Welcome to the August check in for the Cannonball Read 18 Book Bingo Reading Challenge. It is hot where I am. I know John Green gives air conditioning only three stars in The Anthropocene Reviewed, but I was without for 6 hours today and I can assure you that it is not optional during a Texas heat wave. I hope you are all finding the perfect spots for reading. The card, square descriptions, and rules can be found here. Make sure I have the correct numbers […]
Giant Ranch on the Prairie
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke, features a tradwife influencer by the name of Natalie Heller Mills. Natalie lives on a charming little 500-acre ranch in Idaho with her cowboy husband, Caleb, and their five kids, with another on the way. On Instagram, in front of millions of followers, a pious, obedient Natalie tends to her flock of children as well as her flock of chickens. Natalie makes sourdough bread, drinks raw milk, from her own cow, of course, and makes family meals with the organic […]
Love in the time of COVID
Romantic Comedy: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
Cbr18bingo Joker Sally Milz is a writer for The Night Owls, aka TNO, a late night sketch comedy show à la SNL. She is divorced, in her 30s, and has been writing for the show for several years, a dream come true for her. When internationally renowned singer/songwriter Noah Brewster hosts the show, some of Sally’s deeply held opinions about fame, dating and romance — informed by her own not so great experiences — are called into question. For Sally, this is a deeply unsettling […]
Does Jane Austen Write Crack?
Emma by Jane Austen
CBR18 BINGO: Repair (Emma’s self-improvement) I suspect my reaction to Emma (the character) is a little different on this re-read compared to when I first read it probably some 15-20 years ago. I recall thinking back then that Emma’s heart was in the right place and not really understanding why Austen considered her “a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.” I do largely stand by that first impression, but this time I think I was more aware of Emma’s flaws and the way […]
Edwardian Snow White Mixed With Hindu Mythology
The Serpent's Shadow by Mercedes Lackey
Maya Whitherspoon fled to England after her father’s death, hoping that her parents’ enemies won’t follow her. With her untrained magic and skills as a doctor, she starts to make a home for herself in England. Peter Scott has been tasked by the organization of Elemental Masters he belongs to to find the source of magic that has appeared in London. When he finds Maya, it doesn’t take him long to realize that she needs training in her magical abilities. But as death starts stalking […]
All Stories are Ghost Stories
House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias
CBR18 Bingo – Left: A sinister story about what’s left after violence. House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias is a novel-length version of the ‘dig two graves before getting revenge’ saying. Or the one about how eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. Or any other comparable adage, which I’m sure exists. There can’t just be two ways of saying that revenge is not worth it. The book is mostly narrated by Gabe. Gabe and his friends are like brothers. They’re […]
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