ptsd – Cannonball Read 11

Buying Dave Robicheaux Another Round

Burning Bright by Nick Petrie

August 6, 2018 by Jenny S Leave a Comment

I read Nick Petrie’s debut novel about Peter Ash, The Drifter, a few months ago and really liked it. It was a well-plotted noir novel set in Milwaukee and though many critics have compared Peter Ash, an Iraq War vet who also has a penchant for wandering, to Jack Reacher, I thought the similarity was superficial at best. ReadingThe Drifter and getting sucked into Ash’s struggles with PTSD and the guilt he feels over a fellow soldier’s suicide made me realize what was missing from Lee Child’s creation. On a good day, I love me some Jack Reacher ass-kicking but on […]

8/6/2018 Jenny S's CBR10 Review No:27 |

Some Perspective…

What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes

January 19, 2018 by thewheelbarrow 1 Comment

I read this book because I loved the author’s novel, Matterhorn. What It Is Like to Go to War is a non-fiction book that is, essentially, a behind the scenes look at Matterhorn. It also reads as two different books and I have mixed feelings about the two parts. The first part, which represents nearly the first two-thirds of the book, is Marlantes discussing his decision to join the Marines during Vietnam and his experiences in combat. I found this aspect of the book very familiar as I was not dissimilar in that I joined the Army after college and […]

1/19/2018 thewheelbarrow's CBR10 Review No:5 |

To the stars who listen – and the dreams that are answered

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

June 25, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is book 2 in a series, and it’s impossible for me to review this book without giving some spoilers for the book that came before. If you haven’t read the first book, A Court of Thorns and Roses, you should maybe give this review a miss until you’re caught up. There will also be some spoilers for this book, because it’s impossible to talk about what happens in it without them. Feyre is back at the Spring Court a vastly changed woman, after her trials at Amarantha’s court Under the Mountain. While Tamlin and his court try […]

6/25/2017 Malin's CBR9 Review No:55 |

Throwing a kitten out a window was only a warning shot.

Moonglow by Michael Chabon

April 29, 2017 by borisanne 2 Comments

Halfway through Moonglow, I caught myself with my hand over my mouth, trying to keep my breath inside my body because the prose was so exceptionally beautiful. I had my worries before reading this book. I have only recently discovered Chabon, and have only otherwise read The Yiddish Policeman’s Union, which was so stunning that it made me want to punch something. There is a lot of hype surrounding Moonglow, and even I only got it by accident from the library on a strict, one week-only, no renewals loan, because it’s such a hot commodity. What if it’s a waste […]

4/29/2017 borisanne's CBR9 Review No:18 |

Stockholm syndromed by a crappy book.

Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline

January 28, 2017 by Blingle Bells 1 Comment

It’s hard for me to know exactly what I’m reviewing when I review this book. It was my first audiobook, and the narrator was awful. Am I really reviewing the concept of audiobooks, new to me after 24 years as an avid reader? Am I reviewing the narrator, kind of? Or the book? One thing is certain: the latter two things were terrible. So I guess it really doesn’t matter. Dr. Mike Scanlon is a podiatrist serving in the Army, repairing feet blown up by IEDs. He has a wife (Chloe) and baby daughter (Emily) back home. His world is […]

1/28/2017 Blingle Bells's CBR9 Review No:3 |

This book will consume you.

The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2) by Tana French

August 10, 2015 by narfna 4 Comments

Oh, lordy. This book chewed me up and spat me out. This isn’t going to be one of those reviews where I say a lot. The book was too good, and too overwhelming. I could do it, but it might break me to try. And I’d rather not be broken. So instead, in this review, you will probably get a bunch of nonsense strung together in some stream-of-consciousness excuse for review writing. I DON’T EVEN FEEL BAD ABOUT IT. The Likeness is the second book in Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad books. You don’t need to have read the first […]

8/10/2015 narfna's CBR7 Review No:115 |

What makes a ‘perfect soldier’, and how does that translate into a ‘marriageable man’?

The Soldier by Grace Burrowes

April 17, 2015 by NTE 4 Comments

I don’t know how popular author Grace Burrowes is – I’ve heard her name a few times on book sites, but I don’t get the impression that she’s a well-known, go-to regency author, and – if The Soldier is anything to go by – that’s a damned shame. Because what struck me about this book, which deals with a lot of heavy things (most notably a soldier with very definite PTSD symptoms and both a heroine and a young girl who are trying to pick up the pieces of their own lives, post-tragedies), is that she deals with them oh, […]

4/17/2015 NTE's CBR7 Review No:3 |

Sharply, Darkly, Beautiful

The Bone Dragon by Alexia Casale

January 29, 2014 by Sweetpsychosis 6 Comments

This magical, dark and complex book was also a gift. It came in a bag of books from a friend that I promised to take to the charity shop (I will at some point!) and it called to me from the bag like a jewel in the (Beast Quest and Goosebumps) rough. It is told from the viewpoint of fourteen-year-old Evie, who after four years is finally able to tell her adoptive parents about the shattered ribs she has kept secret. The story begins as she wakes up from the anesthetic after the operation to fix them and her surgeon […]

1/29/2014 Sweetpsychosis's CBR6 Review No:4 |

narfna on There isn’t really peace when you are doneI HAVE TO WRITE A REVIEW OF THIS D: I didn't mean to all caps that but it feels appropriate so I'm keeping it.
teresaelectro on Not sure if it’s me, the genre, or the book… #SummerReadOh wow, I used to work for a Danish company from London. I was hoping this book would be good. Darn.
narfna on Also this has the funniest use of PowerPoint I have ever seen. #CBRBingo – Rainbow FlagAlso, it is my firm opinion that anything with a distinct style is going to have more people dislike it. Bland, neutral, unexpected things get...
narfna on Also this has the funniest use of PowerPoint I have ever seen. #CBRBingo – Rainbow FlagI feel like it's a key thing to be able to look at a book lots of people love and understand maybe it just isn't...
narfna on Also this has the funniest use of PowerPoint I have ever seen. #CBRBingo – Rainbow FlagI once told an acquaintance that I loved Farscape, and she responded, "Oh, you're one of those." YES I AM ONE OF THOSE. The show...

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