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Good evening, everyone. I'm Leslie Monster, and this is Nightline. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: narfna's Quick Questions interview.)

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The one with the skunks.

December 21, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

So Cassie is the killjoy Animorph, apparently? I wasn’t a part of the fandom back in the day, and I’m still not, so I really have zero idea what other Animorphs fans think of plots and characters. I just know what I think, and I always liked her when I was a kid, perhaps because I have a permanent streak of killjoy in me myself. I was always the first kid asleep at slumber parties by several hours (if I didn’t call my mom to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: animorphs, children's fiction, k.a. applegate, narfna, sci-fi, the secret

narfna's CBR8 Review No:148 · Genres: Children's Books, Science Fiction · Tags: animorphs, children's fiction, k.a. applegate, narfna, sci-fi, the secret ·
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What a weird, dark little book.

December 21, 2016 by narfna 18 Comments

So maybe you’ve heard this old story about how to boil a frog. You dump a frog in boiling water, he’s going to jump right out. You put cool water in the pot with lil froggie and slowly heat it up while he’s inside? Maybe he won’t sit there and boil to death. He’ll jump out eventually if things get too hot. But he’s gonna stay in there a good long while if you play your cards right. It’s a useful little anecdote; can be […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Western Tagged With: Dark Fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy, horror, narfna, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, the gunslinger, western

narfna's CBR8 Review No:147 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Western · Tags: Dark Fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy, horror, narfna, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, the gunslinger, western ·
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Dear Fake Character People: An Open Letter to (most of) the Characters in Northanger Abbey

December 21, 2016 by narfna 12 Comments

This is the sixth in my series of posts wherein I write reviews for classic books in the form of letters to the characters. I’m re-reading all of Jane Austen’s books in 2016, and now I’m almost to the end. I was originally supposed to read Northanger Abbey in September, but due to the I’m sure hilarious from afar neverending comedy of errors that is my life right now, I didn’t get to it until October, and pushed writing the review until the last possible minute. Anyways, I’d […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bildungsroman, classics, Fiction, Jane Austen, letters to fictional characters, narfna, Northanger Abbey, parody, romance, Satire

narfna's CBR8 Review No:146 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bildungsroman, classics, Fiction, Jane Austen, letters to fictional characters, narfna, Northanger Abbey, parody, romance, Satire ·
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Thank you to our most lovely exchange coordinator, faintingviolet, for my new books :D

December 9, 2016 by narfna 5 Comments

I came home from a poop day at work to a book exchange package from Katie (faintingviolet) and it made my day. I legit squealed when I opened the first book and saw Wishful Drinking. And I’ve been meaning to read Austenland and start Sandman for yearrrrs. (Although, I will confess that I’m actually super intimidated to start Sandman.) Thank you so much, Katie! And thank you for organizing this beautimous tradition.

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: austenland, Book Exchange, carrie fisher, faintingviolet, narfna, Neil Gaiman, preludes & nocturnes, Sandman, Shannon Hale, wishful drinking

narfna's CBR8 Review No:0 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: austenland, Book Exchange, carrie fisher, faintingviolet, narfna, Neil Gaiman, preludes & nocturnes, Sandman, Shannon Hale, wishful drinking ·
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How *does* the aubergine fit inside the peach?

November 22, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

Spindle Cove/Castles Ever After crossover? Okay! (Piers Brandon is the Marquess that didn’t get said yes to, in case you don’t recognize him.) (He’s much more likable in Do You Want to Start a Scandal than he was in Say Yes to the Marquess.) (I don’t know why I keep using parentheses.) People have been asking for years for Dare to finally give the last Highwood daughter, Charlotte, her own story, so it seems fitting that she (and we) should be rewarded for her patience […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Castles Ever After, Do You Want to Start a Scandal?, narfna, romance, Spindle Cove, Tessa Dare

narfna's CBR8 Review No:145 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Castles Ever After, Do You Want to Start a Scandal?, narfna, romance, Spindle Cove, Tessa Dare ·
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The best thing about this review is how by the end I completely take back everything I say in the first paragraph.

November 22, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

This is one of those books you enjoy while reading, but after a couple of weeks, you can’t really remember why. I’m not sure why that is. Second book syndrome, I guess. I remember for sure that I did like it, although not quite as much as I liked the first one. What can I say, I like bright, shiny new things. One thing I will say, I’m not entirely sure where this story is going, and that feels good. Tahir made a bunch of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: a torch against the night, narfna, Sabaa Tahir

narfna's CBR8 Review No:144 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: a torch against the night, narfna, Sabaa Tahir ·
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