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Married, mom of two, history PhD, feminist. I've been participating in Cannonball Read since CBR4. I love to read, and writing reviews keeps me from reading without thinking. I feel like I owe it to the authors who entertain me to savor their creations. It's like slowing down and enjoying a delicious meal instead of bolting your food. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: ElCicco's Quick Questions interview.)

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Get to know Echo before her series streams on Disney+

Daredevil: Parts of a Hole by David Mack, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti

November 18, 2021 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

This graphic novel comprises the series of stories by David Mack and Joe Quesada that introduce the character Echo — a young woman who is deaf and Native American, and who possesses extraordinary ability to physically mimic whatever she sees. This allows her to become an excellent musician, dancer, and, yes, a fighter. I first learned about this character from Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection which opens with a short piece about Echo by David Mack, who himself has Cherokee heritage. The pairing of Echo […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: blindness, CBR13, Daredevil: Parts of a Hole, David Mack, David Mack, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, deafness, Echo, ElCicco, Jimmy Palmiotti, joe Quesada, Native American

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:61 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: blindness, CBR13, Daredevil: Parts of a Hole, David Mack, David Mack, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, deafness, Echo, ElCicco, Jimmy Palmiotti, joe Quesada, Native American ·
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It’s history, it’s the Little Mermaid, it’s fantastic!

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

November 17, 2021 by ElCicco 2 Comments

Mix West African lore with The Little Mermaid and you get this exciting fantasy novel and the beginning of a series featuring Simidele (Simi) the Mami Wata (mermaid) who inhabits the waters around West Africa in the 15th century when the trans-Atlantic slave trade is beginning to grow. This YA novel is a combination of fantasy and fact, allowing Natasha Bowen to introduce readers to factual information about West African cultures and society as well as the myths and lore of the diverse people who […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Little Mermaid, Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea, West Africa, YA

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:60 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Little Mermaid, Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea, West Africa, YA ·
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Race, Zombies and US History

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

October 26, 2021 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

I read and reviewed Dread Nation a couple of years ago but felt that I needed to do a re-read to refresh my memory before starting book 2 — Deathless Divide. In these novels, Justina Ireland imagines the US in the period immediately following the Civil War but with a strange twist. At the Battle of Gettysburg, the war ended when the battlefield dead rose up as zombies or shamblers, forcing Union and Rebel soldiers to work together against the undead. A new kind of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR13, Deathless Divide, Dread Nation, ElCicco, Fiction, Justina Ireland, zombies

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:59 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR13, Deathless Divide, Dread Nation, ElCicco, Fiction, Justina Ireland, zombies ·
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A timely mystery written over 50 years ago

The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side by Agatha Christie

October 5, 2021 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The Mirror Crack’d is a Miss Marple mystery, and while I generally prefer Hercule Poirot, this is a story that made quite an impression on me when I first read it as a kid. I have thought of it often over the years but especially over the past few years for reasons that I cannot divulge since it would totally spoil the mystery. Let’s just say it’s timely and a fun, quick read. Christie published this story in 1962 and it has gotten the film/TV […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, miss marple, mystery, The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:59 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, miss marple, mystery, The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side ·
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This one did not meet my expectations

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

September 30, 2021 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

This novel should have been an easy like for me. Set in New York during the pre-war and WWII period, Manhattan Beach explores women’s factory work, the dangerous world of diving, and the merchant marine. It also involves a mystery — that of the missing father. The problems for me involve both character and plot development. At the end, I was wondering why characters behaved as they did and why the significance of their actions was not better explained.  The central character of Manhattan Beach […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:58 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach ·
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A little history, a little mystery

A Deadly Penance: A Templar Knight Mystery by Maureen Ash

September 25, 2021 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The Templar Knight Mysteries are set around 1200 AD in England and feature a sleuth named Bascot de Marins, a Templar Knight who has seen action in the Holy Land, lost an eye, and acquired a mute sidekick named Gianni. I suspect that more of Bascot’s background was revealed in previous mysteries, but the reader can enjoy this one without necessarily going back to read the previous stories. Bascot is 40-ish, still fit, and a man who cares deeply for the less fortunate. He has […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: A Deadly Penance, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Maureen Ash, mystery, Templar Knight Mystery

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: A Deadly Penance, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Maureen Ash, mystery, Templar Knight Mystery ·
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