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“I seem to have a calling for chaos, and it finds me even when I don’t go looking.”

Be The Serpent (October Daye #16) by Seanan McGuire

August 24, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

I am getting through the reviews of the last three books at a fevered clip because if I don’t force myself to read them, I will probably just skip over them. And I have expanded too much time and energy to quit this close to the end. But buckle up reading these books, because if you thought An Artificial Night was brutal, than honey, do I have news for you. After the events of the last book, Toby and Tybalt (naively) thought their lives would […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Faerie, Seanan McGuire, Well that was depressing

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:119 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Faerie, Seanan McGuire, Well that was depressing ·
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Well, that was NOT the book I was expecting to read

The Power by Naomi Alderman

December 22, 2019 by KStar Leave a Comment

… but really, that’s on me. I picked The Power out of a quick list of available novels from my library’s ebook app, after giving the synopsis a casual perusal. I thought I was checking out a low-stakes feminist YA fantasy that I could burn through in a couple of hours before moving on with myself. As is turns out, not every book featuring teenage girls and supernatural powers is a lighthearted fantasy romp with a conclusion that ties everything up with a convenient and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: I need a happy place, Well that was depressing

KStar's CBR11 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: I need a happy place, Well that was depressing ·
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