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“For here was the thing that no fairy tale would ever admit, but that she understood in that moment: love was not inherently good.”

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

March 21, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a weird and unique read. If you like darker fantasy that plays with ideas as the basis for stories, this might be a good one for you to check out. It was relatively short, but the imagination the author showcases was really fun, and the icky elements were icky in a good way. I’m not quite sure how to talk about the book, though! The main character here is Devon, a Book Eater, which is a human-like being who instead of eating food, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: #fantasy, fantasy horror, horror, narfna, Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

narfna's CBR15 Review No:31 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: #fantasy, fantasy horror, horror, narfna, Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters ·
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I couldn’t think up a title so this is my title.

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

March 20, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is a tough one to rate because half of my strange reaction to it is I’m sure just bumping up a little against the writing style, but the other half is that it genuinely could have been written better in parts. There was A LOT of telling not showing, and the third-act conflict made the MC come across as pretty stupid. A lot of the elements here were interesting individually but didn’t seem to come together at the end? Our main character is Kari […]

Filed Under: Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Erika T. Wurth, horror, indigenous author, mystery, narfna, read harder challenge 2023, White Horse

narfna's CBR15 Review No:30 · Genres: Horror, Mystery · Tags: Erika T. Wurth, horror, indigenous author, mystery, narfna, read harder challenge 2023, White Horse ·
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A great time was had.

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

March 16, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

A great time was had. People were slain, revenge was had, plots were foiled, and women of a certain age came out of retirement to clear their names and kick some ass. There’s also a cat named Kevin in here, and I just think that’s important. I don’t actually think I have too much to say about this one. There wasn’t much deep about it, it’s just a good book, a thriller but more on the cozy end than not. A cozy thriller! Who knew […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: assassins, Deanna Raybourn, killers of a certain age, mystery, narfna, thrillers

narfna's CBR15 Review No:29 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: assassins, Deanna Raybourn, killers of a certain age, mystery, narfna, thrillers ·
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“And they all liv’d together in a little crooked house.”

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

March 15, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

Ooh, I got really into this one. It’s been a month since I’ve finished so I’ve had some time to think (though I do of course wish I’d written the review right away, but alas) and I think the reason that I loved this one so much is that it’s one of the few non-detective mystery novels to get the mystery part right and have it be believable. A lot of the time, as a mystery fan when encountering books with non-detective main characters, there […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, audiobooks, Crooked House, hugh fraser, murder mystery, mystery, narfna, whodunnit

narfna's CBR15 Review No:28 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, audiobooks, Crooked House, hugh fraser, murder mystery, mystery, narfna, whodunnit ·
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I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I had such a good time with it.

Bitch: On the Female of the Species by Lucy Cooke

March 10, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

I haven’t written it yet, but I’m fairly certain this review will mostly be made up of quotes. That’s the reason I have been letting it hold up my review queue, because I haven’t had enough spoons to sit down and go through all my tabs [see below for picture] for my favorite bits, and then organize the bits into some sort of order, and then finally think up smart things to say about them. And if not smart, then at least entertaining. I picked […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bitch, Bitch: On the Female of the Species, British author, CBR15Passport, evolution, humor, Lucy Cooke, narfna, science, Women's History Month

narfna's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: Bitch, Bitch: On the Female of the Species, British author, CBR15Passport, evolution, humor, Lucy Cooke, narfna, science, Women's History Month ·
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A really good fantasy debut, with one glaring flaw.

The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) by Richard Swan

February 15, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was promising! I’ve had my eye on it since it was published, and an audio sale at Libro.fm finally gave me the incentive to pick it up. I was originally reading The Pariah by Anthony Ryan at this spot in my February TBR, but listening to that book was a better sleep aid than it was a story*, and after only a couple of hours of attempting to listen, I swapped it out for this one, and that was a great decision. I particularly […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, audiobooks, Empire of the Wolf, epic fantasy, mystery, narfna, Richard Swan, The Justice of Kings

narfna's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, audiobooks, Empire of the Wolf, epic fantasy, mystery, narfna, Richard Swan, The Justice of Kings ·
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