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Age, Gender and Culture in one London Community

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

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Bingo Square: Dream Vacation I honestly am not sure what I was expecting from this one but between Reese Witherspoon and positive Cannonball reviews, I knew I wanted to read it.  It had a darker underside than I realized while also focusing on all the themes I was expecting from the story, such as relationships, gender, cultural and generational divides, and different approaches to life as an immigrant. Nikki is the youngest daughter in an English Punjabi family.  Already being English speakers when they emigrated, her parents chose to live outside the Punjabi community in Southall and instead moved to […]

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8/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:148 |

A Lopsided Rivalry – the Book Blurb Was a Bit Off on this One

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

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Bingo Square: Snubbed! (Nebula Finalist) I am a huge fan of A Song of Ice and Fire, and both epic historical fiction and epic fantasy series.  As a result, this type of novel was going to appeal to me even if I have been hesitant about reading it for no logical reason – I became aware of Ken Liu because of the praise he received as the translator of The Three Body Problem, and was needlessly worried that his novels would have a similar focus or dark approach.  That fear was mostly unwarranted, since one is very much sci-fi with […]

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8/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:147 |

Clothes Horse Meets Fashion Don’t

Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase

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Bingo Square: Brain Candy With this, I have now completed Loretta Chase’s Carsington Family series, even if I saved the first of the series for last!  This was another solid entry, though there is barely even a mention of Rupert in this novel beyond being lumped in as one of Alistair’s younger brothers (and the one with the grey horses). What can I say, Mr. Impossible remains my favorite of the series, and I am sure it has nothing to do with the fact that Rupert was basically like the Taika Waititi version of Thor. At least y’all won’t have […]

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8/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:146 |

Gourmet Dining on a Pirate Ship

Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown

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Bingo Square: Delicious! This was going to be my “Cannonballer Says!” square until I remembered that cinnamon is kind of a food (spices count, right? I mean you eat them, just not in large portions) and the novel’s whole premise is that a chef has to impress a pirate captain with a weekly gourmet food menu, so the novel promptly got moved to “Delicious!” (and replaced by another pirate themed novel for “Cannonballer Says!”). I definitely understand why ElCicco gave this one 3 stars while also calling it a great beach read.  It is fun but it also takes a […]

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8/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:145 |

Not a Marvel to Me (too lazy to come up with a better title)

Church of Marvels by Leslie Parry

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Sometimes when I am reading a novel, I find myself already writing the review and making comments on it in my head while I’m reading.  I’m never sure if I’m doing the novel a disadvantage and preventing myself from enjoying it more, or if it happens because something about the novel isn’t quite clicking, therefore leading me already try to analyze what is not working.  Basically, am I being overcritical because I am not enjoying it, or am I not enjoying it because I’m being overcritical? Church of Marvels was definitely one of those novels for me.  Maybe I was […]

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8/2/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:144 |

Surprisingly, This is Not for the “Book is Better” Square

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

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Bingo Square: Home, Something, Home I started watching the movie adaptation of this on a recent plane trip, and only realized once I was further into it, that Love, Simon was based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, an often reviewed novel on Cannonball Read. My main motivation for starting the movie is that I quite liked the lead actor in Everything, Everything (I like that both the lead actors in that movie are basically working their way through YA film adaptions – can’t wait for The Hate You Give) – I’d like to think he is […]

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8/1/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:143 |

I Only Now Realized the Double Meaning of the Title …

Making Up by Lucy Parker

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I don’t think I really have anything to say about this one that hasn’t been said already – yes, Lucy Parker consistently writes very good contemporary romances.  This one was good but not quite as engaging/addictive as her previous novels.  I think she chose a heavier subject for this one, and it reflected in the novel. That’s not a negative at all but it means it wasn’t quite as light and fun as her previous two novels (and certainly Pretty Face had some darker turns but those were later in the novel). However, what that does mean, is that Parker […]

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7/31/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:142 |

A Simple and Concise Exploration of Writing and the Man Behind the Words

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

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I have read most of what Stephen King has written.  I think there was probably a point in time where I could have said I had read all of his novels (short stories are a whole different ball game), but the man is prolific and I haven’t necessarily made a huge effort to always keep up with what he is doing.  Sometimes he explores topics I am not as interested in.  For example, I held off on reading the follow up Bill Hodges books after Mr. Mercedes because I was a bit resentful about a few developments and deaths in […]

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7/31/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:141 |


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