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> Genre: Horror

“For here was the thing that no fairy tale would ever admit, but that she understood in that moment: love was not inherently good.”

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

March 21, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a weird and unique read. If you like darker fantasy that plays with ideas as the basis for stories, this might be a good one for you to check out. It was relatively short, but the imagination the author showcases was really fun, and the icky elements were icky in a good way. I’m not quite sure how to talk about the book, though! The main character here is Devon, a Book Eater, which is a human-like being who instead of eating food, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: #fantasy, fantasy horror, horror, narfna, Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

narfna's CBR15 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: #fantasy, fantasy horror, horror, narfna, Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters ·
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I couldn’t think up a title so this is my title.

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

March 20, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is a tough one to rate because half of my strange reaction to it is I’m sure just bumping up a little against the writing style, but the other half is that it genuinely could have been written better in parts. There was A LOT of telling not showing, and the third-act conflict made the MC come across as pretty stupid. A lot of the elements here were interesting individually but didn’t seem to come together at the end? Our main character is Kari […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Erika T. Wurth, horror, indigenous author, mystery, narfna, read harder challenge 2023, White Horse

narfna's CBR15 Review No:30 · Genres: Horror, Mystery · Tags: Erika T. Wurth, horror, indigenous author, mystery, narfna, read harder challenge 2023, White Horse ·
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Sexy Sexy Vampire Sexy Sex

In Her Thrall by Chloe Parker

March 19, 2023 by RevGirlUtena 2 Comments

Biana Ivyshade is a vampire. A super sexy vampire, who is secretly good. Like, she doesn’t even eat people guys! She’s like Edward Cullen, except she doesn’t sparkle. She was turned by Dracula, who is a literal fucking monster. Every year, she throws an elaborate ball in an effort to attract Dracula, because she believes she can kill him. On the night of the ball, three vampire hunters show up because they have heard rumors of a vampire lady and Dracula, but they are more […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, History, Horror, Romance Tagged With: Chloe Parker, monster smut, sword crossing, vampire smut, why choose

Genres: Fantasy, History, Horror, Romance · Tags: Chloe Parker, monster smut, sword crossing, vampire smut, why choose ·
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Dead men might not tell tales, but they can fight Captain America

Captain America: The Ghost Army by Alan Gratz

March 17, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you are tired and really have no brain power, but you want to read, what do you do? I tend to pick up what looks like an easy graphic novel or picture book. This time I picked up a what looked like an easy graphic novel. And while there was not a lot of “Deep Thoughts” to Captain America: The Ghost Army, it was not as “fluffy” as I thought. But then again, I should have realized that Alan Gratz would not write “fluffy […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Alan Gratz, Brent Schoonover, Bucky Barnes, captain america, Nazi, Steve Rogers, superheroes, World War II, zombies

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:165 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Alan Gratz, Brent Schoonover, Bucky Barnes, captain america, Nazi, Steve Rogers, superheroes, World War II, zombies ·
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Benjamin Franklin (1); Jonathan Edwards (1)

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God and other writings by Jonathan Edwards

March 15, 2023 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

“DEAR SON: I have ever had pleasure in obtaining any little anecdotes of my ancestors. You may remember the inquiries I made among the remains of my relations when you were with me in England, and the journey I undertook for that purpose. Imagining it may be equally agreeable to you to know the circumstances of my life, many of which you are yet unacquainted with, and expecting the enjoyment of a week’s uninterrupted leisure in my present country retirement, I sit down to write […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Horror, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards

vel veeter's CBR15 Review No:173 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Horror, Non-Fiction · Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards ·
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Sawkill Girls book on grey picnic table

“Before I learned civility / I used to scream ferociously”

Sawkill Girls (2018) by Claire Legrand

March 12, 2023 by drmllz Leave a Comment

I find it hard to write or think about YA fiction without thinking about Taylor Swift sometimes–in this particular case, ‘Seven’ from Folklore (2020): “Please picture me in the weeds / Before I learned civility / I used to scream ferociously /Any time I wanted.” Sawkill Girls is a scream of a book beneath its veneer of preppy popularity politics and teenage drama and desire: a scream of fear and despair and fury, a loud barbaric yawp against vanishing and silencing, a howl against monsters and the different […]

Filed Under: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR15, claire legrand, drmllz, Fiction, horror, modern gothic, YA, Young Adult

drmllz's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR15, claire legrand, drmllz, Fiction, horror, modern gothic, YA, Young Adult ·
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