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Everybody is sleeping on this one, and they shouldn’t be!!

The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings

December 23, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This book was incredibly imaginative but also sometimes confusing, but overall a very good time. I was going to Review Amnesty this book but it hasn’t broken out like I hoped it would do, and I would like to see more people reading it, so I am going to say some stuff. This is an extremely imaginative adult fantasy book, despite three of the main characters being children, set in an alternate New Orleans that is just called Nola. In this Nola, magic is commonplace, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, Alex Jennings, music, narfna, New Orleans, the ballad of perilous graves

narfna's CBR14 Review No:220 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, Alex Jennings, music, narfna, New Orleans, the ballad of perilous graves ·
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Cat-and-mouse in the New Orleans bayous

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

October 20, 2022 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

BINGO – Time (spoilers) I checked this audiobook out from my local library on a whim. I wanted a thriller/horror for Halloween time and this was available. I figured since the author, Alaina Urquhart, was the host of a popular true-crime podcast that this book would be a fun but forgettable book. I did not anticipate how much I would enjoy it. The book is told from the point of view of two people: Medical Examiner Wren Muller and a serial killer known as The […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Alaina Urquhart, cbr14bingo, New Orleans

Mobius_Walker's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Alaina Urquhart, cbr14bingo, New Orleans ·
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Welcome to the House of Whispers

House of Whispers Vol 1: Power Divided by Nalo Hopkinson, Neil Gaiman, Dominke Stanton

December 31, 2021 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I have a blossoming habit of buying graphic novels, but rarely find the time to read them. I picked up House of Whispers Volume 1: Power Divided from the independent Black-owned bookstore, Sistah Sci-Fi. I wanted to support them on Indie Bookstore Day. I’ve been meaning to start the Sandman novels by Neil Gaiman, but it always felt so daunting! When I came across this volume, it was an instabuy since I’ve been meaning to read something by Nalo Hopkinson. House of Whispers kicked off […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: DC Comics, dominke stanton, Dreams, gods, House of Whispers, magic, mythology, Nalo Hopkinson, Nalo Hopkinson, Neil Gaiman, Dominke Stanton, Neil Gaiman, New Orleans, Sandman, voodoo

teresaelectro's CBR13 Review No:37 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: DC Comics, dominke stanton, Dreams, gods, House of Whispers, magic, mythology, Nalo Hopkinson, Nalo Hopkinson, Neil Gaiman, Dominke Stanton, Neil Gaiman, New Orleans, Sandman, voodoo ·
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Davy Jones Locker

Dixie City Jam by James Lee Burke

September 25, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR13Bingo: Machine. The book revolves around a missing Nazi sub sunk in the Louisiana Gulf Coast as a MacGuffin.  Sigh. Every Dave Robicheaux novel will feature things that will both delight and frustrate me… The good… -Some wonderful descriptions of south Louisiana atmosphere, both weather and culture. You really feel like your transported to the place but not in a gratuitous way. -A few True Detective-esque reflections on the nature of life and crime that’ll take my breath away and keep me […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: cbr13bingo, David Robicheaux, Dixie City Jam, James Lee Burke, mystery, New Orleans

Jake's CBR13 Review No:147 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: cbr13bingo, David Robicheaux, Dixie City Jam, James Lee Burke, mystery, New Orleans ·
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Reading Days

In the Cut by Susanna Moore

The Papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney

Angel's Tip by Alafair Burke

The Devil in Her Way by Bill Loehfelm

April 26, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

In sleep debt and haven’t had time to write reviews like I’ve wanted to the last few weeks so here are a few things I’ve read lately… In the Cut **** It’s tough to talk about this one. The writing is superb, bordering brilliant. The scenes are rich. The ending…good but not good? I don’t know. I liked it a lot but I can’t really say why except to say it’s well-written and thrilling. Erotic in a messy way. It addresses the way physical attraction […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Alafair Burke, Angel's Tip, Bill Loehfelm, Ellie Hatcher, erotic, Glasgow, In the cut, Laidlaw, Manhattan, Maureen Coughlin, mystery, New Orleans, scotland, Susanna Moore, The Devil In Her Way, The Papers of Tony Veitch, William McIlvanney

Jake's CBR13 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Alafair Burke, Angel's Tip, Bill Loehfelm, Ellie Hatcher, erotic, Glasgow, In the cut, Laidlaw, Manhattan, Maureen Coughlin, mystery, New Orleans, scotland, Susanna Moore, The Devil In Her Way, The Papers of Tony Veitch, William McIlvanney ·
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In which I mostly fuss about things that I wanted to be better

Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

April 18, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Given the premise of the Cassidy Blake series (girl with ghost hunter parents can see and gets into trouble with real ghosts), it should be no surprise that the next city to be the setting of an adventure would be New Orleans, LA, USA. Bridge of Souls is on the one hand, better than its immediate predecessor, but on the other, still has some of the same problems. I should say that I do in fact realize this is middle grade fiction, and thus it […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, beignets, Bridge of Souls, Cassidy Blake, ghost hunting, ghost story, middle grade, New Orleans, victoria schwab

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:33 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, beignets, Bridge of Souls, Cassidy Blake, ghost hunting, ghost story, middle grade, New Orleans, victoria schwab ·
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