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First (second) Bingo! (CBR12Bingo 2: Red) - The Physics of Everyday Things by James Kakalios

I still miss you, Tony (CBR12Bingo 2: shelfie) - Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bourdain

Fitting category (CBR12Bingo 2: Repeat – Money) - The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket

The late twentieth century has witnessed a remarkable growth in scientific interest in the subject of extinction. - The Lost World by Michael Crichton

For me, the terror–the real terror, as opposed to whatever demons and bogeys which might have been living in my own mind–began on an afternoon in October of 1957. - Danse Macabre by Stephen King

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded - The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Everyone is Doing Their Bit in Their Own Way - Bisexual Unicorn Vampires Teach Me the Importance of the Vampire Cough by Chuck Tingle

“People value shiny stones and lucky charms, but they forget that the most powerful talismans of all are the stories that we tell to ourselves and to others.” - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

“A missing girl is missing only to the people who notice.” - Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker

The real message here is to limit your children’s screen time - The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth

Dirty Half Dozen Part Two - The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! by  Elaine Bickell; My Little Fox by Rick Chrustowski ; Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton; Gator, Gator, Gator! by Daniel Bernstrom; Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris; The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin

Donut let the squirrels (or birds) eat your doughnuts - Donut Feed the Squirrels by Mika Song; Unlikely Friends by Norm Feuti

The Dirty Half Dozen - Ways to Welcome by Linda Ashman; What's the Matter, Marlo? by Andrew Arnold; The Unicorn Came to Dinner by Lauren DeStefano ; The Hidden Rainbow by Christie Matheson; All Welcome Here by James Preller; Jules vs. the Ocean by Jessie Sima

far from the confines of any one Room… - Astray by Emma Donoghue

Meh. I read it for the bingo square. - Strip by Thomas Perry

Ugh, That Title. Not Great. Entertaining Book Though. - Idiot by Laura Clery

Poisoning, Police, ex-husbands, oh my (Bingo – Fresh Start) - Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1) by Diane Mott Davidson

I’m just here for Lisbeth - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The End of The World As We Know It - Tabloid City by Pete Hamill

A Graphic Graphic Novel that Could Have Been More Interestingly Graphic - Cheat(er) Code by S.A. Foxe, Daz

“Don’t you hear the bugle call?” - Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare. - Grit by Angela Duckworth

How to do it (better than you) (CBR12Bingo2: how to) - Cooking by Michael Pollan

CBR12 Book Bingo – Friendship - Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

This is your brain on music - Musicophilia, Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

“John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in a marriage.” - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

I read an entire book about Irish tweed and I think I liked it - Irish Tweed: History, Tradition, Fashion by Vawn Corrigan

“He’s just a pore lonesome wife-left feller,” the more understanding said of Fitz Linkhorn, “losin’ his old lady is what crazied him.” - Walk on the Wild Side by Nelson Algren

Wanted to like this more than I did - The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

Two for the paw of one - Super Turbo Saves the Day by Lee Kirby; Pup Detectives V01 The First Case by Feliz Gumpaw

Don’t need no blue suede I want my Red Shoes! - Red Shoes by Karen English

Sure, we had trouble building Space Station One—but the trouble was people. - Green Hills of Earth by Robert A Heinlein

Very unlike my own adolescence - Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

In Putin’s Russia, Donald Trumps YOU! - House of Trump, House of Putin by Craig Unger

One of the few times I will say to watch the movie first. - Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Ugh, Some Men Are The Worst - Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason

Lost in the Sea (Bingo – Pandemic) - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Underwhelming prize winner - The Time in Between by David Bergen

“You don’t have to tell me you’re fine. I’m not fine. You’re not fine either. We can be honest with each other about that, can’t we?’ - Paper Airplanes by Dawn O'Porter

I’m honestly curious… (CBR12Bingo 2 – Adaptation) - The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket

The root of all evil (CBR12Bingo 2: Money) - The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

That’s what friends are for…. (CBR12Bingo 2: Friendship) - Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

cbr12bingo – How To! - How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe

Entire epic fantasy in one novel: cbr12bingo “Orange” – Bingo! - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The garden itself isn’t magic, positive thinking and determination are what brings the change: cbr12 bingo “Green” - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Tasha Tudor

This was fine, but the satire didn’t really resonate for me. - The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

A lovely escape from the real world - Reflections (Indexing #2) by Seanan McGuire

In the myriadic year of our Lord–the ten thousandth year of the King Undying, the kindly Prince of Death!–Gideon Nav packed her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and she escaped from the House of the Ninth. - Gideon the Ninth by Tasmyn Muir

The economics of fantasy tropes - Orconomics: A Satire by J. Zachary Pike

Didn’t pay for this fantasy about economic warfare and rebellion #No Money - The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

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