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“I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization.”

Voyage of the Basilisk (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #3) by Marie Brennan

December 19, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This series is a nerdy good time. And this book in particular really leaned into the scholarly nature of Lady Trent’s calling. The last book, a lot of page-time was taken up by Lady Trent and her companions navigating local and global politics while trying to learn about dragons, and while that is a factor here, too, Voyage of the Basilisk feels more balanced, with a focus more clearly on her science and what she got up to while doing it, and also on her personal relationships […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, dragons, fictional science, illustrated, Marie Brennan, The Memoirs of Lady Trent, Voyage of the Basilisk

narfna's CBR15 Review No:146 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, dragons, fictional science, illustrated, Marie Brennan, The Memoirs of Lady Trent, Voyage of the Basilisk ·
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Inconceivable, or I do not think that word means what you think it means

Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha

December 17, 2023 by katie71483 4 Comments

Kit Rocha’s Consort of Fire has done something really well: it has hit that sweet spot between a really well-envisioned fantasy world and romance. Queer romance at that. You could pick it up for either of those genres and be completely satisfied. The fact that it does justice to both is proof that the two authors behind the pseudonym of Kit Rocha are the real deal. Consort of Fire has done an excellent job of introducing us to this fantasy world where the Gods and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: dragons, gods, kit rocha, queer romance

katie71483's CBR15 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: dragons, gods, kit rocha, queer romance ·
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Two books for the price of one review

Dragons of Ember City V01 Happy Spark Day!  by Shane Richardson

Dragons of Ember City V02 The Midnight Roar! by Shane Richardson

November 29, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While browsing through some online reader copies I came across the second in the Dragons of Ember City book. I knew that most young series (this is for first to lower third grade) would probably need all books read in order to understand most things. Therefore, I asked my local library to locate a copy of Dragons of Ember City V01 Happy Spark Day!  O-M-G! This book has so much sugar it makes the sugar jar seem healthy! Okay, maybe not that much, but there […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: dragons, friendship, Sarah Marnio, Shane Richardson, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:838 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: dragons, friendship, Sarah Marnio, Shane Richardson, Social Themes ·
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Now I’m curious about book two

Squire & Knight V01 by Scott Chantler

November 17, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What do you do when you are looking through your old online reader list (and trust me, it’s a long one as I have some from 2022 still on there), and you find a book you want to read, but are not sure because it is about Knights and you’re think you’ve maxed out your Knights stories for the year (mostly because you are not looking for the Hero story or the Don Quixote story when it comes to knights)? You say, “It’s not like […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: dragons, knights, Knights and knighthood, magic, Scott Chantler, Social Themes, squires

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:815 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: dragons, knights, Knights and knighthood, magic, Scott Chantler, Social Themes, squires ·
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Adventures in the swamp.

The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2) by Marie Brennan

September 13, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

A great thing about these books is that because they all take place in different locations, I find it much easier to remember what happened in each book, and the actual movement of the plot even months later, not something that is common for me anymore. Aging is so fun. I’m glad because this is the last book I read in April and I’m only now getting around to reviewing this. This book follows Lady Trent’s first expedition as a scholar and a naturalist rather […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, audiobooks, dragons, historical fantasy, Kate Reading, Marie Brennan, narfna, The Memoirs of Lady Trent, The Tropic of Serpents

Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, audiobooks, dragons, historical fantasy, Kate Reading, Marie Brennan, narfna, The Memoirs of Lady Trent, The Tropic of Serpents ·
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A prince, an aging dragon, and a mysterious maiden should have gone out for a drink, instead they did a little battle

Three Tasks for a Dragon by Eoin Colfer 

August 21, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I like a good fairy tale, legend, mythology, or folklore story. Therefore, when I saw the cover of  Three Tasks for a Dragon I figured it would be a fun story in that line of storytelling that would be about a dragon and his redemption story. And it is somewhat that; but it is also the loss of innocence, loss of youth, the greed for power, and the magic of true love and cherries. It was the illustrations of P. J. Lynch that kept pulling […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: dogs, dragons, eoin colfer, Kings & Queens, magic, P. J. Lynch, siblings, Social Themes, step-families, Unicorns & Mythical, wolfhounds, Wolves & Coyotes & Wild Dogs

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:608 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Poetry, Romance · Tags: dogs, dragons, eoin colfer, Kings & Queens, magic, P. J. Lynch, siblings, Social Themes, step-families, Unicorns & Mythical, wolfhounds, Wolves & Coyotes & Wild Dogs ·
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