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Losing Oneself in Art

Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama by Yayoi Kusama

March 23, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Yayoi Kusama is one of the most prolific and successful artists of our time. This Japanese born creative genius was a major force on the New York art scene in the sixties, producing interactive installations, performance pieces, and a variety of other artistic offerings. Yet most people are probably more familiar with her contemporaries, like Andy Warhol. In this autobiography published in 2002 (English translation in 2012), Kusama provides some information about her childhood and upbringing, but this is mostly the story of her art […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Featured Tagged With: autobiography, cbr17, ElCicco, Infinity Net, non fiction, Yayoi Kusama

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured · Tags: autobiography, cbr17, ElCicco, Infinity Net, non fiction, Yayoi Kusama ·
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How are these characters not obese and suffering from malnutrition?

The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory

March 18, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Buzzword Title Challenge 25: Event Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Food or drink Maddie and Theo are both best friends with Alexa (from The Wedding Date). Despite what the blurb tries to tell you, they are not enemies, they just dislike each other because of some unfortunate first impressions. Maddie thinks Theo is a pompous nerd who looks down on her for her career choice, while Theo thinks Maddie is shallow, fashion-obsessed and mean. After a night out, they drunkenly kiss each other and end up […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: BIPOC, buzzwords cover, buzzwords title, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, friendship, jasmine guillory, Malin, the wedding date, The Wedding Party, weddings

Malin's CBR17 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: BIPOC, buzzwords cover, buzzwords title, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, friendship, jasmine guillory, Malin, the wedding date, The Wedding Party, weddings ·
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“I’d take a racoon to the face for you any day, Rose Evans.”

Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

March 18, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Transportation Doctor Fionn Kane is doing just fine in the little Nebraska town he retreated to after leaving his promising surgical career and ex-fiancee behind. He doesn’t really want anything to do with the past-times of either of his brothers and is keeping his head down, running and working out when he’s not working in his small medical clinic or the hospital. He also crochets. Then a beautiful woman with a severe leg injury ends up nearly unconscious on the floor […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: audiobook, Brynne Weaver, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Domestic Abuse, Eric Nolan, family, friendship, Malin, murder, racoon, Samantha Brentmoor, Scythe & Sparrow, Suspense, Tarot, The Ruinous Love trilogy

Malin's CBR17 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance, Suspense · Tags: audiobook, Brynne Weaver, cbr17, Contemporary Romance, Domestic Abuse, Eric Nolan, family, friendship, Malin, murder, racoon, Samantha Brentmoor, Scythe & Sparrow, Suspense, Tarot, The Ruinous Love trilogy ·
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I should read more Susanna Kearsley

The King's Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

March 6, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

StoryGraph Easy Reading Challenge 2025: All Alone – Read a stand-alone book Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this ARC. My opinions are my own. It is 1613 and Prince Henry, James I’s eldest son and heir has tragically died. Rumours whisper that it might not have been by natural causes. Queen Anna is distraught, and King James is determined to punish the guilty. Andrew Logan is one of the king’s messengers and he’s tasked with going to Scotland to apprehend Sir David Moray, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: 17th Century, British history, cbr17, historical fiction, magical realism, Malin, multi pov, NetGalley, road trip, romantic, Susanna Kearsley, The King's Messenger, the Stuarts

Malin's CBR17 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: 17th Century, British history, cbr17, historical fiction, magical realism, Malin, multi pov, NetGalley, road trip, romantic, Susanna Kearsley, The King's Messenger, the Stuarts ·
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A haunting story on many levels

Anita de Monte Laughs Last: A Novel by Xochitl Gonzalez

March 5, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

I read this novel as an e-book purchased through Bookshop.org. If you, like me, have been relying on Kindle e-books for a while and want to stop supporting that dickhead Bezos, check out Bookshop. They have a selection of e-books that is somewhat limited but they are very good offerings nonetheless. Moreover, when you make a purchase, Bookshop will donate a percentage of the sale to the independent bookstore of your choice. Buying books has never felt more virtuous! Anita de Monte Laughs Last is, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Anita de Monte Laughs Last, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Xochitl Gonzalez

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Anita de Monte Laughs Last, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Xochitl Gonzalez ·
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The books Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands and Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales written by Heather Fawcett are standing on a bookshelf. In front of them are a small rose and daffodil made out of crystal.

I devoured this whole trilogy twice in 12 nonconsecutive days

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

March 5, 2025 by Dome'Loki 2 Comments

I received Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries in our family Winter Solstice book exchange but didn’t start it until the end of January.  It was so engaging I blitzed through it in two days.  Having enjoyed it so much it was immediately re-read.  The re-read took only two days as well.  This same pattern was repeated when reading Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands and Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales.  Fortunately, I discovered this series at the perfect time.  Books one and two were already […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr17, Dome'Loki, Emily Wilde, fae, fairies, Fiction, Heather Fawcett

Dome'Loki's CBR17 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17, Dome'Loki, Emily Wilde, fae, fairies, Fiction, Heather Fawcett ·
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