cbr11bingo – Page 95 – Cannonball Read 17

When Mothers Do Curses

As Old As Time by Liz Braswell

July 15, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Wow. This was a great re-telling of “Beauty and the Beast”. I loved the whole idea behind this book with the great enchantress from the stories being Belle’s mother. And reading about magical people who were afraid since they were being persecuted by those who were “normal”. The development of Belle and the Beast was great and I actually bought that Belle fell in love with him in this one. They were a great duo. Braswell changes things up a bit with the introduction of […]

A family fighting to find their place in the world

Saga Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan

July 15, 2019 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

#cbr11bingo #Banned/Challenged Books Saga Volume One is classic fantasy meets classic science fiction meets classic graphic novel. We have sex (any kind you could imagine). We have drugs. We have violence (lots of violence). We have bestiality (Yes, boys and girls they went there!). And while I did not see it, I am sure there was some rock and roll but there is so much more. So much more. No wonder this series has been banned! (Again, I do not condone that, but I totally […]

Trying to Take a Historical Lens to Family Didn’t Work This TIme

The Yellow House by Sarah Broom

July 15, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be released on August 13, 2019. Well cutting to the chase I really didn’t like this one. I was all ready to fall in love with a nonfiction story where the author talks about her family living in New Orleans East. A place that I have never heard about. Instead the big jumps around a lot and Broom at times talks about her family as […]

Talk about your Odd Couple

Owly: The Way Home by Andy Runton

July 15, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #ReadingtheTBR I was putting away some of the reader copies recently and noticed, Owly: The Way Home. Andy Runton must have a magic wand that enchanted the book as I was not in a cute, big-eyed-owl mood, but I had to have this book. And had to read it, despite the tower of books taller than me I already have on the TBR list. This graphic novel is good for young readers. It is a basic story with simple text but both story and […]

I might lend you a shovel, but I am NOT cleaning up after you, sister or no sister….

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Ovinkan Braithwaite

July 15, 2019 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

#crb11bingo #CannonballerSays My Sister, the Serial Killer has been reviewed several times here, but when I found faintingviolet’s review, I knew that it was going to be the one for my #crb11bingo #CannonballerSays. Why? Because I liked the image. I liked they were not sure about reading it as they did not like horror. And frankly, why not? Ovinkan Braithwaite has a distinctive not Western voice. Therefore, this book could fill several bingo slots. It could be for Far And Away; Own Voices; and […]

“That was the thing about lies: they demanded commitment. Once you lied, you had to stick to your story.”

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

July 15, 2019 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Own Voices* In Miracle Creek, Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run the Miracle Submarine, an experimental medical treatment. Its users include Elizabeth and Kitt, both of whom have sons with autism; Teresa and her daughter Rosa, who has cerebral palsy; and Matt, a doctor with infertility. All are hoping for some miracle cure or even an improvement from this treatment. And the Yoos are hoping it changes their lives, in a slightly different way. Having come from Korea without her husband several years […]

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