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Sinister Shores

Murder By the Sea by Robin Jarossi, David Howard

March 14, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Based on the CBS reality show Murder By the Sea, ten murders that took place in various seaside towns and resorts of Britain are recounted in this book. I like true crime, but my medium of choice is podcasts – I very rarely watch it on TV. As such, I have never heard of this show, but the central theme of murder informed by location was one that sounded interesting to me. That the chapters had been derived from episodes of a show was evident […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: ARC, England, murder, NetGalley, Robin Jarossi, David Howard, seashore, true crime, vacation

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:18 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: ARC, England, murder, NetGalley, Robin Jarossi, David Howard, seashore, true crime, vacation ·
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What Is to Come Has Already Been Decided

The Angel Maker by Alex North

March 12, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Katie and her brother Chris have had a strained relationship ever since the brutal attack on Chris that changed their lives forever. Decades later, it might be too late to fix things when Chris goes missing. In this book, we are introduced to two separate mysteries that inevitably wind together – the disappearance of Chris Shaw, and the murder of Alan Hobbs – and the way that they come together made me exercise my brain and sometimes stretched my incredulity. I would hesitate to call […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: alex north, ARC, audiobook, England, murder, NetGalley, Suspense

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Suspense · Tags: alex north, ARC, audiobook, England, murder, NetGalley, Suspense ·
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Fake dating and heart-shaped cakes

Not Your Valentine by Jackie Lau

March 12, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

This was an ARC from the author. My views are my own. Helen Tsang has sworn off love as a lost cause after her boyfriend dumped her last Valentine’s Day and someone filmed it, making her a very involuntary viral sensation. However, as Valentine’s Day is approaching once more, she feels like she is getting excessive sympathy and pity from friends, family, and even the staff of her regular bubble tea shop. She doesn’t really want to field any more questions and decides to ask […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #food, ARC, BIPOC, Canada, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, fake dating, Jackie Lau, Malin, Not Your Valentine, novella

Malin's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #food, ARC, BIPOC, Canada, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, fake dating, Jackie Lau, Malin, Not Your Valentine, novella ·
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The Long Road to Brighton

There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History by Rory Carroll

March 8, 2023 by Pooja 3 Comments

In 1984, the IRA killed five people and came dangerously close to assassinating then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher – and yet this disaster has gone mostly undiscussed in recent years. In this book, Carroll brings together the long chain of events which led up to the bombing, and unravels the complicated investigation that followed. Having been to school in both the United States and India, I like to think that I have gained a wider perspective on world history than I would have otherwise, but there […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, ARC, assassination, NetGalley, politics, Rory Carroll, terrorism, The Troubles

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:16 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ARC, assassination, NetGalley, politics, Rory Carroll, terrorism, The Troubles ·
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One million roses, each handpicked.

In Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature's Scents by Dominique Roques

February 21, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Dominique Roque, a sourcing agent working in the perfume industry, recounts his travels and travails in pursuit of natural ingredients used in perfumes and dives into the storied history and often precarious methods of the producers of those raw materials. Perfume is a ubiquitous thing, to the point that you don’t really even register it. I have several bottles sitting on my dresser right now. But I’d never really thought about where the components of which they are composed of, which was why I found In […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, ARC, art, Dominique Roques, NetGalley, perfume, travel

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, ARC, art, Dominique Roques, NetGalley, perfume, travel ·
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Madeline’s Working-Class Older Brother

Hotel Splendide by Ludwig Bemelmans

February 15, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Ludwig Bemelmans recalls his time as a waiter at a fabulous hotel in New York City, complete with lots of humor, tragedy, and a cast of colorful coworkers. I picked up this book because I love behind-the-scenes stories, and because I was interested in learning about the fabulous excess of 1920s New York City from a working-class perspective. It was only after I started reading it that I realized that the Bemelmans also wrote the Madeline series, about the little girls who lived “In an […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, #memoir, 1920s, ARC, hotel, Ludwig Bemelmans, NetGalley, New York City, work

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, #memoir, 1920s, ARC, hotel, Ludwig Bemelmans, NetGalley, New York City, work ·
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