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Disintegration Station

The Promise by Damon Galgut

October 26, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

South Africa, 1987. As the country is in the death throes of Apartheid, defiantly buckling under the weight of an international boycott, a Jewish woman named Rachel Swart, mother of three and wife to farmer Herman ‘Manie’ Swart, dies of an unnamed disease. She makes her husband promise to gift the little shack on the back of her property to Salome, their maid. Amor, their youngest daughter, overhears them. After Rachel’s death the promise seems all too soon forgotten; they seem surprised whenever Amor brings […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: apartheid, Booker prize, Booker prize 2021 shortlist, Damon Galgut, Satire, south africa, the promise

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:46 · Genres: History · Tags: apartheid, Booker prize, Booker prize 2021 shortlist, Damon Galgut, Satire, south africa, the promise ·
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Choose the person you want to be.

A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie

September 2, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

One of the frequent fights that happens on the borders of romancelandia is whether or not a romance is a romance if the love interest dies. The two central elements of the romance genre are: the romantic relationship is central to the story, and there is a happily ever after/happy for now ending. Nicholas Sparks’ books, among others, are often trotted out in this fight because he is known to kill off his romantic partners. In Ghost in Shining Armor, Therese Beharrie is going one […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Ghost in Shining Armor, advance reader copy, NetGalley, paranormal romance, south africa, South African, Therese Beharrie

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:95 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Ghost in Shining Armor, advance reader copy, NetGalley, paranormal romance, south africa, South African, Therese Beharrie ·
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Turtles are cute, turtles are fun. And when you read about Yoshi, you’ll want one!

Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle’s Incredible Journey Home by Lindsay Moore

May 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Note: If I have italicized a large amount of text, it is because it is directly from the publisher description.   Turtles are cute, turtles are fun. And when you read about Yoshi, you’ll want one! Okay, you cannot have a loggerhead turtle for several reasons, but you can learn about one special one in Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle’s Incredible Journey Home. In this longer picture book, we follow a young turtle from the time they were caught and injured in a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: animals, Australia, Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Lindsay Moore, loggerhead turtles, Marine Life, Science & Nature, south africa, Turtles & Tortoises

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:199 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, Australia, Earth Sciences - Water (Oceans), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Lindsay Moore, loggerhead turtles, Marine Life, Science & Nature, south africa, Turtles & Tortoises ·
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Finding Forever on Their Island Paradise

‘Do you want the real answer to that? Or the one that’s going to keep everything the way it is?’

Finding Forever on Their Island Paradise by Therese Beharrie

April 7, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 2 Comments

Therese Beharrie’s books always melt me into a pile of heart-eyed goo. They bring the feels, the humor, and the tenderness, and always leave me with a smile on my face! All Morgan wants to do is help her grandmother host her wedding on Penguin Island, where she’s lived for most of her life. If only that pesky rich developer who’s bought the community would listen to her compromise! While Elliott barely gets along with his family, when his brother asked him to take over […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: contemporary, Romance, south africa, Therese Beharrie

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Romance · Tags: contemporary, Romance, south africa, Therese Beharrie ·
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The way these characters can understand what isn’t being said, while being delightfully snarky is just the best.

And They Lived Happily Ever After by Therese Beharrie

January 26, 2022 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Representation on the page matters, and while finding representation that feels exactly like you can be some of the most affirming experiences out there, finding representation that speaks to a component of your life that isn’t exactly how you experience it is also incredibly important. Beharrie includes in her acknowledgements that a lot of what we see on the page in And They Lived Happily Ever After draws from her own experiences with Anxiety, and as usual, when an author so very obviously writes from […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: And They Lived Happily Ever After, Anxiety, Contemporary Romance, faintingviolet, low fantasy, low steam, magical realism, mental health rep, south africa, Therese Beharrie

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: And They Lived Happily Ever After, Anxiety, Contemporary Romance, faintingviolet, low fantasy, low steam, magical realism, mental health rep, south africa, Therese Beharrie ·
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A great man, a great book (??), but not a book for me.

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela

December 27, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

Oh, this rating makes me feel bad. Three stars means ‘I liked it!’ I just don’t think autobiographies are for me. Nelson Mandela was a great man, and I’m glad I know more about him, but this was not super engaging for me, even in audiobook. The audiobook, by the way, is a good one. The narrator, Michael Boatman, is from South Africa, so he can do all the clicks and glottal stops that Mandela’s native tongue of Xhosa requires. His voice is soothing and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: audiobooks, autobiography, long walk to freedom, michael boatman, narfna, Nelson Mandela, non fiction, read harder challenge 2021, south africa, the autobiography of nelson mandela

narfna's CBR13 Review No:196 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: audiobooks, autobiography, long walk to freedom, michael boatman, narfna, Nelson Mandela, non fiction, read harder challenge 2021, south africa, the autobiography of nelson mandela ·
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