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City of Bones by Michael Connelly

September 1, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

The thing with Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch novels is that I can tell in the first 20 pages if it’s going to be a good one or not. Trunk Music and Concrete Blonde are examples of the good ones, A Darkness More Than Night and Angel’s Flight less so. One just seems to know in advance how Connelly is going to hit his beats and if said beats are going to work with you. This one really worked for me and, while almost all of Connelly’s novels are set in Los Angeles, this […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: City of Bones, harry bosch, los angeles, Michael Connelly, mystery

Jake's CBR13 Review No:137 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: City of Bones, harry bosch, los angeles, Michael Connelly, mystery ·
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Teenagers and Demons, Oh My!

January 15, 2017 by Ale 6 Comments

  I read this so my teenage sister-in-law would have someone to talk to about it, and….meh? There were some good things about it; there were even times when I laughed or had feelings for the characters, but that didn’t happen until around page 240…..Now, that doesn’t mean this book is bad. I’m just not the intended audience. It’s a YA, which I typically have issues with anyway, and its’ about hell-beasts, and demons, and teenagers with feels, and I’m a 30-year-old woman who doesn’t have […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: cassandra clare, City of Bones, demons, Mortal Instruments, Urban Fantasy

Ale's CBR9 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: cassandra clare, City of Bones, demons, Mortal Instruments, Urban Fantasy ·
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    on When You Hate the Protagonist (But Enjoy the Book)
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    on When You Hate the Protagonist (But Enjoy the Book)
    Once you finish it, let me know what you think!
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    on Love is in the Cards
    Oh gosh, I loved this book! While I didn't find it "erotically charged" I definitely found it deeply affecting. It...
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    on When You Hate the Protagonist (But Enjoy the Book)
    Hah! This is exactly the review I was hoping for for this book. I haven't read it yet, but it's...
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    on I couldn’t put it down
    I just read this last year and your review is spot on with my experience. I also wished I had...
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