Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer
CBR18 BINGO: Wheels I have been wanting to try Andrew Sean Greer, and this really piqued my interest when it came out. Plus it has such a charming cover. Alas, it did not meet my hopes or expectations. The narrator is semi-nameless. He is called Giovedì by his employer, but that's not his real … [Read more]
Romantic Hero by Kirsty Greenwood
For context, I have been allergic to all romance not written by Cat Sebastian, Alexis Hall, or K.J. Charles for almost two years. I finished Romantic Hero first thing this morning and was super tempted to just slap five stars on it, because I'm so happy that I found another romance author that … [Read more]
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
CBR18 BINGO: One (standalone book) I am not the type to decide someone is an autobuy author based just on one book. But if I were, Nettle & Bone would have done it. I had a really good time with this. Marra is the youngest princess of a small kingdom and has lived in a convent from the age … [Read more]
The Labyrinth Index by Charles Stross
The Laundry is going stateside again—and I’m going to be dipping into spoilers again. Quite a lot in fact. Sorry. But look at all the blue hyperlinks; I'm making so many callbacks here! So about those spoilers; at the start of The Labyrinth Index, it is clear that Britain has fallen. There was no … [Read more]
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson, is Book One of the Mistborn Original Trilogy. Although I read a good amount of fantasy, I have, for some reason, never read any Brandon Sanderson. But, since this year is the 20th anniversary of the original publication of Mistborn, I thought I’d give it a … [Read more]
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
cbr18bingo Or (like it says above) This is the third book from Whitehead that I have read - each one a treat and all so very different. No matter what the subject matter is, he is just a flat out good writer. (The other two were Sag Harbor and Harlem Shuffle, by the way). There is a reason … [Read more]
