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Sometimes a beautiful cover and a simple story are enough

The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke

July 26, 2025 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR 17 BINGO: Purple (see cover) Illustrated by Victoria Sawdon It’s been five years since the publication of Piranesi, and 21 years (!) since the release of the spellbinding Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, so I know I’m not the only fan who squealed with delight at the arrival of a new (tiny) book by Susanna Clarke. I love the existence of this book, but I must warn you up front that it’s a short story, and barely that. You can read it in 20 […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: cbr17, cbr17bingo, Fairy Tales, KimMiE", magic, short stories, susanna clarke

KimMiE"'s CBR17 Review No:17 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: cbr17, cbr17bingo, Fairy Tales, KimMiE", magic, short stories, susanna clarke ·
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The Pine Cone (Coven) Society

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

July 22, 2025 by finnyfinfinn Leave a Comment

I accidentally picked up the fat free half & half at the grocery store so I was sorely in need of a cozy comfort read to make up for that tragedy. Librarian Kiela and her trusty assistant Caz firmly believe all books are useful. But when those books are spellbooks rescued from the Great Library in the middle of a revolution in a land where magic is outlawed for the common folk but desperately needed… they are both useful and extremely dangerous. Kiela and Caz […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, cozy, librarians, magic, magic plants, merhorses, Sarah Beth Durst

finnyfinfinn's CBR17 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, cozy, librarians, magic, magic plants, merhorses, Sarah Beth Durst ·
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Adopt from the Shelter for Slightly Magical Pets. It’s magically mischievous

Hocus and Pocus and the Spell for Home by A.R. Capetta

July 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo  Purple (cover) Recently I said in another review you can judge a book by its cover. Sometimes there is something about it that lets you know it is going to go in X direction (or XXX as a recent coloring book with an Alice from Wonderland in a dress so short you can tell if she was a natural blond or not). Thankfully the cover of Hocus and Pocus and the Spell for Home by A.R. Capetta and illustrator Charlene Chua tells a radically […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: A.R. Capetta, Alternative Family, Animal shelters, cbr17bingo, Charlene Chua, dogs, family, found family, magic, puppies, siblings, witches

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:324 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: A.R. Capetta, Alternative Family, Animal shelters, cbr17bingo, Charlene Chua, dogs, family, found family, magic, puppies, siblings, witches ·
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A lovely ending to a very original fantasy trilogy

The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen

July 9, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Thanks to Netgalley and Orbit Books for this ARC. My opinions, are as always, my own. This is the third book in the series, and as such, not the best place to start reading. This review may contain some spoilers for the previous two books in the series, and the place to begin is with The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy. Tanrian Marshall Rosie Fox can’t die. Or at least she doesn’t stay dead, because she’s a demigod, daughter of the Trickster. She is 157 […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, cbr17, dragons, friendship, gods, Hart and Mercy, immortality, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, Megan Bannen, mythology, NetGalley, The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam

Malin's CBR17 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, cbr17, dragons, friendship, gods, Hart and Mercy, immortality, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, Megan Bannen, mythology, NetGalley, The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam ·
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Magic in the Tea and Maybe Something Else

The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch vol. 1 by Ameko Kaeruda, Yorifuji

June 29, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

By the cover and title, The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch looks like a mildly entertaining cozy fantasy. Remy is a tea witch, meaning she can magically make perfect tea, which o the one hand is enough that she gets to work in the royal palace, but on the other hand classifies her as basically a servant. Remy seems a little lazy and not minding this, but as you might guess, there’s more to her and her situation (mostly just hints in volume […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, Ameko Kaeruda, Ameko Kaeruda, Yorifuji, magic, manga, tea, The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch, witches, Yorifuji

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, Ameko Kaeruda, Ameko Kaeruda, Yorifuji, magic, manga, tea, The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch, witches, Yorifuji ·
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A Hallmark Movie with Talking Plants and Flying Cats

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

June 29, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

The Spellshop is not really a cozy romantasy as it has been sold; it is actually a Hallmark movie trying to disguise itself as romantasy. The premise: a young woman flees the city and her big city career to escape a bad thing, moves back to her very rural hometown, meets an annoyingly helpful and cute neighbor, starts a jam-making business. Along for the ride is the sassy sidekick bestie, and a variety of locals, nearly all of whom love her after some initial hesitation, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Hallmark, magic, Romance, romantasy, Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Hallmark, magic, Romance, romantasy, Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop ·
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