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“Bad Llama. Level 3. It’s a llama, but it’s bad. If he were human, he’d be covered in prison tattoos and would be hanging out in front of the Circle K hitting on 14-year-old girls.”

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

August 3, 2025 by Malin 1 Comment

CBR17 Bingo: Rec’d (I honestly don’t know how many people have raved about this book, on CBR, other review sites on the internet, as well as in my IRL book club) By now, most people who are even vaguely interested in this series probably know what it’s about, but I’ll try to give a brief summary. Carl is wandering around, half-dressed in the snow, looking for his ex-girlfriend’s prize-winning Persian cat, when Earth is suddenly attacked by aliens. All the buildings collapse in an instant […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, audiobook, Cats, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Dungeon crawler Carl, Dystopian, funny, games, Jeff Hayes, LitRPG, Malin, Matt Dinniman, rec'd

Malin's CBR17 Review No:44 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, audiobook, Cats, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Dungeon crawler Carl, Dystopian, funny, games, Jeff Hayes, LitRPG, Malin, Matt Dinniman, rec'd ·
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The Jock and the Nerd, 20 years later

Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong

August 3, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bingo Square – Arts (one character is a writer – this could have also fit into Play with the hockey but I have something else in mind for that square) I was surprised when I saw that Kelley Armstrong was writing contemporary romances since I had first discovered her through her urban fantasy series, Women of the Otherworld– then again, I read broadly across genres so it makes sense that an author would have a variety of interests. This is the second of her contemporary […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, hockey romance, Kelley Armstrong

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:76 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, hockey romance, Kelley Armstrong ·
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Enter the Multiverse but Staying Cozy, at least for now

Chilling Reflections by Drew Hayes

August 3, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 4: Favorite Drew Hayes in one of my favorite contemporary authors. He’s got the right level of geek, trope, and fun, while still managing to stay interesting. Chilling Reflections is book 3 in the Villain’s Code series, and while there have been signs in previous volumes, this one makes it pretty clear that this series is tilting into a Marvel-style multi-verse area. One thing that definitely surprised me is how directly the side story series (Villains Vignettes 1) is involved. I’ve read that, and […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr17bingo, Chilling Reflections, Drew Hayes, marvel, multiverse, super villain, superhero, VIllains Code 3

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:37 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, Chilling Reflections, Drew Hayes, marvel, multiverse, super villain, superhero, VIllains Code 3 ·
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Cozy romantasy in which game night is the wildest part

Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne

August 3, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 3: TBR I recently saw book four in the tetralogy at an airport bookstore, and realized that I still had book 3 on my TBR shelf (literally, physical book on actual shelf). Tea You at the Altar is book 3 of the Tomes and Tea series, and like the two previous volumes is a cozy romantasy. Kind of fitting actually, since I’m pretty sure I picked up book 1 in an airport as well. This time, the story is less about the tea and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr17bingo, LGBTQ romance, Rebecca Thorne, Romance, romantasy, tea you at the altar, tomes and tea

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:36 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17bingo, LGBTQ romance, Rebecca Thorne, Romance, romantasy, tea you at the altar, tomes and tea ·
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I might be too old for this

The Unofficial TikTok Cookbook by Valnetina Mussi

August 3, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 2: Arts square The Unofficial TikTok Cookbook as you might suspect is as much about making things look pretty/interesting as it is about making tasty edibles, thus art.  Full disclosure: I’m not on TikTok. I don’t care enough or really have the time to go down that path.  I do appreciate that the book starts with a discussion of what makes something go viral and gets into some of the logistics of being a successful content creator, and features comments throughout on how to […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: #food, #Viral, cbr17bingo, food-Tok, recipes, sweetportfolio, The Unofficial TikTok Cookbook, tiktok, trends, Valentina Mussi, Valnetina Mussi

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:35 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: #food, #Viral, cbr17bingo, food-Tok, recipes, sweetportfolio, The Unofficial TikTok Cookbook, tiktok, trends, Valentina Mussi, Valnetina Mussi ·
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B is for Ballad

The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings

August 3, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 1: “B” square I was in New Orleans in January for a work conference; the only time I went into the French Quarter was to visit a bookstore. On the local interest shelf there was one title I vaguely recognized: The Ballad of Perilous Graves. This was for the first half a generally interesting musical and magical realism kind of mystery in which local kids notice something is wrong with the spirit of the city of Nola and must then save everyone and everything […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Alex Jennings, allegory, cbr17bingo, jazz, magical realism, mystery, New Orleans, the ballad of perilous graves

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Alex Jennings, allegory, cbr17bingo, jazz, magical realism, mystery, New Orleans, the ballad of perilous graves ·
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