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Read it, like a child, into the night

Melmoth by Sarah Perry

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Helen Franklin is an English ex-pat in Prague on a mission to penalize herself for a mysterious past. However she cannot avoid the friendship of Karel and Thea and for a while she is almost happy. Then Melmoth appears. Melmoth is the an old tale of the wanderer, the one who is there to witness when no one else is and what she sees is the depravity, the loss the despair. Melmoth is just a myth, or so it seems until Karel gets a letter from an old friend. Karel becomes obsessed with the myth, spinning his wife and his […]

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2/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:7 |

Still marooned in 1815 with murder afoot

A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain

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This is book two in the Kendra Donovan series, where the heroine has travelled back to Regency London through some sort of wormhole (that part really isn’t explained).  I reviewed the first book earlier this year, and found it to be decent enough to give this one a go.  You definitely need to be willing to suspend belief when reading these books, however, because they really are wallpaper historicals.  Kendra is an FBI agent from the 21st century who found herself dropped back in time to 1815.  She was able to help solve a crime in book one, and this […]

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2/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:11 |

Disney said it best: “What makes a Monster and what makes a Man?” (or in this case hero and villain)

Guys Read: Heroes and Villains by Jon Scieszka

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This series rocks!  READ THEM! You need more? (sigh) Okay…… Guys Reads started around 10 years ago with Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys’ Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys. Jon Scieszka, however, is no stranger to getting boys to read. His Time Warp Trio series was his way of writing for the boys in his classroom who did not have anything to read. Flash forward a few years and Scieszka is knows for many picture books and novels, including the Guys Read series. I will say: I do not believe in “boy books” and “girl books” but sometimes, yes, […]

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2/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:44 |

Death and Destruction on the Thames in London by Anthony Galvin

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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via Netgalley courtesy of the publisher. Gavin’s book presents the history of the Thames in terms of flooding, shipwrecks, and other issues. At times, one wonders about the use of the phrase “on the Thames”, there is a bit much on the Great Fire of London, some on terrorist attacks, and a bit on Jack the Ripper. Yet, the book is good. There is a ton of detail here. Galvin includes a list and brief history of the bridges of London as well as a detailed look at the history of the […]

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2/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:23 |

“I waited for you winterlong”

The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden

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I chose this book when we were in the midst of the Polar Vortex because it seemed like a great cold weather book, and it was. It was also a beautifully written fairy tale of a historical fantasy novel that is the first of a trilogy. The story centers on takes place in medieval Russia and centers on Vasilia Petrovna, the youngest daughter of lord of a remote village. The villagers have always left offerings for the various forest and household spirits of Russian folklore but Vasya is actually able to see and speak with them. She soon catches the […]

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2/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:10 |

Journey of a girl becoming a refugee

The Day War Came by Nicola Davies

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Somehow, I missed The Day War Came when it came out in September 2018. Nicola Davies has presented current events, but this viewpoint is not always addressed. This is a five not because it is the best book ever, but because it is different. The subject has been done before (refugee children) but is done in a non-preachy manner. Nor is it about one specific group of people. I assumed Syrian due to the illustrations, but it really could be anytime or any place. I was getting World War Two London vibes at one point. Though, other images (shoes floating […]

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2/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:43 |

A shipboard romance that could have been better

The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

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Oh, I have loved many of Julia Quinn’s books, and adored the Bridgerton saga but I have to say it’s time to let go of that family.  This is the third book in the Rokesby’s series, and much like the first two, this one just didn’t do it for me.  I guess I was hoping that this one was better!  Poppy Bridgerton is the heroine of this one, and is a typical spunky gal who hasn’t been courted and has no marriage prospects despite being pretty and sweet.  While she’s visiting a friend along the coast, she stumbles across a […]

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2/13/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:10 |

A story of two Hollywood legends

The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin

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This is another fictionalized book about real people by Ms Benjamin (who wrote “The Swans of Fifth Avenue”) – and it’s an intriguing read!  I’m sure we all have the basic knowledge of Mary Pickford who was America’s sweetheart, the “girl with the curls” who married Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and lived the glamorous star life.  What I didn’t know is that there was another woman from that era who was also forging a path for herself in a man’s world – Frances Marion, a writer who became a close friend of Mary’s.  This book tells that story. It begins in […]

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2/12/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:9 |


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