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Life imitates art, which is inspired by quiet village life

Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson

May 27, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

15-word review: Anonymous spinster Barbara Buncle writes a book to pay the bills, her entire village rages. This witty novel, originally published in 1934, features rather plain and unassuming village spinster Barbara Buncle falling on hard times and writing a novel to make enough money to be able to pay her bills. She briefly considered keeping chickens but doesn’t like birds. As Miss Buncle hasn’t really been anywhere or experienced much outside village life, she uses her own neighbours and the village of Copperfield where […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 1930s, authors, CBR15, D.E. Stevenson, funny, historical fiction, Malin, Miss Buncle's Book, romantic elements, small town life

Malin's CBR15 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 1930s, authors, CBR15, D.E. Stevenson, funny, historical fiction, Malin, Miss Buncle's Book, romantic elements, small town life ·
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You won’t have to write a book report on these

Who Is R. L. Stine by M.D. Payne

Who Was Maurice Sendak by Janet B. Pascal

Who Was Ernest Hemingway by Jim Gigliotti

May 22, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know some are familiar with the Who Are/Who Was series? And, I have written abut them before, so saying they are books about a subject (person for the Who Are/Was, place or thing for the What Is/What Was), and they have realistic, black and white illustrations that are not necessarily “fantastic” but get the point across and there is a double timeline at the end (for the subject, in this case  three authors, and the world timeline) is redundant. But needed as an intro […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: #writing, authors, Ernest Hemingway, Jake Murray, Janet B. Pascal, Jim Gigliotti, M.D. Payne, Maurice Sendak, Nancy Harrison, R.L. Stine, Stephen Marchesi

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:348 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery · Tags: #writing, authors, Ernest Hemingway, Jake Murray, Janet B. Pascal, Jim Gigliotti, M.D. Payne, Maurice Sendak, Nancy Harrison, R.L. Stine, Stephen Marchesi ·
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A cute fairy tale retelling

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

April 8, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Isabelle (her friends call her Izzy) was so elated when she got a job as an assistant editor for a big publishing company. It was like a dream come true. Several years later, when she’s overworked, underappreciated and still living with her parents at twenty-five, without even getting a promotion, she is starting to wonder if she should change careers. After having her own attempts at writing a book politely criticised by one of her more senior colleagues, that’s another dream she’s shelved, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: authors, beauty and the beast, BIPOC, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, fairy tale retelling, jasmine guillory, Malin, Meant to Be, movie stars

Malin's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: authors, beauty and the beast, BIPOC, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, fairy tale retelling, jasmine guillory, Malin, Meant to Be, movie stars ·
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The stories might be appropriate, but the company is not

Lucky Girl: How I Became a Horror Writer: A Krampus Story by M. Rickert

February 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you ring the bell, remember it cannot be undone. And when that happens, the monsters come out to play. But of course, they do not play by any rules known to man or woman. But one thing is for certain, the monsters come, and they can find each other and you. One Thanksgiving five strangers meet up in a diner that will be closing its doors forever soon. Ro, narrator of and the title girl in Lucky Girl: How I Became a Horror Writer: […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: authors, CBR15Passport, christmas, Christmas stories, Dark Fantasy, family, M. Rickert, murder

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:75 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: authors, CBR15Passport, christmas, Christmas stories, Dark Fantasy, family, M. Rickert, murder ·
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I always had a soft spot for the ol’ spook

Who Was Edgar Allan Poe? by Jim Gigliotti

January 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Once you recommend one book in the Who Was series (Who Was, Who Is, even What Is) you have pretty much said everything you need about them. They are fun, simple, and while might not get “down and dirty” you do find a little dust here and there. I tend to like the books about people over the “things” or events (though the Ice Age was interesting as it showed that we are still learning about it, even though it seems like something that is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: American authors, authors, Baltimore, Boston, E. A. Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, Jim Gigliotti, The Raven, Tim Foley, Writers

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: American authors, authors, Baltimore, Boston, E. A. Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, Jim Gigliotti, The Raven, Tim Foley, Writers ·
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The Plot of The Plot is a Very Good Plot

The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

July 9, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

Who owns a story? A plot? That is the core issue of this novel. Jacob Finch Bonnen is a struggling writer who has fallen into teaching creative writings in MFA programs after publishing two novels. The first was well received and landed him on a list of new and noteworthy authors, and his second basically confirmed his place in the obscurity that can only be experienced by the once-great.  During a low-residency MFA program, he meets a student who changes his life. Evan Parker is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #writing, authors, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Korelitz, MFA, The Plot, Writers

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #writing, authors, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Korelitz, MFA, The Plot, Writers ·
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