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A witch and a witch-hunter, sitting in a tree . . .

Boss Witch (Fix-It Witches, #2) by Ann Aguirre

June 27, 2022 by narfna 2 Comments

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 21/30 Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. I liked this better than the first one! By quite a bit. The romance was very nice. I liked both Clem and Gavin, and thought they had lovely chemistry. The book really took off though when the non-romantic plot got going. I’m glad to say that the fact that Gavin is a witch hunter is not wasted, at […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Ann Aguirre, ARCs, audiobooks, Boss Witch, contemporary fantasy, Fix It Witches, Romance, witches

narfna's CBR14 Review No:89 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Ann Aguirre, ARCs, audiobooks, Boss Witch, contemporary fantasy, Fix It Witches, Romance, witches ·
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19th century medicine was unhinged, and this book revels in that.

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

January 17, 2022 by narfna 6 Comments

Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. I did the thing where the beautiful cover lured me in, but this time it wasn’t a disaster! In fact, the book mostly earns it! I was *thisclose* to giving Anatomy: A Love Story five stars, in fact, until the ending. YMMV on this ending, seriously. What happened is something that I have read in YA historical fiction books before, and it bothered me there as well, and […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: anatomy: a love story, ARCs, audiobooks, Dana Schwartz, historical fiction, narfna, Romance, Young Adult

narfna's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: anatomy: a love story, ARCs, audiobooks, Dana Schwartz, historical fiction, narfna, Romance, Young Adult ·
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An interesting failure.

True Crime Story by Joseph Knox

December 29, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to Netgalley and Recorded Books for the audio ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. This was an impulse request from Netgalley because I thought it was a true crime story, as one might expect from the title. It, my friends, is not. It is a fictional thriller/mystery written sort of in the style of a true crime book. I’ve never, ever seen an actual true crime book structured like this, though. It has more elements of an oral history or filmed documentary […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: ARCs, audiobooks, full cast recording, Joseph Knox, mystery, narfna, NetGalley, Suspense, true crime story

narfna's CBR13 Review No:200 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: ARCs, audiobooks, full cast recording, Joseph Knox, mystery, narfna, NetGalley, Suspense, true crime story ·
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“In any event,” Percy went on, “what I had thought were principles were merely manners, and they’re utterly insufficient for my present circumstance.”

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian

July 21, 2021 by narfna 6 Comments

**30 Books in 30 Days** Book 30/30 Thanks to Netgalley and Avon for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. For some reason I thought this was a f/f historical? Like, for a very long time. I requested it on Netgalley just to see if they would give it to me, and they did! And then when I got it I realized those weren’t ladies on the cover, but dudes, and this was about a highwayman and a lord falling in love! […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: ARCs, Cat Sebastian, historical romance, LGBTQIA, m/m, narfna, NetGalley, Romance, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb

narfna's CBR13 Review No:110 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ARCs, Cat Sebastian, historical romance, LGBTQIA, m/m, narfna, NetGalley, Romance, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb ·
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Again with the Eðians!

My Contrary Mary (Mary, #1) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows

July 8, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

**30 Books in 30 Days** Book 15/30 Thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins for the ARC! It has not affected the content of my review. I have just finished this and it was glorious. I didn’t know we’d be returning to the same world that their first book was set in! I’ve missed those Eðians. You can read this without having read My Lady Jane first, but I would reccomend doing it anyway because that book is wonderful. That makes this book an unofficial sequel. […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: alternate history, ARCs, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows, Jodi Meadows, LGBTQIA, Mary, my contrary mary, narfna, synthetic voice audio, YA, ya fantasy, Young Adult

narfna's CBR13 Review No:95 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: alternate history, ARCs, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows, Jodi Meadows, LGBTQIA, Mary, my contrary mary, narfna, synthetic voice audio, YA, ya fantasy, Young Adult ·
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In this book a straight man repeatedly and affectionately calls another straight man ‘Little Butt.’

Isn't It Bromantic? (Bromance Book Club, #4) by Lyssa Kay Adams

July 7, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

**30 Books in 30 Days** Book 8/30 Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. For the first like 15% of this book, I was giddy with how much I was enjoying it. I was like YES THIS BOOK and highlighting stuff and writing notes. Then the shine wore off a little. And then there were some bits at the end that made me roll my eyes. So overall, this was an average reading experience, with some […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: ARCs, bromance book club, Contemporary Romance, Isn't It Bromantic, Lyssa Kay Adams, m/f, narfna, Romance

narfna's CBR13 Review No:88 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ARCs, bromance book club, Contemporary Romance, Isn't It Bromantic, Lyssa Kay Adams, m/f, narfna, Romance ·
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