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Black Paradox

Black Paradox by Junji Ito

January 23, 2023 by jmsudar Leave a Comment

Junji Ito is a bizarre safety blanket, given that he writes some of the most disturbing body horror ever put to the page, but here we are: I read Junji Ito to fall asleep at night. Something about the stories he tells, from the absolute seriousness with which the characters take the happenings (including _Junji Ito’s Cat Diary_, though the author isn’t taking himself seriously at all) to the plain but graceful art style, to the content’s surreal Twilight Zone on steroids content. I can’t […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Junji Ito

jmsudar's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Junji Ito ·
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“Hello, Hart-ache.” “Hello, Merciless”.

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

January 23, 2023 by Malin 2 Comments

CBR Passport Challenge: New to Me author In a world very unlike our own, most people live on islands and when people die, they are not buried in coffins, but rather placed in boats and sent out to sea (like when we bury someone in the ground) or the boats are cremated. So undertakers don’t just need to know the rituals of cleaning and treating a body, there are rituals to follow and sacred words to be spoken – but they need to be able […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, CBR15Passport, gods, LGBTQIA, Malin, Megan Bannen, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, zombies

Malin's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: CBR15, CBR15Passport, gods, LGBTQIA, Malin, Megan Bannen, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy, zombies ·
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Not as good as book one, but sets up an exciting book three

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

January 22, 2023 by KateMc Leave a Comment

This sequel was a lot of wheel-spinning, ennui, and existential angst; since that’s basically my life all the time, I had to put this book aside for a couple of weeks, even though I’d scrambled to get my hands on it as soon as I finished book one (The Atlas Six).  In book one, the six are identified as the most powerful medeians (magicians) in the world and invited to study in the protected magical archives of the exclusive Alexandrian Society; the catch is that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Olivie Blake

KateMc's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Olivie Blake ·
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Kate’s back, baby!

Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

January 22, 2023 by Malin 2 Comments

4.5 stars While this book is the start of a new chapter in the lives of Kate Daniels and her family, I suspect this book will work a lot better if you’ve read at least some of the previous thirteen books and various novellas. As always, I would recommend strongly skipping the first book (as do the authors themselves). Start with book 2, Magic Burns. Set seven years after Magic Triumphs (and about two years before the events of Blood Heir), Kate, her former Beast-Lord […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Tides, Malin, mystery, novella, paranormal fantasy, Romance, shapeshifters, the Wilmington Years, vampires

Malin's CBR15 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: CBR15, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Tides, Malin, mystery, novella, paranormal fantasy, Romance, shapeshifters, the Wilmington Years, vampires ·
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If you have to go, I will go with you.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

January 21, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Did he know, or only guess at Achilles’ destiny? As he lay alone in his rose-colored cave, had some glimmer of prophecy come to him? Perhaps he simply assumed: a bitterness of habit, of boy after boy trained for music and medicine, and unleashed for murder.” ― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles “We reached for each other, and I thought of how many nights I had lain awake loving him in silence.” ― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles I haven’t felt the need […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Achilles and Patroclus, greek mythology, Greek tragedy, madeline miller, queer romance

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Achilles and Patroclus, greek mythology, Greek tragedy, madeline miller, queer romance ·
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Not every story leaves the teller unharmed

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

January 21, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“The bards all sing of the bravery of the heroes and the greatness of your deeds: it is one of the few elements on which they all agree. But no one sings of the courage required by those of us who were left behind.” ― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships The more I read, the more I write, and the more I consume all forms of storytelling from films, to TV, to poetry, the more I realize how unfamiliar I am with the bases for […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: feminist fiction, feminist lit, greek mythology, misogyny, Natalie Haynes, the futility of war, women suffering, Womens Literature, womens voices

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: feminist fiction, feminist lit, greek mythology, misogyny, Natalie Haynes, the futility of war, women suffering, Womens Literature, womens voices ·
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