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Two new Murderbot fans for the price of one!

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

July 6, 2024 by KimMiE" 6 Comments

CBR16 BINGO: Dreams, because Murderbot dreams of being left alone to do its half-assed job in peace. During the spring CBR Book Club, I sheepishly admitted I hadn’t read any of the Murderbot series. I was encouraged to read at least two books before deciding whether to continue. I kind of disagree with that recommendation, though, and would counter that if you’re not at least amused by the opening line of All Systems Red, the series probably isn’t for you. “I could have become a […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, CBR16, cbr16bingo, charming, KimMiE", martha wells

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:16 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, CBR16, cbr16bingo, charming, KimMiE", martha wells ·
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I Wasn’t Charmed

January 9, 2015 by Ale 2 Comments

I wanted to like this book, and there were moments of it that I enjoyed, but the sixty or so pages in between these precious paragraphs were enough for me to not recommend this book to any serious urban fantasy readers. The bones of a good story are there: a fairly congenial and funny protagonist, a supernatural world, a believable love interest, and a manageable cast of semi-interesting major characters.  Where this book failed to capture my attention was in the protagonist’s narration and the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: charming, supernatural, Urban Fantasy, vampires, werewolves

Ale's CBR7 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: charming, supernatural, Urban Fantasy, vampires, werewolves ·
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