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> Genre: Fiction

Maiden, Friend, Wife, Counselor, and Queen

Esther by Norah Lofts

August 12, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR 14 Bingo: Snake There are several snakes in the grass who lie in wait for the king, most of all his favorite Haman. Esther is Jewish, but her husband the king of Persia doesn’t know it. Which is rather a problem, as he has allowed his courtier Haman to order the massacre of all the Jews in his empire. Did I really need to give a summary? It’s in the Bible! This was a short, swift read, starting with the casting out of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: Biblical, historical fiction, Judaism, Norah Lofts, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:102 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: Biblical, historical fiction, Judaism, Norah Lofts, Romance ·
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“What is a game? … It’s tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It’s a possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever”.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

August 12, 2022 by jomidi 1 Comment

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is a pure delight. The best book I have read all year, and now one of my favorites ever. Zevin is the author of one of my other favorite books of all time, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, I was so excited to hear about this book especially when I discovered it was about video game designers. The story starts when Sam and Sadie meet in a play area in a hospital. Sam is undergoing treatment for a […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction Tagged With: book group, Fiction, Gabrielle Zevin, video games

jomidi's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction · Tags: book group, Fiction, Gabrielle Zevin, video games ·
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Naughty Ladies

Lady, Be Wanton by Cerise DeLand

Lady, Behave by Cerise DeLand

Lady, No More by Cerise DeLand

August 12, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR 14 Bingo: ‘Verse Though this is a series, it definitely has a wide-ranging backstory that tangles together into a realistically messy universe. The first fruits of that anthology I read a few days ago – catching up on the series that one of the authors references. Of course that novella spoiled many elements of these – but I still enjoyed my read! Lady, Be Wanton (3.5 stars) Imogen, the middle sister of the triplets, has a small predilection for thievery, a little scandal in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Cerise DeLand, historical, Regency, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:101 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Cerise DeLand, historical, Regency, Romance ·
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Brazen Desperation

The Only Honest Man in London by Lynne Connolly

August 12, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR 14 Bingo: Dough Money – specifically the lack of it – is a driving force in this book. After a rocky start, Viola and Gerald become close friends – and could perhaps become more. But the actions of their sister and best friend threatens to throw everything into complete disarray. Despite the Pride and Prejudice-esque elements of the plot, what really drew me to this story was Viola’s disability. I’m always on the lookout for differently-abled heroes and heroines in my romances, especially historical […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, cbr14bingo, Disability, historical, Lynne Connolly, NetGalley, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:97 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, cbr14bingo, Disability, historical, Lynne Connolly, NetGalley, Romance ·
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The book, "Hollywood Heroine" by Sarah Kuhn standing next to book bingo card.

Vampires are the new supernatural threat for superheroines, Aveda and Evie – CBR14 Bingo: Series

Hollywood Heroine: Heroine Complex #5 by Sarah Kuhn

August 11, 2022 by Dome'Loki 2 Comments

CBR14Bingo “Series” –Hollywood Heroine is the fifth book in the Heroine Complex series. Hollywood Heroines finds Aveda Jupiter and Evie Tanaka heading to Los Angeles to visit the set of a pilot being filmed about their adventures.  A while back they agreed to sell the rights to their story but hadn’t paid much attention to the development until the studio, Pinnacle Pictures, reached out about the visit.  Aveda is still stressed from the ghost incident in the previous book, Haunted Heroine.  She isn’t comfortable with change […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: CBR, cbr14bingo, Dome'Loki, heroine, Heroine Complex, los angeles, powers, Sarah Kuhn, super powers, Urban Fantasy

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: CBR, cbr14bingo, Dome'Loki, heroine, Heroine Complex, los angeles, powers, Sarah Kuhn, super powers, Urban Fantasy ·
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“Each of us has a monster we must confront, a monster designed to test our personal weaknesses.”

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

August 11, 2022 by RaRaGabor 2 Comments

This book has been on my list since I read The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. Hendrix takes on another staple of the horror genre here: the slasher. But in this case, the focus is on what happens to those Final Girls after the credits roll. Lynette Tarkington is a final girl. As a teen, she survived a Christmas Day massacre that saw her entire family die. Lynette is older now, but she is definitely not okay. She is a creature of caution […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: grady hendrix

RaRaGabor's CBR14 Review No:52 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror · Tags: grady hendrix ·
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