Okay Start to New Series - The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith
Middle of the (surface) road - Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly
Reclaiming the Persephone Myth - At The Touch of Death by Gina Carra
The house of cards continued standing. - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
At the Heart of a Monster - The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Once more I dive into the breach of Sarah J. Maas’ overly sexual YA (#Remix) - Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas; Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
History and travel: bingo two for two in a series (#History/Schmistory & Travel) - His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire #1) by Naomi Novik; Throne of Jade (Temeraire #2) by Naomi Novik
Struggle to Finish - The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters
I was not as entertained as many were - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Definitely not a bedtime story! - Daemon Hall by Andrew Nance
It’s OK, But There Are Probably Better Cookbooks for New Cooks - Hack Your Cupboard: Make Great Food with What You've Got by Alyssa Wiegand and Carla Carreon
There is an old cliche about street life: you leave, the streets follow. - Grand Union by Zadie Smith
Give - Getting to Yes with Yourself: How to Get What You Truly Want by William Ury
A Cyclical Story that Works for the Most Part - Slade House by David Mitchell
Dragged Too Much - The Language of Sisters by Cathy Lamb
Somewhat Boring Romance - The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin
Wallander Gets Beaten Up…. A Lot - The Pyramid: And Four Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries by Henning Mankell
They departed, the gods, on the say of the strange sea. - The Sea by John Banville
Shoulda Beena Contenda - Button Man by Andrew Gross
This day, after I was redie, I did eate my breakfast. - History, A Mess by Sigrun Palsdottir
The Very Long Journey Portion of the Hero’s Journey - A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
I’m pretty sure it’s not you, book, it’s me - The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Casual Approach That Could Work For Me - An Edited Life: Simple Steps to Streamlining You Life, at Work and at Home by Anna Newton
Non-fiction review dump (and two CBR11 Bingos) - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah; Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein; Naturally Tan by Tan France; Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons; The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
How I met your (1940s) father - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
It got me another bingo at least - Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
Warm rumps and big messes - As Warm as the Sun by Kate McMullan; Llama Llama Mess Mess Mess by Anna Dewdney
If Uncle Stevie’s name is on it, odds are I’m going to read it. - Flight or Fright by Stephen King, Bev Vincent
Be careful what you wish for - Zazen by Vanessa Veselka
Literature was the passport to enter a larger life - At the Same Time by Susan Sontag
Odds are, one of these titles will tickle your reading fancy - Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton; Snow by Sam Usher; Froggy Picks a Pumpkin by Jonathan London.
CBR11Bingo: True Story - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
Don’t even click on this. It is a useless review. - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Croc & Turtle may be different, but they’re the best of friends! - Croc & Turtle: Snow Fun! by Mike Wohnoutka
Holmes and Watson and… Mary Russell? - The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Underwhelming amnesia rom-com. - Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
My personal tastes just didn’t gel with this one 🙁 - Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon
A book about how books can show you who you are - Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor
Important reminder that refugees don’t WANT to leave their homes - The Saffron Kitchen: A Novel by Yasmin Crowther
There is no sensation like drowning. - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Buddy Read: Pretty Weak Offering of Old School YA Horror - Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick
The Movie Was Better - Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
…in which love and Mormonism bore a part. - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
None of it seemed very real, but I suppose that’s the trouble with history. - Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd
There was a painful silence. - The Informer by Liam O'Flaherty
An Update Worth Investing In, With Caveat - Tartine: A Classic Revisited: 68 All-New Recipes + 55 Updated Favorites by Elizabeth M. Prueitt, Chad Robertson
(bad “Electric Feel” joke) - The Power by Naomi Alderman
…using our legs to proceed across the landscape. - A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson
One sled and some bad jokes make for two new early readers - Penny and Her Sled by Kevin Henkes; Little Penguin’s New Friend by Tadgh Bentley
Like a tea-tray in the sky - Bernard Pepperlin by Cara Hoffman