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The forest and the trees

North Woods by Daniel Mason

March 17, 2025 by Fiat.Luxury Leave a Comment

I don’t know how to summarize this book – a potpourri of genres (although mostly historical fiction, if you had to pinpoint it), a truly eclectic cast of characters, and incredible prose. The kind of book where you think about the characters after the book is closed, and you puzzle over the last chapter even though he totally stuck the landing (endings are so hard!) Mason somehow describes both the forest and the trees in a very readable and really kinda weird novel. He sharply […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: books set in massachusetts, Daniel mason, historical fiction, Massachusetts, north woods

Fiat.Luxury's CBR17 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: books set in massachusetts, Daniel mason, historical fiction, Massachusetts, north woods ·
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Whitewashed Histories and Walls

White House by the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port by Kate Storey

August 17, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR16 Bingo: Cult – The Kennedys have rather a cult following, and in this book particularly we learn how many people were so fascinated they swarmed their homes in Hyannis Port. When the Kennedy family decided to make their summer home in Hyannis Port, MA, they little suspected how strongly associated the place would become with their aspirations and their scandals. I’m a Massachusetts native, but my family’s roots there don’t go back long enough to have really witnessed the heyday of the Kennedys in […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, 1900s, ARC, cbr16bingo, family, Kate Storey, Massachusetts, NetGalley, non fiction, politics, United States

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:84 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, 1900s, ARC, cbr16bingo, family, Kate Storey, Massachusetts, NetGalley, non fiction, politics, United States ·
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A few Pride Month titles

Joyful Song : A Naming Story by Lesléa Newman

The Rainbow Parade: A Celebration of LGBTQIA+ Identities and Allies by Shane Jordan, Rick Hendrix and Jieting Chen

Rainbow Allies: The True Story of Kids Who Stood Against Hate by Nancy Churnin

April 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My work emails are getting ready for June and Pride Month. One included a list of five picture book titles. One title I was unable to get the online reader link for, two titles I had read before (one of those I was okay, I don’t need to read again, but I had forgotten I had read the second) and they are remarkably different in how they are Prideful. (All read via an online reader and are due May 2024.)  The first I read was […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Activism & Social Justice, Allyship, glbtq, Jieting Chen, Lesbian couples, Leslea Newman, Massachusetts, Nancy Churnin, Rick Hendrix, Shane Jordan, Shane Jordan, Rick Hendrix and Jieting Chen, Social Themes, Susan Gal

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:173 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: Activism & Social Justice, Allyship, glbtq, Jieting Chen, Lesbian couples, Leslea Newman, Massachusetts, Nancy Churnin, Rick Hendrix, Shane Jordan, Shane Jordan, Rick Hendrix and Jieting Chen, Social Themes, Susan Gal ·
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December 2023 Leftovers

Mandarin Plaid by SJ Rozan

Lady Killer, Volume 1 by Joëlle Jones

Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend by Alys Arden

Batman, Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift by Scott Snyder

The Confession by Domenic Stansberry

A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself by William Boyle

Joe Dogs: The Life and Crimes of a Mobster by Joseph Iannuzzi

Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot by Ace Atkins

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow

December 29, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas. We may need to dispense with the cold/snow songs. They’re about as realistic as Santa at this point. Mandarin Plaid **** SJ Rozan continues to improve with each book in this series. This one has layers and moves well to its conclusion. I’m not gonna be totally sold on a white person writing from the perspective of an AAPI one but I think Rozan does a better job with it than she did in the first one. May have to go long with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense Tagged With: A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, Ace Atkins, Alys Arden, Batman, Boston, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Coney Island, Domenic Stansberry, Florida, football, Gilded Age, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, hit woman, Joe Dogs, joelle jones, John D. Rockefeller, Joseph Iannuzzi, lady killer, Lydia Chin, Lydia Chin and Bill Smith, mafia, magic, Mandarin Plaid, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Mob, mystery, New England Patriots, New York City, oil, organized crime, psychological thriller, ron chernow, scott snyder, SJ Rozan, Spenser, superheroes, The Confession, Titan, true crime, William Boyle, Zatanna

Jake's CBR15 Review No:183 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense · Tags: A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, Ace Atkins, Alys Arden, Batman, Boston, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Coney Island, Domenic Stansberry, Florida, football, Gilded Age, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, hit woman, Joe Dogs, joelle jones, John D. Rockefeller, Joseph Iannuzzi, lady killer, Lydia Chin, Lydia Chin and Bill Smith, mafia, magic, Mandarin Plaid, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Mob, mystery, New England Patriots, New York City, oil, organized crime, psychological thriller, ron chernow, scott snyder, SJ Rozan, Spenser, superheroes, The Confession, Titan, true crime, William Boyle, Zatanna ·
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Drugs and War

Box Nine by Jack O'Connell

May 23, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Life has been a lot lately — nothing too bad, just new developments — and it’s affected my reading. Usually, I knock out around 10-12 books a month. This month, I’ll get to maybe 7 if I’m lucky. Hopefully, I’m back on the horse by next month when my library’s summer reading bingos begin. At any rate, part of why I read so fast is not just retention but also so I can keep up with the momentum of a story. When I don’t have […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Box Nine, Jack O'Connell, Massachusetts, mystery, quinsigamond

Jake's CBR15 Review No:59 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Box Nine, Jack O'Connell, Massachusetts, mystery, quinsigamond ·
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Generational Trauma

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

March 21, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

“Will anything save me from this months-long reading slump I’m in?” so I cried. Deepti Kapoor’s Age of Vice came close but I think that was largely due to the fact that I haven’t read many stories set in India so I didn’t know the familiar tips and tricks Stateside writers do. Aside from that one, I’ve read a lot of good stuff this year but I’ve also quit a lot because…well I don’t know the “because.” Have my standards gotten higher? Am I just tired of […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Boston, crime, Dennis Lehane, Massachusetts, Mystic River

Jake's CBR15 Review No:31 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Boston, crime, Dennis Lehane, Massachusetts, Mystic River ·
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