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Adult “Harry Potter”-style series is irresistible

January 12, 2015 by Valyruh 1 Comment

This first novel in the Kingkiller Chronicles is a brilliant addition to the fantasy genre and already has a huge fan following. A sort of adult Harry Potter, our multi-named protagonist is everything you want in a hero: a warrior/musician who is strong, courageous, brilliant, respectful of women … and full of magic. And yet the novel begins with Kvothe as a broken man tending an inn in the middle of nowhere. How did he get that way? The rest of the novel is his […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: dragons, fantasy, Harry Potter, magic, music

Valyruh's CBR7 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: dragons, fantasy, Harry Potter, magic, music ·
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I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS AND THEY ARE FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND MY BRAIN HURTS

March 6, 2014 by narfna 10 Comments

I have soooooo many thoughts about this book. Which I will give to you now. REJOICE, PEASANTS. The first thing I want to say is that I made the image of the cover really big because it’s gorgeous, and when you shrink it down it goes all dark and you can’t see the detail. That candle in the center, and the moths coming out of it, and the colors and and the textured details: it’s just lovely. I also really like the title, although, as I’ll […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: anne leonard, dragons, fantasy, moth and spark, narfna

narfna's CBR6 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: anne leonard, dragons, fantasy, moth and spark, narfna ·
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