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This is a story about the brothers Lynch

Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

December 31, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This book is the third and final in the Dreamer trilogy, which in itself is a follow-up to the four-book Raven Cycle. It very much doesn’t stand on its own and won’t really make sense unless you’ve read the previous books. The place to begin is Call Down the Hawk, or if you want to read all the books about Ronan, Adam, and their friends, The Raven Boys. I’m going to be honest, while I normally love Stiefvater’s writing and willingly go along […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr14, Dreams, Greywaren, LGBTQIA, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, the Dreamer Trilogy

Malin's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: cbr14, Dreams, Greywaren, LGBTQIA, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, the Dreamer Trilogy ·
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December 2022 Leftovers

The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

Nineteen Eighty Three by David Peace

Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder by Steve Hodel

And There He Kept Her by Josh Moehling

The Crossing by Michael Connelly

The Nice Guys by Charles Ardai

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe

December 30, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Happy Holidays! Here are the books I finished this month that didn’t merit full reviews due to time constraints and/or a lack of 250 words to describe them… The Burning Room**** Usually with Bosch books, I can tell within the first 30 pages if they’re gonna be good or not. This one was different. I didn’t have a sense for it at first and had a little trouble connecting with it but it turned out to be great. I liked Connelly’s integration of Lucia Soto, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #history, American History, And There He Kept Her, Andrew Jackson, Black Dahlia Avenger, Charles Ardai, Daniel Walker Howe, David Peace, Elizabeth Short, England, George Hodel, hard case crime, harry bosch, historical fiction, James K Polk, Josh Moehling, LGBTQIA, los angeles, Mexican War, Michael Connelly, Minnesota, movie novelization, mystery, Nineteen Eighty Three, Red Riding Quartet, Steve Hodel, The Black Dahlia, The Burning Room, The Crossing, The Nice Guys, War of 1812, What Hath God Wrought, yorkshire, yorkshire ripper

Jake's CBR14 Review No:226 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #history, American History, And There He Kept Her, Andrew Jackson, Black Dahlia Avenger, Charles Ardai, Daniel Walker Howe, David Peace, Elizabeth Short, England, George Hodel, hard case crime, harry bosch, historical fiction, James K Polk, Josh Moehling, LGBTQIA, los angeles, Mexican War, Michael Connelly, Minnesota, movie novelization, mystery, Nineteen Eighty Three, Red Riding Quartet, Steve Hodel, The Black Dahlia, The Burning Room, The Crossing, The Nice Guys, War of 1812, What Hath God Wrought, yorkshire, yorkshire ripper ·
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Murder and a Fulfilling Retirement

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

December 30, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

The Thursday Murder Club has been on my radar off and on for a while; finally, another Cannonballer’s review of a sequel reminded me and coincided with a random bookstore coupon (in-store only), so I went shopping. This is probably what Only Murders in the Building must be like in book form; I don’t have the streaming service required, but I’m not too sad about that anymore. Basically, the premise is a group of residents of a retirement home in rural-ish England get together to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cozy mystery, murder mystery, mystery, Richard Osman, the thursday murder club

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:84 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cozy mystery, murder mystery, mystery, Richard Osman, the thursday murder club ·
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Mysteries and sci-fi fandom

Ten Little Fen: A Spade Paladin Novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

At Witt’s End: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Really Big Ka-Boom: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Unity Con: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Early Conundrums: A spade/Paladin Collection by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

December 30, 2022 by persnickety chick Leave a Comment

These books and stories were all read together in a bunch, although the writing of them probably spanned decades.  The stories are all set at various speculative fiction cons – featuring two main characters who only really interact at these cons.  Spade – a large guy who made money in the early days of computing and acts as one of the “Secret Masters of Fandom” and helps keep cons going.  He acts as a form of detective.  Paladin – a slight woman who acts as […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #Science Fiction, conventions, fandom, fen, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, mystery

persnickety chick's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #Science Fiction, conventions, fandom, fen, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, mystery ·
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“Declan had put his identity crises on hold multiple times for the greater good. Matthew had only been asked to do it once.”

Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater

December 29, 2022 by Malin 1 Comment

This is NOT the place to start if you’re not caught up. Begin either with the start of this trilogy, Call Down the Hawk, or with the start of the previous series (in which Ronan is an essential character), The Raven Boys. This book kicks off a little while after the rather dramatic cliffhanger that the previous book left us with. Ronan and Hennessey are fugitives from the Moderators, learning new and helpful tricks to deal with their mysterious hunters from the enigmatic Bryde. According […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr14, Dreams, family, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, Malin, Mister Impossible, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, the Dreamer Trilogy, Young Adult

Malin's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: cbr14, Dreams, family, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, Malin, Mister Impossible, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, the Dreamer Trilogy, Young Adult ·
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Other things I have read – a mixed basket of books i finally finished

Prime Meridian by Silvia Morena-Garcia

I Have Always Been Me: A Memoir by Precious Brady-Davis

Servant of the Underworld by Aliette de Bodard

December 29, 2022 by persnickety chick 1 Comment

An assortment of books that have been on my kindle for a while – half read and now finally finished Prime Meridian More of a novella, this is set in a near future where humanity is starting to head to Mars, but much of our current issues are are still there.  The heroine, Amelia, doesn’t have much money. She scrapes a living with various tasks and dreams of being an astronaut.  She had a relationship with an artist who turned out to be wealthy, but […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: a transgender memoir, aliette de bodard, aztec mythology, mystery, precious brady-Davis, Silvia Morena-Garcia

persnickety chick's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: a transgender memoir, aliette de bodard, aztec mythology, mystery, precious brady-Davis, Silvia Morena-Garcia ·
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