Cannonball Read 17

“I’m afraid I don’t know WTF. I only discovered LOL from Joyce last week” (Double Bingo)

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

November 2, 2025 by Malin 3 Comments

CBR17 Bingo: White (a book with a white cover) In a charming retirement village somewhere in the south of England, four elderly individuals solve cold cases for fun. Retired nurse, Joyce, is the last to be inducted into "The Thursday Murder Club", as they are in need of some of her medical … [Read more]

Malin's CBR17 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: adapted into movie, cbr17, cbr17bingo, contemporary fiction, friendship, funny, LGBTQIA, Malin, murder, mystery, old people, Richard Osman, Suspense, the thursday murder club ·

Birds for a BINGO Board Blackout

The Wisdom of Birds, An Illustrated History of Ornithology by Tim Birkhead

November 2, 2025 by KimMiE" 2 Comments

CBR 17 BINGO: Migrant, because many bird species migrate. Quadruple Bingo and Board Blackout! Across: Migrant, Review, Black, School, Rec'd Down: Migrant, Play, "B", Favorite, Arts Diagonal: Migrant, Purple, "N", Border, White Four corners and the center: Migrant, Rec'd, White, Arts, … [Read more]

KimMiE"'s CBR17 Review No:36 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr17, cbr17bingo, KimMiE", nature, ornithology, science, Tim Birkhead ·

Sunshine and grumpy: Christmas edition

Magically Generated by Jackie Lau

November 2, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR17 Bingo: Arts (Everett makes detailed sketches before making his amazing snow sculptures) This was an ARC from the author. My opinions are my own. Nora Blackburn no longer believes in love and is super wary of anything that might be a fraud or scam. Her previous relationship was with a man … [Read more]

Malin's CBR17 Review No:63 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, cbr17, cbr17bingo, christmas, Contemporary Romance, Jackie Lau, magical realism, Magically Generated, Malin, novella, snow ·

Cozy, With a Touch of Christie

Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by Various

November 2, 2025 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

I think I’ve read every Agatha Christie there is. I’m always hoping for an undiscovered book. So when I saw a collection of new Miss Marple stories I was quite excited. It turned out to be not a long-lost anthology, but stories written by modern authors as new Miss Marple mysteries. The mysteries … [Read more]

esmemoria's CBR17 Review No:58 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: various ·

“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.”

Iron Flame (The Empyrean Saga #2) by Rebecca Yarros

November 2, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Well, I've hit Book Two, and it's almost as good as the first, which I'll take as a rare yet wonderous thing; I have read too many series where the first book is fantastic, and then we hit Disney's Tower of Terror for the rest. There have been some changes in my opinions of the characters, some … [Read more]

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:143 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: dragons, Rebecca Yarros, revolution, sexy times ·

“We cannot turn back time, but we can keep on living.”

Among the Burning Flowers: A Roots of Chaos Tale by Samantha Shannon

November 1, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

(This is the third book in the series, and the second prequel.) Set a few years before The Priory of the Orange Tree, Among the Burning Flowers tells the story of how the Kingdom of Yscalin became under Draconic rule; told from the alternating points of view of Marosa, heir to the Yscali throne, … [Read more]

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:142 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: dragons, Samantha Shannon, sapphic, st. george and the dragon ·

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