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I’d hang out with Bigfoot around a campfire. He seems like a cool dude.

May 10, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is a fun little novella/short story collection set in the Dresdenverse. Three linked short stories are included here, taking place at varying times throughout Harry’s history. “B is for Bigfoot” takes place after Fool Moon, “I Was a Teenage Bigfoot” occurs after Dead Beat, and “Bigfoot on Campus” is sandwiched between Turn Coat and Changes, so the Harry in this collection is the Harry from Before, still working as a wizard PI. All in all, I found this book to be a fun, light […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: bigfoot, Detective Fiction, fantasy, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, narfna, novellas, paranormal, short stories, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR8 Review No:74 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: bigfoot, Detective Fiction, fantasy, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, narfna, novellas, paranormal, short stories, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy ·
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I had so much fun listening to this. Sometimes you just need nerd fluff.

May 10, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

Martin Banks is a jackass. That’s all I kept thinking during the first half or so of this book. To be clear, my thinking the main character was a jackass in no way hindered my enjoyment of the story. In fact, I’m fairly certain the book encouraged that opinion. See, one day Martin is sitting at home being lazy, hacking websites just for the fun of it (he sees himself as a benevolent hacker, because he doesn’t cause any harm–he just likes doing it) when […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: fantasy, humor, luke daniels, magic 2.0, meta fiction, narfna, nerd lit, off to be the wizard, sci-fi, scott meyer, virtual worlds

narfna's CBR8 Review No:73 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: fantasy, humor, luke daniels, magic 2.0, meta fiction, narfna, nerd lit, off to be the wizard, sci-fi, scott meyer, virtual worlds ·
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My least favorite in the series.

May 10, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

The continuing adventures of Ashley/narfna re-reading The Dresden Files in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . PARTY. I’m not sure exactly why I thought this book was better than the first one when I read it seven (seven! gross, that’s so many) years ago, but if you care to read my initial review, which I have included in the parentheses following this sentence, you’ll see that was indeed the case. (Original review from August 2009: “Better than the first one. I’m hanging in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Detective Fiction, fantasy, fool moon, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, narfna, paranormal, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR8 Review No:72 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Detective Fiction, fantasy, fool moon, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, narfna, paranormal, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy ·
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Jane Austen Meets Fantastic Beasts

May 7, 2016 by KM Bezner 2 Comments

I basically fell in love with this book as soon as I saw its cover. As a kid, I had very well-worn copies of Dragonology and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that are probably to blame for my love of fictional memoirs, histories, and the like from fantastical settings. As such, I was pretty stoked about this book, and committed to it from the start. Imagine my pleasant surprise when it exceeded even my own very biased expectations. Read the rest at Women […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: dragons, fantasy, Fictional memoir

KM Bezner's CBR8 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: dragons, fantasy, Fictional memoir ·
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The head is too wise. The heart is all fire.

May 5, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

Spoiler warning: This is the fourth and concluding volume in The Raven Cycle. Readers starting with this book will get very little out of it, and while I am going to try to keep this review as spoiler free as possible, it probably will reveal some things about the previous three books in the series, which may ruin your enjoyment somewhat. It’s a great series, made even better when read as a whole. The Raven Boys is the place to start – go read it […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR8, fantasy, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, romantic, The Raven Cycle, The Raven King, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR8, fantasy, Maggie Stiefvater, magic, romantic, The Raven Cycle, The Raven King, Young Adult ·
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East of the Sun, West of the Moon – but with more sex and violence

May 5, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

After Feyre’s father lost all his money, her family (widowed, crippled father and two older sisters) live in a tiny cottage desperately trying to make ends meet. They mainly survive because Feyre taught herself to hunt and tries to make sure they have enough to eat. The only way they make money is if her father sells one of his wood carvings or Feyre has animal skins to sell at the market. One day, when Fayre sees a giant wolf in the woods while hunting […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: A Court of Thorns and Roses, CBR8, East of the Sun West of the Moon, faeries, fairy tale retelling, fantasy, Malin, sarah j maas, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:46 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: A Court of Thorns and Roses, CBR8, East of the Sun West of the Moon, faeries, fairy tale retelling, fantasy, Malin, sarah j maas, Young Adult ·
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