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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Oxford Bomber

Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron

January 20, 2026 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

The first novel from Mick Herron, better known as the author of the Slow Horses series, has recently been adapted for television by Apple. The series stars one of my favorites, Emma Thompson, as private detective Zoe Bloom. This book is marketed as the first entry in “the Zoe Bloom series.” But for all that, there’s precious little Zoe Bloom in it. Our focus is primarily on Sarah Tucker, an Oxford housewife (of the reluctant variety.) Sarah is begrudgingly hosting a dinner party for one […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: mick herron

jeverett15's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: mick herron ·
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Conflicted About the Trainwreck

6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk

January 20, 2026 by lafocareta Leave a Comment

To be honest, I’m not sure whether 6:40 to Montreal is a bad book, or if I’m just deeply annoyed with the ending. Multiple things can be true at the same time, of course, but I like to go into a review with a clear head and pure motives. Writing fiction is hard, and I myself can’t do it. Trust me, I’ve tried. There will be no snarking here for the sake of scoring points or looking clever. Just sound advice on whether or not you […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: domestic thriller, Eva Jurczyk, female-centric thrillers

lafocareta's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: domestic thriller, Eva Jurczyk, female-centric thrillers ·
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No One Can Hear You Squish

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

January 15, 2026 by Debcapsfan Leave a Comment

I found this audiobook from Booktok. The Darkness Outside Us is a Stonewall Book Award Nominee for children’s and young adult literature. Queer characters plus a space opera is how it was marketed to me. I did see a follow up video that there is horror (said in a dramatic voice). Ambrose wakes up on a space ship with no memory of launching. He is injured, and he quickly realizes that he is on the ship to rescue his sister, who was sent to explore […]

Filed Under: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #spaceopera, eliot schrefer

Debcapsfan's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #spaceopera, eliot schrefer ·
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Let Her Go- I guess it kept me reading….

Let Her Go by Alison Stockham

January 14, 2026 by NatteringwPride Leave a Comment

Hannah doesn’t need much. Her quiet life suits her just fine, especially with Libby by her side. Libby always understands. Her closest friend, she feels more like family than anyone else ever has. And then she’s gone. Vanished without a word. No texts. No calls. Just… silence. Matt, Libby’s husband, says she needed space. That she’s safe. That Hannah should stop asking questions. But something’s not right. Hannah can feel it. The more she digs, the more she realises she might not have known Libby […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Alison Stockham

NatteringwPride's CBR18 Review No:4 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Alison Stockham ·
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The Locked Ward- It’s a trashy domestic thriller that scratched the itch

The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen

January 14, 2026 by NatteringwPride 1 Comment

Some doors should never be opened. Was it bitter, all-consuming jealousy? Pathological sibling rivalry? Pure insanity? Whatever the cause―and everyone has a theory―it’s the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused of killing the biological daughter of her wealthy, Southern family. Georgia is locked in a psychiatric institution where the most violent offenders are held while she awaits trial. The only words she whispers when her estranged twin sister Amanda visits are, “I didn’t do it. […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Sarah Pekkanen

NatteringwPride's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Sarah Pekkanen ·
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He might be a mouse but he can ride a moose

Scurry by Mac Smith

January 12, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Scurry by Mac Smith is an adorable and serious graphic novel. There are elements of fantasy, science fiction, action and coming of age that are familiar and is also done in a fresh manner. The elements of Secret of Nimh, Lord of the Rings, Warriors, Redwall, and spiritual themes come out, so you will see things you know already and can reference them. The characters are animals therefore, things might not be for sensitive readers (even adults) as there is war and violent situations.  We […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: animals, friendship, Mac Smith, mice, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:11 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: animals, friendship, Mac Smith, mice, Social Themes ·
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