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“This isn’t fun. It isn’t exciting. I walked into adventure and adventure has given me blisters.”

Stray (Touchstone, #1) by Andrea K. Höst

May 17, 2022 by narfna 3 Comments

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 8/30 It actually took me quite a bit to get through this one, despite how much I enjoyed it, but I’m blaming that on the fact that I had downloaded the free Kindle edition years and years ago, and Kindle books for non-romances are always iffy with my attention span for some reason. But this really was good! Pretty unlike any other YA sci-fi I’ve read, a unique reading experience. (I’m going to try and track down […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Andrea K. Höst, narfna, sci-fi, self published, sff, stray, YA sci-fi, Young Adult

narfna's CBR14 Review No:76 · Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Andrea K. Höst, narfna, sci-fi, self published, sff, stray, YA sci-fi, Young Adult ·
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Faye & Felix & Sage & Dreamcatchers

Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell

March 22, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Faye and Felix are both hardworking young professionals – she as an assistant at the local zoo, he as an English lit PhD – so like any couple, they jump at the chance to stay at Faye’s parents’ cottage deep in the Rocky Mountains for a few days. At first, all appears to be well; the cottage is charming and comfortable, and the trails leading off the back of the cottage up the mountain are beckoning them. But soon things go awry. Voices call out […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Felix Blackwell, r/nosleep, Reddit, self published, Stolen Tongues

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: Felix Blackwell, r/nosleep, Reddit, self published, Stolen Tongues ·
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Half-baked fantasy, over-baked drama.

The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) by Olivie Blake

January 18, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This self-pubbed book apparently blew up on BookTok, and honestly, from the other books that have done that (an older Colleen Hoover release, for example), I should have known this one wouldn’t be perfectly to my taste, but I was curious! Also, the synopsis sounded great, and I liked the look of the cover. It is now being re-released in 2022 after having been picked up by Tor. I do hope they whip it into shape a little, but my fear is they will let […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, narfna, Olivie Blake, read harder challenge 2022, self published, the atlas, the atlas six

narfna's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, narfna, Olivie Blake, read harder challenge 2022, self published, the atlas, the atlas six ·
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Surprisingly enjoyed this; what a comeback.

The King's Men (All for the Game, #3) by Nora Sakavic

August 4, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was the best one in the series by far, but it still has its issues. I feel like a good (tough) editor could have made this series really great. This ended as well as it could have, given the build up (how’s that for damning with faint praise!) and the foundation the story was built on (basically drama and unrealistic understanding of human emotion and the way the world works). Yet, part of me does want to round up to four stars, because it […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: all for the game, LGBTQIA, m/m, narfna, nora sakavic, Romance, self published, the king's men

narfna's CBR12 Review No:90 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: all for the game, LGBTQIA, m/m, narfna, nora sakavic, Romance, self published, the king's men ·
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Somewhere in the multiverse there is a universe where this series had an editor, and the me that lives there gave this book five stars.

The Raven King (All for the Game, #2) by Nora Sakavic

August 3, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

This series is so frustrating. Promising story arcs ruined by utter nonsense. At least this one was more readable. What’s particularly frustrating is that I’m finally seeing glimpses of why so many people are out of their minds for this series, but every time I see those glimpses, something so utterly nonsensical or wrong pops up and ruins everything. Also, she still isn’t a great writer. So much unnecessary description (we don’t need to know where all characters are at all times when in a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: all for the game, LGBTQIA, narfna, nora sakavic, self published, The Raven King

narfna's CBR12 Review No:89 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: all for the game, LGBTQIA, narfna, nora sakavic, self published, The Raven King ·
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This was a hot, sloppy mess.

The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1) by Nora Sakavic

April 20, 2020 by narfna 6 Comments

If you’re not aware of this book, a while back this series started making the rounds on Tumblr. It’s entirely self-published, and managed to break through somehow. It follows a team of college athletes playing a made-up sport called Exy at a fictional university called Palmetto State. The main character is the son of a crime lord and has been on the run for most of his life; he is living under a fake identity when he’s recruited. He also happens to have been childhood […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Sports Tagged With: all for the game, Fiction, LGBTQIA, narfna, nora sakavic, self published, sports, the foxhole court, tumblr

narfna's CBR12 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction, Sports · Tags: all for the game, Fiction, LGBTQIA, narfna, nora sakavic, self published, sports, the foxhole court, tumblr ·
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