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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Still a Bit Too Reliant on Its Original Inspiration

Alchemised by SenLinYu

January 12, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I have lots of random thoughts and questions about this but in my defense – it’s a thousand page novel that is based on a Dramione fanfic. I’m not a fanfic reader – I respect the concept and idea but I think my head just doesn’t want to mix canon and non-canon, even if I want to spend more time in a universe. I especially have not read any Dramione fanfic because I just want to stay from all things JKR and HP, and also […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: harry potter fanfic, manacled, SenLinYu

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:6 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: harry potter fanfic, manacled, SenLinYu ·
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It’s Not That Deep, Except That It Is

Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia

January 10, 2026 by lafocareta 12 Comments

Last week I sat down to read Iman Hariri-Kia’s new novel, Female Fantasy. I stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish it, and I don’t want to review it so much as just hand it out. You get a copy, and you get a copy, and you and you and you get copies. Everybody on BookTok gets a copy. Most importantly, everybody who’s ever looked down their nose at romance in general or romantasy in particular gets a copy.  Everyone can read it, have whatever […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Iman Hariri-Kia, Iman Hariri-Kira, romantasy

lafocareta's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Book Club, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Iman Hariri-Kia, Iman Hariri-Kira, romantasy ·
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So close but then nope

The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook by Imana Grashuis, Tylor Starr

January 1, 2026 by CoffeeShopReader 3 Comments

Have you ever read a book and started to appreciate it, only for one small detail to ruin the whole thing? When I picked up The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook, it was clearly stated that the book was in no way officially affiliated with the franchise and its author, so that didn’t bother me. The introduction is a little preachy about vegan ethics, but it’s by Evanna Lynch, the actress for Luna Lovegood. It’s nothing I haven’t seen before in vegan cookbooks. The thing […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fanfiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cookbook, cooking, fan fiction, Harry Potter, imana grashuis, Imana Grashuis, Tylor Starr, The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook, tylor startt, vegan, vegan cuisine

CoffeeShopReader's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fanfiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: cookbook, cooking, fan fiction, Harry Potter, imana grashuis, Imana Grashuis, Tylor Starr, The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook, tylor startt, vegan, vegan cuisine ·
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when humans take art and make it better by ignoring the s****y artist

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

May 24, 2025 by wicherwill 2 Comments

hot take UGH more of this, loved all parts of this, can’t wait to read the trad pub debut of this author, this is how you make me trust you, you treat the golden trio’s friendship with the respect it deserves in particular ron “i’m the EQ glue that holds these two together” weasley, did i control+F for the word “ron” and confirm that there wasn’t blatant bashing yes i did Actual Review: I feel like putting a disclaimer out there is necessary: JKR is […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction Tagged With: isthisselfcare

wicherwill's CBR17 Review No:18 · Genres: Fanfiction · Tags: isthisselfcare ·
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A Fresh Take on Magic, Mystery, and Love

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

March 23, 2025 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

I’ve had my eye on this book for a while. A YA story with a school of magic, magicians, and vampires? I’m in. I had heard that the idea for the book started as Harry Potter fanfiction so I was curious to see how that turned out. Simon is the Chosen One who is being tutored by The Mage in order to be the best wizard the world of mages has ever seen (sound familiar?). His nemesis and roommate, Basilton “Baz” Grimm-Pitch is an undercover […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, carry on, Rainbow Rowell, YA

The Chancellor's CBR17 Review No:4 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, carry on, Rainbow Rowell, YA ·
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Witty, funny, and definitely fanfiction

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner

November 7, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

CBR 16 Bingo – Fanfic: I really struggled to find something I actually wanted to read for this category, but I finally found it. You might argue that this isn’t fanfiction, but it meets the definition so what can you do. It’s an adaptation of the original story written by an appreciator of the works. I don’t see the problem. You know a book is going to be good when it has a quote this spectacular. “The wolf said, ‘You know, my dear, it isn’t […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: cbr16bingo, James Finn Garner

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:25 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: cbr16bingo, James Finn Garner ·
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  • 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.
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    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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    on This standalone fantasy goes incredibly hard.
    Just finished this amazing story. Eyes are still damp. I had it queued on my Libby app for several weeks...
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    It's very sweet!
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