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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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“All stories are love stories if you love stories.”

The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer

June 2, 2026 by narfna Leave a Comment

I can’t really tell whether or not it was a good or bad thing that I was able to predict every single twist* and reveal in this book, well before I should have been able to. I was entertained, so I guess good? Or it doesn’t matter. I’m just not used to being able to do that. So we’ll table that for now. Anyway, I went into this one grudgingly and with a bad attitude; I will admit that. And then as the book went […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, audiobooks, Books about books, contemporary fantasy, meg shaffer, meta, narfna, The Book Witch

narfna's CBR18 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, audiobooks, Books about books, contemporary fantasy, meg shaffer, meta, narfna, The Book Witch ·
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there were MORE (there are always more)

Compulsory by Martha Wells

Forever Your Rogue by Erin Langston

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

The Mirror & The Light by Hilary Mantel

December 31, 2023 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Compulsory by Martha Wells Murderbot shortly returns, in a book that I was happy to pay $0.99 for to get as much of the world as I possibly could. As someone who spent all last week happily reading and then having to spring out of bed/sofa to catch my father about to trip or someone who needed help with something that definitely didn’t NEED my help but probably justified it, I understand exactly where Murderbot is coming from and where it wants to go (back […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #Hilary Mantel, Cat Sebastian, Erin Langston, LGBTQ, Maia Kobabe, martha wells, meg shaffer, Thea Guanzon, Wolf Hall

wicherwill's CBR15 Review No:87 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #Hilary Mantel, Cat Sebastian, Erin Langston, LGBTQ, Maia Kobabe, martha wells, meg shaffer, Thea Guanzon, Wolf Hall ·
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“Always be quiet when a heart is breaking.”

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

September 20, 2023 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo – Relation(ship) I was looking for a book to dive into whole to lift my spirits post-layoff and a friend recommended this, saying she “recommends it for anyone who loves books and needs a warm hug.” In my opinion, she nailed the recommendation for my situation. This book is just sweet enough, but also just dark enough, to appeal to a troubled mind looking for distraction. Any book lover will be delighted to dive into this world. Jack Masterson, Willy Wonka-esque children’s author, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: book about books, cbr15bingo, foster children, magical realism, meg shaffer, the wishing game

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: book about books, cbr15bingo, foster children, magical realism, meg shaffer, the wishing game ·
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