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I’m sorry. I can’t. Don’t hate me.

The Astonishing Colour of After by Emily X.R. Pan

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CBR10Bingo: Dream Vacation (BINGO!) Emily X.R. Pan’s The Astonishing Colour of After begins with teenager Leigh recounting the day her mother died from suicide, leaving a crumpled note in the trash with a crossed out message: “I want you to remember.” Soon after, a mysterious red bird leaves a gift for Leigh: a package filled with mementos of her mother. Leigh convinces her father to take her to Taiwan for the first time to meet her mother’s estranged family, secretly hoping she’ll also be able to find the bird that she believes is her mother’s ghost. Once there, her father […]

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11/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:63 |

Being 16 is a Lot to Deal With Sometimes

Skim by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

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I became interested in reading Skim by the Tamaki cousins after seeing ElCicco’s review this past summer. And what a great recommendation it turned out to be! A quick one, too, as I finished it in just one sitting. This graphic novel is very introspective, coming through via the voice of the protagonist’s diary, and I could see it being a great read for both teens and adults. Skim follows the story of a Canadian teen named Kim, who doesn’t really fit in at her all-girls school, and along with her friend, Lisa, is beginning to practice Wicca. After the suicide of a boy at […]

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11/16/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:58 |

Been on my Backlog for a while, but sort of wish I’d never read it (BINGO 2!)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

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Upon realizing that I could get a Bingo by filling in the ‘Backlog’ square, I went searching through my Kindle library for something I’d bought ages ago but never actually read. This resulted, a little oddly, in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. I’d bought it years back when it was quite popular, but never actually read it. For those who don’t know the story, it’s about a sixteen year old boy named Jacob who grew up on his grandfather’s strange stories and accompanying photos about odd people with strange powers. His grandfather is killed in unusual circumstances and Jacob seems […]

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11/16/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:35 |

Be careful what you wish for…

The Stepsister's Tale by Tracy Barrett

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This is a Cinderella tale told from the point of view of one of the ‘ugly’ stepsisters.  In the original story, Cinderella’s father married and brought his new wife and stepdaughters to his home.  The stepsisters were spoiled and enjoyed privileges that Cinderella did not, and lived a life of leisure. Not so in this version.  Here, the Jane and Maude Montjoy are the sisters.  They live in a dilapidated house and do all of the chores to try to survive.  Their mother is set on them being ‘ladies’ like she was raised, despite them needing to do the work […]

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11/15/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:49 |

The soccer ball quit the team. It was tied of being kicked around.

The Breakaways: Bad at Soccer Okay at Friends by Cathy G. Johnson

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One joy of working in a bookstore is you get to see some books before they come out and can create buzz for them. The Breakaways: Bad at Soccer Okay at Friends by Cathy G. Johnson is one. Out in March 2019 this is part of the First Second series of graphic novels dealing with today’s issues. Geared towards ages (very strong) 8 to (low) 13, we see the “C team” of a middle school girl soccer team. Faith is a fifth grader who is conned by the pretty popular girl to join the soccer team. But, of course, since […]

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11/15/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:428 |

CBR Bingo:This is the End (and the end of my bingo card)

To All The Boys I've Loved Before (Books 1 thru 3) by Jenny Han

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I fell completely in love with the Netflix film adaptation of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and immediately sought out the novels it was based on. To my horror, although not surprise, there was a mile long wait list at the library and the trilogy was sold out at Barnes & Noble. Luckily the box set came back in stock and I was able to binge read the series last week. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (4.75 Stars) Lara Jean Covey lives in Virginia with her widower father and two sisters, Margot and Kitty; she is a bit […]

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11/14/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:118 |

Bringing the Jackaby Series to a Close (Bingo #8)

The Dire King by William Ritter

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While I have a couple of series underway, there was only one where the final book was the only one I had left to read, so the This Is The End square was a simple choice. The Jackaby series is comprised of four books, Jackaby, The Beastly Bones, Ghostly Echoes, and The Dire King. I have absolutely enjoyed my time with the series over the past few years, but the fourth book was unfortunately the weakest. The Dire King continues the story of the Seelie and Unseelie War that is enveloping New Fiddleham. Abagail,  an independent, self-assured, feminist, and delightfully […]

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11/14/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:55 |

This book made me thirsty.

Dry by Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman

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I read a lot of dystopian fiction. I have read about the super flu, zombies, the earth’s rotation slowing down, nuclear wastelands, and government created vampires. This was my first foray into dystopia via climate change fiction, and parts of it were terrifying. The part that scares me the most in these dystopias are the scenes on the crowded highways. Where are you supposed to go if you can’t get there? These scenes scared me in The Stand and in World War Z — something terrible happens, and you have to leave… but everyone else is leaving too, so the […]

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11/12/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:42 |


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