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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Alexia flies in a dirigible and attends a mummy-unwrapping party, which was apparently a thing.

March 2, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

Not as good as the first one, but still pretty great. I’m loving the way she’s building the world out through new characters and concepts. I’m super mad at a certain character right now, though. It was inevitable that I wasn’t going to like this one as much as the first, because I just have this thing about reading initial romances. It was enjoyable reading about Alexia and Lord Maccon’s married relationship here, but it wasn’t as purely *fun* as their courtship in book one. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: changeless, gail carriger, narfna, romance, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy, Victorian

narfna's CBR8 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: changeless, gail carriger, narfna, romance, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy, Victorian ·
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Tongue-in-cheek steampunk urban fantasy romance, yes please!

February 22, 2016 by narfna 12 Comments

Loved it! Loved it, loved it, loved it. I always get really nervous when I write reviews for books that I have such positive reactions to, especially ones like this one that have such strong personalities. This book knows who it is and what it’s trying to do and does its thing with aplomb. I happened to love it immediately after reading the first sentence, but I can understand how if the humor in the writing or the language she uses, or if you don’t […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: comedy of manners, gail carriger, humor, narfna, romance, soulless, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR8 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: comedy of manners, gail carriger, humor, narfna, romance, soulless, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy ·
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