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Cover art: Lapvona

Strange but Not Fun

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

August 25, 2022 by anana 1 Comment

I think Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh must have originally come into my orbit off of a Goodreads recommendation list. The striking image of a dead lamb on the cover caught my eye, and buzzwords like “macabre” and “grotesque” pulled me in. The publisher’s description seemed like it would be up my alley as well – I’m generally a fan of books that explore religion, faith, and climate catastrophe.  The plot follows a year in the fictional medieval village of Lapvona, in particular following Marek, the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Ottessa Moshfegh

anana's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, Ottessa Moshfegh ·
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“As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.”

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

August 25, 2022 by esme 2 Comments

Although I saw all of the rave reviews (‘saw’, not ‘read’), it took me a while to get this lovely novella. Part of the blame is on my library system, as it took several months before All Systems Red, by Martha Wells, was available, but mostly the blame lies with me. Although I have read some fantastic science fiction over the years, I am very cautious when it comes to this genre – perhaps because my older brother was a huge sci-fi nerd? (Certainly he […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, cbr14bingo, Fiction, martha wells, sci-fi

esme's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, cbr14bingo, Fiction, martha wells, sci-fi ·
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Angst!

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

August 25, 2022 by carmelpie 2 Comments

“It was funny, the Gray Man thought, how humorous she always appeared, how that smile was always just a moment away from her lips. You really didn’t see the sadness or the longing unless you already knew it was there. But that was the trick, wasn’t it? Everyone had their disappointment and their baggage; only, some people carried it in their inside pockets and not on their backs. And here was the other trick: Maura was not faking her happiness. She was both very happy […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: angsty teen, brothers, child abuse, coming of age novel, found family, historical fiction. psychic, Maggie Stiefvater, orphans, poverty, psychic abilities, Tarot, toxic masculinity, toxic relationships

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: angsty teen, brothers, child abuse, coming of age novel, found family, historical fiction. psychic, Maggie Stiefvater, orphans, poverty, psychic abilities, Tarot, toxic masculinity, toxic relationships ·
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The Lady of the Lake

The Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski

August 25, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The final Witcher novel, and phew, I hate to say it, but I am glad I am done. The Witcher is a very good and very frustrating series to read. I will try to explain. In this novel, we have two distinctly different frame stories happening at the same time. We are far into the future for both of them, and we know one character that is still around, and none of the others. But it also means that all the others are likely dead, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Andrzej Sapkowski

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:490 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Andrzej Sapkowski ·
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The Hunter

The Hunter by Richard Stark

August 25, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This novel is a bare-knuckle revenge thriller with a despicable protagonist who enacts violence on people slightly more despicable than him. Parker has just escaped from prison, where he’d been picked up as a vagrant. He wasn’t actually a vagrant but was in disguise in order to lay low after a bad job (he’s in the organized heist business). His partner and his wife betrayed him, and she shot him and left him for dead. Now back in town, he’s trying to figure out who […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Richard Stark

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:489 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Richard Stark ·
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The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

August 25, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Still easily one of the most brilliant novels I’ve ever read, now twice. I am often on the lookout not only for good novel, which I like of course, but perfect novels. This is a perfect novel. If you’ve never read it, Stevens is a butler from a fine old English estate. It’s after the war now though and what was once the stately manor has been sold off to a rich American, who wanted one of those famous kinds of butlers. We learn early […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kazuo Ishiguro

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:488 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kazuo Ishiguro ·
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