The City of Dreadful Night by Rudyard Kipling
cbr18bingo Card repair - because this book is totally beyond that Well this was definitely something different - in more ways than one. I've never had a book that actually crumbled in my hands as I read it. I picked it up at a library sale, because it was going for a … [Read more]
The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian
Chris Bohjalian's The Amateur is a novel centered around a golf course tragedy. While practicing on the driving range at her local country club one day in 1978, teenage golf prodigy Mira Winston hits a ball through an unseen hole in the net just as one of the caddies, her high school classmate Kevin … [Read more]
Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross
CBR18 Bingo: Refuge - Iris and Roman find refuge in their correspondence. The days to come will only grow darker. And when you find something good? You hold on to it. You don't waste time worrying about things that won't even matter in the end. Rather, you take a risk for that light. ― Rebecca … [Read more]
The Mystery of the Bitten Peach by Cecilia Tan
CBR18 Bingo - Summer: I read this in the summer, which is when peaches are ready. The Mystery of the Bitten Peach by Cecilia Tan is very short, but it packs in a lot. I might have preferred something longer or more comic book. But it's not hard to find Chinese fairy tales and the cover artist … [Read more]
All my dead cats and other losses by s. e. smith
CBR18 Bingo - Repair is one way to think about grief. Or not. And if not, it's what society needs to properly allow for human grief. All my dead cats and other losses: practicing good grief in a culture that fears mourning by s. e. smith says it's not just about dead cats. It has a lot of dead … [Read more]
Secret Dinner by Raphael Montes
I received this book for free via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. I would do a trigger warning, but honestly if I do, I spoil the entire book. This was originally published in 2016 though, so people may have read this before now newly released and translated in 2026. Most I … [Read more]
