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A weekend and a lunch read

Origin of a Hero (She-Ra Chapter Book #1) by Tracey West

What Will I Discover by Tanya Lloyd Kyi

December 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Two books that found their way to my reading pile were a middle reader chapter book and a short, but ultimately fascinating picture book. While they are both radically different and not exactly completely available (She-Ra looks like it is out of print and the picture book is due May 2023) they are ones that made a weekend a little less unproductive, and a lunch less solo. Origin of a Hero (She-Ra Chapter Book #1) by Tracey West (illustrations by Amanda Schank) is a short […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Amanda Schank, destiny, friendship, Rachel Qiuqi, science, She-Ra, superheroes, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Tracey West

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:609 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Amanda Schank, destiny, friendship, Rachel Qiuqi, science, She-Ra, superheroes, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Tracey West ·
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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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This is not a happy story, but hey- neither is The Little Mermaid. 

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

December 19, 2019 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

I devoured Samantha Hunt’s previous novel, Mr. Splitfoot, last year and it easily fell into my top 10 of the decade (If you have yet to come across Mr. Splitfoot then I implore you to check it out; it has everything you’ll ever need: ghosts! cults! comets!) but The Seas easily steals a spot among my favorites of all time. The Seas is slim, spare, and haunting.  I have always been drawn to tales of maritime peril, and while there is no shipwreck here there are […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: alcoholism, coastal life, dark, desire, destiny, magical realism, maritime peril, Mermaid, Mr. Splitfoot, ptsd, samantha hunt

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR11 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: alcoholism, coastal life, dark, desire, destiny, magical realism, maritime peril, Mermaid, Mr. Splitfoot, ptsd, samantha hunt ·
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