Thank you so much to everyone who played the CBR11 Book Bingo Reading Challenge! Whether you filled every square, or just one, we are so glad you played. Some truly excellent reviews came out of the game. In the end, there were 49 players, 34 had at least one bingo and 16 of you completed your bingo card. Bingo resulted in 729 reviews over 4 months. A big congratulations to the Bingo Raffle winner: CarrieJay! She won this fantastic design by our own Lisa Bee […]
Bingo: The Final Count and a Survey
Bingoers! Congratulations! The game is over but your work is not yet done. Please check your totals below. The number of bingos you have achieved is the number of times your name will be entered into the Prize Raffle. If you completed the card, you have earned 15 entries into the raffle. If there is a difference between my count and your count, please let me know in the comments. I need all corrections by 10 am eastern time on Tuesday, November 5. Below the […]
CBR Bingo – Pajiba – A little shorter woulda been a lot better.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
This book is/was everywhere. EVERY. WHERE. It was recommended to me a number of times and was featured on Pajiba Archives in the article “What are the most talked about books of 2019 so far?” It was almost the case to choose being obstinate in the face of enthusiasm: I almost didn’t want to read it BECAUSE everyone was talking about it. However, I decided to dive it and I now understand the hype. It was, good; however, it just wasn’t my cup of tea, […]
Grab a Cup of Tea and Settle Down With Our Favorite Demon-Sorcerer Duo
The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold has released another novella set in her World of the Five Gods. And once again, she does it in such a sneaky fashion that I completely missed it! While the Five Gods series has three novels under its belt so far, Lois has been adding a number of stories to the series focused on a young man named Penric, who has become a host to a demon, who he dubbs Desdemona. Penric is a first for Desdemona – despite having close […]
“In the end… the issue is always the same: European against Native, against me.”
This Earth of Mankind (Buru Quartet 1) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
If the last book I reviewed here was straightforward to get my head around, this one is the exact opposite. Fluffy Sherlock Holmes homage vs. Indonesian political drama? I don’t think you could get much different. I have had This Earth of Mankind on my to-read list for quite a while. Pramoedya Ananta Toer is probably one of Indonesia’s most well-known authors, and I always had the intention of picking up one of his novels. (Translated, of course; as the best I could manage in […]
Definitely a bro-fantasy, but with far more charm (#Reader’s Choice–BINGO!)
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
Having only a few hours left to finish Bingo, and not yet quite having a bingo, I’m using Reader’s Choice in lieu of True Story–because I’m not the sort of person who enjoys reading True Stories anyway. So, Bingo! (Bingo across the top row: Remix, Reader’s Choice [for True Story], Far and Away, Youths!, Reading the TBR). Several months ago, I read the highly-recommended-online Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames (also with Aquillius from my previous review, AKA my husband). We both love fantasy, and […]
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