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A delightful British rom-com (Bingo #6)

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

September 26, 2020 by Malin 5 Comments

4.5 stars #CBR12 Bingo: Reader’s Choice (replaces How-To) Official book description: Wanted: One (fake) boyfriend Practically perfect in every way Luc O’Donnell is tangentially–and reluctantly–famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he’s never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad’s making a comeback, Luc’s back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything. To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship…and […]

Grab a Cup of Tea and Settle Down With Our Favorite Demon-Sorcerer Duo

The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

October 31, 2019 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

Lois McMaster Bujold has released another novella set in her World of the Five Gods. And once again, she does it in such a sneaky fashion that I completely missed it! While the Five Gods series has three novels under its belt so far, Lois has been adding a number of stories to the series focused on a young man named Penric, who has become a host to a demon, who he dubbs Desdemona. Penric is a first for Desdemona – despite having close […]

Definitely a bro-fantasy, but with far more charm (#Reader’s Choice–BINGO!)

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

October 31, 2019 by Aquillia Leave a Comment

Having only a few hours left to finish Bingo, and not yet quite having a bingo, I’m using Reader’s Choice in lieu of True Story–because I’m not the sort of person who enjoys reading True Stories anyway. So, Bingo! (Bingo across the top row: Remix, Reader’s Choice [for True Story], Far and Away, Youths!, Reading the TBR). Several months ago, I read the highly-recommended-online Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames (also with Aquillius from my previous review, AKA my husband). We both love fantasy, and […]

Last Bingo, # 8: More Rowell

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

October 31, 2019 by Ale 2 Comments

I blame faintingviolet (and crystalclear) for my new obsession with everything Rowell. I was so happily ignorant before cracking one of her books, but now I’m like an addict and I can’t get enough. I haven’t suffered from book-hangover in a very long time, but Wayward Son has me moping around wondering when book 3 is going to hit the shelves. I don’t know what to read next, I have a stack from the library that I’m sending back because everything is just paling in comparison […]

It was a dull and boring night…

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

October 29, 2019 by blauracke Leave a Comment

As a 10-year-old, Daniel Sempere visits a mysterious place called the ‘Cemetery of Forgotten Books’ and chooses a book by the unknown author Julián Carax. Over the years, he tries to find out more about him, only to discover that someone is searching for all of Carax’ books just to burn them, and that he himself may possess one of the last copies. This is supposed to be a gothic novel full of doomed romance, tragedy, and mystery, but in the end, it is mostly […]

This is a man’s world

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez

October 24, 2019 by Wanderlustful Leave a Comment

I first heard about this book when the author, Caroline Criado Perez, was interviewed on the podcast 99% Invisible. I was intrigued from first listen and paid an exorbitant amount to order it on Amazon (US$30 plus shipping from the UK!). Perez’s book is about two things: 1) the ways in which Western societies were founded on and continue to promote ‘maleness’ as the normative centre; and 2) how maleness at the centre is not just inconvenient for women- statistically 51% of humanity- but in […]

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