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The meter of the poem fired his blood until he was a molten core. The hammer’s song was a charm for living, a way to keep singing himself into existence.

The Winter Knight by Jes Battis

January 29, 2024 by carmelpie 2 Comments

The word eôel meant home turf. People trust home. Through years of investigation, her grandmother had learned that what people told you depended on where you talked to them. Lies for every space, but occasionally a truth snuck its way in.” ― Jes Battis, The Winter Knight When she had interviewed him, she’d traced a discreet rune on his phone case. It was sketchy magic, but it should have given her access to the phone’s GPS. The problem was that it wasn’t working. His location […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Arthurian legend, Camelot, Jes Battis, king arthur, Knights and knighthood, medieval fantasy, Medieval Fiction, murder mystery, mythology and legends, queer author, Queer characters, queer fantasy, reluctant hero, trans character, Urban Fantasy, Vancouver

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Arthurian legend, Camelot, Jes Battis, king arthur, Knights and knighthood, medieval fantasy, Medieval Fiction, murder mystery, mythology and legends, queer author, Queer characters, queer fantasy, reluctant hero, trans character, Urban Fantasy, Vancouver ·
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The end of the world is here, but we’re still loving and living

Space Story by Fiona Ostby

January 29, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR16SweetChallenge #Exciting I have been trying to read Space Story by Fiona Ostby since I first heard about it. But something always stopped me.  I lost my online link, the book was out of stock, or something would get in the way. I finally was able o get a copy via interlibrary loan and learned it might have been worth the wait, or not. I am still not sure as this is an odd book. A good book, but odd. The oddness mostly comes from […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR16SweetChallenge, Dystopian, families, Fiona Ostby, glbtq, space, Space flight, space travel

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR16SweetChallenge, Dystopian, families, Fiona Ostby, glbtq, space, Space flight, space travel ·
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Do You Believe in Magic? And I Hope You Do.

Night of the Witch: Book One by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis

January 27, 2024 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

Night of the Witch by Sara Raasch My rating: 4 of 5 stars Set during the witch hunts of the late 16th century in Trier, Germany, “Night of the Witch” is the story of Friedrike “Fritzi” and Otto Ernst. One, a witch, the other, a witch hunter. While on opposite sides of the hunt, both are trying to save family members and need each other to accomplish their goals. The story’s setting centers around Trier, although there are glimpses of Fritzi’s village. I was fascinated […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: Beth Revis, Night of the Witch, Sara Raasch, Sara Raasch and Beth Revis

The Chancellor's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: Beth Revis, Night of the Witch, Sara Raasch, Sara Raasch and Beth Revis ·
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Adventures (and prophecies) through space and time.

The Principle of Moments (The Order of Legends, #1) by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

January 27, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’m glad that my DNFing of a book I thought was terrible only thirty pages in led to me picking this book up much, much sooner than I would have otherwise, because I really enjoyed myself, despite some nitpicks I have with this, mostly to do with the author being a debut author, and an extremely young one. Overall, she feels like an author who could have some really, truly great books down the line. This book, which the author started writing when she was […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adventure, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, m-m, m/f, narfna, Regency, sci-fantasy, sci-fi, sff, space opera, The Order of Legends, The Principle of Moments, time travel

narfna's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, adventure, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, historical fiction, LGBTQIA, m-m, m/f, narfna, Regency, sci-fantasy, sci-fi, sff, space opera, The Order of Legends, The Principle of Moments, time travel ·
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Fond of Zombies, Are You? What about Zombies AND Pirates?

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

January 25, 2024 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Well now!  Steampunk with zombies and pirates, and a certain amount of historical fact to boot?  Welcome to turn of the century Seattle. IRL, Seattle suffered a devastating fire in the late 1890s which tore through the lumber constructed Pioneer Square, its original downtown.  There was also the issue of frequent rain-induced flooding, due to the steep coastal shoreline.  So the civic leaders swapped out timber construction for masonry, and rebuilt, streets and all, on the top of the original buildings.  The lower levels acted […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cherie priest, Determined mother, Echoes of WWI, Flying Machines, pirates, Some actual basis in fact, steampunk, Turn of century Seattle, Typical male teen, zombies

elderberrywine's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cherie priest, Determined mother, Echoes of WWI, Flying Machines, pirates, Some actual basis in fact, steampunk, Turn of century Seattle, Typical male teen, zombies ·
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It’s a bit sweet for me

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

January 24, 2024 by Bea Pants 3 Comments

Beneath the Sugar Sky is the third book in Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series. There will be some spoilers for book one, Every Heart A Doorway in this review. The series centers around the students and faculty at Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. A school for children who have gone through magical doorways into other worlds (e.g. Narnia and Wonderland), and then come back for some reason. They are having a hard time adjusting to life in the “real” world and wind up at […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasyseries, #SeananMcGuire, #WaywardChildren, Seanan McGuire

Bea Pants's CBR16 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasyseries, #SeananMcGuire, #WaywardChildren, Seanan McGuire ·
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