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“Whatever comes of it, I’ll learn more than I know now.” “Unless,” I pointed out, “you die.” He shrugged. “Well. We all have to stop learning sometime.”

A Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry

March 28, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse. Let’s synopsize: Sydney Carton was stolen as a child and forced to serve the Faery Realm. Charles Darnay is his changeling; Lucie Manette is the changeling of Ivy, Sydney’s childhood friend. Sydney wants revenge on the fae and Darnay for how his life has turned out. The French Revolution happens. This is a homage to A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Spoiler Alert: I discuss plot points of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: changelings, Charles Dickens, h.g. parry, The French Revolution

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: changelings, Charles Dickens, h.g. parry, The French Revolution ·
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Summer is perfect for hot romance short stories

Burning Up by Nalini Singh, Angela Knight, Mejean Brooks, Virginia Kantra

August 10, 2019 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

When reading a long series, it’s nice to take a break with a genre collection under an interesting theme. Burning Up brings together four authors who know how to bring the heat to a supernatural romance! As I heard only great things about Nalini Singh, I decided to bring this on my adult spring break trip to Hawaii. I procrastinated on my review and realized this is perfect for my Summer Reads bingo square. I highly recommend powering through a sexy anthology on the plane. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: angela knight, Anthology, bingo square, cbr11bingo, changelings, mejean brooks, Nalini Singh, novella, psy changeling, Romance, shifters, short story collection, steampunk, steampunk romance, summer read, Urban Fantasy, vampires, virginia kantra

teresaelectro's CBR11 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: angela knight, Anthology, bingo square, cbr11bingo, changelings, mejean brooks, Nalini Singh, novella, psy changeling, Romance, shifters, short story collection, steampunk, steampunk romance, summer read, Urban Fantasy, vampires, virginia kantra ·
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