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Komodo dragon fascinators!!

Four Aunties and a Wedding (Aunties, #2) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

May 16, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 2/30 A more than worthy follow-up to Dial A For Aunties, which was one of my favorite reads last year (and favorite audiobooks; Risa Mei is a great narrator). If you liked Meddy and the Aunties the first time, you will like them here as well. I keep seeing people describe these books as cozy mysteries, but they’re not, at all. Cozy mysteries are a very specific thing, and I wouldn’t describe this as one, despite aspects […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: audiobooks, Aunties, capers, farce, Fiction, Four Aunties and a Wedding, humor, Jesse Q. Sutanto, narfna, read harder challenge 2022, risa mei

narfna's CBR14 Review No:70 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: audiobooks, Aunties, capers, farce, Fiction, Four Aunties and a Wedding, humor, Jesse Q. Sutanto, narfna, read harder challenge 2022, risa mei ·
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Explore, embrace, experience

You Are Here by Zach Manbeck

May 16, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The publisher description of You Are Here by Zach Manbeck says it all: Encourages children to explore the world around them, embrace opportunities, and experience life as an adventure. And we have seen this story before. There is really little to nothing that is new to say. However, Manbeck has illustrations that make this story interesting and have a bit of a kick. And while having a classic look and feel to them, they are also making it new and fresh. The art reminded me […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Emotions & Feelings, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Zach Manbeck

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:229 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: Emotions & Feelings, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes, Zach Manbeck ·
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What is space to you?

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

May 16, 2022 by booktrovert Leave a Comment

This is very much my preferred type of science fiction – give me more character development and philosophical musings, and less dramatic space wars. If you are someone who enjoys science fiction generally, but finds yourself loving the middle act scene setting and sort of skimming the inevitable third act fight scenes, this book is for you, too. I have not had the pleasure of reading Becky Chambers’ Wayaferers series – and now these books are on my library queue, eagerly awaited. Chambers gives us […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Becky Chambers

booktrovert's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Becky Chambers ·
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Where Little Cable Cars Climb Halfway to the Stars

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

May 15, 2022 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

In 1954 San Francisco, high school senior Lily Hu has a lot on her plate. Her busy parents, a doctor and a nurse, rely on her to look after her younger brothers until they get home from work. Her best friend Shirley is still trying to run Lily’s life, wrangling her onto dance committees and trying to set her up on dates with boys. Lily herself is more focused on doing well in her advanced mathematics class so she can get into college and get […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction Tagged With: CannonBookClub, Malinda Lo

jeverett15's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction · Tags: CannonBookClub, Malinda Lo ·
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I Don’t Have a Clue

The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs

May 15, 2022 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life is the newest effort by author and human lab-rat A.J. Jacobs. After previously attempting such feats as reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary and spending an entire year living by all of the precepts of The Bible, here Jacobs takes a crack at learning about humanity through the unlikely prism of puzzles. Are they just time-wasters or do they have something profound to say […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: A.J. Jacobs

jeverett15's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: A.J. Jacobs ·
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“We knew it was coming, but we behaved inconsistently.”

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

May 15, 2022 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

Reading Emily St. John Mandel is like falling asleep to the sound of rain: The words wash over you and a steady drumbeat of beauty lulls you into something like perfect contentment. Just reading the loveliness of her sentences would be enough, but then she continues to dazzle by leading your thoughts into new possibilities about the universe, as your mind is apt to drift to questions of cosmic import in the moments before sleep, while those steady drops beat against your windowpane. It’s hard […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, cbr14, Emily St. John Mandel, KimMiE", literary fiction, time travel

KimMiE"'s CBR14 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, cbr14, Emily St. John Mandel, KimMiE", literary fiction, time travel ·
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  • Tracy
    on Surprisingly, her utter lack of brains or personality is not her “Defect”
    Great review! I will definitely not read this.
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    on An Enjoyable Time in the Extended Paladin Universe
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    I was afraid of that! I don't know who the actor is (never seen a movie), but I have never gotten...
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