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Adventures in the swamp.

The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2) by Marie Brennan

September 13, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

A great thing about these books is that because they all take place in different locations, I find it much easier to remember what happened in each book, and the actual movement of the plot even months later, not something that is common for me anymore. Aging is so fun. I’m glad because this is the last book I read in April and I’m only now getting around to reviewing this. This book follows Lady Trent’s first expedition as a scholar and a naturalist rather […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, audiobooks, dragons, historical fantasy, Kate Reading, Marie Brennan, narfna, The Memoirs of Lady Trent, The Tropic of Serpents

Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, audiobooks, dragons, historical fantasy, Kate Reading, Marie Brennan, narfna, The Memoirs of Lady Trent, The Tropic of Serpents ·
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“In Swahili it’s called utu. In Zulu, the word is ubuntu. It translates to ‘humanity,’ but what it really means is ‘community.’ I am because we are. Our humanity is tied together.”

The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

September 13, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

Yet another book being done a disservice by its cover. (Should I switch careers and become a book designer? I have zero art skills but I could supervise people who do and like make decisions and stuff!) Anyway, it’s an attractive, colorful cover that I really like the look of, but it doesn’t convey at all the tone of the book or what it is about. I can’t even tell this is a fantasy from looking at this cover, and this is definitely a fantasy, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, heists, historical fantasy, historical fiction, Leslye Penelope, narfna, paranormal, the monsters we defy, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR15 Review No:83 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, heists, historical fantasy, historical fiction, Leslye Penelope, narfna, paranormal, the monsters we defy, Urban Fantasy ·
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“I may of use to you yet, my dear dragon”

Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

July 24, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR15 Bingo: History (set in an alternate history, in the Victorian era) 15-word review: Introverted lady scholar goes to fictional Iceland to research faeries, followed by her handsome colleague. Official book description (because I finished this at the start of May): Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: #history, alternate history, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Emily Wilde, Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries, epistolary, faeries, folklore, Heather Fawcett, historical fantasy, Malin, mystery, romantic, Victorian

Malin's CBR15 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: #history, alternate history, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Emily Wilde, Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries, epistolary, faeries, folklore, Heather Fawcett, historical fantasy, Malin, mystery, romantic, Victorian ·
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“The pit was full of bones and her hands were full of wires”

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

July 7, 2023 by Malin 1 Comment

4.5 stars #CBR15 Passport Challenge: Books I already own CBR15 Bingo: Violence 15-word-review: Princess Marra has to complete three impossible tasks to kill her brother-in-law. A quest follows. Longer review: Marra, the youngest princess in a small, rather insignificant kingdom, who has spent half of her life in a convent and so is almost, but very significantly not, a nun, has been set three impossible tasks by a dust-wife (a magic-wielding woman who can communicate with the dead). She must spin thread out of nettles […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, CBR15, cbr15bingo, dark fairy tale, friendship, historical fantasy, horror, magic, Malin, Nettle & Bone, quest, Sisters, t kingfisher, violence

Malin's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror · Tags: #CBR15 passport, CBR15, cbr15bingo, dark fairy tale, friendship, historical fantasy, horror, magic, Malin, Nettle & Bone, quest, Sisters, t kingfisher, violence ·
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I finally understand the French Revolution.

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1) by H.G. Parry

June 20, 2023 by narfna 2 Comments

Okay, I always understood the French Revolution, meaning I understood why there was one, and that it got out of control because hUmAnS, but I have never before been able to hold the chronology of it in my head, or remember the various stages, or the political parties or players. And it never descended to the human level for me before, never really reached my emotions because of the ways it’s been funneled at me before. It feels sort of perverse to say that a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians, alternate history, h.g. parry, historical fantasy, narfna, The French Revolution, The Shadow Histories

narfna's CBR15 Review No:62 · Genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians, alternate history, h.g. parry, historical fantasy, narfna, The French Revolution, The Shadow Histories ·
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A Russia I Never Knew

The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

June 2, 2023 by Owlizabeth 1 Comment

I believe there is a certain amount of fate and luck when it comes to reading. Picking up the right book at the right time is crucial for a mood reader and there have been many times when I found a book I wanted to read but just couldn’t slide into for whatever reason. Sometimes I’m able to set it aside and come back, sometimes they never get their time to shine. Luckily, this book and I finally clicked on the third attempt and I’m […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, gods, historical fantasy, magic, Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, Russian folklore, russian history

Owlizabeth's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, gods, historical fantasy, magic, Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, Russian folklore, russian history ·
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