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Nart is an avid romance reader who dabbles in political autobiographies when she has the spoons. When she’s not reading she’s a bureaucrat both professionally and as an activist because she’s a masochist. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Nart's Quick Questions interview.)

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An intimate portrait of the life of a polar bear

Ice Walker by James Raffan

March 29, 2023 by Nart Leave a Comment

Non-fiction disguised as fiction. Plot: Nanu is a polar bear fresh from a miscarriage because she hadn’t packed on enough weight last summer to carry her pregnancy to term. We follow her from feeding herself, mating, hibernation, pregnancy, and taking care of her cubs, all while the ice gets thinner, the food less plentiful, and the growing danger from humans. Raffan started his career in the hard sciences and bailed real quick after he saw the kind of things you had to do to science […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: James Raffan

Nart's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: James Raffan ·
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Steampunk, paranormal romance set in an alternate Victorian London

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster

March 27, 2023 by Nart Leave a Comment

Plot: Honoria and her two young siblings are on the run from one of the most powerful Blue Bloods in London. But where to go where they can’t be reached? Only Whitechapel, where a rogue Blue Blood has established dominion and even fought off the mechanical army of the aristocracy. The place is still dangerous though, and everyone owes a tithe of some kind to earn Blade’s protection. Honoria needs more than protection, though. Her brother is very sick, and between her and her sister […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Bec McMaster

Nart's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Bec McMaster ·
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“Let the sea swallow your memories, and embrace what you are now.”

Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen

March 26, 2023 by Nart Leave a Comment

If you grew up with the Little Mermaid and now want something a bit more grown up, Skin of the Sea is your catnip. Plot: Simidele was once human but she doesn’t remember that life, and that’s probably for the best. She has become a Mami Wata (water spirit whose job it is to bless the spirits of those who die at sea and help them return to Olodumare). Because the Portuguese have recently discovered Africa, most of those Simidele blesses are Africans who die […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Natasha Bowen

Nart's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Natasha Bowen ·
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“We can drown in regret.”

The Theory of Crows by David A Robertson

March 25, 2023 by Nart Leave a Comment

A powerful story of community, of family, and of the hard work of forgiveness. Plot: Matthew is stuck inside of a crippling depression that has plagued him his whole life. He used to be able to play the part of a happy person, a person present for his wife and daughter, but the last few years it has swallowed him whole. This has meant that he has stopped seeing his family, stopped knowing how to connect to them, and they in turn and grown to […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: David A Robertson

Nart's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: David A Robertson ·
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“I can’t think of any other explanation for why he’s so combative at 8:47 in the morning. In this economy? Who has the energy?”

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

March 25, 2023 by Nart Leave a Comment

If you watched Palm Springs on Prime and want more, this is going to be your catnip. Plot: Barrett Bloom is starting university today, and thank god for that. High school was a nightmare, but this is her chance to reinvent herself as something other than an over eager student journalist who cost her school sport glory. Only she wakes up to the discovery that a friend who’d abandoned her over that story is her roommate, her professors seem unimpressed with her lack of preparation, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: Rachel Lynn Solomon

Nart's CBR15 Review No:4 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: Rachel Lynn Solomon ·
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Superheroes are actually bad guys, and we need other superheroes to save us from them.

Planetary (volume 1) by Warren Ellis

March 19, 2023 by Nart Leave a Comment

I’ve been trying to get back into comics. I used to love reading them in university, and these days I have limited brain space for long form books so comics are a great way to stay in the world of books with a bit less of a time commitment. Planetary seems to be up there with the Watchmen for Peak Comics, so I picked up the first volume, knowing pretty much nothing. Maybe that was my mistake. Folks over on goodreads seem to be of […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Warren Ellis

Nart's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Warren Ellis ·
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