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About melanir

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I like books, but I'm SUPER picky about them. To clarify- a three star rating means that I liked the book and found nothing objectionable in it. As 3 is the average between 1 and 5 this means the book is an average read, perfectly competent but not outstanding.

melanir's Reviews:

The Wrecked World of A Fairy Tale

December 21, 2016 by melanir Leave a Comment

I’m going back on forth on whether this is a two star or three star books. We’ll say two and a half and round up (I rounded down on Goodreads, cause I’m mean) It’s fine, I liked it better then Wicked, but there are a lot of problems and it’s mostly just meh. Except it’s also Oz, and guys, I love Oz. Let’s start with Oz; I’ve been in love with the Oz books for as long as I’ve been reading. I’ve only read the Baum books, though […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Danielle Paige, Oz

melanir's CBR8 Review No:107 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Danielle Paige, Oz ·
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I’m not actually sure O’Malley did much chess research

December 14, 2016 by melanir Leave a Comment

The Rook is an urban fantasy novel and was The Sword and Laser’s pick for December. It’s been on my TBR pile for a while, so this was the kick I needed to get started, and I found it extremely readable. The plot is paced quickly and the characters likeable. I’m looking forward to reading book two and kind of hoping there are more to come in the series. Myfanwy (rhymes with Tiffany) Thomas opens her eyes in the pouring rain with absolutely no memory […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Chequy Files, daniel o'malley, Urban Fantasy

melanir's CBR8 Review No:106 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Chequy Files, daniel o'malley, Urban Fantasy ·
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Time Travel and DINOSAURS

December 9, 2016 by melanir 6 Comments

I am in a reading slump. I feel like I hit my double cannonball and then a wall. I keep starting books and putting them down after about a chapter or two. And the few that I have finished are ones I haven’t really wanted to write a review for. However, this was a gift from Lauri for the Cannonball Book Exchange and I would feel like a heel if I didn’t write a review saying just how much I liked this book. And I […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Chronicles of St. Mary's, Jodi Taylor

melanir's CBR8 Review No:105 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Chronicles of St. Mary's, Jodi Taylor ·
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CBR8 book exchange thank you Lauri

December 1, 2016 by melanir 6 Comments

Thank you Lauri, this was waiting for me when I got home today. I had just finished battling traffic, made easier by the audio book and then this.  What a lovely surprise. Love! And Livie says thanks for the box.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Book Exchange, Cannonball Book Exchange, CBRBookExchange

melanir's CBR8 Review No:0 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Book Exchange, Cannonball Book Exchange, CBRBookExchange ·
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A Monster to Heal

November 28, 2016 by melanir 7 Comments

The only thing I knew about this book when I picked it up was that there was a movie coming out (is already out?) based on it and I wanted to see said movie. So there I am, wasting time in the airport bookstore and I buy it on impulse because sometimes that is the only cure for cranky early morning flights. I then put it aside and mostly forgot about it for a week. I picked it up again last night and read it […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd

melanir's CBR8 Review No:104 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd ·
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20th Century Orphan Girls

November 28, 2016 by melanir Leave a Comment

I’m sure most of you are at least familiar with Pollyanna, if only from the 1960 Disney Movie staring Hayley Mills. Or if not from the movie then from the cultural icon that Pollyanna has become as the ever cheerful optimist. This is my second time through the novel, and while it isn’t a great novel it is comforting and a bit more complex then the archetype Pollyanna has become. Pollyanna is an orphan (and really what is it with early 20th century novels and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Eleanor H. Porter

melanir's CBR8 Review No:103 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Eleanor H. Porter ·
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