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Where the Lemon-Trees Blossom

Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy

October 23, 2021 by blauracke Leave a Comment

When a fatal boat accident happens in a small village on a Greek island, it leads four travellers from four different countries to strike up an unlikely friendship. They are all trying to escape personal problems and resolve them by travelling. The four main characters are very likable, as well as the supporting Greek characters, but they are all mostly cookie-cutter, only defined by the big struggle in their life, and they all have one. Thomas doesn’t know how to handle his relationship with his […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, maeve binchy, travel

blauracke's CBR13 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, maeve binchy, travel ·
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The Nothing Man: A worthy entry into the emerging meta-true crime genre

The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

October 23, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

This was a really fun book!!! Earlier in the year, I read Every Last Fear which follows the story of a young man whose family was killed and whose story became a true crime phenomenon. The Nothing Man falls into the same category of meta-true crime fiction, and it highlights the importance of the victims who are often left out of the narrative.  The story of The Nothing Man takes place in county Cork in Ireland, and is told from two perspectives. One is from […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: author, Catherine Ryan Howard, Ireland, meta true crime, police procedure, serial killer, true crime

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: author, Catherine Ryan Howard, Ireland, meta true crime, police procedure, serial killer, true crime ·
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A heartbreaking tale of children being failed by the adults in their lives again and again

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

October 22, 2021 by postcardsandbooks Leave a Comment

“Where the Love Laws lay down who should be loved. And how. And how much.” Here’s the thing I don’t get about me and literary fiction: why do I hesitate so much in picking up these books? I mean, yes, they tend to be slow-reading, and every once in a while, they will take their toll on me, but so often I end up giving them 5 stars that I can’t understand what stops me. But I digress; let’s talk Bingo. If my calculations are correct, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Arundhati Roy, cbr13bingo

postcardsandbooks's CBR13 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Arundhati Roy, cbr13bingo ·
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Things are not always what they seem (Double Bingo)

The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

October 22, 2021 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR13 Bingo: Landscape Costis is one of the Attolian guards, fiercely loyal to his beloved (if fearsome) queen and skeptical and disdainful of his so-called king, the former Thief of Eddis, who through trickery and guile ended up married to their queen. Nevertheless, when he foolishly loses his temper and ends up striking the king in the face, he’s mortified and expects to be sent home in disgrace if he’s lucky, executed if he’s unlucky. Yet the strange, new young king surprises everyone, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR13, cbr13bingo, deception, historical fantasy, landscape, Malin, Megan Whalen Turner, royalty, Steve West, The King of Attolia, The Queen's Thief

Malin's CBR13 Review No:43 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Young Adult · Tags: CBR13, cbr13bingo, deception, historical fantasy, landscape, Malin, Megan Whalen Turner, royalty, Steve West, The King of Attolia, The Queen's Thief ·
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A boring introduction to a series with a lot of potential

Magic Steps by Tamora Pierce

October 22, 2021 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

BINGO – OLD SERIES (originally published in 2000) Sandry has been living with her uncle, the Duke of Emelan, ever since he had a heart attack a few months ago. Her teacher is still at Winding Circle, and all of her friends are travelling around the world with their teachers. For the first time since joining Discipline Cottage at Winding Circle Temple, Sandry is without her chosen family. But she has plenty to keep her busy like helping her uncle run the Kingdom in his weakened […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Series, tamora pierce, the circle opens

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:62 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr13bingo, Series, tamora pierce, the circle opens ·
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So is the devil a bad guy or not? Do I even care?

Slewfoot by Brom

October 22, 2021 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

BINGO – The Wilds We all know this story: Puritan community in the Northeast turns on a local woman accused of witchcraft because she’s different. The woman and her husband live way on the outskirts of the village practically in the woods themselves, and the entire think them both a little off. The overall set up of this novel is not new. However what sets this story apart from others is that there isn’t unfounded hysteria. The protagonist Abitha is in fact cavorting with a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Brom, cbr13bingo, Puritans, witch hunts

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:61 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: Brom, cbr13bingo, Puritans, witch hunts ·
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