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new aspirational character alert: mad catlady with speedboat and collection of vintage pornography

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

August 11, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 3 Comments

…and yes, she drives that boat too fast and befriends a robot! What else could I need? Once again, I am utterly in love with the newest Becky Chambers. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, a much awaited sequel to A Psalm for the Wild-Built, was calling my name from the second that I finished the first entry. I always need to point this out, but if this isn’t the place to do then what is; I would not have found myself in the cozy companionship […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: a psalm for the wild-built, adventures of monk and robot, andtheIToldYouSos, Becky Chambers, being, Body, cannonball recommendation, cbr14bingo, companionship, eco-living, Ethics, friendship, future punk, Love, monk and robot 2, novella, robot, Series, solar punk, The Future is Queer

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: a psalm for the wild-built, adventures of monk and robot, andtheIToldYouSos, Becky Chambers, being, Body, cannonball recommendation, cbr14bingo, companionship, eco-living, Ethics, friendship, future punk, Love, monk and robot 2, novella, robot, Series, solar punk, The Future is Queer ·
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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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I like Haley Rocco. John Rocco? Not so much.

How to Send a Hug by Hayley Rocco

June 22, 2022 by BlackRaven 4 Comments

I admit it. Even this old grump teared up at the end of How to Send a Hug. And it was not the words of Hayley Rocco, though those are sweet. It was that darn page at the end where everyone is receiving their hugs! So, “Bad John Rocco! Bad!” Seriously though, this is a delightful story about how to send a hug to someone who is far away. I am sure we have not seen the last of the Covid related issues, therefore, making […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health Tagged With: friends and family, Hayley Rocco, hugs, John Rocco, Love, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:323 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: friends and family, Hayley Rocco, hugs, John Rocco, Love, Social Themes ·
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this is the sort of book that requires some quiet wallowing time post-finish

The Everlasting by Katy Simpson Smith

June 9, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

I picked this one up because of the cover. I saw it featured at my local bookstore and put it in my basket without even reading the blurb on the back. Had I read the blurb, I would have KNOWN that it was meant for me none the less, but something about the neon pile of bodies reached into my brain and demanded to be brought home. Unfortunately, “brought home” was as far as the demand went. It sat in my literal TBR pile until […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Religion Tagged With: Catholicism, Christianity, coming-of-age, Death, historical fiction, Katy Simpson Smith, Love, lust, medici family, Religion, Rome, saint prisca, Satan

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Religion · Tags: Catholicism, Christianity, coming-of-age, Death, historical fiction, Katy Simpson Smith, Love, lust, medici family, Religion, Rome, saint prisca, Satan ·
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Hands-Down My Favorite TITLE of 2022

Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis by Grace E. Lavery

April 6, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 5 Comments

Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis Let that title sink in. It’s so great! Also great: hearing Grace Lavery say it aloud herself. If you have any interest in diving into this piece (and holy moly, you should!) I HIGHLY recommend listening to the audio performance- and I do mean performance! Grace, Danny Lavery, and Marc Vietor do not skimp on the drama and pomp. Grace, in particular, has a lovely elastic and elegant lilt- cliché of clichés, but I do think I […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir Tagged With: daniel lavery, essays, Grace E. Lavery, identity, LGBTQIA, LGTBQIA author, Literature, Love, Marc Vietor, porn, queer, read by the author, sex, social commentary, trans

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: daniel lavery, essays, Grace E. Lavery, identity, LGBTQIA, LGTBQIA author, Literature, Love, Marc Vietor, porn, queer, read by the author, sex, social commentary, trans ·
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Love, Me

Love, Z by Jessie Sima

April 4, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not completely familiar with the Robot Z, yet this book is familiar due to the theme. The simple question, “What is love?” is not as easy as Z would have hoped in Jessie Sima’s picture book Love, Z. But a wonderful journey later, Z finds that love might have been closer than they thought at first. A sweet, cozy story about family, friendship, and the real meaning of love. While this would have been a great Valentine’s Day book, it is also a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: Concepts, family, friendship, Jessie Sima, Love, robots

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:135 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: Concepts, family, friendship, Jessie Sima, Love, robots ·
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