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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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“Living my life to disappoint my father had been something to aspire to.”

The Innocent Sleep (October Daye #18) by Seanan McGuire

August 24, 2025 by bjornsnipe 3 Comments

And at last, we come to an end of the books out so far, and Seanan McGuire thankfully ends it on an upbeat note. I vastly preferred Tybalt’s point of view of the events that happened in Sleep No More; not only was there more action, but there was a narrator I want to hug, not slap. For a man who’s philosophy has to be “when this is all said and done, I will definitely have that nervous breakdown I’ve scheduled because I certainly deserve […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: different pov, Fae court intrigue, same story, Seanan McGuire

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:122 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: different pov, Fae court intrigue, same story, Seanan McGuire ·
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Two book covers side by side Unfortunate side effects of heartbreak magic and witch of wild things

A Tale of Two Nearly Identical Books, Or Cozy Witch Com Books By The Numbers

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak Magic by Breanne Randall

Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vazquez Gilliand

June 24, 2023 by Flimflamingo 1 Comment

I started with one of these books because I just needed a cozy witchy book with some small town and some herbs and some love story that ends in HEA or maybe not, maybe the romance is the B Plot, maybe they just bat eyelashes and it ends with hope. Then I ditched that book 50% of the way in because, Dear Reader, it was upsetting and whatever the opposite of charming is. I had the other on deck and, based solely on the cover and a quick […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Breanne Randall, magic, practical magic, Raquel Vazquez Gilliand, same story, two books, unfortunate side effects of heartbreak magic, witch of wild things, witches

Flimflamingo's CBR15 Review No:16 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Breanne Randall, magic, practical magic, Raquel Vazquez Gilliand, same story, two books, unfortunate side effects of heartbreak magic, witch of wild things, witches ·
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Recent Comments

  • Tracy
    on Early Fantasy: Long Stories in Which Not Much Happens
    That almost sounds "so bad it's good," and I might need to check it out.
  • louise
    on High expectations led to disappointment
    I totally agree with what you wrote. I already read this book and found it extremely complicated to understand the...
  • Ashlea
    on This standalone fantasy goes incredibly hard.
    Just finished this amazing story. Eyes are still damp. I had it queued on my Libby app for several weeks...
  • finnyfinfinn
    on Les Amis Des Chats
    It did seem to come a little bit out of nowhere fast but I enjoyed everything else so much I...
  • finnyfinfinn
    on Les Amis Des Chats
    It's very sweet!
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