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“I didn’t smuggle the dog into the country; I merely caused him to be smuggled out of Baluchistan.”

Frederica by Georgette Heyer

January 17, 2023 by Pooja 4 Comments

CBR15 Passport Challenge: Different (sub)genres #2 The Marquis of Alverstoke, wealthy, vain, and immensely bored, sees no reason why he must put himself to any trouble for anyone at all. But when he agrees to sponsor a beautiful young woman’s debut in society, he can’t help but become tangled up with her managing older sister. I read Georgette Heyer’s romances sparingly. Not because I dislike them, but indeed the opposite – I adore their sharp humor, hijinks, and immersive historical setting – and I don’t […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, CBR15Passport, comedy, family, georgette heyer, historical, NetGalley, Regency, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:13 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, CBR15Passport, comedy, family, georgette heyer, historical, NetGalley, Regency, Romance ·
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Not your mother’s book club

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

November 19, 2022 by donttrustthe_bea Leave a Comment

My first time reading a Grady Hendrix novel, I did not realize he was the same author who wrote My Best Friend’s Exorcism and The Final Girl Support Group –  I imagine I will enjoy both of those novels as I quite liked this one. It gave me the same feeling as those first few seasons of True Blood, southern camp at its finest. Think Steel Magnolias, but with an added twist of body horror. Set during the late 80s and early 90s in South […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: comedy, grady hendrix, horror, strong female characters, vampire

donttrustthe_bea's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Horror · Tags: comedy, grady hendrix, horror, strong female characters, vampire ·
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Up to date on all my review and managed a bingo blackout *does little dance*

The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau

November 14, 2022 by Malin 4 Comments

CBR14 Bingo: Funky (Mel makes Vivian feel very funky, in the bad way, when criticising her career choices when they first meet. There is later a lot of *funky bass line* when they finally get together). This was an ARC given to me by the author. It has not affected the contents of my review. Vivian Liao used to be a huge fan of comedian Melvin “Mel” Lee, and one of her hobbies was making fan art about him. Then she actually had a chance […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: ARC, Canada, cbr14, cbr14bingo, comedy, Contemporary Romance, Donut Fall in Love, Funky, Jackie Lau, Malin, new york, The Stand-up Groomsman

Malin's CBR14 Review No:45 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: ARC, Canada, cbr14, cbr14bingo, comedy, Contemporary Romance, Donut Fall in Love, Funky, Jackie Lau, Malin, new york, The Stand-up Groomsman ·
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“I feel my sexiness is a thing that creeps up on you, like mold on a loaf of corner-store bread you thought you’d get three more days out of.”

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby

October 3, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I enjoyed We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. while listening to it, but it’s been a couple of months since I finished it now, and it hasn’t really stuck with me, so I’m rating this one three stars. The only story that I remember with any clarity was the one about her cat, which I was always going to remember because it was about a cat, but also because her cat was SOMETHING ELSE. And also because the way she writes about her cat was very […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, audiobooks, comedy, narfna, non fiction, read by the author, read harder challenge 2022, Samantha Irby, we are never meeting in real life

narfna's CBR14 Review No:160 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, audiobooks, comedy, narfna, non fiction, read by the author, read harder challenge 2022, Samantha Irby, we are never meeting in real life ·
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Sedaris’s best collection since When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Happy Go Lucky by David Sedaris

August 23, 2022 by TylerDFC Leave a Comment

I approach a David Sedaris book in the same way I used to approach an Eminem album with the question “What has happened since the last album?” In the case of Sedaris it’s “What has happened since the last book?”. Sedaris is a fearless writer, sometimes painfully so, and that fearlessness and willingness to expose some ugly behavior make his writing compelling whether you like him or not. Happy Go Lucky was written before and during (because it hasn’t ended) the pandemic. That would be […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: comedy, David Sedaris, Happy Go Lucky, non-fiction essays

TylerDFC's CBR14 Review No:27 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: comedy, David Sedaris, Happy Go Lucky, non-fiction essays ·
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Problem play indeed.

Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

August 19, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I will be honest with you here, and let you know that I barely remember this play. There were only a handful of Shakespeare’s plays that I made it out of school not having read, and this was one of them. I’ve been meaning to read it for years but never seemed to get around to it. Honestly, I wish I hadn’t read it, because at least there was a pleasing sense of mystery to it, with me wondering what it was about and only […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor Tagged With: British literature, comedy, drama, measure for measure, narfna, renaissance drama, Shakespeare, william shakespeare

narfna's CBR14 Review No:132 · Genres: Comedy/Humor · Tags: British literature, comedy, drama, measure for measure, narfna, renaissance drama, Shakespeare, william shakespeare ·
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