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“All I’ve ever tried to do is the right thing. If that’s so very different from how things have been done before, then what’s done before was wrong.”

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

November 1, 2024 by Pooja 1 Comment

CBR16 Bingo: Smash – This book combines elements of fantasy (dragons) and science fiction (steampunk). The cultures depicted also smash and clash together throughout the book. All Anequs wants to do is live in peace with her tribe, content to be ignored by the Anglish conquerers who’ve taken over most of the continent. However, when she bonds with the first dragon to hatch on their island in generations, she must attend their academy and adapt to their ways if she hopes to keep her dragon. This […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, cbr16bingo, colonialism, dragons, indigenous, lgbt, Moniquill Blackgoose, Nampeshiweisit, Native American, Native American authors, NetGalley, Young Adult

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:99 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, cbr16bingo, colonialism, dragons, indigenous, lgbt, Moniquill Blackgoose, Nampeshiweisit, Native American, Native American authors, NetGalley, Young Adult ·
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Burn, Baby, Burn

Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich

May 24, 2022 by TQB Leave a Comment

Once upon a time, I signed up for my first CBR. I had a lofty plan of reading all of Louise Erdrich’s books in order. Why did I feel like I needed a theme? Who knows. All I know is that I fell down on book one, and it took me until last year to get back up. My recollection was that I was reading Tales of Burning Love at the time, and my stumble was going back to the beginning of her bibliography. I […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Louise Erdrich, love medicine, Native American, Native American authors, tales of burning love

TQB's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Louise Erdrich, love medicine, Native American, Native American authors, tales of burning love ·
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