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Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Cover

Do not mistake this kindness. I simply want to be the one who breaks you.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

May 24, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

His heart has a draft. It lets in light. It lets in storms. It lets in everything. ― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Ever feel like running away from your life and forming an everlasting pact with a hot demon you meet in the woods on the day of your wedding? Addie didn’t feel like it either but that’s what happened. It’s 1729 in rural France. Addie is twenty-three, single, a dreamer, an artist, and has zero interest in succumbing to the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: 18th century, curses, demon bargain, France, historical fiction, historical fiction plus fantasy, in love with the devil, Romance, v.e. schwab

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: 18th century, curses, demon bargain, France, historical fiction, historical fiction plus fantasy, in love with the devil, Romance, v.e. schwab ·
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The Golden Eyed girl

Island Book (Island Book #1) by Evan Dahm

The Infinite Land (Island Book #2)  by Evan Dahm

October 4, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A little while ago  I reviewed book three of Island Book not realizing I had read book three until I was into it a bit. Of course, I said, well since there are holes in the plot I need to find one and two. And I did. And some things were cleared up and other things added. The big thing I noticed was that there is a lot of foreshadowing that you might not pick up if you are reading in order. The thing I […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Action & Adventure, curses, Evan Dahm, family, friendship, ghosts, monsters, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:718 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Action & Adventure, curses, Evan Dahm, family, friendship, ghosts, monsters, Social Themes ·
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Saints! Soldiers! Sorcery! Swords! Swooning!

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

January 31, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 7 Comments

It’s time for me to FINNALY go all-in on some good old fashioned FAN TA SY. Normally, these are the sort of books that I pick up in the bookstore, give a “hmm” at the cover, and keep walking. I’ve never been great at immersing myself in fantasy worlds outside of the big-names; I just don’t have a memory for the complex lore and histories of most fantasy epics. When I open up a book and it starts with breakdowns of family names and maps […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fate, adventure, andtheIToldYouSos, battle, Book Exchange 2021, CBR book exchange, chalion, curses, destiny, female agency, GoAllieGo, high fantasy, lois mcmaster bujold, Romance, World of the Five Gods

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fate, adventure, andtheIToldYouSos, battle, Book Exchange 2021, CBR book exchange, chalion, curses, destiny, female agency, GoAllieGo, high fantasy, lois mcmaster bujold, Romance, World of the Five Gods ·
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The entire series is free, as long as you already have Audible Plus

How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper

Love and Other Wild Things by Molly Harper

Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues by Molly Harper

Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend by Molly Harper

Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper

One Fine Fae by Molly Harper

July 22, 2021 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR13 Bingo: Home (so many of the various characters come from very unstable family backgrounds and are only too happy to settle in Mystic Bayou, having finally find somewhere they can properly call home) This is going to be a bulk review for the first six stories (four novels, two novellas) in the Mystic Bayou paranormal romance series by Molly Harper. I listened to all the books in audio, as they are available as part of the Audible Plus catalogue. Considering that I already pay […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Always Be My Banshee, CBR13, cbr13bingo, contemporary fiction, curses, Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues, Home, How to Date Your Dragon, Love and Other Wild Things, magic, Molly Harper, mystery, Mystic Bayou, One Fine Fae, paranormal romance, Psychics, Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend, shapeshifters

Malin's CBR13 Review No:21 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Always Be My Banshee, CBR13, cbr13bingo, contemporary fiction, curses, Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues, Home, How to Date Your Dragon, Love and Other Wild Things, magic, Molly Harper, mystery, Mystic Bayou, One Fine Fae, paranormal romance, Psychics, Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend, shapeshifters ·
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Here there Be Dragons (fairies, human and rocks, too)

Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly V01 The Coldfire Curse by Jordan Quinn

Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly V02 Shadow Hills by Jordan Quinn

February 5, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like graphic novels and occasionally a cute, light read. When the two come from the same source you have a hit or miss if I will like it or not. No in-between. And this time we have a hit. The first book in the Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly is The Coldfire Curse. Jordan Quinn and Glass House Graphics created a book about dragons saving the day, their kingdom, the human kingdom and all the other kingdoms of this magical realm. The second book is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: curses, dragons, freindship, Glass House Graphics, Jordan Quinn

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:74 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: curses, dragons, freindship, Glass House Graphics, Jordan Quinn ·
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into the woods to see the troll, to meet the boy, to sell the girl, to trick the teens, to catch the murderer, to erase the memories, to exact revenge…

The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell

Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone

The Princess Game by Soman Chainani

The Cleaners by Ken Liu

The Wickeds by Gayle Forman

December 27, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Back at it again with another Amazon Original Series! My brain is totally fried with year-end nonsense, but this series has given me nice little breaks while going about my day-to-day chores and adventures. I didn’t need any convincing to give this collection a “go”; I love a good fairytale retell or folklore restructure- no one will ever come close to Angela Carter, but I certainly won’t leave them out in the cold! The Prince and the Troll 3/5 I know that YOU know this, but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Amazon Original Faraway, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, curses, fairy tale, fairy tale adaptation, Faraway, folklore, folklore adaptation, Gayle Forman, hansel and gretel, ken liu, magic, modern fairy tale, nic stone, Rainbow Rowell, Soman Chainani

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:151 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Amazon Original Faraway, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, curses, fairy tale, fairy tale adaptation, Faraway, folklore, folklore adaptation, Gayle Forman, hansel and gretel, ken liu, magic, modern fairy tale, nic stone, Rainbow Rowell, Soman Chainani ·
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