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The Sleepover: A Graphic Novel by Michael Regina

July 10, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo Black (the cover is mostly black and dark colors) The graphic novel, The Sleepover: A Graphic Novel by Michael Regina, reminds me of the RL Stine Goosebumps series or the Are You Afraid of the Dark? Series (or something similar as I know there are several thriller/horror reads out there). Things are spooky, but not necessarily over the top, but also things are not for the sensitive reader. It deals with grief (death of a caregiver who was like a grandmother to the family), […]

“I did not come this far to only come this far.” CBRBINGO – ‘I’

The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

July 10, 2025 by narfna Leave a Comment

I didn’t like this as much as I liked House of Hollow, but there is no one writing fantastical horror atmosphere like Krystal Sutherland. Immaculate vibes. Cool and creepy worldbuilding. I am for sure reading any and all future books from her. This is also one of those cases where genre and marketing are getting in the way of people finding her books and liking them. She writes YA only because her protagonists are young. In almost every other respect, this is adult stuff, adult […]

An Urban Fantasy Featuring Slavic Folklore

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

July 10, 2025 by Tracy Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo: diaspora—a lot of the non-human creatures settled in the U.S. after fleeing the Holy Order in Europe, especially Poland. Who knew Veronica Roth had written so many books? I kind of lost sight of her after the Divergence trilogy, but she has a number of other publications to her name now, and I’m glad I decided to start exploring them. This novella is an urban fantasy set in Chicago. It follows Dymitr, who makes a deal with Ala, a zmora—a fear-eating creature—to help him […]

Read about Cabin Head and Tree Head along with Automobile Head, Volcano Head, Library Head, Trash Can Head, Pool Head and more

Cabin Head and Tree Head, Book #1 by Scott Campbell

July 10, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo Review Don’t judge a book by its cover does not apply to Cabin Head and Tree Head, Book #1 by Scott Campbell. You see this cover and you know exactly what you will be getting into. It is odd, not necessarily a good quirky, and really off beat. And if that is your thing, then go for it. Even though everyone at work seemed to be reading and enjoying it a lot, I kept passing it by. The whole look turned me off to […]

There is a great difference between fearing death, which you don’t seem to, and not wanting to die.

Debts of Fire by Intisar Khanani

July 8, 2025 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I highly recommend the Sunbolt Chronicles series. Intisar Khanani writes complex and engaging stories with resourceful girls at the center. At the start of the series, a fortune teller tells Hitomi to run, and so she has been ever since. In Debts of Fire, Hitomi is still running, but is starting to think about how to live her life beyond that, if she survives. Hitomi does dangerous things because they need to be done. Things are more fraught after Memories of Ash – her magic […]

Plot Twist

Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

July 7, 2025 by Debcapsfan 2 Comments

CRB Bingo Square “I”. When you know a book has a big huge twist in it, do you try to figure out what it is? I had read that there’s a big twist at the end of Chloe Gong’s Immortal Longings, and even though the book did a good job of setting it up, I was very surprised. So then I thought about what kind of reader I am in general, and I would say I tend to just read and let the plot wash […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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