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Murderbot lives up to the hype: cbr12bingo – “Fresh Start”

All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries 1 by Martha Wells

October 29, 2020 by Dome'Loki 3 Comments

If memories serves, I first became aware of Murderbot through Cory Doctorow and was intrigued.  Then came all the love for Murderbot from Cannonballers.  When bingo was announced and there was a “Fresh Start” square, I knew immediately what I was going to read, All Systems Red. All Systems Red is set in a distant, space faring future, where all planetary exploration is done through the a corporate entity referred to only as ‘the company’.  Company requirements demand that Security Units (SecUnits) must be included as […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, martha wells, murderbot, Murderbot Diaries, sci-fi

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, martha wells, murderbot, Murderbot Diaries, sci-fi ·
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“To save the world with music and love, obviously”: cbr12bingo – “Music”, 3rd Bingo!

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

October 23, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

The Sound of Stars was initially chosen as a candidate for the “Debut” bingo square (it was released February 2020) but another book was chosen.  Fortunately, it also fits the “Music” square to complete my 3rd bingo! This is a book I wish I had read in my teen years for a variety of reasons.  Accurate representation of anxiety disorder would have been helpful when trying to figure out my own mental health.   For it’s depiction of sexual identity, gender identity, and first time sexual […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Alechia Dow, book lover, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, librarian, music, Romance, sci-fi, YA

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Alechia Dow, book lover, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, librarian, music, Romance, sci-fi, YA ·
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Winnie the Pooh was inspired by a real bear named Winnie: cbr12 bingo “The Roaring 20’s”

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (artist)

October 5, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Earlier in bingo, I learned that Winnie the Pooh was published in 1926 and so counted for “The Roaring 20’s”.  I went looking through my library to discover that we don’t have a copy (though we have the entire Paddington collection).  However, Grandma had sent this book to my kids! Finding Winnie opens with a mother (the author) telling her son a true story about a bear.  Winnie’s story begins in Winnipeg, Canada with a young veterinarian named Harry Colbourn.  Harry specialized in treating horses and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History Tagged With: #history, Caldecott winner, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Children's, Dome'Loki, Lindsay Mattick, Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (artist), picture book, Sophie Blackall (artist)

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:31 · Genres: Children's Books, History · Tags: #history, Caldecott winner, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Children's, Dome'Loki, Lindsay Mattick, Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (artist), picture book, Sophie Blackall (artist) ·
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Named one of the top 10 books in 2019 by The Washington Post and I gave up at 36 pages: cbr12 bingo “Red” – Bingo #2!

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

October 5, 2020 by Dome'Loki 4 Comments

When Black Leopard, Red Wolf came out it was widely praised and was selected as book of the month in Mysterious Galaxy speculative fiction book club.  I was excited by the description of a fantasy told from a wholly African inspiration.  This was something that would broaden my perspective of what is fantasy.  The book languished on the shelf and then CBR bingo came out and it was the perfect book for the Red square. From the beginning, the story technique rubbed me the wrong way.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Marlon James

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Marlon James ·
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Satisfying conclusion to trilogy with dangling threads about where the world can go next: cbr12bingo “Purple”

The Queen of Sorrow: Book Three in the Queens of Renthia Series by Sarah Beth Durst

September 29, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Somehow between 2017 and 2018 I forgot I was waiting for the next book in the “Queens of Renthia” series.  It was learning about a new book set in the Renthia world that reminded me I hadn’t finished the original trilogy, and it was added to my next book order.  In happy coincidence half the cover is purple so it qualifies for the purple bingo square! Sarah Beth Durst created a world where humanity is in constant, deadly struggle with the natural elemental spirits of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, queens, Sarah Beth Durst

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, queens, Sarah Beth Durst ·
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It was comforting to return to an established world: cbr12bingo “Yellow”

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

September 20, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

I love this gorgeous cover, from the golden yellow to the intricate details referencing elements of the story.  I’ve been looking forward to reading this, so I was delighted that it fits the yellow square!  Three colors now crossed off on my bingo card. After going through three long books, two of which were challenging and thought provoking, requiring close attention and processing of what I was reading, the other a chonker of an epic fantasy, I was ready to return to something familiar.  This […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, grishaverse, Leigh Bardugo

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:28 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, Fiction, grishaverse, Leigh Bardugo ·
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