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Like a fantastical, queer Sherlock Holmes.

The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by K. J. Charles

May 18, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 9/30 In my defense, K.J. Charles has a long backlist, but I wish I would have read this particular one sooner. I feel like I say that with her all the time, but with how much I love Sherlock Holmes and mysteries and spooky shit, this one definitely should have been at the top of my TBR. I’m making my way through her entire backlist this year, because her next book isn’t coming until early 2023, so […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: horror, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, mystery, narfna, paranormal, sherlockian, supernatural, the secret casebook of simon feximal

narfna's CBR14 Review No:77 · Genres: Horror, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: horror, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, mystery, narfna, paranormal, sherlockian, supernatural, the secret casebook of simon feximal ·
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“This isn’t fun. It isn’t exciting. I walked into adventure and adventure has given me blisters.”

Stray (Touchstone, #1) by Andrea K. Höst

May 17, 2022 by narfna 3 Comments

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 8/30 It actually took me quite a bit to get through this one, despite how much I enjoyed it, but I’m blaming that on the fact that I had downloaded the free Kindle edition years and years ago, and Kindle books for non-romances are always iffy with my attention span for some reason. But this really was good! Pretty unlike any other YA sci-fi I’ve read, a unique reading experience. (I’m going to try and track down […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Andrea K. Höst, narfna, sci-fi, self published, sff, stray, YA sci-fi, Young Adult

narfna's CBR14 Review No:76 · Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Andrea K. Höst, narfna, sci-fi, self published, sff, stray, YA sci-fi, Young Adult ·
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This series should have been two big books instead of four smaller ones.

City of Dragons (The Rain Wild Chronicles, #3) by Robin Hobb

May 17, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 7/30 This ended just as it was getting going! I understand that there were publishing issues, and logistical things to consider in terms of ballooning page length on this one, but if I were her publishers, I would have just let her turn in one gigantic book late than split the book in two, to its detriment, just so they could publish on time. This is not a full story, and it starts out slow in the […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, anne flosnik, audiobooks, city of dragons, epic fantasy, narfna, realms of the elderlings, robin hobb, the rain wild chronicles

narfna's CBR14 Review No:75 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, anne flosnik, audiobooks, city of dragons, epic fantasy, narfna, realms of the elderlings, robin hobb, the rain wild chronicles ·
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DNA app as plot device.

You Have a Match by Emma Lord

May 17, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 6/30 Reading this right after Perfect on Paper was probably a mistake, because I couldn’t help comparing the two of them, to this book’s detriment. But I don’t think this would have been a full four-star book for me, anyway. Parts of it I really liked, even loved, but then too much would happen all at once, and things got messy, and then were wrapped up very neatly. It just wasn’t as satisfying as it could have been. […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Emma Lord, LGBTQIA, narfna, YA, you have a match, Young Adult

narfna's CBR14 Review No:74 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Emma Lord, LGBTQIA, narfna, YA, you have a match, Young Adult ·
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Yes, Darcy, you are queer!

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

May 17, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 5/30 I haven’t read a really solid, really good bordering on great contemporary YA novel in what feels like a really long time. Actually, I just scrolled back through my GR reading challenges, and the last really good/great YA contemporary I read was Concrete Rose back in January 2021. So it has been a while! Perfect on Paper isn’t life-changing or anything, it’s just a really well done YA novel, a classic of the form. It certainly […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: LGBTQIA, narfna, perfect on paper, Sophie Gonzales, YA, ya contemporary, YA Romance, Young Adult

narfna's CBR14 Review No:73 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: LGBTQIA, narfna, perfect on paper, Sophie Gonzales, YA, ya contemporary, YA Romance, Young Adult ·
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Thanks to all the Cannonballers who put this on my radar!

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

May 16, 2022 by narfna 8 Comments

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 4/30 I think this is one of those books that I will love more and more as I inevitably revisit it again and again, but for now I’m holding strong at 4.5 stars, rounded down. Everybody I know who has read this little hidden gem loves it, and I’d sort of had it in the back of my mind for a special occasion, but my TBR Jar said now, so I read it now. And it was […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Fiction, L.M. Montgomery, narfna, Romance, the blue castle

narfna's CBR14 Review No:72 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Fiction, L.M. Montgomery, narfna, Romance, the blue castle ·
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