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“‘Madam.’ He frowned at her. ‘I am a butler. Do you truly believe that I do not know how to dispatch a houseguest if required?'” CBRBINGO – Horses

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

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Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. Ugh, bad ARC reviewer. I’ve had this book finished since the end of August and I’ve been totally dragging my feet on this review for some reason. And it was a good, fun book! You should read it! T. Kingfisher basically has three types of book at this point: 1) Cozy horror, 2) Fantasy romance, and 3) Fairytale-esque dark(ish) fantasy. This book falls into the third category. It […]

Call it Dragons Eleven

The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

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What do I often say I want in a book? I say I want a nice standalone fantasy novel. But when I read a standalone fantasy novel that I enjoy, I find myself thinking, “No wait! I want more time with these specific characters in this world.” I guess you have to be careful what you wish for because you might just get it. Now that I’ve finished The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons, I’m sitting here wanting more. For this review, I also […]

“Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name…”

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

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3.5 stars Nowhere Books Bingo: Banned books (Wasn’t published until 27 years after Bulgakov’s death, and only then in a censored version. ) CBR16 Bingo: Cult (cult classic, and there’s the whole Devil and his entourage as a central plot point – that’s pretty cultish, right?) I can’t remember exactly how long The Master and Margarita has been on my TBR list, but it’s certainly more than twenty years. A quick glance on Goodreads shows me that 15 of my friends have rated it four […]

Who’s Holding The Phone?

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

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I had a couple of reasons for finally trying to track down Boy Swallows Universe. A friend of mine had been asking about Australian Lit last year, and and I had to shamefully admit to her that I hadn’t read this one yet. Then I heard an adaption was going to be released on Netflix. Then I listened to an interview with the author who mentioned the semi-biographical elements to it. (Richard Fidler strikes again.) And that’s the bit that kind of tipped me over; […]

“The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly dead.”

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark

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Bingo 16: Cult This is “cult” in the sense of member of a guild of undead assassins dedicated to a specific goddess, not exactly in the sense of abusive religious or otherwise controlling organization. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins is a novella centering on Eveen who is a member of the titular guild of killers for hire dedicated to their goddess Aeril. The undead thing is part of the membership; somehow, when you dedicate yourself to this goddess and her cult, you have to die […]

Evil Wins by Controlling the Narrrative?

Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan

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Bingo 15: Scandal Rahela Domitia is the most scandalous Lady in Waiting in court; she’s really got a reputation, and her voice and figure support it, along with the nickname/title “Beauty Dipped in Blood” (apparently she likes wearing white with red accents). Think Evil Stepsister Game of Thrones style. Rae is not so much scandalous as unlucky and probably a little bitter; she’s got terminal cancer at the age of about 20. Rae and her little sister Alice are major fan girls of a fantasy […]



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