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Cannonball! – I crushed my goal with Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson (writer), Elmo Bondoc (artist), Takeshi Miyazawa (artist)

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Earlier this year I accidentally read the fourth Ms. Marvel graphic novel before the third, Ms.Marvel: Crushed.  Instead of immediately going back and reading number three I went on to read other things.  When I was ready to pick it up, I couldn’t find it, the house seemed to have eaten it.  About two weeks ago it resurfaced and I decided to save it to complete my cannonball.  Sosuke is not as thrilled as I am, since his nap was disturbed to take this photo. Ms. Marvel: Crushed is everything I’ve come to expect from the Ms. Marvel comics.  They are […]

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12/12/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:52 |

Cute cooking manga

Kitchen Princess: Vol. 1 by Natsumi Ando (manga), Miyuki Kobayashi (story)

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My elementary school daughters have recently discovered the manga section at the library and due to their interest in cooking shows they brought home Kitchen Princess: Volume 1.  It is a classic shoujo manga.  Shoujo stories are aimed primarily at young females and are heavily focused on personal and romantic relationships this is no exception. The heart of the story is Najika Kazami an orphan (because of course she is) with the ability to remember everything she has ever tasted and can recreate a dish perfectly from just tasting it.  She loves food and cooking, preparing dishes for the joy of […]

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12/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:51 |

It’s complicated; romance, family, politics, whether one is dead or not, all of it is complicated

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

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This book suffered from next book-itis.  I started reading it but got distracted by wanting to read other books when I realized that two more bingo squares would give me a second bingo (Between the Bridge and the River and Eleanor and Park).  I half-heartedly kept reading City of Brass while waiting to get to my main city library where I could pick up both books.  At the time of stopping reading, I was feeling so so about the City of Brass.  I was having trouble keeping track of the difference between djinn and daevas, their various tribes, and how ifrits with their murderous ways […]

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12/5/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:50 |

So many feels – CBR10Bingo: So Popular! *Bingo*

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

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Elaine Lui of Lainey Gossip has been figuratively yelling at me since 2013 to read Eleanor & Park.  She brings it up regularly when talking about other YA books.  It was a book I kept meaning to get around to reading but just never put in the effort of getting my hands on a copy.  When I realized it was an option for the So Popular! bingo square, it seemed fated that I would finally read Eleanor & Par,k and complete my second bingo in the process. I could not put this book down.  Rainbow Rowell instantly sucks you into the world of teenage drama […]

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11/27/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:49 |

Better late than never – Cbr10bingo: Cannonball Book Club

Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

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A little over a week ago I realized I was two squares short of completing a second bingo column, the book club pick and something from the So Popular! category.  My downtown library had both Between the Bridge and the River as well as Eleanor and Park, my first choice on the So Popular list, so off I went.  Due to the mixed opinions on Craig Ferguson’s book, I suspected I would not enjoy it as much as Eleanor and Park, so I decided to read it first and save E&P as a treat. While reading the book I kept alternating between it […]

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11/26/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:48 |

I was pleasantly surprised to be so absorbed in this book – cbr10bingo Delicious!

Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi

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A friend game me Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi as a birthday present.  She acknowledged that non-fiction isn’t really my thing but she thought I might find it interesting.  She hadn’t read the book herself but had heard good things about it.  I don’t recall ever having read an autobiography, or biography for that matter.  And my friend was completely correct about me not being into non-fiction.  This is only my second non-fiction book this year out of my current 47 reviews. Before starting this book I knew two things about Padma Lakshmi, that she modeled […]

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11/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:47 |

Ghoulia is a cute story with charming art, perfect gift to give a young reader next Halloween

Ghoulia by Barbara Contini

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Several years ago, Neil Gaiman suggested celebrating All Hallow’s Read around Halloween.  You celebrate the Halloween season by giving seasonally appropriate books to friends and family.  Either directly about the holiday, or perhaps spooky and scary books that fit this time of year’s mood.  I’ve done this for the past three years now with my girls.  This year was a bit of a challenge for my newly turned seven year old.  She loves Halloween but really, really does not like to be scared.  She is reading at a first grade level so I didn’t want it to be another picture […]

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11/5/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:46 |

I thought it was a 3 star but the ending changed it to 4 star

The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

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The Book of M is the first book by Peng Shepherd and it’s hard to classify.  It’s sort of fantasy due to there being some magic.  It’s kind of science fiction as it examines the human condition in a near future where human civilization has collapsed.  It is definitely dystopian, see previous sentence about the collapse of human civilization.  And urban in the sense that a good chunk of the book happens in urban centers.  It has romantic themes as two of the main characters are a married couple and much time is spent establishing their relationship and love for […]

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11/5/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:45 |


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