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A disappointing novelization.

March 3, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

I waited for this book on hold at my library for two and half months. It wasn’t worth it. At the same time, I’m glad I didn’t give in to my initial impulse to buy it. That would have been a huge waste of $20. Unfortunately, Alan Dean Foster manages to take a great story and make it more pondering, less exciting, and inserts a level of cheese into the dialogue with his added and extended scenes (and even in some cases, changed lines) that […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Alan Dean Foster, movie novelization, narfna, sci-fi, space opera, star wars, The Force Awakens

narfna's CBR8 Review No:37 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Alan Dean Foster, movie novelization, narfna, sci-fi, space opera, star wars, The Force Awakens ·
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What are we?………Werewolves, not Swearwolves.

March 3, 2016 by ingres77 12 Comments

Last year, I read the Old Man’s War series by John Scalzi, and struggled to put together reviews for the latter books. After awhile, there really isn’t much to say when every book in a series is as consistently good and enthralling as the ones that preceded it. So, with The Dresden Files (which I plan on reading in its entirety), I’m just going to throw a bunch of reviews into a few posts. Here are the first couple: Fool Moon (Book 2) – 4 […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: detective, dresden, hard-boiled, magic, supernatural, vampires, werewolves

ingres77's CBR8 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: detective, dresden, hard-boiled, magic, supernatural, vampires, werewolves ·
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You saved the world two days ago. Time to save it again

March 2, 2016 by NVVN Leave a Comment

Mac Fraser is trying to enjoy lunch with a goblin when a businessman at another table starts freaking out.  It seems that the poor human can suddenly see monsters.  Granted, there are monsters in the restaurant, but regular humans shouldn’t be able to see past their glamours.  Fortunately for Mac (and the monsters), the guy was high and will forget what he saw in a few hours.  Unfortunately for Mac (and the rest of the world), the guy was high on a new drug called […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Brimstone, demons, drugs, fae, goblins, Mac Fraser, SPI, Urban Fantasy

NVVN's CBR8 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: Brimstone, demons, drugs, fae, goblins, Mac Fraser, SPI, Urban Fantasy ·
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It’s hard out here for a wizard

March 2, 2016 by NVVN Leave a Comment

Let me start off by saying this is the tenth book in the Young Wizards series and I waited six years for it. I didn’t re-read the series before starting the tenth book, so I kind of went into this blind. I feel that it’s safe to say that you don’t need to read the other nine books to enjoy this one, but it might make it easier to understand some of the past events characters refer to.  It’s not necessary, but if you’re the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: CBR8, fantasy, sci-fi, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, young wizards

NVVN's CBR8 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: CBR8, fantasy, sci-fi, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, young wizards ·
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Not your great-great-grandfather’s War of the Worlds.

March 2, 2016 by ingres77 4 Comments

Throughout the entirety of this book’s length, I was thinking of how best to frame it to you guys. Because I think it’s really good, and I want more people to read it. I have a soft spot for end-of-the-world/invasion/post-apocalyptic fiction, and Fear the Sky offered me something wholly different and unexpected: a rich story that isn’t just a vehicle for the decimation of society. Imagine Independence Day, only the aliens are smart enough to send (ten years in advance of their invasion fleet) a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Afghanistan, alien invasion, Independence Day, Munich, nuclear war, War of the Worlds, WWII

ingres77's CBR8 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Afghanistan, alien invasion, Independence Day, Munich, nuclear war, War of the Worlds, WWII ·
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The Bleakest PNR I’ve Ever Read

February 29, 2016 by sarah_jwh Leave a Comment

This review is for the audiobook version of Working Stiff  by Rachel Caine,  the first in the Revivalist series. Bryn Davis was killed on her first day at her new job as a funeral director after discovering that her new boss was selling a black market drug that could bring the dead back to life. After receiving a dose of the top secret drug she joins forces with the team trying to keep it out of the wrong hands. There’s the expected skulking around, spy […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: CBR8, paranormal fantasy, PNR, romance, zombies

sarah_jwh's CBR8 Review No:8 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: CBR8, paranormal fantasy, PNR, romance, zombies ·
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