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I laughed, I cried, I will re-read.

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

January 7, 2021 by narfna 10 Comments

“They say that a person’s personality is the sum of their experiences. But that isn’t true, at least not entirely, because if our past was all that defined us, we’d never be able to put up with ourselves. We need to be allowed to convince ourselves that we’re more than the mistakes we made yesterday. That we are all of our next choices, too, all of our tomorrows.” This is my favorite of Backman’s books (that I’ve read) by quite a large margin. I would […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: anxious people, Fiction, Fredrik Backman, Mental Health, mystery, narfna, Swedish, Swedish fiction, translated

narfna's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: anxious people, Fiction, Fredrik Backman, Mental Health, mystery, narfna, Swedish, Swedish fiction, translated ·
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Joyeux Noël

A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

January 3, 2021 by Jake 7 Comments

There’s 12 days of Christmas, folks. We all have through January 6th to celebrate. So I got my holiday reading in just under the wire. Yay me. Been meaning to return to the Inspector Gamache series after enjoying the first book. The women from my crime fiction class swear to it and I can see why. It’s an engaging mystery series that has the elements of a cozy but is a little more hardened. Three Pines is a charming place and the people all seem […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: A Fatal Grace, Canada, Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, mystery

Jake's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: A Fatal Grace, Canada, Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, mystery ·
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A rather Gothic mystery

The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber

January 2, 2021 by Catticus Finch 9 Comments

“The scream froze me in my tracks, but the shout that followed propelled me out of my indecision and around the hedge line of the maze…Lady Godwin lay draped across a stone bench, her eyes stared sightlessly into the night sky and her mouth seemed frozen open on a scream.” “Death was not unfamiliar to me.  I had seen more than my fair share of corpses in my lifetime…so I hardly relished the appearance of yet another one, and in my sister’s garden no less. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: 1830s Scotland, Anna Lee Huber, CBR13, historical fiction, mystery

Catticus Finch's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: 1830s Scotland, Anna Lee Huber, CBR13, historical fiction, mystery ·
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Very satisfying Sherlock Holmes pastiche, with bonus Jack the Ripper.

Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson by Lyndsay Faye

December 30, 2020 by narfna 1 Comment

I would not be lying if I say that this is the best Sherlock Holmes novel I’ve ever read, and that’s including the actual Sherlock Holmes novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I have some thoughts about why this is, none moreso than ACD never seemed to love his characters as much as other people did, and the popularity and lovabilty of the character has maintained, even grown in some circles, in the one hundred years since he first appeared in the pages of […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Mystery Tagged With: dust and shadow, Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson, historical fiction, jack the ripper, john watson, Lyndsay Faye, mystery, narfna, pastiche, Sherlock Holmes

narfna's CBR12 Review No:190 · Genres: Fanfiction, Mystery · Tags: dust and shadow, Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson, historical fiction, jack the ripper, john watson, Lyndsay Faye, mystery, narfna, pastiche, Sherlock Holmes ·
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A cozy mystery for coffee geeks

On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle

December 25, 2020 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I decided for a change of pace with On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle, the first Coffeehouse mystery. I like coffee, but I really like humorous pun book titles even more. I also LOVE me some cozy mysteries. I’m patiently waiting for the Christmas romances to disappear and the return of Hallmark mystery marathons. They are a balm to the soul whether on screen or the page. I like how the mystery tends to be solved swiftly and how easily I can devour the pages. […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: amateur detective, Cleo Coyle, coffee, cozy mystery, mystery, mystery series, new york, New York City, On What Grounds

teresaelectro's CBR12 Review No:31 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: amateur detective, Cleo Coyle, coffee, cozy mystery, mystery, mystery series, new york, New York City, On What Grounds ·
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Adorable child or annoying brat? You decide!

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

A Red Herring without Mustard by Alan Bradley

December 20, 2020 by KimMiE" 1 Comment

Someone on the Cannonball Read book chat asked recently for recommendations for when you just can’t focus due to various life stressors. Having gone through a similar phase myself, I recommended cozy mysteries as the genre I find easy to read when I can’t concentrate on much else. I picked up The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie when I was in Pennsylvania on a family emergency, and I decided to go ahead and read the next couple in the series (#2 The Weed […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: alan bradley, British mystery, cbr12, cozy mystery, flavia de luce, KimMiE", mystery

KimMiE"'s CBR12 Review No:50 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: alan bradley, British mystery, cbr12, cozy mystery, flavia de luce, KimMiE", mystery ·
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