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But they told so many lies this title doesn’t make sense!

All the Lies They Did Not Tell by Pablo Trincia

November 26, 2022 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

The tag line of this book was “The true story of Satanic Panic in an Italian community”. I’m not sure it’s called a tag line, but cut me some slack. It’s the words under the title, and my poor tired brain can’t remember what that’s called! The tag line (or whatever!) should’ve been “The probably made up story of a bunch of kids who said their parents molested them and did semi-Satanic things”. I was not satisfied with the conclusion of this book. It’s literally […]

Filed Under: Horror, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Italy, Pablo Trincia, pedophiles

kfishgirl's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Horror, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Italy, Pablo Trincia, pedophiles ·
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We are the World

Our World: Italy by Francesca Di Marzo

Our World: Mexico by Cynthia Harmony

Our World: Brazil by Ana Siqueira

Our World: India by Meera Sriram

November 7, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Our World: Italy by Francesca Di Marzo, Our World: Mexico by Cynthia Harmony, Our World: Brazil by Ana Siqueira and Our World: India by Meera Sriram have two things in common. The first, they are awesome books and second, they are about the world aimed at the young reader/listener.  Some are already published, while others are coming within the next few months. The stories follow the culture, language and more in a small format. The authors and illustrators (while the illustrations are similar to each […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Ana Matsusaki, Ana Siqueira, Brazil, Children, Claudia Navarro, Cynthia Harmony, Francesca Di Marzo, India, Italy, Meera Sriram, mexico, Naida Mazzenga, Neethi, travel, world

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:548 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction · Tags: Ana Matsusaki, Ana Siqueira, Brazil, Children, Claudia Navarro, Cynthia Harmony, Francesca Di Marzo, India, Italy, Meera Sriram, mexico, Naida Mazzenga, Neethi, travel, world ·
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Looks Good on Paper

“We are writing to each other. On paper. Because paper is kind of my thing.”

Looks Good on Paper by Kilby Blades

October 16, 2022 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

CBR14Bingo – Holiday: Zuri takes a six week vacation to Europe to explore various stationary stores. I was in the mood for a quick cute rom-com, and this book certainly delivered. A penpal romance with a dash of travel and some craftiness, this book hit a lot of the right notes for me. “We are writing to each other. On paper. Because paper is kind of my thing.” Zuri may be underpaid and unrecognized at her job – customer service for an online dating app called […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr14bingo, contemporary, Italy, Kilby Blades, Romance

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:78 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr14bingo, contemporary, Italy, Kilby Blades, Romance ·
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‘“Nonsense, my dear! It is the 1920s, you know.” She squeezed Bella’s hand. “The world is changing. For the better, I hope.”’

Hotel Portofino by J.P. O'Connell

August 18, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR 14 Bingo: Hot We are on the Italian Riviera in high summer, and the characters lavish in beach days and garden parties. Bella Ainsworth has just opened her hotel in Portofino, but she is already facing trouble – unruly guests, blackmail, and some business about a Rubens… This was my second stab at this book. I received an audiobook ARC originally, but I found it could not keep my attention so I went with an ebook for the library instead and it coasted by […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 1920s, ARC, cbr14bingo, historical fiction, Italy, J.P. O'Connell, NetGalley, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:109 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 1920s, ARC, cbr14bingo, historical fiction, Italy, J.P. O'Connell, NetGalley, Romance ·
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[got me] to a nunnery!

Matrix by Lauren Groff

Heloise & Abelard: A New Biography by James Burge

The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici by Elizabeth Lev

Letters of a Portuguese Nun: Uncovering the Mystery Behind a 17th Century Forbidden Love by Myriam Cyr

July 5, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

I thought I was going to need some time to recover from the exquisite The Everlasting, but really it flung me head-first into a literal rabbit-hole. A warren. An abbey. A nunnery, if you will. Also- The Atlantic just posted a list of books that were done dirty by pandemic releases, and OF COURE The Everlasting resides within those vaulted halls. I was immediately drawn to Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici after she was mentioned several times in The Everlasting. A distant relative of her spots her likeness in the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: 12th century, 15th century, 16th century, 17th Century, andtheIToldYouSos, borgia, Catholicism, cloistered life, Crusades, Dark Ages, eleanor of aquitaine, Elizabeth Lev, England, forbidden love, France, heloise and abelard, hisotry, historical fiction, Italy, James Burge, lauren groff, Love, love letters, Marie de France, medeival europe, Medici, Middle Ages, miramax, monks, my library. audio. ;etters, Myriam Cyr, mysticism, nuns, paris, Philosophy, Portugal, Religion, Renaissance, renaissance europe, Rome, viragoes

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:36 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: 12th century, 15th century, 16th century, 17th Century, andtheIToldYouSos, borgia, Catholicism, cloistered life, Crusades, Dark Ages, eleanor of aquitaine, Elizabeth Lev, England, forbidden love, France, heloise and abelard, hisotry, historical fiction, Italy, James Burge, lauren groff, Love, love letters, Marie de France, medeival europe, Medici, Middle Ages, miramax, monks, my library. audio. ;etters, Myriam Cyr, mysticism, nuns, paris, Philosophy, Portugal, Religion, Renaissance, renaissance europe, Rome, viragoes ·
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Love is Not the End-All

The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman

April 29, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

“To me, love is more like a lending library. To keep it, we must continually renew it. Otherwise we pay a hefty fine.” There is a purported family curse that afflicts the Fontana family – that second-born daughters will never find true love and wed. When their estranged great-aunt Poppy promises to break the curse if they accompany her on a trip to Italy, Emilia and Lucy’s lives change radically. This was a warm and engaging read about a trio of women who are misfits […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: curse, drama, family, Italy, Lori Nelson Spielman, romcom

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:61 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: curse, drama, family, Italy, Lori Nelson Spielman, romcom ·
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