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“Happy wedding”, Evemer said. “I got you this door.” (Bingo)

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

November 7, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR16 Bingo: Golden Gold in the title and gold as a pivotal part of the plot. Also pretty much all of the central characters are solid gold. Kadou is the younger brother of the sultan of Arasht, and is delighted that she’s just given birth to a healthy baby, putting him further down the line of succession. Unfortunately, the baby’s father, a powerful ambassador at court, believes Kadou to be jealous and a threat to both his baby niece and his sister. Nothing could be […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland, audio book, bodyguard romance, Casey Jones, CBR16, cbr16bingo, family, golden, historical fantasy, LGBTQIA, Malin, mystery, non-western, Romance, royalty, the Mahisti Dynasty

Malin's CBR16 Review No:63 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland, audio book, bodyguard romance, Casey Jones, CBR16, cbr16bingo, family, golden, historical fantasy, LGBTQIA, Malin, mystery, non-western, Romance, royalty, the Mahisti Dynasty ·
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A Lopsided Rivalry – the Book Blurb Was a Bit Off on this One

August 8, 2018 by Jen K 1 Comment

Bingo Square: Snubbed! (Nebula Finalist) I am a huge fan of A Song of Ice and Fire, and both epic historical fiction and epic fantasy series.  As a result, this type of novel was going to appeal to me even if I have been hesitant about reading it for no logical reason – I became aware of Ken Liu because of the praise he received as the translator of The Three Body Problem, and was needlessly worried that his novels would have a similar focus […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: cbr10bingo, epic fantasy, ken liu, non-western, the dandelion dynasty, The Grace of Kings

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:147 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: cbr10bingo, epic fantasy, ken liu, non-western, the dandelion dynasty, The Grace of Kings ·
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