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“There was, she thought, not very much difference in the behavior of a cat and a high-handed, chauvinistic Tudor autodidact in the body of a cat. The only thing to truly set them apart was the vocabulary.”

The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner

January 4, 2026 by Pooja 2 Comments

After solving her sixteenth murder in five years, small-town librarian Sherry Pinkwhistle is only just beginning to grow alarmed by the sheer number of death piling up in Winesap. But when her boyfriend is murdered and her cat gets possessed by a demon called himself Sir Thomas Cromwell, Sherry becomes sure there is something dark at work. This is the book for every person who has looked at how many books can pile up in a cozy mystery series and wondered what on earth is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, adult, ARC, C.M. Waggoner, cozy mystery, mystery, NetGalley, paranormal, Urban Fantasy

Pooja's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, adult, ARC, C.M. Waggoner, cozy mystery, mystery, NetGalley, paranormal, Urban Fantasy ·
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Go Fish (Yes, this is a Buffy reference)

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

January 4, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

The novel begins as Sade starts private boarding school in England. Early on, we understand there are things about her past that Sade is hiding. She is haunted by the ghost of a dead girl in her past, her mother committed suicide when she was 10, and her father was strict, keeping her locked up and homeschooled. The only reason she is at school now is because he died so she is making her own decisions. After meeting her roommate Elizabeth and Elizabeth’s friend Baz, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: boarding school, class, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, institutional racism

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: boarding school, class, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, institutional racism ·
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Facing the Dark

The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

January 2, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag A lot is going on in this book. It is not easy, not even smooth. Things go up and down and around. There is commentary on life, love, family, friends and self. But to talk about it means telling you the whole book, which you need to experience yourself. Ages at least 14 and up, very mature themes and several potential trigger situations. The flow of the book is quick, but sometimes that makes a mess. I had […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, family, friendship, LGBTQ, Molly Knox Ostertag, monsters, responsibility, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, family, friendship, LGBTQ, Molly Knox Ostertag, monsters, responsibility, Social Themes ·
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Finding out why it’s a bad idea to put your name in blood in a mysterious old book

The Last Soul Among Wolves by Melissa Caruso

January 1, 2026 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

A reunion of old friends, a will and curse, and a locked-room murder mystery that escalates, featuring new-ish mom investigator Kembral Thorne jumping around the levels of reality to solve the mystery, stop the curse, and solve the murder(s), all while avoiding (mostly supernatural) enemies and a giant spectral wolf, and trying to keep things professional with girlfriend who is also on the job. That’s most of the things going on in The Last Soul Among Wolves. Since this is the second volume of the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Echo Archives, LGBTQ, locked room mystery, Melissa Caruso, murder mystery, speculative, The Last Soul Among Wolves

CoffeeShopReader's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Echo Archives, LGBTQ, locked room mystery, Melissa Caruso, murder mystery, speculative, The Last Soul Among Wolves ·
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Part 8

My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator)

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

December 31, 2025 by dsbs42 Leave a Comment

Book 36: My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator) Rough Review: 5 stars. I have so many thoughts and feelings about this book. AND SPOILERS NO TIME TO REDACT. The first 70 pages or so were perfect. Just quirky and heartfelt and true, and SO funny, these sensitive, awkward little weirdos with too many feelings, lucky enough to find their people, for however brief a time. I thought there was no way he could keep it up for 400+ pages, and if he did, I would […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Andy Weir, Colson Whitehead, Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator), John Vaillant, Ruth Ware

dsbs42's CBR17 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Andy Weir, Colson Whitehead, Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator), John Vaillant, Ruth Ware ·
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Review Part 7 I Don’t Think I’m Going to Make It

Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché Blackstock

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer

How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

Here After by Amy Lin

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

December 31, 2025 by dsbs42 Leave a Comment

Book 31: Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché Blackstock Rough Review: 4 stars. I have so many thoughts about this one, but they’re all over the place and I’m afraid I won’t remember them all, but I’ll try to put them in some sort of order. This is the third book read for my genetic counselling book club in 2025, which is a book club I found through linked in when I was still researching and applying for GC master’s programs, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Amy Lin, Clare Pooley, Jesse Q. Sutanto, Jon Krakauer, Uché Blackstock

dsbs42's CBR17 Review No:35 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction · Tags: Amy Lin, Clare Pooley, Jesse Q. Sutanto, Jon Krakauer, Uché Blackstock ·
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