Hope you are enjoying this year's Cannonball Read Book Bingo Reading Challenge. You can get complete information here. I am back with assistance for finding books to meet the bingo circle "Bird". Bird - symbol of a nation; symbol of resistance; birds of a feather; bird’s eye view; has the name of … [Read more]
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Trigger warning: Discussion of rape without being shown. So this was an interesting retelling. I thought that Hochhauser did a great job with character development of someone we have always just known as the wicked stepmother in Cinderella. But, at times, I thought she was way too naive for her … [Read more]
Heartstopper: Volume Six by Alice Oseman
The final chapter of the series, Heartstopper: Volume Six by Alice Oseman has arrived. It is the end of our couple, Nick and Charlie. Or actually, it could be. Oseman explores “Will they make it or not?” Charlie is starting to find himself outside of Nick’s circle. And Nick is getting ready for … [Read more]
Maria and the Cave Paintings by Barbara Lowell and Elke Boschinger
What Marcel Found: The Incredible Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Painting by Cedar Pruitt and David Litchfield
A while back I read Maria and the Cave Paintings by Barbara Lowell and Elke Boschinger (due early November 2026; via online reader). This book shows how a child, with her father, explores a local cave of Spain. She wanders off on her own, coming upon paintings on the walls of the cave. Her father is … [Read more]
The Little Stone Buddha by Grace Lin
Like many readers, I keep journals filled with the titles I read. But I don’t always have it with me (like at work) so I email myself the information with the Subject Line: I Read This; to mark the book later. In my odd little shorthand, I know what I read (I have a memory like Swiss Cheese some … [Read more]
Kodi Book 1 by Jared Cullum
Having read the Kodi by Jared Cullum books out of order, I wasn’t grasping everything I needed in book two and assumed book one was going to be more of the same adventure, themed story as Kodi: A Place to Call Home (book two) was. However, this one is a lot more sweet, simple and quick to read. I … [Read more]
An Evening with Claire by Gaito Gazdanov
This is a good book, in the sense that it is honest. But don't be fooled by the cover! It is no delicate romance — and Claire hardly figures. In An Evening with Claire (1929), Gaito Gazdanov drags the reader through the emotional swamp of emigré estrangement, through a barely-disguised "Kolya." Like … [Read more]
