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Mexican Gothic!

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

March 16, 2021 by msvreadsbooks 1 Comment

I love gothic novels. I love gothic films. I love gothic stories, in general. And I loved this one. I’ve never read a gothic novel that takes place outside of Europe, unless they’re on the East Coast of the U.S. And to set one in Mexico was such a great choice. Though, the menacing family and house are purely English and very familiarly gloomy. Mexican Gothic follows Noemí Taboada as she travels from her exciting life as a beloved socialite in Mexico City to a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, 1950s, Dreams, ghosts, horror, mexican gothic, mexico, mystery, silvia moreno-garcia

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, 1950s, Dreams, ghosts, horror, mexican gothic, mexico, mystery, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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ScoobyDoo for grown ups but not quite enough

Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega

March 14, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

So I’ve been wondering for a while why it seems to be that there can’t be ghost stories for grown-ups that don’t involve detailed often gory horror and/or a lot of unnecessary personal (self-inflicted at least partially most often) angst or troubles. Seannan McGuire’s Ghost Roads series comes close, but that’s only 2 (as of right now) books. I fine with tension and spooky and supernatural, but so much of what’s out there right now is too far into the brands of horror that I […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: alternate history, Claribel A Ortega, fireflies, ghost hunting, Ghost Squad, ghosts, magic, middle grade, st augustine fl, Young Adult

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:23 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: alternate history, Claribel A Ortega, fireflies, ghost hunting, Ghost Squad, ghosts, magic, middle grade, st augustine fl, Young Adult ·
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Blood, Iron, and Bone

Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs

Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

December 30, 2020 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I started the Mercy Thompson series when Moon Called was selected for the VF book club in 2015. I enjoyed the first book but got caught up with other urban fantasy series from Ilona Andrews and Kim Harrison. Over the summer, I was reminded of the series during a virtual Mocha Girls Read meeting. I decided to dive back in with the audio narration and ended up reading three in a row. Mercedes (Mercy) Thompson isn’t looking for trouble in the tri-cities area of Washington. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Blood Bound, Bone Crossed, coyote, fae, ghosts, indigenous protagonist, Iron Kissed, magic, mercy thompson series, paranormal romance, Patricia Briggs, shapeshifters, Urban Fantasy, vampires, werewolves

teresaelectro's CBR12 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Blood Bound, Bone Crossed, coyote, fae, ghosts, indigenous protagonist, Iron Kissed, magic, mercy thompson series, paranormal romance, Patricia Briggs, shapeshifters, Urban Fantasy, vampires, werewolves ·
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Would you like a do-over of college?

Haunted Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

December 30, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! This is the fourth novel in the series Heroine Complex and this review may contain spoilers for earlier books in the series. I suspect it will also be a lot more satisfying for someone who’s read the preceding three books. Begin with Heroine Complex.    Official book description: Everything in Evie Tanaka’s life is finally perfect. As a badass superheroine, she defends San Francisco from demon invasion on the regular. Her relationships with superhero partner Aveda Jupiter, little sister Bea, and hot, half-demon husband Nate have […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr12, demons, friendship, ghosts, Haunted Heroine, Heroine Complex, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pregnancy, San Francisco, Sarah Kuhn, superheroes

Malin's CBR12 Review No:92 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr12, demons, friendship, ghosts, Haunted Heroine, Heroine Complex, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pregnancy, San Francisco, Sarah Kuhn, superheroes ·
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You wish there were only lions and tigers and bears in this forest

Kerry and the Knight of the Forest by Andi Watson

December 21, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I felt as if I was reading a Grimm’s Fairytale, only nicer (even with the darker elements) by the time I finished Kerry and the Knight of the Forest by Andi Watson. There is a medieval feeling to the text. There is the “peasant” looking child, Kerry (and with flashbacks/memories his family are farmers also dressed in that peasant looking garb). And to make things a little more interesting, most of the action is shown in wordless images. It does not rely on text to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel/Comic, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: Andi Watson, friendship, ghosts

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:417 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel/Comic, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: Andi Watson, friendship, ghosts ·
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