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My least favorite in the series.

May 10, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

The continuing adventures of Ashley/narfna re-reading The Dresden Files in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . PARTY. I’m not sure exactly why I thought this book was better than the first one when I read it seven (seven! gross, that’s so many) years ago, but if you care to read my initial review, which I have included in the parentheses following this sentence, you’ll see that was indeed the case. (Original review from August 2009: “Better than the first one. I’m hanging in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Detective Fiction, fantasy, fool moon, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, narfna, paranormal, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR8 Review No:72 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Detective Fiction, fantasy, fool moon, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, narfna, paranormal, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy ·
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Didn’t like it then, now I do. It’s magic!

March 3, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

If you read my reviews regularly, you’ll probably know how much I love The Dresden Files, but that I initially didn’t like it very much, to the point where I gave up after reading book three way back in 2009. I just didn’t think the series was for me. That I thought that at the time is alternately hilarious and horrifying. I almost didn’t pick this series back up, and so I almost missed out on what has turned out to be more and more […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: Detective Fiction, fantasy, hardboiled, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, mystery, narfna, Noir, storm front, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR8 Review No:39 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: Detective Fiction, fantasy, hardboiled, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, mystery, narfna, Noir, storm front, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy ·
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Parkour, bitch.

June 29, 2014 by narfna 4 Comments

This is the most fun I’ve had while reading a book all year. I’ve loved and been affected by other books more deeply, but in terms of how gleeful a book has made me feel, this one wins hands down. Within the first three pages I was already giggling like a maniac. I’m currently twelve (almost thirteen, if I finish Brutal Youth tonight as I anticipate doing) reviews behind for this year, and it is eating my soul. And it’s this book’s fault, because I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: fantasy, Jim Butcher, narfna, Noir, paranormal, skin game, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR6 Review No:51 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: fantasy, Jim Butcher, narfna, Noir, paranormal, skin game, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy ·
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You guys, this book was a such thrill-ride

June 26, 2014 by Malin 5 Comments

I snooze, I lose. I was hoping to be the first one to publish a review of Skin Game, but Emmalita/Rochelle beat me to it. Standard spoiler warning! This is book 15 in the series. You don’t want to start here. If you’re not caught up with the series, you may want to skip this review, because while I’m going to try to not spoil this actual book, I can’t actually avoid spoilers for some of the previous ones. It took me a long time to get hooked on these […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR6, adventure, heist, Jim Butcher, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, skin game, the Dresden Files

Malin's CBR6 Review No:57 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CBR6, adventure, heist, Jim Butcher, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, romantic, skin game, the Dresden Files ·
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I’m glad I don’t have the sort of birthday parties Harry Dresden gets thrown

May 11, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

Dudes, this is book 14 in the series. Do NOT start with this one. Do NOT read this review if you haven’t read books 12 and 13, there will be spoilers, because it’s pretty much unavoidable when reviewing this book. If you’re interested in the series, I would recommend starting with nr 4, Summer Knight. I would also like to heartily endorse the audio books, narrated excellently by James Marsters. I’m hiding the review behind the link so as to avoid anyone being inadvertently spoiled. If you, however, have read […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR6, Audible, Cold Days, faeries, Jim Butcher, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, the Dresden Files

Malin's CBR6 Review No:50 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CBR6, Audible, Cold Days, faeries, Jim Butcher, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, the Dresden Files ·
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Stories about love and death. No songs, really. The title’s a bit misleading.

May 4, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

Overall rating: 3.5 stars This is an anthology, where all the stories are focused around love and death. I know, extremely surprising, based on the title. I will write a tiny bit about each of the stories, and conclude with my general impression of the anthology as a whole. It’s a really long post, what with me writing about 17 different stories. If you’re interested in my write-up, the review is here.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #CBR6, Anthology, fantasy, historical romance, horror, kushiel's legacy, Malin, Outlander, paranormal fantasy, science fiction, the Dresden Files

Malin's CBR6 Review No:42 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: #CBR6, Anthology, fantasy, historical romance, horror, kushiel's legacy, Malin, Outlander, paranormal fantasy, science fiction, the Dresden Files ·
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