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This ain’t lesser Outlander, okay???

Wyldwood: Book One by Tava Baird

January 2, 2023 by katie71483 1 Comment

I confess, when I was offered the chance at a free copy of Tava Baird’s Wyldwood: Book One in exchange for a fair review, I may have rolled my eyes a bit at the description. I TAKE IT BACK, OKAY? I take it back. It is a beautiful book, obviously a true labor of love. Love of history, love of magic, love of romance, love of culture. My default comparison to Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander Saga was not at all a fair one. Understandable maybe, but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: 1746, Culloden, Diana Gabaldon, Faerie, magic, Outlander, scotland, Tava Baird

katie71483's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: 1746, Culloden, Diana Gabaldon, Faerie, magic, Outlander, scotland, Tava Baird ·
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It really is a magical word: no. You say whatever bullshit you want, and I just say no.

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

The Wicked King by Holly Black

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

December 18, 2022 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Well, even if the serpent bites off your head,” says Tatterfell, “the rest of you will still look good.” “That’s the spirit,” I tell her.” ― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing Lately, I’ve been spending an above-average amount of time on Pinterest, checking out art for the various literary and television fandoms I follow. Inevitably, I end up going down some rabbit hole filled with gorgeous art depicting the faeries of Holly Black’s The Folk of the Air trilogy. I’ll be honest, I’m not […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Faerie, father and daughters, fish out of water, Holly Black, LGBTQ, pining, Young Adult

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Faerie, father and daughters, fish out of water, Holly Black, LGBTQ, pining, Young Adult ·
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I wasn’t ready for the Alex Craft series to end.

Grave War by Kalayna Price

November 14, 2022 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo Square: Shadow I’m a big fan of witches and magic mysteries, so I got immediately hooked on the Alex Craft novels. In book one, Alex uses her magic to raise shades, which aren’t quite ghosts. More like the memory imprint of a person after they pass. It’s a very handy skill to have a shade testify in their murder trial. Alex has been quite a few personal revelations, a love triangle, and an angry fae queen by the time we reach the final […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: Alex Craft, bingo, cbr14bingo, fae, Faerie, Kalayna Price, magic, paranormal romance, politics, Urban Fantasy, war, witches

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: Alex Craft, bingo, cbr14bingo, fae, Faerie, Kalayna Price, magic, paranormal romance, politics, Urban Fantasy, war, witches ·
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Sort of sexy, not really addictive

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

February 27, 2022 by carmelpie 5 Comments

I’ve come to realize that most of my reviews start with “this book is a best-seller” or “this book was on a top fantasy/YA/scifi list” etc… The words that kept coming up for this series were sexy and addictive. Yes, and yes. So I went ahead and bought the four book series knowing that if it really was as addictive as everyone said it was, I would plow through the entire series in a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I got bored with book one and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, beauty and the beast, chosen one, Faerie, Romance, sarah j maas, savior

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, beauty and the beast, chosen one, Faerie, Romance, sarah j maas, savior ·
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I Disliked This Enough To Not Even Come Up With A Pithy Title

Stars, Hide Your Fire by Kel McDonald and Jose Pimienta

January 9, 2022 by GentleRain 4 Comments

The best I can say here is that this is perfectly inoffensive teen fantasy. I didn’t hate it but neither will I remember much about it in a few months. It was fine as a palate cleanser book. This YA-aimed graphic novel follows Andrea and Darra, who are high school freshmen feeling trapped in their small town. Apparently that town is in Massachusetts, but I had to check the back of the book because nothing I read made me realize it was set there — […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, angsty teen, Faerie, female friendship, Kel McDonald and Jose Pimienta, suburban fantasy

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, angsty teen, Faerie, female friendship, Kel McDonald and Jose Pimienta, suburban fantasy ·
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Jude Continues to Be Awesome

The Wicked King by Holly Black

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

December 2, 2020 by Ale Leave a Comment

The last two books in Holly Black’s “Folk of the Air” trilogy were just as amazing, engaging, and sensually pleasurable as The Cruel Prince. In her quest for power, Jude Duarte is upping the ante as the right-hand to the high king of Faerie in book two, and then breaking her exile on pain of death in book three. There’s plotting, spying, backstabbing (both literal and figural), and Jude’s struggle to balance playing Faerie’s game without completely becoming the thing she hates. Jude continues to be […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Elfhame, Faerie, Fairyland, folk of the air, folklore, Holly Black

Ale's CBR12 Review No:28 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Elfhame, Faerie, Fairyland, folk of the air, folklore, Holly Black ·
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