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Confusing Isn’t Always Better

April 14, 2017 by Julie Leave a Comment

Urban Fantasy is probably my favorite genre.  I love the blend of modern settings and magical energies.  It’s also a great genre because it’s full of kick-ass female characters.  One of my favorite series was The Hollows by Kim Harrison.  Unlike some writers who just keep publishing books until the characters you once loved become gross caricatures of themselves (looking at you Laurell K), Harrison knew when it was time to end the series and she wrote the last book a few years ago.  Having […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Kim Harrison, Peri Reed, sorta kinda sci-fi, The Drafter, time travel

Julie's CBR9 Review No:11 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Kim Harrison, Peri Reed, sorta kinda sci-fi, The Drafter, time travel ·
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The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

Great story, great words, all good.

April 11, 2017 by G.D. Giant 2 Comments

Let me start this review by admitting that I love David Mitchell. I love everything he writes and I love that he interweaves his novels so there are always little references to previous works of his. The Bone Clocks is no different.  I loved it and I loved the small references to previous novels.  Now, you certainly don’t need to read The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet or Black Swan Green to appreciate The Bone Clocks, but you should read them anyway because they […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: David Mitchell, great writing, mysticism, sorta kinda sci-fi, The Bone Clocks, vision of the future

G.D. Giant's CBR9 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: David Mitchell, great writing, mysticism, sorta kinda sci-fi, The Bone Clocks, vision of the future ·
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