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The book, "A Little Hatred" by Joe Abercrombie on a red satin background with a tiny, displeased looking plush wolf perched atop the book.

Brutal yet often funny, Joe Abercrombie’s return to adult fantasy

A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie

February 3, 2022 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Savine dan Glotka – “One man’s mad is another’s perceptive” Isern-i-Phail – “One man’s mad is another’s remarkable” In the mid 2000’s I discovered Joe Abercrombie’s gritty and brutal “First Law Trilogy”.  It was unlike any fantasy I had read up to that point and I tore through it.  But for whatever reason I never picked up the standalone volumes that occurred afterwards.  A few years ago Abercrombie put out a YA fantasy series that I was overall disappointed with, excellent first book, second was […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, Dome'Loki, joe abercrombie

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: cbr14, Dome'Loki, joe abercrombie ·
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Cover of the book "Daughter of Fortune" by Isabel Allende

How Cannonball Read has given me permission to not finish a book

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

January 26, 2022 by Dome'Loki 6 Comments

I love how supportive the Cannonball community is with the constant reassurance one doesn’t have to review everything read and that it’s okay to not finish a book.  Historically, I have been a finisher of books.  Then I started reading Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James for Cannonball Bingo 2020. Thirty-six pages in I quit because I could not handle the near constant parade of sex, bodily fluids, violence, and disparaging remarks about boys who are actually girls and vice versa.  That was an […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: Blair Brown narrator, cbr14, Dome'Loki, historical fiction, Isabel Allende

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: Blair Brown narrator, cbr14, Dome'Loki, historical fiction, Isabel Allende ·
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The book, "Stargazing" by Jen Wang held up in front of black fabric with little stars on it.

Sweet story about the joys and challenges of friendship, identity, and privilege

Stargazing by Jen Wang

January 20, 2022 by Dome'Loki 2 Comments

Stargazing is the most recent graphic novel from Jen Wang of The Prince and the Dressmaker fame.  My 10 year old spotted Stargazing at San Diego Comic Con and we had to bring it home.  She read it in one sitting and then began insisting that I needed to read it.  The Prince and the Dressmaker blew me away so I had high expectations for Stargazing, and Wang did not disappoint.  Once again she explores themes of friendship, identity, and privilege. Christine Hong is Chinese American in a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: All Ages, cbr14, Chinese American, Dome'Loki, friendship, jen wang, middle grade, semi-autobiographical

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: All Ages, cbr14, Chinese American, Dome'Loki, friendship, jen wang, middle grade, semi-autobiographical ·
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The book, "Red, White & Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston standing behind a small American flag and a white notecard with an elaborate crown on it.

Sexy, gay version of an American falling in love with a British royal

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

January 12, 2022 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

Red, White & Royal Blue has been on my to read list for a while as Cannonballers have steadily given it positive praise.  Happy to report it did not disappoint.  I do enjoy an enemies to lovers story and McQuiston delivers with Alex Claremont Diaz, son of the first female President of the United States, and Henry, Prince of Wales.  Set in a fictional 2020 (that I would very much like to trade for our own 2020), Alex is in his final year of college, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Casey McQuiston, cbr14, Dome'Loki, gay romance, LGBTQ

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Casey McQuiston, cbr14, Dome'Loki, gay romance, LGBTQ ·
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A calico cat sitting behind the book "Cytonic" by Brandon Sanderson.

“In the stories, there was a sense of justice. Everything had a purpose…I thought if those heroes and heroines from the stories could keep going forward into the darkness, so could I.”

Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

January 4, 2022 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

Cytonic is the third book in Brandon Sanderson’s “Skyward Series”.  Here are reviews for book one Skyward and book two Starsight .  In my review for Starsight I wondered if the pandemic would affect Cytonic being released in late 2021, fortunately through what sounded like a lot of hard work editing and deadlines, he and his team succeeded.  When I set out to read Skyward I thought it was a standalone novel and had mixed emotions to find out it wasn’t.  Excited because there was more but a little […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, brandon sanderson, cbr14, Dome'Loki, Fiction, sci-fi, YA

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, brandon sanderson, cbr14, Dome'Loki, Fiction, sci-fi, YA ·
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The book "Winter's Orbit" by Everina Maxwell stands next to a wooden snowman decoration.

“Well someone has to marry him, said the Emperor.” Part space opera, mystery, and romance, all of it captivating.

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

December 14, 2021 by Dome'Loki 10 Comments

Winter’s Orbit came on to my radar through Cannonballers and then I noticed my independent bookstore featuring it as a staff pick for Pride month.  It went on my book wish list and I got it for my birthday! In the far distant future there are multiple galactic civilizations and they are all connected through ‘the link network’ governed by the Resolution.  Trade happens through the link and having the Resolution in place means that no invading force can use the link to attack another […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Everina Maxwell, Fiction, gay romance, lgbt, mystery, SciFi

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Everina Maxwell, Fiction, gay romance, lgbt, mystery, SciFi ·
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