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Well, it made me learn some history about alcohol

The Bitter End Birding Society by Amanda Cox

July 22, 2026 by Jen K 1 Comment

Bingo Square: Bird (there’s a whole bird watching group – and it’s in the title) Another book I only read for a book club! This was the March choice for the Southern lit one, and I didn’t really do any research before starting it, just read the quick blurb on the back to know what the story was about. While there was a plot about a preacher’s son and the moonshiner’s daughter, it wasn’t until I was over halfway through that I started thinking there […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #christian fiction, Amanda Cox, cbr18bingo, moonshine, southern lit, Tennessee

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #christian fiction, Amanda Cox, cbr18bingo, moonshine, southern lit, Tennessee ·
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Darn Hooch

January 23, 2016 by NVVN 5 Comments

This is the fourth book in the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade series by JJ Cook.  The story centers around fire chief Stella Griffin, some ghosts and a hooch war.  By the way, that’s hooch as in moonshine, not any of the other terms you might be thinking of (money, female private parts, a loose woman, a scuzzy man or half of a K-9/cop duo).  There’s also some stereotypical small town stuff (romance or the lack thereof, family issues, politics, misogyny and food) to round out […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cozy mystery, crime, dogs, fire, ghosts, moonshine, murder, recipes

NVVN's CBR8 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cozy mystery, crime, dogs, fire, ghosts, moonshine, murder, recipes ·
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