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“Shay had always had one of those faces meant for smiling. Not every face was meant for smiling but Shay’s was one of them.”

In a Jam by Kate Canterbary

August 7, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars CBR17 Bingo: I (A book title beginning with I) Official plot summary: When Shay Zucconi’s step-grandmother died, she left Shay a tulip farm—under two conditions. First, Shay has to move home to the small town of Friendship, Rhode Island. Second—and most problematic, since her fiancé just called off the wedding—Shay must be married within one year. Marriage is the last thing in the world Shay wants but she’ll do anything to save the only real home she’s ever known. Noah Barden loved Shay […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, farming, friendship, friendship Rhode Island, grief, Jason Clarke, Kate Canterbary, Kit Swann, Malin, Parenting, self esteem issues, small town life

Malin's CBR17 Review No:51 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, farming, friendship, friendship Rhode Island, grief, Jason Clarke, Kate Canterbary, Kit Swann, Malin, Parenting, self esteem issues, small town life ·
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“For the one you love? Anything. You unmake the world and build a new one. You do anything to give them what they need.”

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

August 7, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR17 Bingo: G (A book title starting with G)   After months of online research, Alice Scott has tracked down the reclusive former tabloid darling Margaret Ives and hopes to persuade the woman to let Alice write her biography. Imagine the unpleasant surprise for Alice when it turns out that Margaret might not want to tell her life’s story at all, and she basically wants to ‘audition’ Alice and another writer for the next month, before she makes up her mind. That other […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, celebrity, Contemporary Romance, Emily Henry, family, Great Big Beautiful Life, grief, journalism, julia whelan, Malin, Writers

Malin's CBR17 Review No:50 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, celebrity, Contemporary Romance, Emily Henry, family, Great Big Beautiful Life, grief, journalism, julia whelan, Malin, Writers ·
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The title I forgot, the book I enjoyed

Hummingbird Heart by Travis Dandro

August 1, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Have you requested a book from the library and when you get the notice that it is in you pick it up and say, “Why in the world did I want this book?” Well, I do that probably more than I should. However the kicker is, 8 out of 10 times I enjoy it. I think forgetting why one was getting an item/book is a good way to allow yourself to not go into something with any preconceived ideas. And Hummingbird Heart by Travis Dandro […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, family, friendship, grandparents, grief, Social Themes, Travis Dandro

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:352 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, family, friendship, grandparents, grief, Social Themes, Travis Dandro ·
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When your abandoned lighthouse is not so abandoned after all

The Ghost of Wreckers Cove by Angelica Del Campo, Christian Argiz and Liniers

July 16, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo G (G is for Ghost) When I find a book from Papercutz I usually have an extreme I really like this or I really don’t. Now, granted The Ghost of Wreckers Cove by Angelica Del Campo, Christian Argiz and Liniers (illustrator) had a few bumps as I am an adult reader who has to remember sometimes you need to suspend your “reality need” for the sake of a good story.  I was debating if I wanted to read this graphic novel as it looked […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Angelica Del Campo, Angelica Del Campo, Christian Argiz and Liniers, cbr17bingo, Christian Argiz, family, grief, Liniers, paranormal, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:332 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Angelica Del Campo, Angelica Del Campo, Christian Argiz and Liniers, cbr17bingo, Christian Argiz, family, grief, Liniers, paranormal, siblings ·
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Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus, elves, flying reindeer and lots of love

North for the Winter by Bobby Podesta

July 16, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo N (N is for North and Nobody will believe what our main character does!) North for the Winter by Bobby Podesta is probably one of the best books I’ve read this year. I love the historical aspect (the birth of tracking Santa because of a misprint in an advertisement in 1955) and while maybe it was not the most original with the grief and family connection/friend interaction, the ending was worth that familiarity of grief and the healing process. It is fun and quirky. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Young Adult Tagged With: Bobby Podesta, cbr17bingo, celebrations, christmas, Christmas Eve, Continental Air Defense Command Center, family, friendship, grief, Holiday, Reindeer, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:331 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Young Adult · Tags: Bobby Podesta, cbr17bingo, celebrations, christmas, Christmas Eve, Continental Air Defense Command Center, family, friendship, grief, Holiday, Reindeer, Social Themes ·
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I recommend BINGO and this book

The Last Time We Spoke: A Story of Loss by Jesse Mechanic

July 11, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo Rec’d: Grief stories are not new, but each is unique to that person. The main thing I came away with from reading The Last Time We Spoke: A Story of Loss, is that the author (Jesse Mechanic) is human: selfish, loving, scared, fearless, angry and hopeful. They are both a reliable and unreliable narrator as they are telling the story from their eyes and over a 20 year period. The art is tone setting and allows us a peek into the mind of someone […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cancer, cbr17bingo, coming-of-age, Death, family, grief, Illness, Jesse Mechanic, Mental Health, mothers, mothers & sons, parents, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:322 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cancer, cbr17bingo, coming-of-age, Death, family, grief, Illness, Jesse Mechanic, Mental Health, mothers, mothers & sons, parents, Social Themes ·
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