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Pembroke Welsh corgi chewing on a dog toy with two book in the foreground. The books are Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik and Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

Thank you, Bothari43, I now know how I’m starting cbr13!

December 16, 2020 by Dome'Loki 13 Comments

Thank you, Bothari43!  I’m as excited to read these books as Wall-E is to destroy his newest toy.  I’ve been wanting to read Polaris Rising ever since Instagram Cannonballer, Lanezabel, posted it in the Cannonball Instagram fun challenge this Spring.  I’m excited to read my first Ilona Andrews, as I’ve seen how popular this writing duo is among the community!  These seem like the perfect way to start CBR13. And a big Thank You! for supporting my favorite independent Mysterious Galaxy , I’ve been shopping with […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bothari43, CBR Gift Exchange, cbr12, Dome'Loki

Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bothari43, CBR Gift Exchange, cbr12, Dome'Loki ·
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Vocab bonus: this book taught me the fun word ‘graunched’

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

August 26, 2020 by Bothari43 2 Comments

Non-review babbling: Back in the Before Times, my husband and I made friends with a retired couple who were regulars at a breakfast place we loved. You know how geek calls to geek, so our passing hellos and smiles quickly grew into book recommendations and story swapping and lots and lots of coffee. They’re delightful, and I miss breakfasts out and socializing and finding new readers/friends. SIGH. Anyway, this was a book that would never have made it on my radar, but my breakfast buddy […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bothari43, diane setterfield, Fairy Tales, kidnapping, non-CBR rec, Once Upon a River, Thames

Bothari43's CBR12 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bothari43, diane setterfield, Fairy Tales, kidnapping, non-CBR rec, Once Upon a River, Thames ·
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An intriguing but ultimately disappointing take on aliens coming to Earth

Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor

August 21, 2020 by Bothari43 Leave a Comment

This was such a cool idea! Aliens land in the ocean outside Lagos, and basically start granting wishes to sea creatures. This swordfish wants to be enormous? Done. This eel thing wants to be able to fly? Done. Then the aliens come ashore and are basically like “Yo, earthlings, we’re here, we plan to stay, there’s nothing you can do about it, hi!” No nefarious plots, no interstellar war, no kidnapping humans for experiments. The main alien ambassador chooses three humans to be her representatives, […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: aliens in the sea, Bothari43, first contact, Lagoon, Nnedi Okorafor

Bothari43's CBR12 Review No:25 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: aliens in the sea, Bothari43, first contact, Lagoon, Nnedi Okorafor ·
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A decent read somewhat spoiled by sky-high expectations

Making Friends by Adrian Tchaikovsky

August 13, 2020 by Bothari43 Leave a Comment

This is by the author of Children of Time, which catapulted onto my top 10 list last year. This one’s a novella, so not quite as juicy as that one, but it was still a fun read. Coppelia is a puppeteer and a small-time thief in a city that hoards magic. When she is approached by actual living homonculi, she is astonished and delighted. They form a team, with her making new bodies for them to bring to life, and the tiny doll-people stealing trinkets […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Bothari43, Children Of Time, kind of like that animated movie Nine, Making Friends

Bothari43's CBR12 Review No:24 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Bothari43, Children Of Time, kind of like that animated movie Nine, Making Friends ·
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People are Not Tools to be Used

Empire of Sand (The Books of Ambha) by Tasha Suri

January 18, 2020 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I was incredibly fortunate to have Bothari43 as my CBR11 Book Exchange gifter. I gave her a list of authors and she rewarded me with a bounty, all of which you will eventually hear about. By coincidence, the Romance Sparks Joy book club announced that their January read is Tasha Suri’s Empire of Sand, one of the books Bothari43 gifted to me. You can follow RSJ on twitter @SparkJoyRomance. The general discussion of the book has already happened, but there will be a chat about […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Books of Ambha, Bothari43, CBR11 Book Exchange, Empire of Sand, Romance Sparks Joy, Tasha Suri

Emmalita's CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Books of Ambha, Bothari43, CBR11 Book Exchange, Empire of Sand, Romance Sparks Joy, Tasha Suri ·
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crystalclear picked a good one!

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

January 17, 2020 by Bothari43 2 Comments

I got this cheeky book from crystalclear for the 2019 CBR Book Exchange. I had seen a few so-so reviews for it already, so I was a little worried going into it, but I enjoyed it so much! I can see why some folks didn’t wholeheartedly embrace it, but the potential pitfalls didn’t bother me at all. We are dropped into this world with little to no explanation. Gideon Nav, an orphan who was raised on a planet ruled by the Ninth House necromancers, is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Book Exchange, Bothari43, crystal clear, Locked Tomb, necromancy, tamsyn muir

Bothari43's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: Book Exchange, Bothari43, crystal clear, Locked Tomb, necromancy, tamsyn muir ·
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