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It’s Hard to Think with the Bullets Flying

Protecting the Amish Child by Dana R. Lynn

December 27, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

When Francesca discovers a dead body and an autistic Amish boy in her front yard, she turns to her late husband’s friend Tanner, an FBI agent, to find out what’s going on and keep them both safe. I discovered later that this is the latest book in a long series of Amish romantic suspense novels centered in the same region, but my lack of familiarity with prior books wasn’t an issue – this works well as a standalone. I enjoyed what we saw of Fran […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: ARC, christian, Dana R. Lynn, mystery, NetGalley, Religion, Romance, romantic suspense, Suspense

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:113 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: ARC, christian, Dana R. Lynn, mystery, NetGalley, Religion, Romance, romantic suspense, Suspense ·
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A girl and her dog learn what loves got to do with it

What's Love All About, Minimoni? by Rocio Bonilla

December 27, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While What’s Love All About, Minimoni?, written and illustrated by Rocio Bonilla, is a bit idealistic, it is also cute. When a young girl asks about what love is, she has a mature journey to finding it. What she learns is what many adults do not even realize: Love is a little bit of everything that is good. And she can imagine sharing that with the world. As I said, it is a bit idealistic, but it does have some silly moments, too. This means […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health Tagged With: emotions, Feelings, friendship, Rocio Bonilla, Social Themes, values, virtues

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:623 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: emotions, Feelings, friendship, Rocio Bonilla, Social Themes, values, virtues ·
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Isolated Island Horror

Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong

December 27, 2024 by dreadpiratekel Leave a Comment

A standalone horror novel from Kelley Armstrong, Hemlock Island is the story of Laney Kilpatrick who is renting out her (amazingly described) second home.  She’s doing this begrudgingly, she got the house in her divorce but the cost of maintaining her isolated island home, plus maintaining the apartment she shares with her niece, well it’s share your space with strangers, or not have the house on Hemlock Island at all.  However, some of the people renting out the island home have left some … remnants […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Hemlock Island, horror, Kelley Armstrong

dreadpiratekel's CBR16 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Hemlock Island, horror, Kelley Armstrong ·
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Final 2024 Leftovers

1876 by Gore Vidal

Joe Country by Mick Herron

James by Percival Everett

Slough House by Mick Herron

Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie

The Contemplative Tarot: A Christian Introduction to the cards by Brittany Muller

December 26, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Hope everyone had a wonderful 2024. Remember that while we can’t control the horrors of the world, there is joy to be found in the presence of those we love. 1876**** Didn’t hit as hard as Burr; Burr’s presence was the center of the story that made it go, whereas this book wants to highlight every major player in the 1876 election. But Vidal does a good job of evoking the atmosphere of the time: the unapologetic corruption, the paranoia of another war and the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1876, Allan Guthrie, Brittany Muller, christian, crime, Devotional, England, espionage, Gore Vidal, hard case crime, historical fiction, huckleberry Finn, James, Joe Country, Kiss Her Goodbye, mick herron, mystery, mysticism, Narratives of Empire, Percival Everett, politics, presidential election, Samuel Tilden, Satire, scotland, Slough House, Slough House series, Slow Horses, Tarot, The Contemplative Tarot, thriller, Voltaire

Jake's CBR16 Review No:195 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1876, Allan Guthrie, Brittany Muller, christian, crime, Devotional, England, espionage, Gore Vidal, hard case crime, historical fiction, huckleberry Finn, James, Joe Country, Kiss Her Goodbye, mick herron, mystery, mysticism, Narratives of Empire, Percival Everett, politics, presidential election, Samuel Tilden, Satire, scotland, Slough House, Slough House series, Slow Horses, Tarot, The Contemplative Tarot, thriller, Voltaire ·
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Thank you KRussell!

December 26, 2024 by Emmalita 2 Comments

Thank you so much, KRussell! What a lovely selection! I don’t think you can tell from the photo, but the stories in the anthology contributed by my favorite authors are flagged. Very thoughtful. I made a goofy, pleased noise when I noted that. I feel like I’m going to be apologizing to Canadians a lot in the next few years, so let me kick that off by saying, “I’m sorry the US Postal Service is still not accepting packages to Canada. 😭”

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2024

Genres: Fiction · Tags: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2024 ·
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Orange is the new pumpkin

Little Orange Pumpkin by Erin Guendelsberger

December 26, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was looking at my online reader copy lists and found Little Orange Pumpkin by Erin Guendelsberger and illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin. It came out  in August 2024, making it ripe for a Halloween story. Which it is, as Little Orange Pumpkin is all excited about going out and trick or treating. Of course, she thinks she is ready to go out on her own, but her parents have other plans. In the end, we have a magical journey when Little Orange Pumpkin is sent […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry Tagged With: Erin Guendelsberger, halloween, Jennifer Zivoin, mindfulness, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:621 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Erin Guendelsberger, halloween, Jennifer Zivoin, mindfulness, Social Themes ·
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