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“Yes, I suppose this will teach us all not to prioritize murder before drunkenness,” said I.

The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison

March 21, 2026 by bjornsnipe 2 Comments

This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters you think they are. This is not the book you are expecting. (ain’t that the truth?) In an alternate 1880s London, angels inhabit every public building, and vampires and werewolves walk the streets with human beings in a well-regulated truce. And those human beings remain all too human, with all their kindness and greed and passions and murderous intent. Murderers still stalk the streets of this London too. But this London has […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: and his roommate, katherine addison, the great detective, victorian england, Wingfic

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: and his roommate, katherine addison, the great detective, victorian england, Wingfic ·
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She’s Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage

Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter

June 29, 2023 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

CBR15 Passport Siberia Now mystical and/or spooky circus is one of my favorite vibes, but it is the language of this book that sets it apart for me, ranging from an East End London lilt to wonderfully baroque proclamations a la P. T. Barnum at his most fulsome. The plot is based on a feminist twist of the Leda and the swan myth.  Fevvers, renowned aerialiste, is recounting her origin story in turn of the century London to a young American journalist.  At six two […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, Angela Carter, Circuses, Delectible Language, Feminist Themes, Siberia, trains, Turn of Century London Paris and st Petersburg, Wingfic

elderberrywine's CBR15 Review No:21 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR15 passport, Angela Carter, Circuses, Delectible Language, Feminist Themes, Siberia, trains, Turn of Century London Paris and st Petersburg, Wingfic ·
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