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> Tag: self care bingo

Just ok, but with plenty of familiar cozy beats

Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn

October 3, 2021 by Ellesfena 4 Comments

CBR Bingo: Self-care (favorite genre to read for comfort, plus I read it while on a self-care vacation) Daisy Dalrymple, like so many cozy mystery heroines before her, lives in post-WWI England, comes from a wealthy family but it somewhat impoverished due to her insistence on making her own way, and is bright, pretty, and assertive. If you’ve read cozy mysteries, you’ve read about women like Daisy, but that doesn’t make her any less likable–just not very memorable. Death at Wentwater Court is the first Daisy […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Carola Dunn, cbr13bingo, cozy mystery, daisy dalrymple, self care bingo

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Carola Dunn, cbr13bingo, cozy mystery, daisy dalrymple, self care bingo ·
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Not a cliche

James Acaster's Classic Scrapes by James Acaster

September 26, 2021 by Rooooomie 2 Comments

Bingo: self care; my go-to comfort reads are personal essays – bonus points if they’re funny, too. (And that makes bingo #4, with column 3) For me it’s a bit hit and miss whether a stand-up comedian or comedic actor’s talent translates to the written word; just because you’re funny on screen doesn’t mean you can write a funny story for readers. (Looking at you, H Jon Benjamin – some books just don’t need to be written.) James Acaster fell in the middle for me. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor Tagged With: CBR13, cbr13bingo, james acaster, self care bingo

Rooooomie's CBR13 Review No:31 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor · Tags: CBR13, cbr13bingo, james acaster, self care bingo ·
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A phone with the audio book Practical Demonkeeping open on the screen, with a bingo board behind the phone.

Funny but a little bit dated in LGBTQ+ depiction

Practical Demonkeeping: Pine Cove Series, 1 by Christopher Moore

September 6, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

CBR 13 Bingo: Self Care and Bingo #3!- I listened to this book while taking my daily health stomps to take care of myself. Rarely do my book reviews elicit any reactions or comments on my Facebook page but my review of Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal had multiple friends commenting how much they love Christopher Moore and the next book I need to read is Practical Demonkeeping. So once I completed listening to the Dresden Files short stories, I used the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR13, cbr13bingo, Christopher Moore, Dome'Loki, Fiction, self care bingo, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:32 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR13, cbr13bingo, Christopher Moore, Dome'Loki, Fiction, self care bingo, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy ·
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We’ve Always Been Vain

M'lady's Book of Household Secrets: Recipes, Remedies & Essential Etiquette by the Hon. Sarah MacPherson

September 3, 2021 by Ale 2 Comments

My boss brought me this book back from one of his trips to England. I’m not sure where he found it since he traveled, the pandemic happened, and I didn’t see him for two years. But he plopped it on my desk a few weeks ago along with some fancy tea. My boss is the best. M’lady’s Book of Household Secrets was written by the Hon. Sarah MacPherson, and is a collection of handwritten recipes, notes, and diary entries from the household books of Lady […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, historic remedies, history of self care, self care bingo, self-care, the Hon. Sarah MacPherson

Ale's CBR13 Review No:17 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, historic remedies, history of self care, self care bingo, self-care, the Hon. Sarah MacPherson ·
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A Self-Care Treat for Me

The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's novel to film by Emma Thompson

August 21, 2021 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

The 1995 movie adaptation of Sense and Sensibility is maybe my favorite movie adaptation ever and is certainly in my top five movies of all time. I will watch it when I’m happy, when I’m sad, when I’m wistful, when I’m tired. It makes my heart happy and is one of my go to tools in the self-care toolbox. While I have read many Austen related books in my time with Cannonball I had never poked around into books about the movie adaptations. Then in […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: behind the scenes, cbr13bingo, Diary, Emma Thompson, faintingviolet, film script, movie adaptation, screenplay, self care bingo, self-care, Sense & Sensibility

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:39 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: behind the scenes, cbr13bingo, Diary, Emma Thompson, faintingviolet, film script, movie adaptation, screenplay, self care bingo, self-care, Sense & Sensibility ·
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When the only person who knows all the secrets is six

Spy x Family vol 5 by Tatsuya Endo

August 15, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 13: Self Care I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned in previous reviews that I tend to turn to manga and comics for comfort reading. One of my current favorite series is Spy X Family, in which a husband, wife, and daughter are gathered and have to present an ideal picture to the world, but things can get awkward at home since everyone has a major secret: Dad is a spy, Mom’s an assassin, Bond the dog who gets premonitions of the future, and daughter is […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: assassins, cbr13bingo, comedy, manga, self care bingo, spies, spy x family, tatsuya endo, telepaths, voume 5

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:70 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Speculative Fiction · Tags: assassins, cbr13bingo, comedy, manga, self care bingo, spies, spy x family, tatsuya endo, telepaths, voume 5 ·
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