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“Fruits which that unknown orchard bore; She suck’d until her lips were sore; Then flung the emptied rinds away, But gather’d up one kernel stone, And knew not was it night or day”

Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire

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In Toby’s world, it’s been a few months since the events of Ashes of Honor, and things are going well – especially in her newly romantic relationship with Tybalt. So, of course, something HAS to come along to upset the apple-cart. This time, that something is goblin fruit. A druggy pleasure of the purebloods, goblin fruit is incredibly addictive to changelings and deadly to humans. With changelings now starting to turn up dead, Toby takes the problem to the Queen of the Mists….only to discover that the Queen is the source of the problem. To make matters worse, she’s exiled […]

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7/20/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:54 |

I’m only feeling *slightly* weird for fancying a cat…

Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

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It’s been a year since the events of One Salt Sea, and Toby is not a good place, having lost her lover (to death), her child (to the Changeling’s choice) and her know (although she gave that up willingly). Her friends are concerned that she has some sort of death wish – and that’s not made any easier when Etienne pitches up asking for her help. Etienne hasn’t always been as strait-laced as he seems, and 16 years ago got involved with a human who happened to get pregnant. And now his daughter has not only been apparently kidnapped, she’s […]

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7/9/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:50 |

Killer Whale fae? Yes please!

One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

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I’m catching back up with Toby Daye, who’s settling back into life after the events of A Late Eclipse. Tybalt has done another of his disappear-for-months-on-end acts, but Toby now has a knowe of her own to take care of, and has taken up with Connor again following his separation from Rayseline.  But then someone goes and kidnaps the sons of the ruler of Saltmist, from the Undersea, tipping the factions of faerie towards war. Into the breach steps Toby, who not only needs to find the kids but also work out who’s taking potshots at her and the denizens […]

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7/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:48 |

My first Ilona Andrews was a success!

On the Edge (The Edge, #1) by Ilona Andrews

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Malin gave me this book several years ago in the CBR Book Exchange, promising that I would like it. And then I proceeded to not read it for a very long time. In my defense, it’s one of 215 (as of June 2018) books on my physical and digital bookshelves that I own but have yet to read. One of my reading goals for 2018 was to make a serious dent in my already-owned books, and that included reading all of the books I’ve gotten in the CBR Book Exchange over the years. So far I am making okay progress, but I […]

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6/29/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:77 |

A Tamer Lucifer than Tom Ellis

Kill the Dead by Richard Kadrey

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Given the intricacy and violence of the other two books in the series I’ve read, I was a little surprised at how tame Lucifer actually was in Kill the Dead. I was all ready for some kind of intricate, elaborate super-scheme when the devil hires Stark at the end of Sandman Slim for bodyguard duty. The only thing for most of the novel that Lucifer seemed to be up to was actually supervising his biopic and using that as an excuse to stay away from the potential political trouble in Hell. In terms of story, really all he seemed to […]

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6/27/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:39 |

What happens when you let the monster in?

Our Dark Duet: A Monsters of Verity Novel by Victoria Schwab

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Duana Taha (Canadian writer and producer) often says variations of, “Give them what they need, not what they want”.  Our Dark Duet, sequel to This Savage Song, seems like it was a case of Victoria Schwab following that advice.  I wanted this book to be something else, instead it was the story that needed to be told because of the setting and characters.  In my review of This Savage Song I said it, “is an urban fantasy inspired by the classic two houses divided shtick of Romeo and Juliet.”  When I wrote that sentence, it should have rang alarm bells in my head that […]

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6/26/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:24 |

Wild about Harry?

Brief Cases: The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

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It feels like a very long time since the last novel was published in the Dresden Files (Skin Game) and with there still being no release date for the next one (Peace Talks) this anthology of short stories forms a much needed chance to at least read something new! I should note that some of these stories have been published in other anthologies so it’s worth checking that before buying but there is one completely new novella included. These stories are set at varying points during the history of the Dresden Files and from various perspectives. Whilst in most Harry […]

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6/25/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:12 |

Thought the last one was stressful? Try this one on for size.

Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

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After the events of An Artificial Night and the vanquishing of Blind Michael, you’d be forgiven if you thought that Faerie might give Toby a brief reprieve. But the Queen of Mists has other ideas, first elevating Toby to nobility as Countess of Golden Green, and then putting her on trial for Blind Michael’s death. And if that all wasn’t bad enough, someone is trying to kill Toby’s closest friends, first taking aim at Lily before turning their attentions to Luna. To top it all off, they’ve framed Toby for all that too. Taking the events of An Artificial Night […]

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6/23/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:43 |


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