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I'm a mom of two and a voracious reader. I love happily-ever-afters and space ships. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: llamareadsbooks's Quick Questions interview.)

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The Sins That Find Us

“We can both hate and love in the same breath and still not want to change a single day of how we live.”

The Sins That Find Us by E.M. Lindsey

February 13, 2023 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

I don’t normally read dark romance, but I’m a pretty big fan of this author, so I figured I’d give this book a try. It’s different but still quite enthralling as well as quite steamy. Kane and his Misfit Toys, as one of them calls them, all have reasons to hate Alice’s father, and kidnapping and hurting her seems like the best way to get their revenge. But the more they spy on her, the more they realize she’s not what they think. Perhaps the […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: E.M. Lindsey, mafia, Romance

llamareadsbooks's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Romance · Tags: E.M. Lindsey, mafia, Romance ·
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A Book Cover that looks like an old-school Faerie Tale Story Book

“One doesn’t need magic if one knows enough stories.”

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawelett

February 3, 2023 by llamareadsbooks 5 Comments

I absolutely adored this! One standoffish professor plus her exact opposite best (only) friend plus a countryside full of faeries? Magical! At long last, Emily has made the long journey to Ljosland to study the Hidden Ones, the previous unresearched faeries who live there. Her entry on them will be the crowning achievement to her encyclopedia of faeries. If only she hadn’t somehow offended all the townsfolk on her first day… The sudden arrival of her colleague Wendell – and how quickly the townsfolk latch […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, faeries, Heather Fawelett, historical

llamareadsbooks's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, faeries, Heather Fawelett, historical ·
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City of Nightmares

“It’s hard to stop being afraid when the whole world is literally full of monsters.”

City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer

February 2, 2023 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

Look, when the book’s blurb starts out with “ever since her sister became a man-eating spider”, how in the world could I not pick up this book? And while I was initially put off by the cover (seriously, it doesn’t not match the book at all), I’m so glad I picked this up. It’s a quirky story but one I very much enjoyed. For over a hundred years, people have been afraid of Nightmares. If you dream, you have a chance of turning into a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Rebecca Schaeffer, vampires, Young Adult

llamareadsbooks's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Rebecca Schaeffer, vampires, Young Adult ·
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Dangerous Flames

Two words: Sapphic. Necromancers.

Dangerous Flames by Stephanie Burgis

January 28, 2023 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

With Mia and Leander fairly well settled in Hapthorn, it’s fallen to Carmilla, Countess Cardenza, to investigate the last loose threads from the previous novella. But first, she has to not kill anyone at their wedding, not even her annoying (-ly beautiful) old flame. That’s right, it’s a second-chance sapphic romance between two necromancers! Carmilla’s taken it upon herself to check each and every bit of bland, boring respectable wedding preparations to avoid any nasty surprises. Sure, Leander’s undead minions are doing a great job […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, necromancers, novella, Romance, sapphic, Stephanie Burgis

llamareadsbooks's CBR15 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, necromancers, novella, Romance, sapphic, Stephanie Burgis ·
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Cursed Princess Club

Subverting fairy tale tropes… and llamas!

Cursed Princess Club vol 1 by LambCat

January 25, 2023 by llamareadsbooks 2 Comments

I’ve become a huge fan of webtoons/tapas/etc lately. So when I saw the amusing cover art, I couldn’t resist picking this up and I’m so glad I did. This is a silly and sweet graphic novel that gleefully subverts the usual fairy tale tropes. Gwen is the youngest daughter of the King of the Pastel Kingdom. Rather than a room full of cute forest animals or an enchanted garden like her older sisters, Gwen attracts a possum who keeps biting her head. She’s kind and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, Fairy Tales, Graphic Novel, humor, Lambcat

llamareadsbooks's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, Fairy Tales, Graphic Novel, humor, Lambcat ·
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Breakup from Hell

“I love these people. They’re ridiculous and motley, but they’re mine.”

Breakup From Hell by Ann Davila Cardinal

January 9, 2023 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

After seeing that cover art, I couldn’t resist reading this book! And the book matches the cover. It’s a fun, somewhat irreverant story about a teen dating – and then breaking up from – the son of Satan. Mica and her abuela moved from Puerto Rico to Stowe after her mom died. With her acceptance letter to UCLA burning a hole in her pocket, she can’t wait to get out of Vermont and out from under Abuela’s thumb, even if it means leaving her best […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Ann Davila Cardinal, devil, Young Adult

llamareadsbooks's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Ann Davila Cardinal, devil, Young Adult ·
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