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This was just as delightful as Emmalita/Rochelle promised

Season of Love by Helena Greer

December 31, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

Ten years ago, Miriam Blum cut all ties with her entire family, including her eccentric great-aunt. Now she turns antique junk into creative and incisive art and has a loyal following on Instagram. She has a beautiful and wealthy fiancée and while they’re never going to share a passionate romance, they love each others as friends and support one another. Miriam is working towards finally opening her own art studio in Charleston when she is informed that her great-aunt Cass died (no one had even […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr14, christmas, Contemporary Romance, emotional abuse, grief, Helena Greer, holidays, jewish, LGBTQIA, Malin

Malin's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr14, christmas, Contemporary Romance, emotional abuse, grief, Helena Greer, holidays, jewish, LGBTQIA, Malin ·
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Based on the Icelandic tradition of Jólabóka-flóðið

The Christmas Book Flood by Emily Kilgore

December 8, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Christmas Book Flood by Emily Kilgore celebrates Jolabokaflod in a special way. This is a delightfully illustrated book, by Kitty Moss, about the joys of finding the right book as the right gift, and the family that you give it too. Then, while reading on Christmas eve with you hot chocolate (or chocolate bar), we see how the spirit of the season is among us. Based on the Icelandic tradition, we have a diverse family, their friends, and community waiting and getting ready for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Books, celebrations, christmas, Emily Kilgore, family, holidays, Iceland, jolabokaflod, Kitty Moss, reading

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:590 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Books, celebrations, christmas, Emily Kilgore, family, holidays, Iceland, jolabokaflod, Kitty Moss, reading ·
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A New York lit professor and a playboy European aristocrat fall in love in a romance with not one, but two Christmases

Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday

November 7, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: Holiday (a Christmas romance written by an author called Holiday – boom!) Maximillian “Max” von Hansburg, popularly known in the tabloids worldwide as “the Depraved Duke”, is in fact, merely a baron. He is the eldest son and heir to the Duke of Aquilla, however, and he doesn’t really mind his playboy reputation very much. While in New York to fulfill family obligations and meet a prospective bride that his parents might approve of, he decides to have some fun instead and contacts […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Princess for Christmas, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Contemporary Romance, Duke Actually, fictional Europe, Holiday, holidays, Jenny Holiday, Malin, new york, royalty

Malin's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Princess for Christmas, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Contemporary Romance, Duke Actually, fictional Europe, Holiday, holidays, Jenny Holiday, Malin, new york, royalty ·
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Putting the fun in dysfunctional

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

October 1, 2022 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr14bingo Holiday/bingo Holidays on Ice is a collection of David Sedaris essays, some previously published and some new, all related to holidays. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and Halloween are all represented through autobiographical reflections as well as imaginative fictional stories. If you are unfamiliar with Sedaris, you should know that his writing is both hilarious and often shocking. He has a talent for making very inappropriate and unsettling statements but often in such a funny way that you laugh anyway. Like many people I became familiar […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, David Sedaris, ElCicco, Fiction, holidays, holidays on ice, humor, non fiction

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, David Sedaris, ElCicco, Fiction, holidays, holidays on ice, humor, non fiction ·
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Learning About but Don’t Appropriate

Jewish Holidays: A Brief Introductions for Christians by Kerry M. Olitzky

September 10, 2022 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

Jewish Holidays: A Brief Introduction for Christians by Kerry M. Olitzky My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is a really good overview of Jewish holidays for those that are curious about their origins and practices, particularly from a Christian context. If you are looking for a “how-to” this is not that book. Like the title says, it’s brief. Each holiday is presented in it’s context from the Torah followed by a socio-historical context. There is an overview of how the holiday is practiced […]

Filed Under: Religion Tagged With: Christianity, holidays, Judaism, Kerry M. Olitzky

The Chancellor's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Religion · Tags: Christianity, holidays, Judaism, Kerry M. Olitzky ·
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Friends say Meow

Angel in Beijing by Belle Yang

July 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Belle Yang’s Angel in Beijing is really a simple story, but it is busy and filled with goodies. A young fil finds a cat one night, and after a while, they just name the cat Kitty (as no other name seem to fit). But one day, Kitty runs off. And not even the child’s bell on her bike, that Kitty loves to meow along with, seems to bring her home. But then again, home can have many meanings. And sometimes a surprise like finding a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry Tagged With: Beijing, Belle Yang, Cats, family, friendship, holidays

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:413 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry · Tags: Beijing, Belle Yang, Cats, family, friendship, holidays ·
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