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When doors open, stories happen

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow

August 3, 2021 by Merryn Leave a Comment

CBRbingo: Flora “If we address stories as archaeological sites, and dust through their layers with meticulous care, we find at some level there is always a doorway.” January Scaller is a young woman of uncertain status.  The mixed race protégé of a wealthy and controlling man,  she barely knows her father, who travels the world in search of artefacts for his employer, her benefactor.   When she finds a mysterious book it unlocks the story of her own past, and the secret of the Doors that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: alix e harrow, CBR13, cbr13bingo

Merryn's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: alix e harrow, CBR13, cbr13bingo ·
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August Bingo Check-In

August 3, 2021 by Emmalita 12 Comments

Congratulations to vel veeter for being the first to BINGO on July 17. Welcome to the cbr13bingo August check-in! Put some sunscreen on and grab a beverage for hydration. There are 28 Cannonballers playing, and you have posted 168 reviews. This post is a place for you to ask questions, ask for recommendations for categories. You can always post your questions in our Facebook group – Cannonball Read Book Chat, or on Twitter @cannonballread. Finally, we’ll be posting administrative notes and reminders. Administrative Stuff Photos […]

Filed Under: News from MsWas Tagged With: cbr13bingo

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: cbr13bingo ·
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“There are no true stories; there are only facts, and the stories we tell ourselves about those facts.” #CBRBINGO – People

We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper

August 3, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

I find most true crime stories helplessly fascinating. I know some people agonize over whether it is moral to be entertained by such stories, but I’ve never had that problem, and frankly think it’s a waste of time to think about the “morality” of what stories we consume. I think most people are drawn to true crime not because they get their jollies out by reveling in other people’s pain (though, there’s always a few . . . ) but because it speaks to our […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Mystery, Non-Fiction Tagged With: academia, Becky Cooper, cbr13bingo, murder, mystery, narfna, non fiction, true crime, We Keep The Dead Close

narfna's CBR13 Review No:115 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Mystery, Non-Fiction · Tags: academia, Becky Cooper, cbr13bingo, murder, mystery, narfna, non fiction, true crime, We Keep The Dead Close ·
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What a rollercoaster…

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

August 3, 2021 by postcardsandbooks 2 Comments

So I didn’t know this book had been last year’s cannon book club pick until I just finished it about an hour ago and conflicted about how I felt about it, decided to search for reviews so I could read how other people felt about it. And WOW, guys. You did not disappoint. I read about 8 reviews and I almost feel like writing anything would be useless at this point because you have said it all. And I could easily just pick and choose […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Rivers Solomon

postcardsandbooks's CBR13 Review No:35 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, Rivers Solomon ·
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Love &…well, more love…

Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

August 2, 2021 by chelz.hawk Leave a Comment

“Do you think it’s possible that you can believe in me for a bit? How do you believe in someone who left when you were eight years old? And how was I supposed to manage the enormous chasm that existed between how he said he felt about me and what his actions said he felt about me?” Liv thought her biggest problem was trying to find a way to tell her boyfriend that she wants to attend art school rather than follow him to Stanford. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Complicated, family, Greece, Jenna Evans Welch, Mental Health, travel

chelz.hawk's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr13bingo, Complicated, family, Greece, Jenna Evans Welch, Mental Health, travel ·
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In the cold clear light of day down here, everyone’s a monster

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

August 1, 2021 by Ellesfena 2 Comments

Bingo square: Travel (from Jakarta to Amsterdam) A couple years ago I read Stuart Turton’s The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. I didn’t like it, exactly, but I also couldn’t put it down and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. When I saw a review of The Devil and the Dark Water on CBR, I checked it out from the library almost immediately. I knew, even if I didn’t really like it, it was going to be an exciting, fascinating, un-put-down-able ride. As it […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr13bingo, mystery, Stuart Turton

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr13bingo, mystery, Stuart Turton ·
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