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Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by BROM

November 12, 2023 by Malin 2 Comments

Connecticut, 1666. An ancient spirit is awoken in the darkness of the wood, fed by blood and the prayers of the wild spirits name him Father and Slayer. They lure a clumsy farmer into a cave to feed him to the spirit, making young Abitha a widow. Abitha already doesn’t fit into the Puritan community with her outspoken ways and questioning of the rules. Having grown up in London, Abitha was sold by her drunken father and married off to a stranger, who thankfully turns […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: 17th Century America, Brom, CBR15, historical fiction, horror, magic, Malin, nature spirits, Outland book club, paranormal fantasy, persecution, Puritans, Racism, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery, witches

Malin's CBR15 Review No:67 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery · Tags: 17th Century America, Brom, CBR15, historical fiction, horror, magic, Malin, nature spirits, Outland book club, paranormal fantasy, persecution, Puritans, Racism, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery, witches ·
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“In her spare time, she looked to books or the stars for company”

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

November 3, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

Caseopea Tun is basically treated as a servant by her grandfather, cousin, and extended family because her mother ran away and made an ill-advised marriage. Caseopea suffers the indignities mainly because her tyrannical grandfather has promised to leave her some money once he dies. However, during another turbulent row with her spoiled cousin Martín, he reveals that their grandfather has no intention of leaving anything to Caseopea. She feels furious and rebellious, which leads to her opening the forbidden chest at the bottom of her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Religion, Romance Tagged With: 1920s, CBR15, demons, ghosts, gods, gods of jade and shadow, historical fiction, magic, Malin, mexico, paranormal fantasy, quest, romantic, silvia moreno-garcia

Malin's CBR15 Review No:64 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Religion, Romance · Tags: 1920s, CBR15, demons, ghosts, gods, gods of jade and shadow, historical fiction, magic, Malin, mexico, paranormal fantasy, quest, romantic, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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“I did not come here only to dance. I came here only to dance with you. It is quite a different thing.”

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

October 15, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

This book is marketed as Howl’s Moving Castle meets Bridgerton. I suspect anything by a slightly less known author writing in the Regency era is now sold as X meets Bridgerton. Before the Netflix success of Julia Quinn’s novels, I’m guessing it would be X meets Jane Austen. Obviously, just because it’s set in the Regency era, it isn’t necessarily anything at all like Bridgerton, and that’s absolutely fine, and might, in fact, make more people interested in it. I do see the Howl’s Moving […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, class divide, curse, faeries, Half a Soul, historical romance, magic, Malin, neuro diversity, Olivia Atwater, paranormal fantasy, poverty, Regency Faerie Tales

Malin's CBR15 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR15, class divide, curse, faeries, Half a Soul, historical romance, magic, Malin, neuro diversity, Olivia Atwater, paranormal fantasy, poverty, Regency Faerie Tales ·
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CBR15 Bingo: In the Wild

Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews

August 10, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR15 Bingo: In the Wild (partly set in a big, spooky wood AND featuring shifters) This short novel, which originally was planned as a novella (but the authors just couldn’t fit all of the story into such a short format, for which their fans are grateful) is the second of the Wilmington Years stories, which could clearly also be called Kate and Curran spectacularly fail at a quiet and uneventful retirement. In the previous story, Magic Tides, Kate has to rescue a bunch […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, ilona andrews, in the wild, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Claims, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, shapeshifters, the Wilmington Years, vampires

Malin's CBR15 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, ilona andrews, in the wild, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Claims, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, shapeshifters, the Wilmington Years, vampires ·
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More of Bones’ side of the story

Both Feet in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

July 19, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars 15-word review: Bones tells his side of the story of how he reunited with his Red Reaper. Jeaniene Frost’s retelling of her successful paranormal fantasy series from the point of view of Bones the vampire continues. This book is a take on the events of One Foot in the Grave. It’s been four long years since Kat Crawfield left him to protect him, not really understanding that if he’d managed to stay alive for two hundred years before meeting her, some secret government […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Both Feet in the Grave, CBR15, ghouls, Jeaniene Frost, Malin, mystery, Night Huntress, paranormal fantasy, Romance, vampires

Malin's CBR15 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Both Feet in the Grave, CBR15, ghouls, Jeaniene Frost, Malin, mystery, Night Huntress, paranormal fantasy, Romance, vampires ·
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This should have been my tenth review of the year – not sure what happened there

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

April 9, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

This is the concluding volume in a trilogy. It won’t really work for you unless you’ve read the previous two books. Start with A Deadly Education. Also, this review will contain spoilers for the previous book in the series, so proceed at your own risk if you’re not caught up. Galadriel “El” Higgins has done the impossible. She has not only made it out of the Scholomance with her entire graduating senior class, but with every other student in the school as well. Everyone is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, dark academia, friendship, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, monsters, Naomi novik, paranormal fantasy, romantic, The Golden Enclaves, the scholomance, Young Adult

Malin's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR15, dark academia, friendship, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, monsters, Naomi novik, paranormal fantasy, romantic, The Golden Enclaves, the scholomance, Young Adult ·
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