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The Children by Melissa Albert

The Children by Melissa Albert

June 1, 2026 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. I didn't really enjoy Albert's Hazelwood, but had hopes for this one, but again, I think she has issues with one with the book premise sounding great, and then the execution not really working. I had … [Read more]

Classic's CBR18 Review No:43 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Melissa Albert, The Children ·
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collage of YA book covers

CBR Diversion – YAY for YA – Genre Discussion

June 1, 2026 by jomidi 29 Comments

I started reading YA when my daughter was old enough to start reading YA books. That was over 20 years ago, and we both continue to enjoy reading lots of YA. Many people think YA books are somehow less worthy than other genres of books. Yes, there are YA books that are poorly written, predictable, … [Read more]

Genres: News from MsWas, Young Adult · Tags: #CBRDiversions, CBR Diversions ·
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The Summer of Sam, Ed, and Reggie

Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is Burning by Jonathan Mahler

May 31, 2026 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Jonathan Mahler's Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is Burning is an unusual work of non-fiction, blending sports, news, culture, and politics into a fairly comprehensive narrative of life in New York City in the year 1977. It was a dark time in the city. Years of excessive spending on social programs … [Read more]

jeverett15's CBR18 Review No:34 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: Jonathan Mahler ·
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The River of Silver: A nice reward for finishing a wonderful series

The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by Shannon Chakraborty

May 31, 2026 by beereadsbooks Leave a Comment

After taking a brief rest from tearing through Empire of Gold, I took a much more gentle pace through River of Silver. River of Silver is a series of short stories from multiple character points of view that stretches across the whole scope of the original trilogy. The stories are arranged … [Read more]

beereadsbooks's CBR18 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: #fantasy, Daevabad, djinn, Shannon Chakraborty, the daevabad trilogy ·
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“You do not need to be afraid. You do not have to be good…You are the scariest thing in the woods.”

Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

May 30, 2026 by stegolily 2 Comments

I picked this book up after seeing it on a "Most Anticipated Books of 2026" list, but I was skeptical. It's a retelling of Cinderella but from the perspective of the stepmother. I thought it was part of the Disney Villains YA series and was confused as to why it was getting picked up for celebrity … [Read more]

stegolily's CBR18 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Rachel Hochhauser ·
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So Good

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

May 30, 2026 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

This is a searing look at Depression/Dust Bowl/Migrant farmer camps in California, as previously depicted in Steinbeck’s famous Grapes of Wrath, but from the point of view of a woman.  Almost as if the famous portrait by Dorothea Lange come to life. Elsa Wolcott, raised in a prosperous Texas … [Read more]

elderberrywine's CBR18 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 1930s Texas and California, Dust Bowl era, Families are not always reiable but when they are nothing better, Farm unions, kristin hannah, Migrant camps, Motherhood at a outragious degree of difficulty, Very unfriendly Mother Nature scenes ·
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    on CBR Diversion – YAY for YA – Genre Discussion
    Really enjoying this comment discussion. So many suggestions. Since I love fairy tale retellings and YA fantasy, lots of good...
  • Malin
    on CBR Diversion – YAY for YA – Genre Discussion
    In my book club, when we have pretty much come to the agreement that if the protagonists are still teenagers...
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    on CBR Diversion – YAY for YA – Genre Discussion
    Like so many others here, I'm a sucker for Tamora Pierce. Is Robin McKinley YA? Because I love her books,...
  • Tracy
    on Interesting From an Intellectual Standpoint
    I didn’t find it funny, and I’m not sure if my sense of humor doesn’t mesh with his or if...
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    on CBR Diversion – YAY for YA – Genre Discussion
    Oh, see I definitely read it as, “give your teens this magic school book instead.” Maybe because I remember The...
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