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“If a book is well-written, I always find it too short”

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

December 7, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR17 Bingo: Black (a book with a black cover) I had completely forgotten that I read and reviewed this book back in 2016. My original review can be found here. My plot summary of the more than 200-year-old novel can be found in my previous review. Nevertheless, my reading experience this time around was different enough from earlier times that I wanted to write about some of my thoughts and observations, not to mention some of the points of discussion that came up during my […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Featured, Fiction, History Tagged With: adapted into TV and film, audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, coming-of-age, family drama, historical fiction, Jane Austen, literary classic, Malin, re-read, Regency, romantic, Rosamund Pike, sense and sensibility, Sisters, social satire, the Dark Corner

Malin's CBR17 Review No:66 · Genres: Audiobooks, Featured, Fiction, History · Tags: adapted into TV and film, audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, coming-of-age, family drama, historical fiction, Jane Austen, literary classic, Malin, re-read, Regency, romantic, Rosamund Pike, sense and sensibility, Sisters, social satire, the Dark Corner ·
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As the worlds turn

Mad Ship: The Liveship Traders Trilogy book 2 by Robin Hobb

December 5, 2025 by ElCicco 1 Comment

Book 2 of this trilogy was an absolute stunner, as my conceptions of certain characters and situations were challenged and changed. Hobb continues to weave multiple complex story lines together and fleshes out her characters in such a way that I am conflicted about whom to root for or even what I am rooting for now. The Liveship Traders Trilogy is about a colonial empire facing rebellion, about a rebellion amongst Old Trader families who do not necessarily agree with each other, about enslaved and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Mad Ship, robin hobb, The Liveship Traders Trilogy

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:60 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Mad Ship, robin hobb, The Liveship Traders Trilogy ·
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Creating a language is no joke. Or, maybe it is, because I laughed a lot reading this book.

In the Land of Invented Languages by Arika Okrent

December 1, 2025 by KimMiE" 6 Comments

CBR 17 BINGO: Diaspora. The author uses the Jewish diaspora to illustrate the remarkable resurgence of Hebrew as a spoken language. You could also argue that Esperanto speakers form a diaspora. When you think of “invented” languages, you might immediately think of Esperanto, the late-19th century experiment in creating a universal language to bring people closer together. Or you might think about Star Trek geeks going all-in on their hobby by learning Klingon. Or you might ponder J.R.R. Tolkien’s elvish languages, created decades before he […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Arika Okrent, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Esperanto, KimMiE", Klingon, Languages, linguistics

KimMiE"'s CBR17 Review No:25 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: Arika Okrent, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Esperanto, KimMiE", Klingon, Languages, linguistics ·
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Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip…

Ship of Magic: The Liveship Traders Trilogy Book 1 by Robin Hobb

November 19, 2025 by ElCicco 2 Comments

I’ve discovered that one of the advantages of reading an e-book instead of a hard copy book is that often, when I download an e-book, I have no idea how many pages long it is. Having just finished Robin Hobb’s The Farseer Trilogy and loving it, and given the rave reviews I’ve seen other Cannonballers heap upon Hobb’s other series, I immediately downloaded The Liveship Traders Trilogy and dove right into Ship of Magic. If I had known the books in this trilogy clock in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, robin hobb, ship of magic, The Liveship Traders Trilogy

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:59 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, robin hobb, ship of magic, The Liveship Traders Trilogy ·
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“I guess we’re almost friends now, or as friendly as you can get when you’re not one hundred percent sure the other person isn’t framing you for murder.” (Blackout Bingo Card)

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

November 9, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR17 Bingo: School (The Breakfast Club with murder. So much high school drama) On a Monday afternoon, five high schoolers find themselves in detention after someone planted phones in their bags. They all claim the phones are not theirs, but the teacher is not listening. There is Cooper, the star athlete, with a promising career in baseball ahead of him. There is Addy, always perfectly put together and the homecoming princess. There is Nate, the school’s bad boy, who is on probation for […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: adapted into TV, cbr17, cbr17bingo, contemporary fiction, high school, karen m mcmanus, LGBTQIA, Malin, mystery, one of us is lying, Suspense, Young Adult

Malin's CBR17 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: adapted into TV, cbr17, cbr17bingo, contemporary fiction, high school, karen m mcmanus, LGBTQIA, Malin, mystery, one of us is lying, Suspense, Young Adult ·
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“Death is boring. Life is much more fun. Things happen in life all the time. Unexpected things.” (Quintuple Bingo)

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

November 8, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Nowhere Bingo 25: A middle-grade book CBR17 Bingo: N (a book starting with the letter N) Morrigan Crow is a cursed child, born on Eventide (think New Year’s Eve, but unlucky) and as such, is due to die at midnight on her 11th birthday. She keeps being blamed for everything bad that happens in her surroundings and spends a lot of time writing apology notes. However, before she can meet her doom, a mysterious stranger called Jupiter North appears and takes her away, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr17, cbr17 bingo, curse, found family, friendship, Jessica Townsend, magic, Malin, middle grade, Nevermoor

Malin's CBR17 Review No:67 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17, cbr17 bingo, curse, found family, friendship, Jessica Townsend, magic, Malin, middle grade, Nevermoor ·
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