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> Tag: historical fantasy

“Difference, children, is not monstrous. It is nature at work.”

Ordinary Monsters (The Talents Trilogy, #1) by J.M. Miro

December 31, 2022 by narfna 2 Comments

I put off writing this review because I’m still not sure whether I want to round up to four stars or down to three, because this is the quintessential three and a half star book. Like many people have been, I was a little disappointed with this book. I had a good enough time with it, and I will continue the series (via the library this time), but there was something about the writing that never really hooked my emotions or interest, despite it being […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, historical fantasy, J.M. Miro, narfna, Ordinary Monsters, The Talents Trilogy

narfna's CBR14 Review No:250 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, historical fantasy, J.M. Miro, narfna, Ordinary Monsters, The Talents Trilogy ·
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Only read if you really love these characters.

Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness

November 22, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I have a weird relationship with Deborah Harkness’s books. I liked her All Souls trilogy, but I also recognize that it has some significant problems (that I won’t get into here). I had assumed those feelings would carry over to this book, a sequel to the trilogy, essentially. It’s billed as being about Marcus and Phoebe’s relationship, but it’s actually just an extended epilogue and very little happens that is of consequence. It’s also very weird. The book is split in three parts. First is […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, all souls, audiobooks, Deborah Harkness, historical fantasy, historical fiction, narfna, time's convert, vampires

narfna's CBR14 Review No:196 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, all souls, audiobooks, Deborah Harkness, historical fantasy, historical fiction, narfna, time's convert, vampires ·
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Have I moved on emotionally from Gail Carriger?

Prudence (The Custard Protocol, #1) by Gail Carriger

August 13, 2022 by narfna 2 Comments

This was a perfectly fine and entertaining book that I for some reason had a hard time picking up and making myself finish, and I feel almost no pull to continue and finish the series. This is such a huge turnaround for what my feelings were about her first series, The Parasol Protectorate, which featured the main character of this book’s mother. I was enchanted and delighted by those books. Our main character here is Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama, and I’m not even going to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, alternate history, gail carriger, historical fantasy, narfna, prudence, steampunk, the custard protocol

narfna's CBR14 Review No:121 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, alternate history, gail carriger, historical fantasy, narfna, prudence, steampunk, the custard protocol ·
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Fantastic historical heist!

The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

August 10, 2022 by LB 2 Comments

I love a good historical fantasy, and this was an utter delight. Set in the early 1920s, Clara Johnson is able to see spirits and other entities from Over There, and because of a deal she made with an Enigma whenever someone asks for help, she is compelled to assist in their own deals with Enigmas. Folks think the Charm is worth the Trick, but Clara is all too aware the cost a Trick actually demands. When she is asked for help figuring out why […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, History, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Black romance, historical, historical fantasy, L Penelope, Leslye Penelope, the monsters we defy, Washington DC

LB's CBR14 Review No:17 · Genres: Fantasy, History, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Black romance, historical, historical fantasy, L Penelope, Leslye Penelope, the monsters we defy, Washington DC ·
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A (very strange but lovely) fantasy for book lovers.

Among Others by Jo Walton

May 16, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 3/30 “I didn’t ask to have my good leg replaced by a creaky rusty weathervane, but then I suppose nobody does. I would have made much greater sacrifices. I was prepared to die, and Mor *did* die. I should think of it as a war-wound, an old soldier’s scars. Frodo lost a finger, and all his own possibility of happiness. Tolkien understood about the things that happen after the end. Because this is after the end, this […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, among others, Books about books, british fantasy, historical fantasy, jo walton, narfna, wales

narfna's CBR14 Review No:71 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, among others, Books about books, british fantasy, historical fantasy, jo walton, narfna, wales ·
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How does one describe this book?

Freedom & Necessity by Steven Brust & Emma Bull

April 25, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’m having the hardest time writing this review, but I just need to suck it up and word vomit out something, because I read this back in March. The problem is, I have no idea how to describe this strange, strange book. And also, not sure how I feel about it? Like, I enjoyed it? I gave it four stars (well, 3.5)? But I also still find it confounding. By the way, Steven Brust and Emma Bull teaming up to write this somehow led me […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, british fantasy, British history, emma bull, epistolary, Freedom & Necessity, historical fantasy, narfna, Stephen Brust, Steven Brust & Emma Bull

narfna's CBR14 Review No:49 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, british fantasy, British history, emma bull, epistolary, Freedom & Necessity, historical fantasy, narfna, Stephen Brust, Steven Brust & Emma Bull ·
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