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2 Perspectives, 1 Great Story

I’m Not Dying With You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

July 30, 2020 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr12bingo Friendship I’m Not Dying With You Tonight is a perfect book for the times we live in and would make a great pick for a book club, a community read, middle school and high school students, and their parents. Lena and Campbell are seniors at an Atlanta high school, and other than that they have little in common. They would probably have never had more than cursory interaction with one another if not for the fight and ensuing riot that started at a football […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Gilly Segal, I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, Kimberly Jones, Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal, novel, ReadWomen, YA

ElCicco's CBR12 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Gilly Segal, I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, Kimberly Jones, Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal, novel, ReadWomen, YA ·
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She’s fine but I’m a mess

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

July 28, 2020 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr12bingo Book Club Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine begins with the premise of many a romantic comedy but takes the reader into serious and unexpected territory. Gail Honeyman’s debut novel, which garnered numerous awards, tells the story of 30-year-old Eleanor from her unique and often hilarious point of view as she plans to win over the man of her dreams. Yet Eleanor’s romantic aspirations are only a small part of this entertaining and thought-provoking novel which examines depression, abuse, and the power of true friendship. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, ElCicco, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Fiction, Gail Honeyman, novel, ReadWomen

ElCicco's CBR12 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, ElCicco, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Fiction, Gail Honeyman, novel, ReadWomen ·
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Ghost Story

June 7, 2020 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The author’s note to National Book Award nominated YA novel Thirteen Doorways states that  “… it is … a story about girls. Girls with ambitions, brains, desires, talents, hungers. It is a story about how the world like to punish girls for their appetites, even for their love.” Inspired by the author’s mother-in-law’s real life experience in a Chicago orphanage in the 1940s, Thirteen Doorways is the story of Francesca (Frankie), a teen who along with her older brother and younger sister has been left […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr12, ElCicco, Fiction, novel, ReadWomen, Thirteen Doorways Wolves Behind Them All, YA

Post by ElCicco · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr12, ElCicco, Fiction, novel, ReadWomen, Thirteen Doorways Wolves Behind Them All, YA ·
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A Cinderella Story/The Godfather

Wolf Hall: A Novel by Hilary Mantel

Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel by Hilary Mantel

May 4, 2020 by ElCicco 2 Comments

After a prolonged break, Hilary Mantel finally returned to the Wolf Hall trilogy this year with The Mirror and the Light, the final installment in the fictionalized account of the rise and fall of the real Thomas Cromwell, a talented man who rose from humble beginnings to become Master Secretary and consigliere to King Henry VIII. I read the first two books when they came out (in 2009 and 2012) and thought they were fantastic. Both won numerous prestigious prizes including the Man Booker Prize […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #Hilary Mantel, bring up the bodies, cbr12, ElCicco, Fiction, historical fiction, novel, ReadWomen, Wolf Hall, Wolf Hall Trilogy

ElCicco's CBR12 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #Hilary Mantel, bring up the bodies, cbr12, ElCicco, Fiction, historical fiction, novel, ReadWomen, Wolf Hall, Wolf Hall Trilogy ·
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Moth falling

Exhibit A of the Self-Fulfilling Title

The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

February 21, 2020 by chrispychrust 2 Comments

I could only praise this book is the way I would a bowl of Kraft dinner (or boxed mac and cheese for anyone that didn’t grow up with Canadians). If I really want cheesy noodles and Kraft is available, I’ll eat it. If the other options for a meal were meatloaf or fruitcake I would choose Kraft dinner, just like how I would definitely re-read The Okay Witch over other particular books. But here’s the deal: Do I actively crave or recommend Kraft dinner? NOPE. […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novel/Comic, Young Adult Tagged With: Adolescence & Coming of Age, comic, Emma, Emma Steinkellner, Fiction, Girl Coming of Age, graphic, Graphic Novel, illustraions, Illustration, magic, novel, Okay, okay witch, The Okay Witch, witch, YA, Young Adult

chrispychrust's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Graphic Novel/Comic, Young Adult · Tags: Adolescence & Coming of Age, comic, Emma, Emma Steinkellner, Fiction, Girl Coming of Age, graphic, Graphic Novel, illustraions, Illustration, magic, novel, Okay, okay witch, The Okay Witch, witch, YA, Young Adult ·
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