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How ‘The Ruins’ Ruined My Week

The Ruins by Scott Smith

September 2, 2019 by Caesar's Wife 2 Comments

There can be something so unrelentingly creepy about killer plants. Pop culture is peppered with terrifying flora, from the shambling Triffid menace to the murderous Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. As a kid, I remember being endlessly fascinated by an episode of Seaquest DSV featuring an invasive carnivorous cutting that nearly sank the submarine and killed all the crew. So when I picked up a copy of The Ruins, I noted with excitement the paperback cover adorned with thick green vines and blood […]

May the odds be ever in your favor

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

August 22, 2019 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: YOUTHS! As punishment for a rebellion, the 12 districts of the nation of Panem must put forward two tributes every year for the Hunger Games. One boy and one girl selected at random must fight to the death live on air for the entertainment of those in the Capitol. 16 year old Katniss Everdeen is used to fighting for survival. Her father died when she was young, leaving her to take care of her mother and sister, Prim. She hunts in the woods […]

Finally embarking on this “space opera” journey thanks to you guys

Saga Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

August 18, 2019 by denesteak 4 Comments

CBR11bingo: And So It Begins It was a time of war. Isn’t it always. Volume 1 of Saga kicks off with Alana giving birth to a baby as Marko talks her through it. The two are lovers from two different worlds which have been warring for as long as anyone can remember — but politics is not at the forefront of the couple’s minds. They are more keenly aware of their newborn’s traits, like how she has Alana’s wings and Marko’s horns, but her eye colour […]

“Plot, Character, Smut – you’ve got the whole package”

Stacked by Aviva Blakeman

Say My Name by Aviva Blakeman

August 16, 2019 by FyreHaar 1 Comment

Y’all!!!! Firstly – I’m here! It’s been a very intense couple of years for me. This is my first review in a while and I declare complete review bankruptcy on anything I read during that time. No obligations, no guilt, no shame. (This review fills in the “And So It Begins” CBR11 Bingo Square) Secondly – y’all. Y’all? Y’all. Sometimes a friend or acquaintance writes a book and I read it and it’s… well it’s bad! Sometimes it’s mediocre, sometimes it’s serviceable but not great, […]

With great power comes great responsibility

Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero! by Kara West

August 16, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #Own Voices Even though (as an adult reading) I needed “more meat” to Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero! this introduction to the Mia Mayhem series is a good start to a new superhero series for ages 6 to 8 (first/second grade). My review is from a reader copy from December 2018: I would like to see the full artwork of Leeza Hernandez as the cover and few images included have a great start/is a great teaser to what is to come. You come to learn […]

Road Trip!

November Road by Lou Berney

August 14, 2019 by Jake 4 Comments

I’ve just about had my fill of fiction books devoted to the Kennedy assassination. Yet since I needed to read a novel involving a family road trip for my local library’s bingo, I took this on. Lou Berney is one of those writers I should like more than I do. He writes fun, detailed crime novels that are well-paced and hold my attention. But I couldn’t even get through half of The Long and Faraway Gone. I was curious as to why. Reading the slimmer November Road provided me […]

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