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Prayers to Broken Stones

Prayers to Broken Stones by Dan Simmons

October 26, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

A collection of short writing by the science fiction and horror writer Dan Simmons, this book is less a good collection, and more of a catch-all for fictional writing Dan Simmons worked on in a given time. That’s a shame because what’s good is very good and interesting, but there’s some distracting other writing here. Included in this collection are stories that are part of longer works like his novel Carrion Comfort, in which the original 50 page story (chapters 1 and 3 of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: dan simmons

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:605 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: dan simmons ·
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Mephisto (No, not that one)

Mephisto by Klaus Mann

October 26, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is a German novel written in 1936 and published in exile. Klaus Mann was the son of Thomas Mann, and he wrote this with a brother in law in mind, an actor who rejected his Communist leanings to cozen up Nazis when they first gained power. When there was an attempt to publish this in West Germany, there was a lengthy court battle because of the accusatory nature of the novel. That always seems weird to me, given people all over the world could […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Klaus Mann

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:604 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Klaus Mann ·
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You’re a cold-hearted snake…

Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire

October 26, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: Series (this is book 17 in an ongoing series, do NOT start here). Could easily also have used this book for Snake and New.  Spoiler warning! This is book 17 in the series. It’s impossible to review the book without referring to events in earlier books, so if you want to remain completely unspoiled, skip this one. I’ll try to avoid any big spoilers for this book. October “Toby” Daye not only survived her wedding, but so did her husband, Tybalt, King of Cats, and all […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Be the Serpent, cbr14, cbr14bingo, faeries, magic, Malin, mystery, October Daye, paranormal fantasy, romantic, Seanan McGuire, Series

Malin's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Be the Serpent, cbr14, cbr14bingo, faeries, magic, Malin, mystery, October Daye, paranormal fantasy, romantic, Seanan McGuire, Series ·
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To the trash you go…

Assassination Classroom, Volume 2 by Yusei Matsuji

October 25, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

Alrighty, add this to my list of manga that I’m throwing in the dustbin. The premise was interesting enough: an alien promises to end the world in a set amount of time, but will teach the reject class (and let them attempt to assassinate him) in the meantime. However, what the Reese’s Pieces fuck was this volume!? First, you have the new character, an adult woman, who is just sex on legs, to the point that she kisses one of the high school boys. Then you […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Yusei Matsuji

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:127 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Yusei Matsuji ·
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I’m impatient…

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 12 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

October 25, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

I saw on Viz that new chapters had been releasing and looked into when a new volume was due out. Turns out Volume 12 was already released. Where? Hell if I know. I couldn’t find it. But thankfully Viz, for only $1.99/mo., lets you read seemingly all that you want in their manga library, and that includes those Chainsaw Man chapters. So, since I refuse to wait for the physical copy to read it, I read it on my phone. Not the best way to read […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Tatsuki Fujimoto

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:126 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Tatsuki Fujimoto ·
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The book, "Nona the Ninth" by Tamsyn Muir standing next to a mostly filled out book bingo card.

“Do you know who I am yet?”

Nona the Ninth: The Locked Tomb vol. 3 by Tamsyn Muir

October 25, 2022 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

CBR14 Bingo: “Question” – Figuring out Nona’s identity is a core element of the book. This is a spoiler free review.  I am so glad to have made the decision to throw my reading plans out the window and reread Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth  before reading Nona the Ninth.  Having everything fresh in my mind was helpful because once again Muir throws the reader into the deep end of the pool, expecting one to keep afloat until things gel together. Nona is unlike […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Dome'Loki, LGBTQ, necromancy, tamsyn muir, the Locked Tomb

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:43 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Dome'Loki, LGBTQ, necromancy, tamsyn muir, the Locked Tomb ·
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