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The artist and the scarred warhero

Last Night with the Earl by Kelly Bowen

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3.5 stars Eli Dawes, the current Earl of Rivers, has been presumed dead for several years after Waterloo. Before he defied his father’s wishes and went off to war, he was a handsome, popular and carefree nobleman; now he’s got all manner of scars, both physical and emotional, as well as a healthy helping of guilt for never letting his father know he survived the war. He returns to England for reasons (I don’t remember, it’s been like a month since I finished this), but instead of going to London, he returns to the country house in Dover, where he […]

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11/11/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:96 |

Science fiction I actually enjoyed!

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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#CBR10Bingo: Cannonballer Recommends (this was a CBR Book Exchange gift from Yesknopemaybe (my paperback copy), it has also been favourably reviewed by MathildeHoeg, ingres77, dAvid, badkittyuno, belphebe, emmalita, narfna and faintingviolet, among others) Rosemary Harper is trying to escape her old life and doesn’t want anyone tracking her down. She pays a lot of money to get a new identity and gets a job on a run-down and patched up spaceship, where no one from her old life would ever think to look for her. Aboard the Wayfarer, with its eclectic, but mostly affectionate crew, she finds a sense of community and […]

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11/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:95 |

Well, thanks a lot for leaving me with further emotional scars for a whole year, Brian!

Saga, vol 9 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

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4.5 stars This is volume 9, it is NOT the place to start the series. Do, however, get to your nearest retailer of comics/graphic novels and buy volume 1, it’s pretty much the best thing out there right now. You won’t regret it. Normally, the volumes of Saga tend to vary between heavy and emotionally wrenching storylines, followed by something a bit more funny, light-hearted and uplifting. Vol 7 ended on a very sad note, and Vol 8 was an exploration of grief and loss and not exactly a barrel of laughs either. Lured by the cheerful cover illustrations (the back of […]

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10/30/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:94 |

#CBR10Bingo: Snubbed – This One Summer (Bingo nr 4)

This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

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#CBR10Bingo: Snubbed- it won the Eisner Award in 2015, but was also nominated for a whole host of other things that it lost out on. Every summer Rose and her parents go to Arwago Beach. They have their set rituals and it’s Rose’s favourite time of the year. Her friend Windy is also there, and she and Rose are inseparable all summer. Something is different this year, though. There’s a tension between Rose’s parents and they keep fighting when they think Rose can’t hear them. For a while, Rose’s dad actually leaves, so there’s just Rose and her mum at the […]

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10/30/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:93 |

#CBR10Bingo: Fahrenheit 451 – The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

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#CBR10Bingo: Fahrenheit 451 (one of the ten most banned or challenged books in 2017) Starr feels like she’s living two lives, and in a way she is. She goes to a prestigious private school along with her siblings, where they are among the only black students. She has a white boyfriend, who calls her “Fresh Princess”, thinking she’s a bit like Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. She lives in a poor and rough neighbourhood, where drug dealing and gun violence isn’t unusual. Her black friends wonder if she thinks she’s too good for them. Starr’s father spent much […]

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10/29/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:92 |

This book will make you hungry (Third bingo!)

The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert

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#CBR10Bingo: Delicious From Goodreads: In downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lou works tirelessly to build her beloved yet struggling French restaurant, Luella’s, into a success. She cheerfully balances her demanding business and even more demanding fiancé…until the morning she discovers him in the buff—with an intern. Witty yet gruff British transplant Al is keeping himself employed and entertained by writing scathing reviews of local restaurants in the Milwaukee newspaper under a pseudonym. When an anonymous tip sends him to Luella’s, little does he know he’s arrived on the worst day of the chef’s life. The review practically writes itself: underdone fish, scorched […]

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10/24/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:91 |

The book was absolutely NOT better

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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#CBR10Bingo: The Book was Better?  Spoiler Warning! This has already been reviewed a ton of times – there will be some vague spoilers, but nothing that should ruin the film or the book for anyone. Rachel Chu is an economics professor in New York. Her boyfriend of two years, Nick Young, a history professor at the same university, invites her to go to Asia with him for the summer, to attend his best friend’s wedding. Rachel has no idea that Nick’s family is one of the wealthiest and most influential in Singapore and that most of his family, friends and acquaintances are […]

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10/22/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:90 |

#CBR10Bingo: Not My Wheelhouse – Running Like a Girl (Bingo #2)

Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley

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#CBR10Bingo: Not My Wheelhouse (the book is a) non-fiction and b) about running – neither of these things are in my usual wheelhouse) I was at a bit of a loss as to which genre or book to choose for the “Not My Wheelhouse” square on the CBR10 Bingo card, because while I primarily read romance, paranormal fantasy and YA (especially at the moment), I do try to branch out into other fiction genres every so often, and while I don’t read them as often any more, I wouldn’t consider science fiction or mystery or general historical and/or contemporary fiction outside […]

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10/20/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:89 |


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