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Dragons and Swamp Folk Underwhelm in the Bayou

Highfire by Eoin Colfer

March 28, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’m not sure what I was expecting with Highfire. I was introduced to the author Eoin Colfer via Artemis Fowl which I enjoyed for the first several novels, then lost interest in in the direction the series was going. I like the not entirely original premise of the grumpy powerful being (Vern the dragon) teaming up with and gradually softening to a spunky sidekick (Squib Moreau). The setting of the Bayou, presumably Louisiana, makes for interesting potential in terms of cultural lore. It’s sort of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: bayou, dragons, eoin colfer, highfire, swamp

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: bayou, dragons, eoin colfer, highfire, swamp ·
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When you are comfy and ready for a good read….

November 23, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you are comfy and ready for a good read you want the book to pop! I was looking at Gator, Gator, Gator! by Daniel Berstrom and was expecting a lot of pop! There was fun rhyming, but not obviously in your face rhyming. There was a diverse narrator. There was the lovely illustrations of Frann Preston-Gannon which were bright, colorful, cool and soft all at once. You were in the bayou looking for that Gator and seeing the wonders of the swamp. Your heart […]

Filed Under: Children's, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: alligators, bayou, Daniel Berstrom, Frann Preston-Gannon, lions, Matthew Cordell, swamp

Post by BlackRaven · Genres: Children's, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: alligators, bayou, Daniel Berstrom, Frann Preston-Gannon, lions, Matthew Cordell, swamp ·
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