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A talking cat + groomer mystery duo

Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow

December 28, 2022 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow is the first book in her Sassy Cat Mystery series. As a big fan of cozy mysteries and cute animals, the adorable illustrated cover sold me instantly. Mimi opens a grooming shop called Hollywoof. She hopes to cater to the dog clientele of Los Angeles. Even though it’s clear that Mimi prefers dogs, her sister gives her a fluffy white cat. He is aptly named Marshmallow. Quite soon, Mimi starts hearing Marshmallow talk. She thinks she […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Romance Tagged With: aapi author, book one, Cats, cozy mystery, dogs, groomer, Hollywood, jennifer j. chow, mimi lee gets a clue, sassy cat mystery, Series, talking cat

teresaelectro's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Mystery, Romance · Tags: aapi author, book one, Cats, cozy mystery, dogs, groomer, Hollywood, jennifer j. chow, mimi lee gets a clue, sassy cat mystery, Series, talking cat ·
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Book cover: Stuntwomen: the Untold Hollywood Story. 6 images of women flying planes, riding motorcycles, and leaping in dangerous situations

No Wigs on the Men: Women Defying Death on Film

Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story by Mollie Gregory

September 4, 2022 by Sofi Keren Leave a Comment

A stuntwoman’s job is to jump out of a helicopter, drive a speeding motorcycle on winding roads, leap from one train car to another, and punch the bad guys in the face. She doubles actors in movies and on TV, quietly taking on the riskiest moves, saving the leading lady from potential injury. She’s behind the scenes, but the key to an impressive action sequence. Stuntwomen traces the history of women doing stunts from the early silent serial films of the 1910’s and 1920’s through […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Hollywood, Mollie Gregory, stunt women

Sofi Keren's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Hollywood, Mollie Gregory, stunt women ·
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May we all in our dotage be proud to say, “I was adored once too”

From Hollywood with Love by Scott Meslow

May 19, 2022 by Ellesfena 5 Comments

I don’t love romantic comedies, but I like a few of them very much. I’m probably not the target audience for this book–but I did still enjoy most of it. From Hollywood with Love alternates back and forth between chapters about specific romantic comedies, and shorter essays about certain rom-com stars. Some of the essays about specific actors were interesting (and some weren’t–it probably depends on which actors you like), but mostly I enjoyed the chapters about the movies. The chapter about Pretty Woman was especially interesting to […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Hollywood, rom com, romantic comedies, Scott Meslow, Show Business

Ellesfena's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Hollywood, rom com, romantic comedies, Scott Meslow, Show Business ·
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Podcast Me To Hell, Baby!

If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell

April 18, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Hello! My name is Cait and I love movies! (Time for you to answer in kind) Blank it! (Thank it!) If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then good! You now get to jump head-first into the joy that is Blank Check with Griffin and David! Blank Check is a podcast about movies- but not just any movies- it’s a podcast about directors! No, wait, it’s not exactly about directors, but it IS about directors who make “Blank Check” films. “Cait, you want us to listen […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Army of Darkness, b-movies, blank check pod, Bruce Campbell, con culture, Crimewave, evil dead, evil dead 2, film, groovy, hail to the king baby, Hollywood, independent film making, jd amato, re-listen, re-read, read by the author, sam raimi, ted raimi, Xena

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Army of Darkness, b-movies, blank check pod, Bruce Campbell, con culture, Crimewave, evil dead, evil dead 2, film, groovy, hail to the king baby, Hollywood, independent film making, jd amato, re-listen, re-read, read by the author, sam raimi, ted raimi, Xena ·
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Violent Delights

Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century by Stephen Galloway

April 12, 2022 by Pooja 7 Comments

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were an iconic couple in the acting industry, with their combined talent and looks. But the turbulent thread of mental illness ran through their intense romance, ultimately tearing them apart. I only vaguely know both these figures, Leigh better than Olivier because of Gone With the Wind. However, I have always been fascinated by old Hollywood romances because of how turbulent they are, and I was excited for this one. The author has a pleasant narrative voice – he is respectful of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #biography, #history, ARC, Hollywood, NetGalley, Romance, Stephen Galloway

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:52 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #biography, #history, ARC, Hollywood, NetGalley, Romance, Stephen Galloway ·
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Extra Reading March 2022

Batman: The Killing Joke by Christa Faust and Gary Phillips

The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History by Dana O'Neil

In The Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero

The Banks by Roxane Gay, Ming Doyle (Illustrator)

One Night, New York by Lara Thompson

The Secret Lives of Married Women by Elissa Wald

Lost and Found in Harlem by Delia C. Pitts

Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Scandal in Babylon by Barbara Hambly

Sadie by Courtney Summers

April 1, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

These are the books I finished in the month of March in which I didn’t have time or words to elaborate on… Batman: The Killing Joke *** Two of my favorites team up for a Batman prose novel? Yes! But the end result is just okay. Interestingly enough, I think both writers do a better job with the random Gothamites than they do with the Caped Crusader and his primary nemesis. You’re fine just reading Alan Moore’s legendary graphic novel. The Big East: Inside the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fanfiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Romance, Short Stories, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: autobiography, Barbara Hambly, Batman, Beautiful Little Fools, Christa Faust and Gary Phillips, College Basketball, Colombia, comic prose novel, Courtney Summers, crime, Dana O'Neil, Delia C. Pitts, Diane Guerrero, Elissa Wald, erotica, fanfiction, Film Industry, Graphic Novel, harlem, heist, historical fiction, Hollywood, Immigration, in the country we love, Jillian Cantor, Lara Thompson, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA romance, Libba Bray, Lost and Found in Harlem, mystery, One Night New York, Ross Detective Agency, Roxane Gay, Ming Doyle (Illustrator), sadie, Scandal in Babylon, short stories, The Banks, The Big East, The Great Gatsby, The Joker, The Killing Joke, The Secret Lives of Married Women, Young Adult

Jake's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fanfiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Romance, Short Stories, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: autobiography, Barbara Hambly, Batman, Beautiful Little Fools, Christa Faust and Gary Phillips, College Basketball, Colombia, comic prose novel, Courtney Summers, crime, Dana O'Neil, Delia C. Pitts, Diane Guerrero, Elissa Wald, erotica, fanfiction, Film Industry, Graphic Novel, harlem, heist, historical fiction, Hollywood, Immigration, in the country we love, Jillian Cantor, Lara Thompson, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA romance, Libba Bray, Lost and Found in Harlem, mystery, One Night New York, Ross Detective Agency, Roxane Gay, Ming Doyle (Illustrator), sadie, Scandal in Babylon, short stories, The Banks, The Big East, The Great Gatsby, The Joker, The Killing Joke, The Secret Lives of Married Women, Young Adult ·
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