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“All I wanted to do was come home, because without you, I don’t have a home.”

Wolfsong: A Green Creek Novel (Book One) by TJ Klune

June 21, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Wolfsong is the fourth book by TJ Klune I’ve read (the others being Under the Whispering Door, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and Somewhere Beyond the Sea), and it’s the first that I’m not one hundred-percent sure what I think of it. It is also not exactly the book that was described on the back of the book; not really a bad thing, I just don’t quite understand why publishing companies have been doing this lately. The writing is a little staccato (though I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: lgbt, Oregon, romantasy, TJ Klune, Werewolves & Shifters

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:77 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: lgbt, Oregon, romantasy, TJ Klune, Werewolves & Shifters ·
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Cleaning up the forest and your thoughts

No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant

January 17, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant was not what I expected from what I had read about it and the cover. Hazel’s story is a coming of age story, which is not a new theme. However, the way Newlevant presents it feels fresh. The graphic novel has an odd cover look to it. First it looks like it is going to be about a middle schooler or young highschooler, but for the middle school age. But then it looks more teen and for the 15 […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, friendship, Hazel Newlevant, homeschooling, Oregon, Portland, privilege, Race relations, Racism

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:7 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, friendship, Hazel Newlevant, homeschooling, Oregon, Portland, privilege, Race relations, Racism ·
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July-August 2024 Leftovers

Heartsick by Chelsea Cain

Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney

Confucius for Christians: What and Ancient Chinese Worldview Can Teach Us about Life in Christ by Greg A. Ten Elshof

Lucky At Cards by Lawrence Block

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse by Lawrence Block

Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK by Gerald Posner

Doing the Devil's Work by Bill Loehfelm

The Kneeling Man: My Father's Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Leta McCullough Seletzky

The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter

Burning Angel by James Lee Burke

The Queen City Detective Agency by Snowden Wright

Poetic Justice by Andrea J. Johnson

September 14, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Because I’ve been posting most of my reviews due to Bingo, I haven’t kept up with the leftover ones until now. Hope everyone had  a good summer. It’s my least favorite time of year but this one wasn’t so bad. Heartsick***: I took this book too seriously when I tried to read it the first time. I relaxed and enjoyed the ride the second. Goofy fun, nothing more. Brief Answers to the Big Questions****: I do enjoy listening to Hawking’s desire to push the boundaries […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: A Dance at the Slaughterhouse, Andrea J. Johnson, Archie Sheridan, astrophysics, Bill Loehfelm, Bobby Lee Swagger, Brief Answers to Big Questions, Burning Angel, Case Closed, Chelsea Cain, CIA, Confucianism, Confucius for Christians, conversations with friends, cozy mystery, David Robicheaux, Delaware, Doing the Devil's work, FBI, Gerald Posner, Greg A. Ten Elshof, Gretchen Lowell, hard case crime, Heartsick, historical fiction, Ireland, James Lee Burke, john f kennedy, Julius Caesar, lawrence block, lee harvey oswald, Leta McCullough Seletzky, Lucky At Cards, Martin Luther King Jr., Matthew Scudder, Maureen Coughlin, Memphis, mississippi, mystery, New Orleans, New York City, Oregon, plays, Poetic Justice, Portland, Religion, roman empire, Sally Rooney, science, serial killers, Snowden Wright, stephen hawking, Stephen Hunter, the kennedy assassination, The Kneeling Man, The Queen City Detective Agency, The Third Bullet, the universe, true crime, Victoria Justice, william shakespeare

Jake's CBR16 Review No:149 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: A Dance at the Slaughterhouse, Andrea J. Johnson, Archie Sheridan, astrophysics, Bill Loehfelm, Bobby Lee Swagger, Brief Answers to Big Questions, Burning Angel, Case Closed, Chelsea Cain, CIA, Confucianism, Confucius for Christians, conversations with friends, cozy mystery, David Robicheaux, Delaware, Doing the Devil's work, FBI, Gerald Posner, Greg A. Ten Elshof, Gretchen Lowell, hard case crime, Heartsick, historical fiction, Ireland, James Lee Burke, john f kennedy, Julius Caesar, lawrence block, lee harvey oswald, Leta McCullough Seletzky, Lucky At Cards, Martin Luther King Jr., Matthew Scudder, Maureen Coughlin, Memphis, mississippi, mystery, New Orleans, New York City, Oregon, plays, Poetic Justice, Portland, Religion, roman empire, Sally Rooney, science, serial killers, Snowden Wright, stephen hawking, Stephen Hunter, the kennedy assassination, The Kneeling Man, The Queen City Detective Agency, The Third Bullet, the universe, true crime, Victoria Justice, william shakespeare ·
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OhWeGone

A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

August 8, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16 Bingo: cult. There is a commune at the center of this book that may-or-may-not be a cult. You’ll have to read to find out! An interesting book that’s tough to rate but I’m glad I read it. Also glad for Book Bingos, Reading and Library Challenges that get me to get stuff off of my shelves that would otherwise sit there for years. Shea Ernshaw has real talent. I was drawn into the world she wrote; being quite impressed with […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: A History of Wild Places, cbr16bingo, Commune, cult, mystery, Oregon, Shea Ernshaw, supernatural

Jake's CBR16 Review No:120 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: A History of Wild Places, cbr16bingo, Commune, cult, mystery, Oregon, Shea Ernshaw, supernatural ·
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cover of Heartwaves by Anita Kelly

Love and Grief on the Oregon Coast

Heartwaves by Anita Kelly

July 20, 2024 by jessisreading Leave a Comment

Every Anita Kelly book I read is my new favorite, and this is the one currently holding the trophy. When we meet Mae, they have just spread their best friend’s ashes at the beach in a small Oregon town. Almost on a whim, she decides to move to this town—in part because she wants to be closer to Jesus (the friend, not the Lord), and in part because there’s a storefront for sale on Main Street. What better way to honor Jesus’s legacy than to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Anita Kelly, grief, nonbinary author, nonbinary characters, Oregon, ptsd, queer, queer romance

jessisreading's CBR16 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Anita Kelly, grief, nonbinary author, nonbinary characters, Oregon, ptsd, queer, queer romance ·
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She’s a Killer Queen

Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain

July 18, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16Bingo: Part 2. This is the second in the Gretchen Lowell and Archie Sheridan series, which currently has six books and is apparently counting.  I’m trying hard not to be a jerk here. This is me. Look people should write whatever they want. And have fun with it. Writing books is hard. A gender swapped Silence of the Lambs? Hell yeah, baby! Sounds right up my alley, even if I don’t like serial killer books. Ok so this is gonna be a […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Archie Sheridan, cbr16bingo, Chelsea Cain, Gretchen Lowell, mystery, Oregon, Part 2, Portland, serial killers, Sweetheart, thriller

Jake's CBR16 Review No:107 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Archie Sheridan, cbr16bingo, Chelsea Cain, Gretchen Lowell, mystery, Oregon, Part 2, Portland, serial killers, Sweetheart, thriller ·
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