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40-something psychologist living with a husband, preschooler, and 2 cats. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Tracy's Quick Questions interview.)

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Sibling Rivalry and Royal Romance

Princess of Air by Natalie Cammaratta

April 11, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

“[Air] can’t be seen, so it’s underestimated. Like me.” So says Arabella, the narrator of this character-driven romantasy. She is one of four magical royal siblings in the kingdom of Alchos. Each of them controls one element, air in the case of Princess Arabella. Their mother broke with tradition by having multiple children and dividing control of earth, air, fire, and water among them, and now they must enter a series of trial to determine who will become the heir to the throne. Ara, like […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Elemental Magic, Natalie Cammaratta, romantasy

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Elemental Magic, Natalie Cammaratta, romantasy ·
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Sipping Tea and Solving Mysteries While Eating Delicious Chinese Food

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

April 8, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

This was a cute, low-stakes cozy fantasy with a great cover that really fits the vibe of the novel. It features Vera Wong, a Chinese immigrant and widow who owns a rundown teahouse that doesn’t get much traffic. She has a distant relationship with her grown son, probably due to frequent nagging texts like this: “Tilly, are you awake? It is 4:31 AM, very late. When I was your age, I wake up at 4AM every morning to cook breakfast for Ah Gong and Ah […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: cozy mystery, found family, Jesse Q. Sutanto

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:17 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: cozy mystery, found family, Jesse Q. Sutanto ·
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“People With Destinies Shouldn’t Make Plans”

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

April 8, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

Wow, what a great trilogy! The Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy is an older YA/NA fantasy set partly on earth and partly in a world called Eretz. Please note that the reviews for books 2 and 3 may contain spoilers for each preceding book. Daughter of Smoke & Bone starts out from the perspective of Karou, a 17-year-old art student in Prague. She lives two lives: in one she is a normal teenage girl dealing with school, friends, and an ex-boyfriend, but in her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy, Laini Taylor

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:16 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy, Laini Taylor ·
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“All of Life Was Only Moments, After All”

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

March 25, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

Uprooted and Spinning Silver are a pair of standalone novels by Naomi Novik, though they share some similarities in that they both seem to be set in a medieval version of eastern Europe and were inspired by fairy tales, though I would say that the fairy tale inspiration is much stronger and clearer in Spinning Silver. Uprooted is about Agnieszka, a 17-year-old girl who is chosen by a wizard named the Dragon to serve him for 10 years. He chooses a new girl every 10 […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: fairy tale, Judaism, Naomi novik

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: fairy tale, Judaism, Naomi novik ·
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“All Stories Are the Same Story.”

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

March 13, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

I was a little worried when I started reading this immediately after reading The Night Circus because the latter was still on my mind, and I knew I was likely to make comparisons, but this is when it became available from the library. I needn’t have worried. The Starless Sea gripped me right from the start. The novel tells the story of Zachary, a graduate student who finds a book called Sweet Sorrows that has its own stories in it, and one of those stories […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Erin Morgenstern

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Erin Morgenstern ·
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Captivating, Evocative, and THERE’S A TEA!

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

March 6, 2024 by Tracy 1 Comment

This is a book that’s going to be on my mind for a little while. I just finished it last night, and I’m not ready to leave the world of The Night Circus, so I’ve been looking at reviews and went on the author’s Instagram, which is how I discovered that she collaborated with the Old Growth Alchemy tea shop and there’s a Night Circus loose leaf tea you can buy – I’m a tea drinker, so I couldn’t help but place an order, and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Erin Morgenstern, historical fantasy

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Erin Morgenstern, historical fantasy ·
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  • Zirza
    on Another Group of Old Friends That All Actually Hate Each Other
    I feel ya! I liked this book but there are a lot of things that I had to overlook. It's...
  • Zirza
    on What will people think of us 100 years from now?
    Interesting! As someone who went on a bit of a McEwan bender some 10-15 years ago I wonder how it...
  • Jacob
    on What an absolute waste of a great book cover.
    I feel the same way. Super frustrated with the story right now after the third sister just died. Was looking...
  • Tracy
    on Early Fantasy: Long Stories in Which Not Much Happens
    That almost sounds "so bad it's good," and I might need to check it out.
  • louise
    on High expectations led to disappointment
    I totally agree with what you wrote. I already read this book and found it extremely complicated to understand the...
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