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Book Exchange, Thank you Pooja!!!

December 1, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

Thank you Pooja!!! I’m so so happy to have both of these books! And I’m pleased to know how much you enjoyed the Captive Prince series. I’m looking forward to swapping notes with you when you get to Dark Rise and Dark Heir.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2023, c.s. pacat, CBR book exchange, dark rise, the Captive Prince trilogy

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2023, c.s. pacat, CBR book exchange, dark rise, the Captive Prince trilogy ·
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November 2023 Leftovers

Catch and Release by Lawrence Block

We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba

The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched an Empire by John Eisenberg

Ghosts of West Baltimore by David Simmons

Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti by Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci

Hit Me by Lawrence Block

Donnie Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone

November 30, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Happy Thanksgiving to all who observe! Catch and Release *** Been angling to read more LB lately so I figured I’d knock out this short story collection for my monthly HCC read. Sadly, the results were predictable: a repetition of serial killers, hit men and un-sexy sex. I just can’t sink my teeth into books featuring short stories and this one was no exception. I enjoyed visiting Matt and Mick at Grogan’s again and the last story was fun but beyond that? Who lotta eh and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Sports Tagged With: #memoir, Baltimore, Catch and Release, crime, Criminal Justice, David Simmons, Donnie Brasco, football, Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci, ghosts of west baltimore, hard case crime, hit me, hitman, horror, John Eisenberg, John Gotti, Joseph D. Pistone, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mariame Kaba, Mob Star, New York City, nfl, organized crime, Prison Abolition, Racism, short stories, sports, the league, true crime, We Do This Til We Free Us

Jake's CBR15 Review No:166 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Sports · Tags: #memoir, Baltimore, Catch and Release, crime, Criminal Justice, David Simmons, Donnie Brasco, football, Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci, ghosts of west baltimore, hard case crime, hit me, hitman, horror, John Eisenberg, John Gotti, Joseph D. Pistone, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mariame Kaba, Mob Star, New York City, nfl, organized crime, Prison Abolition, Racism, short stories, sports, the league, true crime, We Do This Til We Free Us ·
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She sees dead people. They know they’re dead and they want justice.

Shutter: A Novel by Ramona Emerson

November 30, 2023 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The first chapter of Shutter is tough to read. Main character Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer for the Albuquerque police department, and she is on assignment. A young woman named Erma Singleton has either jumped or been pushed to her death from an overpass over an interstate highway, and now Rita must photograph all the remains at the scene. Being a forensic photographer, seeing the aftermath of such violence on a daily basis and taking hundreds of detailed shots of it, would take an […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: CBR15, crime, Dine Navajo culture, ElCicco, Fiction, Native American, Ramona Emerson, Shutter, supernatural

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: CBR15, crime, Dine Navajo culture, ElCicco, Fiction, Native American, Ramona Emerson, Shutter, supernatural ·
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Book Exchange! Thanks, Ashlie!

November 30, 2023 by ElCicco 6 Comments

I can’t wait to start reading! Thanks so much!

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ardaigle, ElCicco, holiday book exchange

Genres: Fiction · Tags: ardaigle, ElCicco, holiday book exchange ·
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"At Midnight" book cover

Unique takes on age-old tales for a YA audience

At Midnight by Dahlia Adler

November 30, 2023 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Dahlia Adler has been pumping out YA anthologies based on familiar lore for a while. At MIDNIGHT, twists on popular fairy tales, is her most recent work. It’s also the first I’ve read, though I have her Poe remix on my shelf, and the Shakespeare remix is definitely going on my wishlist. It is a fantastic homage to favorite fairy tales. Almost all of them bring something new to each tale, but here are my favorites: Adler’s Rumpelstiltskin, which turns the gold-making goblin into a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: alex london, dahlia Adler, Fairy Tales, gita trelease, hafsah faizal, Meredith Russo, short stories, Stacey Lee, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: alex london, dahlia Adler, Fairy Tales, gita trelease, hafsah faizal, Meredith Russo, short stories, Stacey Lee, YA, Young Adult ·
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Swedish-Vietnamese siblings in space!

Children of the Phoenix Vol. 1: The Eye of the Storm  by Oskar Kallner

November 29, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I found the part novel-part graphic novel Children of the Phoenix Vol. 1: The Eye of the Storm to be a fun space adventure with typical tropes. It is due in mid-December 2023, with book two due in summer of 2024.  Oskar Kallner’s story was not as detailed as I had hoped (there is a bit more “tell than show,” and has some repetition. Plus, the science information relies on the reader knowing some of it or having an idea about things already) but it was […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: family, Karl Johnsson, Oskar Kallner, siblings, Social Themes, space opera

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:842 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: family, Karl Johnsson, Oskar Kallner, siblings, Social Themes, space opera ·
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