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Books have been a part of my life from a very young age . I'm currently being ruled over by 4 cats (Gallifrey, Rafferty, Bodhi Rook & Yersinia Pestis), who I can mostly get not to chew on book covers. Lately, I'll read anything, though Science Fiction and Romance will always be on the bottom of the pile.

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“ No, Charlie wanted to insist. People only love you if you make it worth their while. No one loves you once they see your weaknesses. No one loved your flaws. No one loves your ugly, broken parts. No one loves you and expects nothing more than your love in return.”

Thief of Night (The Charlatan Duology #2) by Holly Black

October 19, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Charlie Hall, glue trap for disaster, crooked from the day she was born, who’d never met a bad decision she wasn’t willing to double down on, may have finally met her match. After the events of the previous book, Charlie actually thought she’d won. She had managed to defeat Lionel Salt, and rescue her lover―the powerful shadow, Vince―back from under the noses of the powerful Cabal leaders, instead of Vince going to his cousin and Salt’s granddaughter, Adaline. Agreeing to become the Hierophant and risking […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Charlatan duology, Holly Black, Massachusetts, shadows

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:136 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Charlatan duology, Holly Black, Massachusetts, shadows ·
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“It is finished. The tale is told truthfully, and truth is no heavier, no more beautiful than lies.”

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel: a novel of war and survival by Louise Murphy

October 19, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Trigger warnings: child mutilation, graphic murder, dismemberment, torture, grievous and graphic depictions of wounds, profanity, graphic descriptions of nudity (including children), graphic depictions of childbirth, gas chambers, mass cremations, talk of rape in general, rape of a child shown on page. In the last few months of the Nazi’s occupation of Poland, two children are abandoned by their father and stepmother to increase the chances of all of them surviving. Left to find safety in the dense Bialowieza Forest, the two, renamed “Hansel” and “Gretel” […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: fairy tale reimagining, Invasion of Poland, Jewish children in the Holocaust, Louise Murphy

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:135 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: fairy tale reimagining, Invasion of Poland, Jewish children in the Holocaust, Louise Murphy ·
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“The ranks of society are once again filled with Ambitious Mamas, whose only aim is to see their Darling Daughters married off to Determined Bachelors”

Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me (Anthony’s Story) by Julia Quinn

October 18, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

 (To be honest, I’d rate this 2 stars, except for the few characters I actually liked.) This Season all the gossip columnists have it wrong; London’s most elusive and desirable bachelor Anthony Bridgerton hasn’t just decided to marry—he’s even chosen a wife! The only obstacle to  making Edwina Sheffield into Lady Bridgerton is his intended’s  (can she be his intended if she doesn’t know he’s chosen her?) older sister, Kate—the most exasperating woman (he’s not related to) to ever grace a London ballroom. Kate will […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: #RegencyRomance, Julia Quinn

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:134 · Genres: Romance · Tags: #RegencyRomance, Julia Quinn ·
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“God cannot help when natural stupidity is driving the cart.”

The Alewives: A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale (The Alewives of Colmar #1) by Elizabeth R. Andersen

October 18, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Colmar, 1353 CE Gritta, Appel, and Efi managed to survive the massive death toll of the Black Death, only to realize that day-to-day problems don’t end just because of a major epidemic (#relatable). Children still need feeding, husbands will still drink away all the money, and people die from more than the plague. With limited options (I mean, a woman can’t even “entertain” the local menfolk without getting shade from the local monastery) and lots of obstacles, they band together to become alewives – brewing […]

Filed Under: History, Mystery Tagged With: 14th century, Alcohol, Elizabeth R. Andersen, France, murder, post-black death, sisters are doing it for themselves

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:133 · Genres: History, Mystery · Tags: 14th century, Alcohol, Elizabeth R. Andersen, France, murder, post-black death, sisters are doing it for themselves ·
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“Oh, of course. Mediocre men receiving positions of power they haven’t earned because of their birthrights. How against the grain.”

Accomplice to the Villain (Assistant and the Villain, 3) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

October 18, 2025 by bjornsnipe 2 Comments

All Evie Sage wanted was a well-paying job to support her family that didn’t involve her boss attempting to sexually assault her. Now, she’s the assistant accomplice (she got a promotion!) to The Villain, the kingdom’s most terrifying figure. All her job was supposed to entail was “light paperwork and occasional beheadings,” but now, she’s knee-deep in torture, familial betrayal, a kingdom-ending (or saving) prophecy, and a flirtatious disaster with the boss. All while dealing with the fact that she may not be as sweet […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: annoying characters, Death, frog with signs, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, sexy times, the first book was the best book, trying too hard humor

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:132 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Romance · Tags: annoying characters, Death, frog with signs, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, sexy times, the first book was the best book, trying too hard humor ·
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“An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.”

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R. F Kuang

October 18, 2025 by bjornsnipe 2 Comments

1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to England by Professor Lovell, a mysterious Englishman who happened to appear at his mother’s deathbed . Once there, he trains for years at a grueling pace in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. (And yes, it’s a tower; subtlety, this England doth not have it.) Babel is the world’s center for translation and, more importantly, magic. […]

Filed Under: Speculative Fiction Tagged With: 19th century england, language, R.F. Kuang, revolution

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:131 · Genres: Speculative Fiction · Tags: 19th century england, language, R.F. Kuang, revolution ·
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