And so my Booker Prize Longlist Challenge of 2013 continues into 2014. Thanks to a random Kindle price slashing day, all but one of the longlist dropped to 99p, and I'd be a fool not to take advantage. So brace yourselves for an onslaught of Really Worthy Books, people! First up is the apparently … [Read more]
Inoffensively Meh
I really enjoyed the last three books I read, and I think this one, while a perfectly fine book, suffers by … [Read more]
Badkittyuno’s Review #5
Annie Choi is a funny lady. This is her second collection of essays, Shut Up, You're Welcome, and was even funnier than the first (Happy Birthday or Whatever). Annie capitalizes on her humorous family and gently pokes fun at them as well as at herself in a way that is never nasty, but full of … [Read more]
There’s $3.20 I’ll Never See Again
Amish melodrama set in 1880s Pennsylvania. Convinced by his beard twirling brother that Rachel, the love of his life, was going to marry him instead, Jacob abandoned his Amish family on the day of his mother’s funeral. He returns with twin children to rebuild his life and re-enter the insular … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:1 ·
Genres: Romance ·
Tags: #CBR6, #CBR6 #badromance, Amish, Annette Blair, historical romance, romance ·
The Falcon Cannot Hear the Falconer
Okay, wow. Wasn't a good idea to finish this while sitting in a cafe. People think I'm barking. I'm not going to go in depth on this one for two reasons: a) If I were to do that I would spoil the hell out of anyone reading this, and b) the emotions are a little too raw for me to even want to. This … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:5 ·
Genres: Fiction ·
Tags: bildungsroman, carol rifka brunt, Fiction, lgbt, narfna, tell the wolves i'm home ·
Jen K’s Review #11: The House Girl
This is another novel set up with the two timeline style that seems to be popular, especially for historical fiction. In this case, the past is 1852, and focuses on Josephine, a seventeen year old house slave at the Bell estate, who decides to run. The modern day piece follows Carolina "Lina" … [Read more]