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Apocalypse (S)now – The End of the World at the end of the world

Moon on the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

April 28, 2026 by matt_thac Leave a Comment

There’s a moment in the ’90s movie Independence Day where the Americans lead the charge against the alien invaders by rallying the various nations of the world together. In its rally-raising way, you can almost see the cultural change that came in the following decades. The move away from the centering of Western perspectives to a blend of voices which better represent the world as it is that’s still happening. This book feels like it’s sitting in that ’90s apocalypse window, where the enemy was […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Canada, cbr18, dystopia, First Nations, waubgeshig rice

matt_thac's CBR18 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Canada, cbr18, dystopia, First Nations, waubgeshig rice ·
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Definitely a debut novel

The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson

April 27, 2026 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

The story: Tom Hawkins, the son of a gentleman, is sent to debtors’ prison, Marshalsea, in 1700s London. While there, he learns about the murder of another prisoner, Captain Roberts–and that the main suspect is his cellmate, Samuel Fleet. Fleet is kind of a menacing weirdo, and Tom begins to worry that he might be next. He realizes he needs to solve the murder before he meets a similar fate to Captain Roberts. Why I read it: A few months ago, I read The Raven […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: Antonia Hodgson, debtors prisons, Georgian England, historical fiction

Ellesfena's CBR18 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: Antonia Hodgson, debtors prisons, Georgian England, historical fiction ·
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The Outsiders

She Who Became the Sun: The Radiant Emperor Duology Book One by Shelley Parker-Chan

April 27, 2026 by ElCicco 2 Comments

Beginning in 1340s China, She Who Became the Sun opens with a 10 year old girl, never named, living in utter poverty in a small village. She has already lost her mother and several siblings to starvation. The girl, her father and an older brother named Zhu are the only survivors. Zhu was meant to be sent to a monastery when he was old enough, and a fortune teller predicted greatness for him, but for the little girl he predicted, literally, nothing. Yet the girl […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr18, ElCicco, Fiction, She Who Became the Sun, Shelley Parker-Chan, The Radiant Emperor Duology

ElCicco's CBR18 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr18, ElCicco, Fiction, She Who Became the Sun, Shelley Parker-Chan, The Radiant Emperor Duology ·
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How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

April 26, 2026 by Ang 1 Comment

Format in which I consumed this book: audiobook Did I like it/love it/hate it? Loved it What’s it about? Helen is a successful YA author whose book series is being turned into a tv show. She will be one of the show’s writers despite the fact she has no television experience. Grant is one of the head writers on the show. He knows Helen from high school, but not for good reasons. Grant happened to be driving the vehicle that Helen’s younger sister threw herself […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Yulin Kuang

Ang's CBR18 Review No:10 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Yulin Kuang ·
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When the source material lets you down

Hopscotch by Brian Garfield

April 26, 2026 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I wrote about how delighted I am when I read the source material for a beloved movie and it turns out that the movie was a fantastic adaptation of a fantastic novel. I had a less rewarding experience with Hopscotch, which is rather a dull but light spy thriller written in 1975 and adapted into a charming (if dated) comedy action film starring Walter Matthau in 1980. The novel is about CIA field agent Miles Kendig, who is being forced into […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: action thriller, Brian Garfield, cbr18, KimMiE", spy novel

KimMiE"'s CBR18 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: action thriller, Brian Garfield, cbr18, KimMiE", spy novel ·
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“They were to one another what fixed stars are to sailors: The only way through the dark.”

The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow

April 25, 2026 by NTE 1 Comment

I’m gonna start with a blanket spoiler warning, and also this: If you haven’t read The Everlasting, don’t look at any of the graphics, or anything I’ve written past this point, because nearly every sentence could be a spoiler, if taken in parts or sum.  Just know that this book is excruciatingly good and you should read it, without knowing anything… else about it, if at all possible. If you have read The Everlasting, come, follow me into what’s probably already the beginnings of lifelong […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: alix e harrow, graphics, quote heavy, The Everlasting

NTE's CBR18 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: alix e harrow, graphics, quote heavy, The Everlasting ·
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