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Love in the stars

Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik

Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

December 30, 2022 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

I’ve heard only great things about Jessie Mihalik’s books from Cannonball Read. I already had Polaris Rising on my shelf, but I read Hunt the Stars first. Since it was selected by The Ripped Bodice’s fantasy romance book club, it got moved into the rotation. The first Starlight’s Shadow book introduces us to Tavi and her space crew. They are space war veterans who use their skills now as bounty hunters. The war may be over with the Valoffs. However, most humans don’t trust this […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks Tagged With: alien romance, Aliens, book series, Jessie Mihalik, sci fi romance, space opera, space rebels, spaceships, Starlight's Shadow Series, The Consortium Rebellion

teresaelectro's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Audiobooks · Tags: alien romance, Aliens, book series, Jessie Mihalik, sci fi romance, space opera, space rebels, spaceships, Starlight's Shadow Series, The Consortium Rebellion ·
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How many legs do I have?

Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3) by Tamsyn Muir

December 5, 2022 by narfna 4 Comments

Three months later: I’ve had some time to adjust. This book is still wild, and while I’ve come to terms with most of it, there’s one thing that’s still bothering me. I’m hoping it will be resolved in the last book. No idea how she’s going to manage it, but she somehow managed to pull Harrow and Nona out of her butt, and they are both weird and mad genius in their own special ways, so I’m sure she’ll manage it, but I will not lie, I am […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, horror, narfna, nona the ninth, sci-fi, sff, space opera, tamsyn muir, the Locked Tomb

narfna's CBR14 Review No:211 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, horror, narfna, nona the ninth, sci-fi, sff, space opera, tamsyn muir, the Locked Tomb ·
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“But she didn’t want the moment to end, either. Any of the moments with these people in this place. Even though eventually they had to. No, not even though. Because. Because eventually they had to. Nothing lasted forever. Not peace. Not war. Nothing.”

Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse, #6) by James S.A. Corey

November 21, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I still think this is one of the best books in the series but in a more stealthy way than book five, which is a WHOPPER. The rest of the series is also more actiony and intense, but this one is more about showing the consequences of what’s already happened, and laying hints for what’s to come than it is about BIG moments. I really appreciate that the Corey duo can do both, and I think the series is better for it. One of the […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: babylon's ashes, james s.a. corey, narfna, re-reads, sci-fi, science fition, sff, space opera, the expanse

narfna's CBR14 Review No:194 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: babylon's ashes, james s.a. corey, narfna, re-reads, sci-fi, science fition, sff, space opera, the expanse ·
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Only Bad Options

Only mediocre-but-promising options

Only Bad Options by Jennifer Estep

November 10, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

CBR14Bingo – New: Though Jennifer Estep’s had a long and prolific writing career, this is the first book of hers that I’ve read. This popped up as a recommendation for me several times on Facebook and Amazon (apparently our AI overlords know that I love sci-fi romance!). So when I saw it was finally released, I couldn’t resist picking it up. While it’s overall a very enjoyable first addition to the series, there were also several things that didn’t quite work for me. Vesper works […]

Filed Under: Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Jennifer Estep, Romance, space opera

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:84 · Genres: Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, Jennifer Estep, Romance, space opera ·
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Oh, and I forgot to mention that this book takes place in a world with a cultural assumption of bi- and pan-sexuality, and people who aren’t are considered “gender exclusive”!

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

October 28, 2022 by narfna 3 Comments

This is going to be a short review. I read this too long ago, and have forgotten too much of it. I did like it, though! Quite a bit. I just wish I had gone into it with the correct expectations. Somehow, I’d gotten it into my head that this was a romance with some science fiction in it, rather than what it actually was, the other way around. This is waaaay more science fiction than it is romance, in a space opera sort of […]

Filed Under: Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, a society without compulsive heterosexuality, Everina Maxwell, LGBTQIA, m-m, sci fi romance, sci-fi, sff, space opera, Winter's Orbit

narfna's CBR14 Review No:167 · Genres: Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, a society without compulsive heterosexuality, Everina Maxwell, LGBTQIA, m-m, sci fi romance, sci-fi, sff, space opera, Winter's Orbit ·
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A Fine Juggling Act With Nary a Dropped Ball in Sight.

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

October 28, 2022 by LittlePlat 5 Comments

I am really, really shocked at how much I liked this one! I think I have mentioned previously that I am not exactly one of the most broad readers of the romance genre, and I am not a super huge fan of the more contrived plots the genre follows. But here I am, writing up a review on a book that who’s main premise is a fake dating/arranged marriage scenario—and confessing that I really, really enjoyed it? I think what really got me on board with Winter’s […]

Filed Under: Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, cbr14bingo, Everina Maxwell, heart, politics, Romance, space opera, Trope overloaded!

LittlePlat's CBR14 Review No:26 · Genres: Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, cbr14bingo, Everina Maxwell, heart, politics, Romance, space opera, Trope overloaded! ·
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