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Better than the others, but still not a book I loved

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

May 29, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

3.5 stars Naledi “Ledi” Smith’s parents died when she was very little, and she was shuffled through a series of foster homes her entire childhood. She learned to rely on no one but herself. When she keeps getting persistent e-mails about some African country named Thesolo and how she’s the crown prince’s intended, she obviously assumes that these communications are spam and deletes them all. Now she’s working hard to get her degree in epidemiology and waitressing on the side, in between worrying about her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Princess in Theory, Alyssa Cole, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Reluctant Royals, royalty, science

Malin's CBR12 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Princess in Theory, Alyssa Cole, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Reluctant Royals, royalty, science ·
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Victor Frankenstein asks Reddit: AITA?

Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

May 23, 2020 by KimMiE" 15 Comments

r/AmItheAsshole * Posted by u/doomedbyfate 1 hour ago AITA for bringing a creature to life and then abandoning him, resulting in him vowing revenge and murdering a bunch of people? I (20ish M) grew up in Geneva. My mother died when I was young, and her greatest wish was for me to marry Elizabeth, my adopted “cousin.” When I went off to college to study sciences, I discovered the secret to bestowing life. I can’t tell you how I did it, and when you read […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, classic literature, classics, KimMiE", Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

KimMiE"'s CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr12, classic literature, classics, KimMiE", Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ·
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More story than fits the format but exciting nonetheless

Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince vol. 2 - Night of Knives by V.E. Schwab (author), Budi Setiawan (artist)

May 20, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

This book was literally on its way to me when I read CoffeeShopReader’s review of Night of Knives.   I debated reading the review but ultimately decided to find out their take.  CoffeeShopReader’s review title is, ” Not enough panels to cover the possibilities”, and now having read the book, I agree with the sentiment.  There is a lot of story that gets stuffed into Night of Knives. There is an interview with Schwab in the back and in it she talks about turning a few sentences about […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, Budi Setiawan (artist), cbr12, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, shades of magic, V.E. Schwab (author), V.E. Schwab (author), Budi Setiawan (artist)

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, Budi Setiawan (artist), cbr12, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, shades of magic, V.E. Schwab (author), V.E. Schwab (author), Budi Setiawan (artist) ·
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Big brooding vampires in a series not for me

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

May 19, 2020 by Malin 4 Comments

Official description: In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood. The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: alphaholes, Black Dagger Brotherhood, cbr12, Dark Lover, fated mates, J.R. Ward, Malin, paranormal romance, vampires

Malin's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: alphaholes, Black Dagger Brotherhood, cbr12, Dark Lover, fated mates, J.R. Ward, Malin, paranormal romance, vampires ·
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What if the Chosen One is flawed? What do you do after you’ve defeated the Big Bad?

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

May 12, 2020 by Dome'Loki 5 Comments

Reading Fangirl brought me such joy that I immediately ordered Carry On and Wayward Son to be able to continue Simon and Baz’s adventures. In the review I wrote, “Waiting for Carry On has me checking the front porch every time the dog barks at the front door.”  Fortunately, I didn’t have to wait much longer and they showed up in the next day or so.  Since then I’ve blitzed through both books, reading them back to back and and finishing them in a matter of days, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr12, Dome'Loki, Fiction, gay, magic, Rainbow Rowell, YA

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:17 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, cbr12, Dome'Loki, Fiction, gay, magic, Rainbow Rowell, YA ·
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Novik spun gold with her creative re-working

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

May 11, 2020 by Dome'Loki 3 Comments

Couldn’t help myself with the title for the review 🙂  Mysterious Galaxy recommened Naomi Novik’s  His Majesty’s Dragon, first in the Temeraire series, way back when it came out in 2006.  I instantly fell in love with concept, the dragons during the Napoleonic wars.  However, somewhere around book 5 I lost interest and never finished the series.  Then I sort of forgot about her as an author.  In the past few years Novik’s name kept popping up for Uprooted and Spinning Silver and I was intrigued.  […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr12, Dome'Loki, fairytale, Fiction, Naomi novik, Rumplestiltskin

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr12, Dome'Loki, fairytale, Fiction, Naomi novik, Rumplestiltskin ·
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