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What it says on the tin

Initiation: Sex Wizards Book 1 by Alethea Faust

March 14, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“You’ve proven you have everything you need to start studying at the Crux,” she says. “You have magic in your bloodline, you’re open to new experiences, and you’re not an asshole.” ― Alethea Faust, Initiation I’ll get the world building out of the way first. Wizards train at the Crux, which is a cross between a college campus and a castle. There are different types of magic in which one can specialize, and each one is based on creating specific storable spells by performing different […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, consent, enthusiastic consent, kink, queer romance, sensory deprivation, sex positive, wizards, wizards in training

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, consent, enthusiastic consent, kink, queer romance, sensory deprivation, sex positive, wizards, wizards in training ·
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“All Stories Are the Same Story.”

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

March 13, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

I was a little worried when I started reading this immediately after reading The Night Circus because the latter was still on my mind, and I knew I was likely to make comparisons, but this is when it became available from the library. I needn’t have worried. The Starless Sea gripped me right from the start. The novel tells the story of Zachary, a graduate student who finds a book called Sweet Sorrows that has its own stories in it, and one of those stories […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Erin Morgenstern

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Erin Morgenstern ·
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Monster hunter between homework assignments.

Dona Quixote V01 Rise of the Knight by Rey Terciero

March 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Rey Terciero (aka Rex Ogle) made a cute, modern story (a diverse cast) that has a fun take on the Don Quixote story with Dona Quixote V01 Rise of the Knight. The history, culture and modern issues of a Hispanic family unfold while we deal with the idea of trying to be “not too much” but then again being who we are all the while fighting monsters, shapeshifters, ghosts and real world creatures. There are a few cliques (the best friends’ family are “jocks and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery Tagged With: family, friendship, Hispanic & Latino, Knights and knighthood, Rex Ogle, Rey Terciero, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:92 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery · Tags: family, friendship, Hispanic & Latino, Knights and knighthood, Rex Ogle, Rey Terciero, Social Themes ·
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The book, "The Keeper's Six" by Kate Elliott standing next to a hard cider from Serpentine Cider.

Happy International Women’s Day to Esther Green

The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott

March 8, 2024 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

First of all, Thank you, Emmalita, for The Keeper’s Six!  I’ve been rather bad about writing reviews but I want to share how awesome Esther Green is on International Women’s Day.  Esther is a badass, an adventurer, intelligent, determined, Jewish, a mother, a widower, a magical caster called a Lantern, is over 60 years old and still going on fantastical missions!  That’s the type of 60 year old that I hope to be. Esther Green is woken in the middle of night with an urgent call […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR16, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Jewish characters, kate elliott

Dome'Loki's CBR16 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR16, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Jewish characters, kate elliott ·
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Second verse, same as the first with differences

Verse V02: The Second Gate by Sam Beck

March 8, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After I finished Verse V02: The Second Gate I said, well, time to put in a request for book three Yet, Sam Beck’s next volume is not due until mid/late August 2024. I am not sure I can handle that as I really want to know what happens to everyone and most of us should probably read this (at least) trilogy back-to-back as there is a lot going on and unless you have a great memory, you might have forgotten a few things like I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, political commentary, Sam Beck, Social Themes, Voyages and travels

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:90 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, political commentary, Sam Beck, Social Themes, Voyages and travels ·
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A berry-colored world

My Own World by Mike Holmes

March 7, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Some Spoilers below:  I was not sure what I expected with My Own World, but this is an odd book. I am not sure if author Mike Holmes is basing it off of their own experiences, or if it is a universal story about the misfit and how he tries to overcome things.  If you are a 10-to-14-year-old, you might take it at face value: a boy finds/creates a magic world to hide in. It is a world where he is in charge (unlike his […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bullying, coming-of-age, Emotions & Feelings, family, friendship, Illness, imagination, loneliness, mike holmes, siblings, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:89 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bullying, coming-of-age, Emotions & Feelings, family, friendship, Illness, imagination, loneliness, mike holmes, siblings, Social Themes ·
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