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More Murder, Less Family Drama Please

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

April 19, 2026 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Decades after the heiress Ruby McTavish was kidnapped as a toddler and dubiously recovered a year later, her adopted son Camden and his wife Jules return to her ancestral home in a bid to claim her long-neglected inheritance. This book draws inspiration from several cases in the early 20th century in which a kidnapped or vanished child was thought to be returned, only for it to be later discovered that it was instead some unrelated child who for whatever reason was trying to be forced […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: ARC, contemporary, drama, family, mystery, NetGalley, Rachel Hawkins, Suspense

Pooja's CBR18 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: ARC, contemporary, drama, family, mystery, NetGalley, Rachel Hawkins, Suspense ·
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Botany, Bears and Beaver Ponds

Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

March 4, 2026 by G.D. Giant 2 Comments

This is a lovely, sad, beautifully written book. I feel bad for everyone who rated it one star on Goodreads just because it wasn’t a faithful retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Because if you read it for what it is, instead of what it isn’t, it’s really quite wonderful. Ivey touches on themes of motherhood, love, personal freedom, mental health and the natural world, all in a dark fairy tale setting. Single mom Birdie does the best that she can for her daughter, Emaleen, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alaska, contemporary, dark fairy tale, Eowyn Ivey, magical realism, Mental Health, Motherhood, nature

G.D. Giant's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alaska, contemporary, dark fairy tale, Eowyn Ivey, magical realism, Mental Health, Motherhood, nature ·
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match

The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed

February 1, 2026 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Nura is a third-generation matchmaker for high society, and business is thriving, even if she’s working herself ragged for it. But when a series of bizarre incidents starts plaguing her clients, Nura begins to realize that someone may have it out for her. Though arranged marriage is becoming less common among desi immigrants in the United States, there is definitely a thriving market for it. Nura’s methods are far more intensive than the folders with photos and personal and professional details that my dad sometimes […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Aisha Saeed, ARC, contemporary, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, Suspense, thriller

Pooja's CBR18 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Aisha Saeed, ARC, contemporary, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, Suspense, thriller ·
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“We haunt them. They want to kill us but we will not die.”

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad

February 1, 2026 by Pooja Leave a Comment

After years away from Palestine, actress Sonia returns to visit her sister and takes a role in a West Bank performance of Hamlet, where she must grapple with her delicate relationship with her homeland. I’ve never read a book set in Palestine, which is why I requested this book on NetGalley. This book came out in 2023, but the intervening years have only made it more important to read. Hammad does an excellent job of capturing both Sonia’s alienation from and longing for Palestine and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ARC, contemporary, Isabella Hammad, literary fiction, NetGalley, Palestine, Shakespeare

Pooja's CBR18 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ARC, contemporary, Isabella Hammad, literary fiction, NetGalley, Palestine, Shakespeare ·
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A Jété into Love

Second Night Stand by Karelia Stetz-Waters, Fay Stetz-Waters

January 25, 2026 by Pooja Leave a Comment

When professional ballerina Lillian has a one night stand with a beautiful stranger in Portland, she does so only because she’s certain she’ll never see her again. But when it turns out that Izzy will be competing in the same dance competition show, their growing connection may get in the way of the win they both desperately need. I really loved Karelia Stetz-Waters’ previous book Behind the Scenes, so even though I haven’t been interested in reality show romances in the past I was excited […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, contemporary, humor, Karelia Stetz-Waters, Fay Stetz-Waters, lgbt, NetGalley, Romance, United States

Pooja's CBR18 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, contemporary, humor, Karelia Stetz-Waters, Fay Stetz-Waters, lgbt, NetGalley, Romance, United States ·
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Girl meets accident, girl has amnesia, girl gets a new look on life….

Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love!, Volume 1 by Mamakari 

December 2, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Title: Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love!, Volume 1  Author: Mamakari  Illustrator: Mamakari  Annotation from Publisher: “All Yumeko ever saw were her flaws. Her unhappy outlook infected not just her, but everyone around her, too. It’s only after a car accident that leaves Yumeko with amnesia that she wakes up with a brand-new lease on life, one that attracts all kinds of adventures and maybe even love.”–   My Comments: So, at first I really did not like this book. There were a lot of bumps in […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: contemporary, East Asian Style, Mamakari, manga, Media Tie-In, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:534 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: contemporary, East Asian Style, Mamakari, manga, Media Tie-In, Social Themes ·
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