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About persnickety chick

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An avid reader who has slipped a little in the reading stakes in the past few years. And possibly slipped a little in the posting of reviews! New year, new goal.

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Bad decisions, good book

Brooklynaire by Sabrina Bowen

June 25, 2022 by persnickety chick Leave a Comment

  This is a happy review, but a story of poor decisions.  I bought one of those compilation books from amazon – you know the 20 books for 99 cents ones, lots of authors.  I did buy it because I get promotional emails from the author of the book  I am talking about.  With these compilations there are generally a couple of cliffhanger teaser books, intended to suck you in, a couple of meh books and one or two books that are great.  Brooklynaire is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: billionaire romance, hockey romance, Romance, Sabrina Bowen, Sarina Bowen

persnickety chick's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: billionaire romance, hockey romance, Romance, Sabrina Bowen, Sarina Bowen ·
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Frantically trying to catch up

The midwinter mail-order bride by Kati Wilde

June 20, 2022 by persnickety chick 4 Comments

It’s been a weird year.  I foolishly thought i would have a lot of reading time in January and February and then i got Covid.  I did read, but writing was a step too far.  Then i started a grad course in Internal audit and risk management.  Which has been interesting, but my final assessment is in, so in order to distract me from crippling anxiety about passing, i shall attempt to write some book reviews. I think i grabbed this book because a SBTB […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Barbarian fantasy, barbarian romance, Kati Wilde

persnickety chick's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Barbarian fantasy, barbarian romance, Kati Wilde ·
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Suicide mission- drama and heroics

Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher

The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher

December 29, 2021 by persnickety chick 1 Comment

These two books form a duopoly – the Clocktaur war.  They are set in a fantasy world, which is well drawn and clearly has activities beyond what happens in this story. The premise of the story is that two countries/city states are at war.  Or rather, one city is sending strange machines that destroy everything towards the other city.  These are the Clockwork boys- mechanical things that appear to be made of bone, are covered with gears, and are very difficult to stop.  The front […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR13, quest, suicide mission, t kingfisher

persnickety chick's CBR13 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR13, quest, suicide mission, t kingfisher ·
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Old friends

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

Jingo by Terry Pratchett

December 27, 2021 by persnickety chick 2 Comments

I have been listening to these three books on audio on repeat all year.  It has been an anxiety filled couple of years and I have found audio books at night help me shut down the worry voice in my head. I know the stories so well it doesn’t matter if i have missed pieces along the way. The rereads have reinforced my understanding of Pratchett as a great writer and observer of humanity.  There are likely to be unintended spoilers, as i have read […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: CBR 13, Nightwatch, Terry Pratchett, the discworld

persnickety chick's CBR13 Review No:23 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: CBR 13, Nightwatch, Terry Pratchett, the discworld ·
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What would you do to change your past

The future of another timeline by Annalee Newitz

December 8, 2021 by persnickety chick Leave a Comment

The future of another timeline is a time travel book. It is also a book about the ongoing struggle for equal rights. It starts in 1992, from the perspective of a time traveller who has returned to an important moment in her past, and an opportunity to change something about her past. The book is told in alternate chapters between Tess- the traveler, and Beth – the girl for whom 1992 is her current life. There are 5 Machines, that enable time travel, provided certain […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CannonballRead13, Annalee Newitz, time travel

persnickety chick's CBR13 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CannonballRead13, Annalee Newitz, time travel ·
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CBR Bingo: A new Series and a recommendation!

Stealing from Wizards Volume 1: Pickpocketing by R.A.Consell

Stealing From Wizards Volume 2: Burglary by R.A Consell

October 24, 2021 by persnickety chick Leave a Comment

I thought this would be one of the hardest categories for me to meet for bingo- but this series was first published in November 2019, so New series it is. I picked this up on the recommendation of Epbot- and am very glad i did. It is about Kuro, a young boy living on the fringes of magical society in Canada. He primarily lives in a magic city that connects with different real world places. He serves a dark magician who has fallen on very […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbrbingo13, magic school, R.A.Consell, Stealing from Wizards

persnickety chick's CBR13 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbrbingo13, magic school, R.A.Consell, Stealing from Wizards ·
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