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When you think you’ve joined the good guys but you’ve really just joined a cult

Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

September 26, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR15Bingo: Relation “ship” (cargo ships and relationships) Bingo: (left to right: Dwelling to On the Air) Will Kempen is on the run and on a mission: find the man who had his mother murdered and take him down. Unfortunately, his mission leads him directly into the hands of those who want him dead. After being rescued off of a sinking ship by Violet, the two of them are taken back to the hall of the Stewards (protectors of the light and fighters against the Dark […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: 19th century england, 19th century london, ancient romance, Brothers and sisters, c.s. pacat, cbr15bingo, dark force rising, found family, old magic, teenage angst, Teenagers, Young Adult

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: 19th century england, 19th century london, ancient romance, Brothers and sisters, c.s. pacat, cbr15bingo, dark force rising, found family, old magic, teenage angst, Teenagers, Young Adult ·
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I am putty in Madeline Miller’s hands

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

May 7, 2020 by pineolliepple Leave a Comment

I used to love Greek and Roman mythology as a kid, but Achilles and the Battle of Troy never interested me much. Too much gore and to be honest Achilles seems like a real douche. But Madeline Miller’s Circe was one of my favourite reads of 2019, so I figured that if any version of his story was ever going to be compelling, it was her debut novel, The Song of Achilles. The book is narrated by Patroclus, who as a boy is exiled by […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ancient romance, greek mythology, madeline miller

pineolliepple's CBR12 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ancient romance, greek mythology, madeline miller ·
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