Welcome to the 2026 Book Bingo Reading Challenge! Now is the time to dig through those books you read but didn’t review, or pick up that book you’ve been thinking about. Bingo is about vibes and creative interpretations. Most importantly, it’s about fun. The words (or numbers) in the circles are … [Read more]
Platform Decay: Murderbot Diaries Book 8 by Martha Wells
Never have I wanted so much for someone to give an old lady a gun. One of the things I’ve noticed as I’ve read my way through the newer Murderbot releases is that while there are some overreaching plot threads, the best thing about the series is watching SecUnit slowly improving how it interacts … [Read more]
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
I have had to take a breather from Hugo award voting for a while, but I thought I’d jump back into it this year. Only to have this doorstopper from an author I had not come across before dropped on my feet. Thankfully, The Raven Scholar turned out to be an absolute page turner, a bit of a kitchen … [Read more]
Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura
CBR18 Bingo - Versus: it's literally about Vikings. My tolerance for real violence is much lower than my tolerance for fictional violence. So when I read fictionalized versions of real war, I bounce between “cool battle!” and “I hate that this happened." Makoto Yukimura’s Vinland Saga … [Read more]
Kimi ni Todoke vols. 1-25, 27-30 by Karuho Shiina
Kimi ni Todoke vol. 26 by Karuho Shiina
CBR18 Bingo - 26: volume 26 was all about my favorite character. The primary conflict of Kimi ni Todoke is that the protagonist looks like the girl from The Ring. Sawako’s name even resembles the girl from The Ring’s - Sadako. Because of her pale skin and evil blunt bangs, Sawako has never … [Read more]
Armaveni by Nadine Takvorian
CBR18 Bingo - Bird: a history teacher who deserves to be given one. And the phoenix and crane gave me enough words to review this book. But mostly the teacher. Armaveni is about Nadine finding her family's history. It's based on the author Nadine Takvorian’s own life and the author notes what … [Read more]
Witch Season by Julia Bianco
CBR18 Bingo: Refuge (The Aestas coven works hard to be a safe haven and refuge for young witches who have snapped and would normally be ostracised by other witches) Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this ARC. This book is on sale now. There are two types of witches (in this … [Read more]
