-hye. All three parts, told over the course of about three years, are centered around a woman named Yeong-hye. She is in what appears to be a fairly loveless marriage with Mr. Cheong, who seems to pride himself on doing as little as possible. He works a job that pays him the most without requiring him to work hard. He’s not attracted to Yeong-hye, and […]

Come and Knock on Our Door

Triple Sec by T.J. Alexander

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  I immediately put this on hold at the library when I heard about it. It’s a poly romance put out by a major publisher that doesn’t take place in a fantasy setting. Triple Sec has all the qualities I enjoy in a good romance novel. The characters are fun people who I might like to hang out with in real life and the prose about things like love, life and heartbreak feel true and hit an emotional chord. If you’re looking for a realistic […]

My mummy has fleas, she got them from meeeeee!

Mummy & Me: A Monster's Tale by Danesh Mohiuddin

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The Mummy & Me: A Monster’s Tale by Danesh Mohiuddin is the typical child being a child and trying to be a good child, but well, you know things happen, but with not so typical characters, story. Mummy’s love their children but sometimes it is tiring. Even when they do their best, like using their indoor howls (or so they think). But dancing is fun. Slurping lunch is a delight. And getting ready for bed when the sun starts to shine is divine! And in […]

“She might be less than what she had once been, but she was still worth a hell of a lot.”

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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The older I get, the more out of touch I feel with the twenty-something heroines in certain books. The romance genre especially has a lot of really young heroines, and my 45-yr-old self has a hard time, sometimes, not rolling her eyes at just how young they actually are/act, or how implausibly far away 27 feels at this point. Which is not to say that I am ready to read only the quiet, cozy mysteries that seem most populated by people older  – and still […]

Cozy Mystery in a Quirky Florida Coffeeshop

Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush

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Cold Brew Corpse is the second installment in Tara Lush’s Coffee Lover’s mystery series. (Here is my review of the first, Grounds for Murder.) In these cozy books, former Miami newspaper reporter Lana Lewis lives in her quirky hometown – Devil’s Beach, Florida. Since returning to Devil’s Beach after an unexpected divorce, Lana owns and runs Perkatory, a local coffee shop/family business. She solves mysteries while she’s trying to solve the problem of what to do next in her life.Sometimes, there are coffee puns! While […]



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