cbr15bingo – Page 56 – Cannonball Read 17

Murder Does Not Take a Vacation

A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie

July 30, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid was looking forward to a nice vacation in the country after a rough case. Thanks to his cousin, he’s got a spot at a timeshare in Yorkshire and plans on enjoying his holiday. Unfortunately, he’s barely been there a night when one of the staff is found floating dead in the pool. As much as Duncan knows he should stay out of it, when the local investigator starts the case by dismissing it as a suicide, Duncan can’t help but get […]

“It was like drinking the feeling of being peaceful.”

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

July 30, 2023 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Strange Worlds Viv is an orc who’s tired of the adventuring life of bounties and bloodshed. She’s ready for something else. Taking her savings and a magical doo-dad that may or may not bring your heart’s desire, she sets off to the city of Thune to make her fresh start. Which for Viv is opening a coffee shop. Which would be fine, if people there knew what coffee was. But as Viv starts to build her shop, something amazing happens. People show up. […]

Nanorrobots Prodigiosos?

Virus. La guerra de los mil millones de años by Juan José Gómez Cadenas; Juan Botas

July 29, 2023 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

So for my European bingo spot, I’m going to review a science book about humanity’s tangles with viruses that eventually builds to the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Virus. La guerra de los mil millones de años‘ (‘Virus. The war of a billion years’) is a bit of a curiosity for me: this book about viruses, diseases, and pandemics, which was written with a Spanish perspective in mind, was completed during the very first few months of the pandemic. The authors state in the introduction that the writing […]

“Honor without intelligence is a disaster. Honor could lose the war.”

The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War by Michael Shaara

July 29, 2023 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr13bingo violence I read The Killer Angels about 20 years ago, and my lasting recollection was that I was surprised at how it drew me in and how much I liked it. Surprised because this novel, a work of historical fiction, is focused on the most momentous battle of the Civil War – Gettysburg. As much as I enjoy history and historical fiction, military history has never been terribly interesting to me. Michael Shaara accomplished something amazing with this novel: he made me interested in […]

CBR15 Bingo-Week 4 Check-in

July 29, 2023 by Emmalita 1 Comment

Welcome to Week 4 I could say this every week, but I’ll try to keep it to no more than monthly, I love the way y’all interpret the categories. I learned so much about myself and the kind of adult I wanted to be when I took up knitting and crochet in my late 30s. What hobby made you realize you are an adult? You can view the kick-off post with the categories, rules and card here. The Players: BlackRaven – 25 reviews, BLACKOUT carmelpie – […]

A charming story about a girl and her dog

Runt by Craig Silvey

July 29, 2023 by Merryn Leave a Comment

Bingo: Taking Flight; Passport: Australia In the tradition of Roald Dahl, Runt is an absolutely charming story about a girl and her dog overcoming adversity, finding community, spreading positivity, and being celebrated for being their deliciously odd selves. Annie Shearer lives in the down-on-its-luck rural Australian town of Upson Downs, where local baddie Earl Robert-Barren is hoarding water to drive his neighbours off their land so he can buy up their properties. Her family of oddballs struggles on. Annie hatches a plan to save the […]

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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