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An extremely thought provoking read, with an excellent audiobook.

Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't Enough by Dina Nayeri

May 2, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. This is a book that many, many people right now could benefit from reading and thinking very hard about, and then reflecting extra super hard about their life choices. (I am not excluded from this!) I clicked “Request” on NetGalley for this one on an impulse, and I’m glad I did. The topic seemed interesting and relevant, and that turned out to very much be the case. […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, ARCs, audiobooks, Dina Nayeri, narfna, non fiction, Who Gets Believed?

narfna's CBR15 Review No:47 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, ARCs, audiobooks, Dina Nayeri, narfna, non fiction, Who Gets Believed? ·
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My first Fonda Lee lands with a splat.

Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

January 9, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Tordotcom for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. I feel bad about this, but Untethered Sky was just all right for me. I never warmed to it, not for any particular reason. The book is well-written (though nothing about the writing did much for me personally), the character arcs make sense, the world-building is (theoretically) interesting, and the presence of the manticores is genuinely frightening (this is one of the few things that 100% worked for me). Maybe this […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, ARCs, Fonda Lee, narfna, novellas, Untethered Sky

narfna's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, ARCs, Fonda Lee, narfna, novellas, Untethered Sky ·
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Surprise magical powers and a very cute love story.

Back in a Spell (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #3) by Lana Harper

December 31, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. This is the third book in the Witches of Thistle Grove series, full of witchy goodness, small town shenanigans, a surprisingly intricate magic system, and queer people falling in love. I keep saying this, but Back in a Spell is my favorite of these books yet. Nineve Blackmore, of the infamous Blackmores, is the first half of our couple here, and the second is Morty Gutierrez, owner […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: ARCs, Lana Harper, LGBTQIA, narfna, nonbinary protagonist, pansexual protagonist, Romance, the witches of thistle grove

narfna's CBR14 Review No:257 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: ARCs, Lana Harper, LGBTQIA, narfna, nonbinary protagonist, pansexual protagonist, Romance, the witches of thistle grove ·
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I don’t understand why people like this one, either!!

Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen

December 28, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. I’m not sure how much help my review is going to be here, because I’m pretty certain I would have given it a different rating (though maybe not that different) had I not done the audio. I really wish I hadn’t jumped on this ARC instead of waiting for the hard copy to come in to my library. This is a queer murder mystery. It is not like Knives […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: ARCs, audiobooks, historical fiction, historical mystery, lavender house, Lev A.C. Rosen, LGBTQIA, mystery, queer fiction

narfna's CBR14 Review No:237 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: ARCs, audiobooks, historical fiction, historical mystery, lavender house, Lev A.C. Rosen, LGBTQIA, mystery, queer fiction ·
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A Flicker in the Dark book cover

I do not understand why people like this.

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

December 28, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. I am sad to say this will not be a positive review. Firstly, I want to make it clear that the two stars here is specifically for the audio version. I think if I had read the hard copy I would have rounded up to three stars (me eleven months later: or maybe not). I found the narrator to have an exceptionally irritating way of speaking that emphasized […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: a flicker in the dark, ARCs, audiobooks, debut novel, narfna, Stacy willingham, thriller

narfna's CBR14 Review No:236 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: a flicker in the dark, ARCs, audiobooks, debut novel, narfna, Stacy willingham, thriller ·
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“Let me be clear, Gwendolyn. I would rather be swallowed up into the bowels of hell and enter an arrangement with the fallen angel Lucifer than date Jordy Miller again.”

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

December 28, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced listeners copy. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. This was very nearly a five-star book for me, but the third act conflict didn’t really work for me, so it’s a four now. This made me very sad because the rest of the book was so much fun. What we’ve got here is your standard “I dated a first-class prick this one time until he cheated on me and now he wants to date me […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: ARCs, audiobooks, bisexual rep, f/f, LGBTQIA, narfna, never ever getting back together, Sophie Gonzales, YA, YA Romance

narfna's CBR14 Review No:235 · Genres: Audiobooks, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: ARCs, audiobooks, bisexual rep, f/f, LGBTQIA, narfna, never ever getting back together, Sophie Gonzales, YA, YA Romance ·
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