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Auberon by James S.A. Corey

May 27, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

These books are just a hair too short to really get your mind into the Expanse mode. They’re almost best read rapidly after finishing the novel that directly precedes it, so that you’re already ‘there’ and don’t waste any time. In that sense, I read it in the wrong order, because I didn’t realize that it existed until after I finished Leviathan Falls. That being said, knowing the ending of that book makes the story of Auberon (and every other Ring Gate world) that much more resonant, in […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: james s.a. corey, the expanse

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: james s.a. corey, the expanse ·
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Sad to see it end :D

Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey

May 27, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

A quick story from my childhood: when I was a kid, right after I saw Pokemon: the First Movie, I was super taken with the story of Mewtwo. Now, I think anyone with half a heart can empathize with Mewtwo, who was basically minding his own business with his clone friends before they all DIED and DECOMPOSED and he was woken up to be a sentient weapon. This is relevant because I then wrote a story in a space-y alternate universe in which I was […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: james s.a. corey, the expanse

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: james s.a. corey, the expanse ·
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My new favorite genre

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

May 27, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I realize there’s an entire subgenre of queer m/m-focus literature set in Ye Olde Times that has a soupçon of reality (like, there have always been queer people but there’s no Edwardian timeline in which they were openly walking about and getting married), some very specific tropes for characters (usually, seemingly-himbo + someone), and mile a minute sort of pity pitter patter pithy laugh lines. I think seemingly-himbo (the shimbo, we will call him) is probably my favorite foil to the more immediately interesting second […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, LGBTQ

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:17 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, LGBTQ ·
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Charlotte/Lord Ingram? Yes? Yes?

The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas

May 27, 2022 by wicherwill 1 Comment

Real talk: after reading this, I’m waiting for the Lady Sherlock spin-off/novella which is nothing but Lord Ingram and Charlotte getting it on. Real-er talk: no, I can’t think of anything BUT getting to see Charlotte explore all of her uninhibited Victorian/Edwardian fantasies. That being said, I was sort of confused to pick this up. Tonally it seems so very different from the works of Thomas that I’ve read, and I’ve actually read quite a few given how many Lady Sherlock books there have been […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Sherry Thomas

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:16 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Sherry Thomas ·
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More romance in the Pacific Northwest

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

May 27, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Man I like Rachel Lynn Solomon but I found this book lacked a bit of oomph for me. She has a niche, this is very true (are both leads Jewish residents of the Pacific Northwest? You are likely in a Solomon novel) and her writing is definitely engaging you. If I look at my rankings of Solomon novels, I still rank Today Tonight Tomorrow at the top, followed by We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This, with this book and The Ex Talk sort of tied (although I find the plot […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Rachel Lynn Solomon

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Rachel Lynn Solomon ·
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Lesbians in Seattle, an entire genre I think

Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

May 27, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

There are a couple of tropes that I just…cannot with, and this one unfortunately falls squarely within one of them: the very very short “relationship” / “hooking up” from ages ago that neither character has ever forgotten. It seems lazy, in my mind, because most of the time it feels like the author wants the emotional fallout of a long relationship without the work that goes into figuring out why two people who had a legitimate breakup might end up together again. Usually in life […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexandria Bellefleur, LGBTQ

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:14 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexandria Bellefleur, LGBTQ ·
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