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And My Girl Nailed the Landing!

The Empire of Gold by S. A. Chakraborty

May 2, 2025 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

So we are coming around the corner to the final stretch of this Daevabad trilogy.  Are we going to get a solid ending?  Or a weak sauce wander off into philosophical musings (looking at you His Dark Materials).  One never knows.  But my girl does not fail me.  Final battle for Daevabad is just part of this finale.  We are also off to Egypt, where Ali’s mother, the Queen, is currently living (and also the site of Nahri’s earliest memories) and then there are ginormous […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Arabian nights, Djinns galore, Nicely wrapped up, Plot twists, S.A. Chakraborty, Some very unexpected new characters, Who will end up with who?

elderberrywine's CBR17 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Arabian nights, Djinns galore, Nicely wrapped up, Plot twists, S.A. Chakraborty, Some very unexpected new characters, Who will end up with who? ·
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Come On, Guys, Bear Just Being a Bear.

The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron

April 28, 2025 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Seem to have been running into a lot of stories lately about the wilds of Maine, and its feral folk.  I can appreciate that, years ago we took a vacation through that neck of the woods.  Maine coast was lovely, and we decided to head back through the interior of Maine just to see what there was to see.  Walls of pine was what there was.  As a Western girl, I prefer forests that are a little less crowded, I think.  But it made me […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: But is the corporate guy actually the bad guy?, Father Son Issues, Game warden life, Great debut novel, Maine Woods, Paul Doiron, Plot twists, Who doesn't hate real estate developers?

elderberrywine's CBR17 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: But is the corporate guy actually the bad guy?, Father Son Issues, Game warden life, Great debut novel, Maine Woods, Paul Doiron, Plot twists, Who doesn't hate real estate developers? ·
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