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December 2023, the last set

A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

System Collapse by Martha Wells

The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J Evans

The Gentleman’s Gambit by Evie Dunmore

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

Heartstopper #5 by Alice Oseman

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

The Third Reich in Power by Richard J Evans

December 31, 2023 by wicherwill 1 Comment

A Power Unbound by Freya Marske Ah, the first of the many, many books that I was going to read on vacation. Which I finished on December 13th, with my vacation having start on (checks) November 18th. Excellent, excellent, I am SO glad to be moving to a new job that respects the idea of holidays… The final and largely satisfying end to the The Last Binding triology set in a regency(?) England which is so very queer, the pieces that have been slowly moving […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History Tagged With: Adalyn Grace, alice oseman, becky albertalli, Bernadine Evaristo, evie dunmore, Freya Marske, Jeanette McCurdy, LGBTQ, martha wells, murderbot, nazis are weird like that, Richard J Evans, Sally Rooney, The Last Binding, the league of extraordinary women

wicherwill's CBR15 Review No:78 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History · Tags: Adalyn Grace, alice oseman, becky albertalli, Bernadine Evaristo, evie dunmore, Freya Marske, Jeanette McCurdy, LGBTQ, martha wells, murderbot, nazis are weird like that, Richard J Evans, Sally Rooney, The Last Binding, the league of extraordinary women ·
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“Beside her, Death set down his tea. ‘How do you feel about this woman? I could infect her with a light plague, perhaps. Or we could give her the pox? Blemished skin may do her vanity some good.'”

Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) by Adalyn Grace

December 19, 2023 by narfna 4 Comments

The romance was the least interesting part of this gothic, young adult fantasy. I was here for Signa and her affliction, and the atmospheric, ghost- and poison-infused setting. The fact that the central plot was a murder mystery certainly didn’t hurt. Signa is an orphan of unusual circumstances. When she was a baby, her mother and everyone in their house was poisoned at a party. She was the only survivor, despite being poisoned herself. In fact, Signa cannot die. She can be poisoned, injured, or […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: Adalyn Grace, Belladonna, narfna, ya fantasy, Young Adult

narfna's CBR15 Review No:144 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: Adalyn Grace, Belladonna, narfna, ya fantasy, Young Adult ·
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