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I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike… (Bingo)

Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox

August 6, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

#CBR11 Bingo: Travel Tom is a brooding loner with a past, who gave up the corporate life and now works as a bike mechanic. He’s estranged from most of his family, with the exception of his sister. Determined to cycle the Trans-America trail, from Oregon to Virginia, he’s annoyed when he discovers said sister has been e-mailing someone (as him) to arrange for a riding partner. When he finds out that the “Alex” his sister has been e-mailing is, in fact, a Lexie, he is […]

Some Lessons Are Best Not Repeated

The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford

July 31, 2019 by lumenatrix Leave a Comment

Ugh, oh man. OK. So, it turns out I reviewed another of Ashford’s books last year, Whisper of the Moon Moth, and I really wish I had realized these books were by the same author before I had started it. It also explains why this stupid book refused to stop popping up in my “Recommended For You” List on my Kindle. A quick recap of why I wasn’t thrilled with Moon Moth: basically I really don’t like novels that try to make suppositions about real […]

Space Road Trip!

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

July 27, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Travel It took me forever and more positive reviews than I can cite but I finally read The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. I generally read more fantasy than sci-fi but I’ve been overdoing the fantasy lately, and needed to switch things up. And what better than CBR11 Book Bingo to inspire actual reviewing! I know as long as the review is written between 1 July and 31 October, it counts, but considering that I’ve only reviewed one whole book this […]

Sometimes a trip takes a bad turn

The Secret of the Stone Frog by David Nytra

July 21, 2019 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Another selection from the library book sale, I initially picked this one up because it was in really good condition. A hardcover graphic novel that was initially published in 2012, this copy is pristine. I don’t know why it didn’t circulate enough to get weeded out of the collection, but perhaps the black and white illustrations were not enough to catch the eye of children browsing. It seems that either bright colors or manga style art move the best, and this has neither of those. […]

Gives new meaning to ‘Shoot for the moon’

The Stone Sky by NK Jemisin

July 16, 2019 by kella 3 Comments

CBR11 Bingo – Travel The conclusion of The Broken Earth trilogy sees mother and daughter, Essun and Nassun, both setting out on their own journeys to change the course of history. (as this is the end of the series, this is super heavy with spoilers; be ye warned) At the end of book 2, both Essun and Nassun are coming into their full powers and know that to affect the world in the way they see best they need to gain control of the […]

Phileas Fogg is the most interesting man in the world

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

July 12, 2019 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr11bingo Travel This classic 1873 novel by Jules Verne was an utter delight! I am somewhat ashamed to admit that this is the first Jules Verne novel I’ve read and that I really knew nothing at all about it when I picked it up. Turns out, that worked to my advantage, as I was on the edge of my seat, eagerly turning each page to see whether Phileas Fogg would win his wager to travel around the world in 80 days. This book is part […]

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