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“Kill the spare.”

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling

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Well, so I said I wasn’t going to wait to write this, and then I waited to write this. Over two months. I start reading book six tomorrow*. [loud moaning noise] (when fun things become chores) [loud moaning noise] *And then I waited almost two more weeks after writing that sentence. The thing is, it’s not the review writing, it’s the quote transcribing! Something I have learned about myself is I don’t like doing it! I’m not going to make any more promises. That way I won’t feel bad when I inevitably break them. – – – The villagers of […]

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6/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:53 |

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling

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Oh, wow, so it’s been a month since I read this. Good thing I’ve read it five billion times; my reactions are always fresh and ready to go! And also I took pictures of all the quotes I wanted to talk about. This review is not quite the 10,000 words as requested, but I suppose it will do. (I anticipate my review of Goblet of Fire to be monstrous.) I just needed to get this done before I started the next one on 4/1. Ooh, also before I forget, if you like Harry Potter and you like podcasts, and you […]

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4/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:34 |

Eleanor and Park Redux #CBRBingo

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

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So I have to write eleven reviews in less than two days if I’m going to make the CBR Bingo deadline, so this and the next ten reviews will probably be short. This was my second time through Eleanor & Park, and I picked it up because I had already read all the books in the So Popular! bingo category, and had recently re-read Attachments, so this book, why not! It’s still great, first of all, but also, it’s still my least favorite Rainbow Rowell book. I used to have it rated at five stars because at the time I […]

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11/29/2018 's CBR10 Review No:142 |

Such a good book, giving me comfort in the (literal) dark times

Pretty Face by Lucy Parker

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This is a re-read of one of my favourites. My original review (which is quite lengthy) can be found here. We’re pretty much in the coldest and darkest part of the year here in Norway now and it gets harder to motivate oneself for anything except hibernation, really. So with an ever more attentive and demanding baby and preparing to go back to work as a teacher for the first time in over a year, I’m not really up for anything very challenging to read in my spare time. Hence the need for comfort reading. As I mentioned in my review […]

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11/25/2018 's CBR10 Review No:102 |

#CBR10 Bingo: Throwback Thursday – the Kate Daniels series (minus book 10)

Kate Daniels books 1-9, Magic Gifts, Gunmetal Magic, Magic Stars and Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

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#CBR10Bingo: Throwback Thursday Spoiler warning! This is my re-read of the first nine books in the Kate Daniels series, in addition to the two books books set in the same universe, Gunmetal Magic and Iron and Magic, as well as two of the more essential novellas to complete my revisit of the complex and fascinating world that Ilona Andrews have created. If you read through this review, I will assume you are familiar with the series already. If you haven’t read the books yet, but are looking for a good introduction, check out Den of Geek’s very cool article here. Full re-read review posted on my blog. As of […]

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9/11/2018 's CBR10 Review No:78 |

Still my fave. I think closely followed by Dead Beat. Anyway, Dresden Re-read complete!

Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15) by Jim Butcher

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I should have written this review three weeks ago. This will not be long or comprehensive. I’m behind in my reviews, but so close to catching up! (Only two more after this one!) Mostly, whatever I’m about to write will boil down to, “This is still my favorite Dresden Files book and it is so fun.” Warning: free floating spoilers for events in the first fourteen books below. In this book we have: *Harry teaming up with his mortal enemies, the Denariians. *Harry confronting his feelings for Murphy. *Harry confronting his feelings and duties for his daughter. *The Lasciel arc […]

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9/6/2018 's CBR10 Review No:108 |

Second to last stop on the Dresden re-read.

Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14) by Jim Butcher

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Still like this book a lot, but I didn’t love it quite as much this time around. It is by far the longest book in the series, so maybe that has something to do with it. Also, I did hard copy this time around and not audio, and James Marsters brings so much to his narration, I know that would have influenced my reading of it the first time. So (spoilers for all previous Dresden Files books ahead) Harry is fresh from his death coma, and in PT with Mab, of all people. Finally about a year after he was […]

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8/27/2018 's CBR10 Review No:102 |

The audiobooks really do make this series better.

Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) by Robert Galbraith

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This review is mostly going to be me responding to some of my own thoughts from my first review, with some extras thrown in; for example, how I was considering raising this to five stars because I loved Robert Glenister’s narration so much. I love the dead tree versions of this book, but the audio adds another level. Highly recommend if you are so inclined. (I’m leaving my rating at 4.5, rounding down, for now, because of the ending. See below.) Spoilery discussion of several plot points below. So firstly, having now re-read this, I can state with approximately 99% […]

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6/7/2018 's CBR10 Review No:72 |


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