Cannonball Read 18

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No one knows what goes on behind closed doors

Men Like Ours: A Novel by Bindu Bansinath

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Cbr18bingo Wealth The story opens with Matthew, a wealthy man, found dead in his car I picked up Men Like Ours at our local library, drawn in by its cover which reminded me of Parini Shroff’s The Bandit Queens. It turns out the two novels are a bit alike. Each features Indian women living in a … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

A kind, gentle book with gentle characters who practice empathy

Whistler by Ann Patchett

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I'm not sure this was Patchett's point, but I left this book thinking a rather unpopular opinion: that perhaps divorce, and being a parent who leaves a marriage where you are unsatisfied (as opposed to actively being hurt, either physically or mentally), harms children? Which is to say--as someone … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

The Memory of Borrowed Books by Meg Anderson

The Memory of Borrowed Books by Meg Anderson

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review.  Wow. This was a painful read. I should have DNFed it, but I kept hoping it would get better, it did not. I think the bigger issue is that the entire book felt fragmented. We know why it was that way … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:106 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , ·

Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher

Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher

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I really enjoyed the first book in this series and kept wondering where the other books were, well we get the second book in the Swordheart series now and the third and final one next year called Shieldborn. This was a long slow romantasy novel that I think will thrill T. Kingfisher fans. We have … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:105 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: , , ·

Goddamn magicians and cats! (Cat photos included)

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

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CBR18 BINGO: Refuge, because Agnes runs a private cat shelter, which is the best kind of refuge Whoever designed the cover of Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter deserves a medal. I'm not entirely sure what the crossover is between fantasy lovers and cat lovers, but it must be substantial, and I … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Oh No, We Won

Everybody Wants to Rule the Word Except Me by Django Wexler

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We did it, Team! Our Davi is now Dark Lord Davi Morrigan Skulltaker, First of Her Name, Ruler of Wilders, Slayer of Beasts! Unfortunately, the win comes with the mandate to “kill all humans,” which is a problem because Davi is not a genocidal maniac. In this second book of the Dark Lord Davi … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:19 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , ·


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