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I’m crying because I was just in a bloody battle. I hated every second of it and I would not recommend it to a friend.

Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

October 18, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Studying for what?” “Um. Everything? My future,” Gabriel said. Arthur’s instinct was to laugh, but he managed to keep himself in check. “You’re studying for life? For your life? Is there a—is there a how-to guide for monarchs? Tips and tricks for subjugating the masses? Prevent a revolt in ten easy steps?” ― Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love “If you wanted to come and find me, I’ve actually been pretty stationary. You know. Nearly dying.” ― Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: arranged marriage, Arthurian legend, Camelot, cbr16bingo, enemies to friends, England, English Royalty, forbidden love, gay romance, lesbian romance, Lex Croucher, medieval england, queer romance, reluctant hero

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:80 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: arranged marriage, Arthurian legend, Camelot, cbr16bingo, enemies to friends, England, English Royalty, forbidden love, gay romance, lesbian romance, Lex Croucher, medieval england, queer romance, reluctant hero ·
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The meter of the poem fired his blood until he was a molten core. The hammer’s song was a charm for living, a way to keep singing himself into existence.

The Winter Knight by Jes Battis

January 29, 2024 by carmelpie 2 Comments

The word eôel meant home turf. People trust home. Through years of investigation, her grandmother had learned that what people told you depended on where you talked to them. Lies for every space, but occasionally a truth snuck its way in.” ― Jes Battis, The Winter Knight When she had interviewed him, she’d traced a discreet rune on his phone case. It was sketchy magic, but it should have given her access to the phone’s GPS. The problem was that it wasn’t working. His location […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Arthurian legend, Camelot, Jes Battis, king arthur, Knights and knighthood, medieval fantasy, Medieval Fiction, murder mystery, mythology and legends, queer author, Queer characters, queer fantasy, reluctant hero, trans character, Urban Fantasy, Vancouver

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Arthurian legend, Camelot, Jes Battis, king arthur, Knights and knighthood, medieval fantasy, Medieval Fiction, murder mystery, mythology and legends, queer author, Queer characters, queer fantasy, reluctant hero, trans character, Urban Fantasy, Vancouver ·
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Arthurian Legend, Feminist Perspective

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

November 11, 2022 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of re-imagined classics: Achilles, Circe, the Trojan women — I love a take on a well known tale from a marginalized perspective. Of course, all of those that I mentioned are Greek myths, with which I have quite a bit of familiarity. On a recent trip to the bookstore I found Half Sick of Shadows, which really piqued my interest — the story of King Arthur and Camelot from the perspective of Elaine Astolat, Lady of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Arthurian legend, Camelot, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Half Sick of Shadows, Laura Sebastian

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Arthurian legend, Camelot, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Half Sick of Shadows, Laura Sebastian ·
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cbr12bingo – Red!

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

September 7, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Every entry into Rivers of London starts with a splash; we are always diving head-first, sometimes literally, into rivers of blood. Every delightful cover, all done by Patrick Knowles, is a map with a big, red, bloody “X” marking the spot. Every cover is a map, every map is filled with teensy tiny detail, and every seemingly unrelated sketch or nursery rhyme lyric builds together into the marvelous mess that is London. I love his minute details; I feel like I’m looking at a Where’s Waldo illustration for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: archaeology, architecture, Arthurian legend, Ben Aaronovitch, bingo 2020, black dog of newgate, british folklore, Camelot, cbr12bingo, demi monde, folklore, king arthur, londinium, London, magic, merlin, murder, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, puncinello, Red, red square, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 7

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:98 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: archaeology, architecture, Arthurian legend, Ben Aaronovitch, bingo 2020, black dog of newgate, british folklore, Camelot, cbr12bingo, demi monde, folklore, king arthur, londinium, London, magic, merlin, murder, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, puncinello, Red, red square, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 7 ·
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The Fables series finale begins

June 11, 2015 by TylerDFC Leave a Comment

After finishing Camelot, I started wondering about the seeds Willingham was planting that point toward very bad things happening to Fabletown and the Farm where our various heroes and anti-heroes make their homes. The series has had a couple of board-clearing events in the past but this one felt different. Turns out I was right. Last year, Willingham announced he was ending both Fables and the spinoff, Fairest, this summer. Specifically the last issue will come out July 22, 2015 and be 150 pages long. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Bill Willingham, Camelot, CBR7, Fables, Graphic Novel, TylerDFC

TylerDFC's CBR7 Review No:15 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Bill Willingham, Camelot, CBR7, Fables, Graphic Novel, TylerDFC ·
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The tech millionaire and the secretary this is not

April 29, 2015 by Malin Leave a Comment

Katie Clark went with her boyfriend when he wanted to move to Alaska and worked to save up for her own college education while putting him through college. Knowing that her family weren’t huge fans, she didn’t tell them that she actually got married while they were there. By the time it was Katie’s turn to go to college, it was too late. Her husband had emptied their joint savings account, leaving her a note saying he was off to find himself, hiking in Nepal. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Camelot, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Flirting with Disaster, Malin, mystery, rock stars, Ruthie Knox

Malin's CBR7 Review No:50 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Camelot, CBR7, Contemporary Romance, Flirting with Disaster, Malin, mystery, rock stars, Ruthie Knox ·
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