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Excellent Fantasy Series to Get Hooked On

The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate Series) and The Red Threads of Fortune by Jy Yang

March 14, 2018 by ElCicco 2 Comments

With their Tensorate series, author Jy Yang has created a world divided between those who have and those who lack the ability to manipulate the physical world through their own formidable powers. The “haves,” known as Tensors, are able to use their mind/spirit to influence the workings of the Slack, ie, earth (gravity), water (motion), fire (temperature), metal (electricity), and forest (flesh and blood). In this world, the “haves” rule with an iron fist and little mercy, but even so, amongst these privileged individuals there […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, #fantasy, ElCicco, Fiction, Jy Yang, Neon Yang, Non-binary, The Black Tides of Heaven, The Red Threads of Fortune

ElCicco's CBR10 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, #fantasy, ElCicco, Fiction, Jy Yang, Neon Yang, Non-binary, The Black Tides of Heaven, The Red Threads of Fortune ·
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Was slightly put off but quickly came around

March 14, 2018 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

The Philosopher’s Flight has the tagline, “Half science, half magic – entirely fantastic” on the cover, which coupled by the title and women flying had me intrigued right away.  Tom Miller dedicated the book to Abby, “Who once asked why there were so few women in my stories”.  My reaction to those words was excitement at the idea of a woman protagonist that flies with the aid of philosophy (whatever that meant). That illusion was quickly dashed when it was revealed that the main character was […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, Dome'Loki, fantasy, Fiction, romance, science fiction, Tom Miller

Dome'Loki's CBR10 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, Dome'Loki, fantasy, Fiction, romance, science fiction, Tom Miller ·
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How come no one told me about the Wayward Children series ages ago?!

March 13, 2018 by MrsLangdonAlger Leave a Comment

I read all three of the Wayward Children series books in a week. It would have been more like four days, but I was on a trip for three of those days and didn’t have a lot of time for reading. The last book, Beneath the Sugar Sky, I started at 1pm today and finished at 7pm, and I was working for part of that time. So yeah, I loved these books. This isn’t a linear series, but instead three interconnected, stand-alone novellas, though I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Seanan McGuire

MrsLangdonAlger's CBR10 Review No:15 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Seanan McGuire ·
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There may be more melodrama here than I have the patience with

March 13, 2018 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is book 2 in a series, and as such, the review will contain some spoilers for the plot of book 1. If you want to remain unspoiled, start at the beginning with Air Awakens. Left no choice after her trial and sentencing, Vhalla Yarl, former librarian apprentice is marching to war for the Solaris empire. She’s considered property of the empire and has to use her new and unfamiliar Windwalker powers to help the Emperor and his forces win their conquest of the rebellious […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #CBR10, Air Awakens, Elise Kova, fantasy, Fire Falling, magic, Malin, romance, Young Adult

Malin's CBR10 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #CBR10, Air Awakens, Elise Kova, fantasy, Fire Falling, magic, Malin, romance, Young Adult ·
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Librarian heroine with latent magical powers. Dark, broody sorcerer prince as the possible love interest. I can work with that.

March 13, 2018 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Vhalla Yarl is a librarian apprentice living in the huge central library in the capital of the Solaris empire. The empire has been at war for ages, trying to conquer the lands in the north and through this conquest uniting the whole continent under one power. One evening, there’s a state of emergency declared, one of the princes has been injured, and all the librarians are needed to help research a possible cure. Remembering how the younger, charming prince, known colloquially as “The […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #CBR10, Air Awakens, Elise Kova, fantasy, magic, Malin, romantic, Vaginal Fantasy, Young Adult

Malin's CBR10 Review No:19 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #CBR10, Air Awakens, Elise Kova, fantasy, magic, Malin, romantic, Vaginal Fantasy, Young Adult ·
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Mostly, this book just did not work for me

March 12, 2018 by Malin 2 Comments

2.5 stars Henry “Monty” Montague is a young bisexual lord sent off on a grand tour of Europe, accompanied by his best friend, Percy (who Monty has a massive crush on) and Felicity, Monty’s younger sister. For the first part of their journey, they are accompanied by an elderly tutor, but once they leave Paris, hijinks really ensue due to very poor decisions made on Monty’s part and soon the three young people are left to fend for themselves, on a crazy adventure through much […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #CBR10, 18th century, fantasy, historical romance, LGBTQ, mackenzi lee, Malin, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

Malin's CBR10 Review No:17 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #CBR10, 18th century, fantasy, historical romance, LGBTQ, mackenzi lee, Malin, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue ·
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