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Everybody wants to rule the world

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney

October 31, 2022 by Wanderlustful Leave a Comment

Kara Cooney is an Egyptologist and National Geographic explorer with an interest in women’s roles in ancient Egypt. This book is a taster tour of the rise and fall of 6 of Egypt’s female rulers, the most famous of which are Cleopatra, Hatshepsut and Nefertiti. Before I read this I was passingly familiar with these three but had never heard of the others she features (Merneith, Neferusobek and Tawosret). The timelines covered are broad- Merneith was the first of the six and she ruled in […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: cbr14bingo, egypt, Kara Cooney, star, When Women Ruled the World

Wanderlustful's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: History · Tags: cbr14bingo, egypt, Kara Cooney, star, When Women Ruled the World ·
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I’ll make a man out of myself (Bingo!)

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

October 26, 2022 by Malin 5 Comments

CBR14 Bingo: Star (Zhu might be described as something of a rising star within the Chinese power structure of the day, and also the sun is literally a star. I’m so very clever). Back in the 14th Century, the Mongols had conquered and ruled Imperial China. In a small village, drought and famine have killed the majority of the population. A nameless girl (one of the few children left in the village) has managed to stay alive thanks to her ingenuity. When her older brother, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: #fantasy, 14th Century China, alternate history, cbr14, cbr14bingo, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, She Who Became the Sun, Shelley Parker-Chan, star, The Radiant Emperor

Malin's CBR14 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: #fantasy, 14th Century China, alternate history, cbr14, cbr14bingo, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, She Who Became the Sun, Shelley Parker-Chan, star, The Radiant Emperor ·
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The Complicated Splinter

The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams by Ben Bradlee, Jr.

October 1, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR14Bingo: star. Ted Williams was one of the biggest stars in baseball history and this biography is worthy of him. When I read Leigh Montville’s Ted Williams: The Biography of An American Hero about ten years ago, I figured that would be the end of my journey with the life of the Splendid Splinter. I liked reading about Williams, I find him interesting, but I didn’t need more than one 500+ page work on his life. When Ben Bradlee, Jr. dropped this 775 page tome […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Sports Tagged With: #biography, Baseball, Ben Bradlee, Jr., Boston Red Sox, cbr14bingo, star, Ted Williams, The Kid

Jake's CBR14 Review No:173 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Sports · Tags: #biography, Baseball, Ben Bradlee, Jr., Boston Red Sox, cbr14bingo, star, Ted Williams, The Kid ·
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Opposites Attract Enemies to Friends to Lovers

The Stand-up Groomsman by Jackie Lau

August 11, 2022 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I know a Jackie Lau romance is going to make my heart happy. In some ways The Stand-up Groomsman is a departure from the types of Lau books I’ve enjoyed in the past. In this follow up to last year’s Donut Fall in Love Lau takes a more serious tone and unpacks some bigger emotional truths, in this case how we handle expectations and how it interacts with larger family dynamics. But in most ways, this is almost exactly the type of book I’ve come […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr14bingo, enemies to lovers, faintingviolet, Jackie Lau, LGBTQ romance, opposites attract, queer representation, star, The Stand-up Groomsman, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:50 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr14bingo, enemies to lovers, faintingviolet, Jackie Lau, LGBTQ romance, opposites attract, queer representation, star, The Stand-up Groomsman, we need diverse books ·
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The Healing

The Healing by Gayl Jones

July 23, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

CBR14Bingo – Star The star here is in reference to our narrator’s work as a manager for a contemporary rock and roll singer, the ways in which this relationship shapes the narrative, and the discussion is elicits.   Gayl Jones tips her hand late in this book when one character calls our narrative a “picara”/. In doing so, we learn what we need to know about our narrator and what to do with the Quixotic and episodic novel. If you’ve read Gayl Jones’s first two […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Gayl Jones, star

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:368 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, Gayl Jones, star ·
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