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When the annoying one of the hero/friend/rival pair is positioned to win

Black Clover vol 22 by Yuki Tabata

January 30, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Besides comfort reading, I sometimes turn to graphic novels and manga for some brain relief or palate cleansing when also reading a book that is either much longer or more complicated; in this case, that would be an 1100+ page sci-fi/ speculative fiction novel (review to come in hopefully a week or so). I’ve been following the Black Clover series a while, and I’m about 2 or 3 volumes behind the published in English volumes, but whatever. The basic gist of the series is pretty […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novel/Comic Tagged With: #fantasy, Black Clover vol 22, devils, elves, knights, magic, manga, Yuki Tabata

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novel/Comic · Tags: #fantasy, Black Clover vol 22, devils, elves, knights, magic, manga, Yuki Tabata ·
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More of the same, but with a bit of personal nostalgia

The Elvenbane by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey

January 28, 2021 by zinka Leave a Comment

The Elvenbane is written by two giants of fantasy and science fiction, Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey. Specifically, two female giants of fantasy. I have learned that Norton was supposedly a mentor or Lackey as were other giant names like Marion Zimmer Bradley. Norton is apparently often called the “Grand Dame” of science fiction and fantasy. Lackey may be less well known, I’m not sure, but she was a name that was more familiar to me when I first read this book. I like to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey, dragon, elvenbane, elves, wizards

zinka's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey, dragon, elvenbane, elves, wizards ·
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The ones that I couldn’t finish (NOT my double Cannonball!)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Trelegemeproblemet (The Three-Body Problem) by Liu Cixin

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

American Demon by Kim Harrison

December 31, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

Dear readers, I’m not going to lie, I’m racing against the clock to get all of my reviews finished in time for the CBR12 deadline (12 noon EST – or 6 pm Oslo time). I also need to finish 25% of the final novel I’m reviewing, co-parent my autocratic, demanding, and rather clingy almost-three-year-old, plan and prep a three-course New Year’s meal, and possibly do some last-minute shopping. No pressure, right? So when fellow Cannonballer Pixifer posted a review with all of her DNF’s for the year, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Beauty an the Beast, cbr12, China, demons, DNF, elves, faeries, fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy, Kim Harrison, liu cixin, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, remembrance of earth's past, sandhya menon, St. Rosetta's Academy, susanna clarke, the Hollows, translated, vampires, Victorian, werewolves, witches, wizards, Young Adult

Malin's CBR12 Review No:106 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, Aliens, Beauty an the Beast, cbr12, China, demons, DNF, elves, faeries, fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy, Kim Harrison, liu cixin, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, remembrance of earth's past, sandhya menon, St. Rosetta's Academy, susanna clarke, the Hollows, translated, vampires, Victorian, werewolves, witches, wizards, Young Adult ·
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Sarah J. Maas – now with a whole lot of supernatural creatures and more swearing

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

July 8, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

#CBR12 Bingo: Red Official book description: Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. By day, she works for an antiquities dealer, selling barely legal magical artifacts, and by night, she parties with her friends, savoring every pleasure Lunathion—otherwise known as Crescent City— has to offer. But it all comes crumbling down when a ruthless murder shakes the very foundations of the city—and Bryce’s world. Two years later, her job has become a dead end, and she now seeks only blissful oblivion in the city’s most […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: angels, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Crescent City, demons, elves, House of Earth and Blood, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Red, romantic, sarah j maas, shapeshifters, vampires, werewolves

Malin's CBR12 Review No:38 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: angels, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Crescent City, demons, elves, House of Earth and Blood, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Red, romantic, sarah j maas, shapeshifters, vampires, werewolves ·
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The Right Kind of Fantasy for Now

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

May 31, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

The Goblin Emperor was exactly what I needed. First, I bought it recently when one of my local bookstores opened back up (in a limited socially distanced capacity), and it turned out to be the right kind of fantasy, still serious and interesting but ultimately hopeful. I was worried at first because the opening pages present the grammar and forms of address used by the characters, and a 300-ish entry long dictionary of characters and place names that’s actually hard to use is you don’t […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, airships, elves, goblins, katherine addison, the goblin emperor

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:42 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, airships, elves, goblins, katherine addison, the goblin emperor ·
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