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“The sun is up, the skies are blue, and murder is in the air.”

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

May 13, 2026 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

A few years ago, it felt like everyone and their neighbor were reading The Thursday Murder Club. I was intrigued but hadn’t pulled the proverbial trigger. But here we are and the time has arrived for me to dig in to the story of a group of friends in a retirement village who investigate cold cases … [Read more]

faintingviolet's CBR18 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: first in a series, movie adaptation, murder mystery, read harder challenge, Richard Osman ·
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A family too annoying to care about

These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean

May 13, 2026 by Sophia 1 Comment

I saw These Summer Storms (2025) by Sarah MacLean on NPR's Favorite Books List. I've never read anything by Sarah MacLean, but I'm a fan of romance novels, and this one seemed interesting enough. So I picked it up. Unfortunately, I found this one more disappointing than not. After a fun beginning, … [Read more]

Sophia's CBR18 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Sarah Maclean ·
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The Scoring Secret

“You know, Kiley Forge, most people like me.” “I’m not most people.” “Oh, I’m aware.“

The Scoring Secret by Ainsley Booth

May 13, 2026 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

One of the reasons I like duet narration is because the way many men voice women grates on my nerves. In duet narration, that's not an issue. This very much increased my enjoyment of The Scoring Secret. In general, I like Ainsley Booth/Zoe York's books. They are very readable, and satisfying. The … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR18 Review No:33 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Ainsley Booth, duet narration, Rob Hatchet, Stella Hunter, The Playing Game ·
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No wonder Haiti has some many issues.

Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende

May 12, 2026 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

A sprawling tale of the complex and extremely bloody history of the melting pot that was early 17th century Haiti.  It’s a seething brew of the indigenous people of Haiti, slaves brought from Africa to work the sugar plantations, and the various European settlers from Spain, England, and especially … [Read more]

elderberrywine's CBR18 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Colonial politics, Haiti history, Haiti to New Orleans, Isabel Allende, Like wow, Race relations, Sprawling story, Women centric ·
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Sorority Madness

Finlay Donovan Crosses The Line by Elle Cosimano

May 12, 2026 by finnyfinfinn Leave a Comment

The problem with Vero’s advice not to go looking for chin hairs where there aren’t any is that there’s always a seven foot long chin hair to be found. She’s so young, she’ll learn mwuhahahaha… Also don’t go borrowing trouble is pretty good advice. But trouble is what Finlay Donovan is best at! In … [Read more]

finnyfinfinn's CBR18 Review No:9 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Elle Cosimano, found family, mystery, sorority mystery ·
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Murder in a Made-Up State

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford

May 11, 2026 by jeverett15 1 Comment

In Francis Spufford's imaginative Cahokia Jazz, life in the United States in 1922 is not as we remember it from the history books. The "Cahokia" of the title refers to a state run largely by and for Native Americans, as a partial monarchy informed by Catholic teachings. As a thriving state, Cahokia … [Read more]

jeverett15's CBR18 Review No:29 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Francis Spufford ·
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