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A cat and kitten curled up sleeping with a copy of the book Peace Talks by Jim Butcher in the foreground

Dresden’s very long list of things to do and the best quote, “Home is where you embrace the present and plan the future.  It’s where the books are.”

Peace Talks by Jim Butcher

March 5, 2021 by Dome'Loki 3 Comments

For the first time I’m going to attempt to work on my review while still reading the book.  Let’s see what happens! 2/23 : I haven’t touched a Dresden novel since the release of the previous volume in 2014, so before cracking open Peace Talks had to look up recaps for Skin Game and Cold Days to refresh my memory.  As it’s been several years, I had forgotten how quickly the stakes are introduced and Harry is thrown into the fire but this book seems to have […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Dresden Files, Fiction, Jim Butcher, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Dresden Files, Fiction, Jim Butcher, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy ·
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The Mask of Mirrors

A con artist, a curse and a costumed vigilante

The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick

March 4, 2021 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

Wow, this book is a ride. It’s a twisty political fantasy with an emphasis on found family and origins, and while it takes a bit to get there, the journey is very enjoyable. “My grandfather—yours too, I suppose—he used to say, revenge will make you whole. The way Grey’s been behaving… I’m afraid it will break him.” It didn’t break me, she wanted to say. But that wasn’t entirely true. Coming back to Lacewater made that all too clear.” House Traementis – Donaia and her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, M.A. Carrick

llamareadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, M.A. Carrick ·
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“We want somebody to rescue us from other people. From talking to them, I mean, or from the burden of giving a damn about what they say. We don’t want to be polite and stifle our farts, now, do we? We want to let ’em rip and we want to be with someone who won’t care if we do, who will love us regardless and fart right back besides.”

Staked (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #8) by Kevin Hearne

March 2, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

Can I just stop here? I kind of just want to stop here. This will be the last book in this series! What is book nine? I say this because since it was published, the last book in this series (which I have enjoyed greatly!) hasn’t gotten the greatest reviews from my friends and from others. I spoiled myself a little after reading this one and it honestly does sound awful, what happens. Maybe context would help, but it really doesn’t seem like it. And […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, kevin hearne, narfna, staked, the iron druid chronicles, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR13 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, kevin hearne, narfna, staked, the iron druid chronicles, Urban Fantasy ·
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On being alone and loving it, but also loving people

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

February 28, 2021 by caragwapa Leave a Comment

Piranesi lives in a house with many halls, with an Ocean trapped within. There are infinite statues, and birds and fish, and the remains of 13 people who had previously lived there. He lives in isolation save for the Other, who named him and spends one hour, twice a week with him, to talk of his scientific observations. The House is the only place Piransi knows, and he has lived there from the beginning of time. But the arrival of 16, as in the 16th […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, susanna clarke

caragwapa's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, susanna clarke ·
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I have as many emotions inside me as there are genres in this book.

Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) by Tamsyn Muir

February 26, 2021 by narfna 11 Comments

Please note that although there are no real spoilers in this review, intuitive readers/reviewers might be spoiled anyway because of the way I’m going to say some things. You have been vaguely warned! “Read Gideon the Ninth!” they said. “You’ll love it!” they said. Well, fuck you, I did! I did love it! And I’m so mad and so sad also! It’s been a long time since I let a book get to me like this, and frankly, I blame everyone. I blame the author […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #fantasy, gideon the ninth, gothic, horror, LGBTQIA, mystery, narfna, sci-fi, speculative, Suspense, tamsyn muir, the Locked Tomb

narfna's CBR13 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #fantasy, gideon the ninth, gothic, horror, LGBTQIA, mystery, narfna, sci-fi, speculative, Suspense, tamsyn muir, the Locked Tomb ·
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  • Dome'Loki on Dresden’s very long list of things to do and the best quote, “Home is where you embrace the present and plan the future.  It’s where the books are.”To be honest, their relationship is kind of exhausting at this point. Dresden making his reveal was long overdue, imho. Ebenezer, and the whole White...
  • narfna on Dresden’s very long list of things to do and the best quote, “Home is where you embrace the present and plan the future.  It’s where the books are.”I'm curious what you thought of his relationship with Ebenezer here. Also, kitty cuddles! I'm melting!
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