Cannonball Read 17

Counting to Ten in Chinese Food

One Two Three Dim Sum by Rich Lo

November 1, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

This book is very simple; it’s a kids book of the “let’s learn to count to 10” variety. It’s mostly simple pictures of dim sum or related items, appearing in amounts in ascending order. Besides the food theme, and colorful basic art, this counting book is in Mandarin Chinese. It’s got both the … [Read more]

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:57 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, chinese food, counting book, dim sum, educational, learning numbers, Mandarin to English, One Two Three Dim Sum, Rich Lo ·

Ghostly and Green

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun vol.22 by Aidalro

November 1, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 22: Green The cover is green. Thematically, there’s a potential sense of a potential new season of life (kind of a stretch but possible)., like spring means natural green coming back. Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (vol 22) is a weird little ghost story, sometimes going for spooky, sometimes … [Read more]

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Aidalro, anime, cbr17bingo, ghsots, manga, school story, spooky, supernatural, Toilet-bound Hanako-kun ·

“You don’t suppose they’re really expecting figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer,” I muttered. “I thought your history professor friend said that historically accurate wassail would be mulled beer.” “I’ll put on the coffee,” Michael said, heading downstairs. “I rather think that would be the suitable Southern Baptist equivalent.”

Five Golden Wings: A Meg Langslow Mystery (#38) by Donna Andrews

November 1, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

It's Christmas in Caerphilly once again (no really; this is the 11th Christmas-themed book in a 38 book series), and Meg Langslow thought she had enough on her plate. But as usual, the Universe has decided that the old phrase "want something done, give it to a busy person" refers solely to Meg. So … [Read more]

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:138 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: bridezillas, christmas, Donna Andrews, small southern town ·

The National Pastime in a Past Time

Electric October by Kevin Cook

November 1, 2025 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

If the 1947 World Series had been an uneventful contest, it still would have held two historic distinctions. Most importantly, it was the first World Series featuring black players. Rookie of the Year Jackie Robinson was a big reason the Brooklyn Dodgers won the pennant. (The Dodgers also had a … [Read more]

jeverett15's CBR17 Review No:66 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: Kevin Cook ·

Please, Re-read the Previous Book First

Queen Demon by Martha Wells

November 1, 2025 by LittlePlat 4 Comments

So, I did mention I had more than one Martha Wells book to attend to today, and this is the tricker one to write about. I read Witch King earlier this year, and while I very much liked it, there were, I thought, some notable flaws. Witch King had a dual narrative, with each of the two branches … [Read more]

LittlePlat's CBR17 Review No:35 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17bingo, demons, fantasy series, fish out of water, martha wells, Migrant, witches ·

A Fragment of Murderbot

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells

November 1, 2025 by LittlePlat 1 Comment

OK, I’m going for a Martha Wells two-fer today. And I’m going to start of with the shorter story. I have to give mu thanks to faintingviolet here because if I hadn’t read their review, I would not have known this had been released. And I thought I kept up pretty well with most things related to … [Read more]

LittlePlat's CBR17 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, fragment, martha wells, murderbot, Review, short story ·

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