Carmen is Bubbly Bibbly’s official book reviewer.  She will offer summaries of books of note.

Carmen’s recommendations are awesome and insightful.

Carmen’s reviews are less like prose and more like having a conversation with her.  She always has a brilliant take on story lines and characters. Her reviews are consistently on point.  Carmen’s reviews will make you smile, especially when she has a bone to pick.

 

Carmen’s Rating System

1 Look – I wish I hadn’t looked.

2 Looks – I looked and didn’t like what I saw

3 Looks – I looked and I liked it. As a matter of fact, I probably looked again.

4 Looks – An ogle. I looked and turned my head to see it from the back.

5 Looks – What’s your name and number, baby?

Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear 

My Take: I am on a Greek gods kick since listening to Madeline Miller's "The Song of Achilles". Thank goodness, there is no lack of Greek god novels out there! I saw Medusa's Sisters on the "available" shelf of audiobooks online, and was immediately excited! My take:...
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Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

My Take: I was SO INVESTED in this story! I loved Carrie, Gwen, Javier, and Bowe. I was rooting for Carrie during every match. I was hella worried about Javier's health. I was hoping that Gwen wouldn't drop Carrie. And I was hoping that Bowe would be patient enough to...
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Stop Everything!: Episode 99

In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about titles someone has told us to “Stop Everything and read!”, and how they turned out. Let us know if you’ve ever been faced with a “stop everything” book, and how it turned out for you. And remember, the acronym for “drop...
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Banned Book Spotlight: Maus Episode 97

In this episode, Carmen and Rachel talk about the graphic novel by Art Spiegelman called, “Maus”. We have talked about Maus before, but we have never dedicated an entire episode to one title.  First a little background. Maus is written and illustrated by a cartoonist...
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Best of – Episode 44 – Horror

In this episode, Carmen will be doing most of the talking, and Rachel will be making comments, on various titles from the horror genre.  Let us know which book scared you the most. And remember, “Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense....
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White Oleander by Janet Fitch

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

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Summary: Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes--each its own universe,...

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Winkie by Clifford Chase

Winkie by Clifford Chase

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Summary: In Cliff Chase's scathingly funny and surprisingly humane debut novel, the zeitgeist assumes the form of a one-foot-tall ursine Everyman — a mild-mannered teddy bear named Winkie who finds himself on the wrong side of America's war on terror. After suffering...

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