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A gorgeous, perfect fantasy for a history lover (#Reading the TBR)

The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

July 11, 2019 by Aquillia 10 Comments

I have wanted to read one of Guy Gavriel Kay’s books for a long time–so I’m tagging this review as #Reading the TBR for Cannonball Bingo. It’s been ages since I did a review, but what with Bingo starting I’m a little more inspired. And also because I feel like writing this review might diminish the extreme book hangover I have right now. I’m a big fan of both fantasy and history, and people have recommended Kay’s books to me multiple times. Yet somehow, I […]

“I couldn’t talk about my happiness without touching the uncomfortable truth that everything I have now is built on everything I lost.”

No Happy Endings by Nora McInerny

July 11, 2019 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: True Story Nora McInerny knows loss. In the space of a few weeks she lost a pregnancy, her father, and her husband. In the aftermath she wrote a memoir, It’s Okay to Laugh, and started a podcast, Terrible, Thanks for Asking, both of which were well received and successful. She was suddenly an expert on navigating grief and often called upon to talk about it. But then a crazy thing happened. She fell in love again. And within a few months they were […]

Life is a Carnival

Joyland by Stephen King

July 10, 2019 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

CBR11Bingo Pick: Summer ReadTAs his first serious relationship disintegrates, New Hampshire college student Devin Jones flees New England for a summer job at an independent amusement park in North Carolina. Over the course of an extended summer he learns how to get over a girl, how to speak like a carny, and how to survive in a mascot suit on a hot day. He’ll also make a couple of lifelong friends, save two lives, and come to the aide of a struggling single mother and […]

The manner of his life was of no importance. What affected her was that he had once been young.

The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett

July 10, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

CBR 11 Bingo – Listicle I didn’t know much about this book a long time ago, but it had been on my radar for being on the MLA Top 100 of the 20th Century list. What sold me on reading it eventually was Connie Willis using is a forgotten classic in one of the character quirks for the lead in Bellwether, who checks outs library books to save classics from being remaindered. I also almost put it right back after reading the not at all […]

My over-excitement was beyond all description.

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

July 10, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Jules Verne occupies a few disparate corners of my imagination, and since I am reading and reviewing two of this novels here, I will share them. First, I read pretty much every edition of “Great Illustrated Classics” that I could as a kid. I would like to go on some kind of fake affected rant about how they opened up doors to me, but really I used them for Book It and Accelerated Reader to earn points with my friends. I think ultimately they proved […]

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

July 10, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

CBR11Bingo – Pajiba Archive — Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone CBR11Bingo – Birthday (Harry’s and JK Rowlings!) — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets CBR11Bingo – Banned Books! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_debates_over_the_Harry_Potter_series) — Any of the rest, but let’s say Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban CBR11Bingo – Reader’s Choice (Sorry Two Heads are Better than One!) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire CBR11Bingo – I love this! (I love books about school, education, and portrayals of purposely bad teachers or educators) Harry Potter […]

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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