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CBR15 Bingo: On the Air

Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

July 27, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR15 Bingo: On the Air Official book description: Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani Poutine, the only halal restaurant in the close-knit Golden Crescent neighborhood. Hana waitresses there part time, but what she really wants is to tell stories on the radio. If she can just outshine her fellow intern at the city radio station, she may have a chance at landing a job. In the meantime, Hana pours her thoughts and dreams into a podcast, where she forms a lively relationship with one […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: BIPOC, Canada, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Contemporary Romance, halal food, Hana Khan Carries On, Islam, Malin, New Adult, on the air, podcasting, Racism, radio, Uzma Jalaluddin, You've Got Mail

Malin's CBR15 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: BIPOC, Canada, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Contemporary Romance, halal food, Hana Khan Carries On, Islam, Malin, New Adult, on the air, podcasting, Racism, radio, Uzma Jalaluddin, You've Got Mail ·
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An interesting premise, a generic execution.

March 13, 2018 by narfna 2 Comments

I  was underwhelmed by this book. It was an easy read, and it was entertaining, but a lot of the time it felt forced (especially at the beginning), and I thought it was a little too long. I’m glad I read it, but I probably won’t be reading it again, and unless the premise is too good to resist, I probably won’t be reading any future books from this author. So Alex, Approximately is basically a retelling of The Shop Around the Corner/You’ve Got Mail […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Alex Approximately, Fiction, Jenn Bennett, narfna, retellings, romance, Scootsa1000, You've Got Mail, Young Adult

narfna's CBR10 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Alex Approximately, Fiction, Jenn Bennett, narfna, retellings, romance, Scootsa1000, You've Got Mail, Young Adult ·
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90% of this book was amazing. The other 10% was not.

January 8, 2018 by scootsa1000 3 Comments

I loved a lot of this book. It was a cute rom-com story based on the fabulous The Shop Around the Corner (which is also the basis for the very good, You’ve Got Mail). Strangers who start up an anonymous pen pal relationship and fall for each other suddenly meet in real life, where things aren’t as perfect. Here, we have Bailey Rydell, moving across the country to live with her dad for her senior year of high school. Her parents are divorced, and she […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #CBR10, Alex Approximately, Jenn Bennett, Scootsa1000, The Shop Around the Corner, You've Got Mail

scootsa1000's CBR10 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #CBR10, Alex Approximately, Jenn Bennett, Scootsa1000, The Shop Around the Corner, You've Got Mail ·
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