Two authors is one too many - What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Monkey See Monkey Tell Time - Monkey Time, by Michael Hall
A blazing good friendship - Baby Dragon, Baby Dragon by Melissa Marr
“But you, you’re special I might let you” - Inspection by Josh Malerman
If My Life Was a Story it would have a better sound track…. - If This Were a Story by Beth Turley
Requires Research - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Agatha Christie, Eat Your Heart Out - Fire Will Freeze by Margaret Millar
Either shorten it or split it - The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
I was born reaching for her. - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
(Bingo: Pajiba) All shall fade into the whiteness of death - Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
It’s Chinatown - China Trade by SJ Rozan
If you must break the law, do it to seize power. - SPQR I: The King's Gambit by John Maddox Roberts
“It’s quite exciting,” said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn.” (CBR11 Bingo) - A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Puzzled, he silently mumbled. - Harriet Hume by Rebecca West
DO NOT READ THE BOOK JACKET! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! - The Witch Elm by Tana French
CBR Bingo: Youths! - The Secret History of Us by Jessi Kirby; Prince Caspian by CS Lewis; The Horse and His Boy by CS Lewis
Key Elements of a Hate to Love Romance Missing - The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory
Elements of Story Were Interesting, Just Didn’t Work - Deception on His Mind by Elizabeth George
Wilfred just wants a friend - Wilfred by Ryan T. Higgins
His first day of kindergarten - The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
Surgery Before Anesthesia and Antiseptics - The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris
Fine enough for a short vacation (Travel) - The Infernals by John Connolly
Lumberjane Standalone - Lumberjanes: THe Infernal Compass by Lilah Sturges, Polterink
Road Trip! - November Road by Lou Berney
No escape for any of us, of course. - Leader of the Band by Fay Weldon
It was sad, but then, it was always sad. - Say Say Say by Lila Savage
CBR11Bingo: And So It Begins (the first three books in the Harry Hole series) - The Bat (Harry Hole #1) by Jo Nesbø ; Cockroaches (Harry Hole #2) by Jo Nesbø ; The Redbreast (Harry Hole #3) by Jo Nesbø
Kill Your Darlings - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
Nonfiction reviews for CBR Bingo - The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson; Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love by Thomas Maier; The Amnityville Horror by Jay Anson
An army doctor walks into a bar. . . - A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“Watching is like nature photography: You don’t interfere with the wildlife.” - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
“When you can eat, eat. When you can sleep, sleep. When you can fuck, fuck. But do not fuck with the pancreas.” - The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year by Matt McCarthy
“You want to know about anybody? See what books they read, and how they’ve been read.” (CBR11 Bingo) - The Bone People by Keri Hulme
I kind of don’t care that terrible people made problems for themselves (Pajiba) - Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Fun, witty mystery set in a grim era - The Scandal at Bletchley: A Hilary Manningham-Butler Mystery (#1) by Jack Treby
But the fire is so delightful - Some Snow Is… by Ellen Yeomans
When a Princess, a Knight and a Queen decide to fight a Dragon…. - Princess Scallywag and the Brave, Brave Knight by Mark Sperring
This wasn’t the conversation I was trying to have. - Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
In the beginning, Amanda did not have her own character. - Ripper by Isabel Allende
He had been reading for six hours, sometimes the same page over and over. - Young Adolf by Beryl Bainbridge
Maybe not his best, but not terrible either. Bingo #3 - Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo
The past is a black hole, cut into the present day like a wound, and if you come too close, you can get sucked in. - Severance by Ling Ma
And so it begins… again. (And so it begins) - The Gates by John Connolly
Well it ain’t Gone Girl but it’ll do - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks
Great Characters, Messy Plot - Reunited by the Badge by Deborah Fletcher Mello
Book Takes Too Long To Get to the Point - Recursion by Blake Crouch
Outer. Space! - Fortune's Pawn by Rachel Bach
Without shelter, we stand in daylight. - Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead - Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Waiting For the TV Show… - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid