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CJ Reviews The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra

Title: The Tsar of Love and Techno Author: Anthony Marra Publication Date: October 6, 2015 Format: Advanced Reading Copy Rating: 4 Stars This stunning, exquisitely written collection introduces a cast of remarkable characters whose lives intersect in ways both life-affirming and heartbreaking. A 1930s Soviet censor painstakingly corrects offending photographs, deep underneath Leningrad, bewitched by… Continue reading CJ Reviews The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra

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CJ Reviews The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher

Title: The Aeronaut's Windlass (Cinder Spires Book One) Author: Jim Butcher Publication Date: September 29, 2015 Format: Advanced Reading Copy Rating: 4 Stars Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade… Continue reading CJ Reviews The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher

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Recapping Reads: September in Review

I got the month started with a fairly quick pace, but then slowed down about halfway through - around the time I started reading The Aeronaut's Windlass. I'm not sure why I slowed down so much (as I was enjoying the book); I probably could have fit another book or two in this month if… Continue reading Recapping Reads: September in Review

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CJ Reviews We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean

Title: We'll Never Be Apart Author: Emiko Jean Publication Date: October 6, 2015 Format: Advanced Reader Copy Rating: 2.5 stars Murder. Fire. Revenge. That’s all seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe thinks about. Committed to a mental ward at Savage Isle, Alice is haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, Jason. A blaze her twin sister… Continue reading CJ Reviews We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean

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CJ Reviews Doctor Who: The Drosten’s Curse by A.L. Kennedy

Title: Doctor Who: The Drosten's Curse Author: A.L. Kennedy Publication Date: July 14, 2015 Format: Paperback Rating: 3.75 stars From award-winning author A.L. Kennedy, an original Doctor Who novel featuring the beloved Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker. “I shall make you the jewel at the heart of the universe.” Something distinctly odd is… Continue reading CJ Reviews Doctor Who: The Drosten’s Curse by A.L. Kennedy