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Judgement for the Selkies

The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire

September 7, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I was looking at reviews of the previous novel in this series, Night and Silence, and discovered that it had a rather mixed reception.  My own review was positive but I can also definitely see why people would have had issues with the previous novel.  I loved the further revelations about the wider world of Fae, the discovery of Amandine’s origins (ie the rest of her parentage), and other family line discoveries that Toby made – I don’t remember finding the mystery itself that exciting.  […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: fae, October Daye, Seanan McGuire, selkies, the unkindest tide, Urban Fantasy

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:64 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: fae, October Daye, Seanan McGuire, selkies, the unkindest tide, Urban Fantasy ·
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Revisiting the Early Novels of a Long Running Series

An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

September 4, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

While the October Daye series didn’t start clicking for me until the third book, it has since become one of my favorite urban fantasy series.  I love the expansive world building and even thirteen books in, the series keeps growing without conflicting with itself.  I don’t know if McGuire always had this extended world in her head but didn’t know how much time she would have to explore it or if she is going novel to novel on the fly, but it has been such […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: an artificial night, fae, late eclipses, October Daye, reread, San Francisco, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: an artificial night, fae, late eclipses, October Daye, reread, San Francisco, Seanan McGuire, Urban Fantasy ·
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A Court of Fun and Nonsense

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

August 28, 2019 by alwaysanswerb Leave a Comment

I waited way, way too long to review these properly (my MO for this entire Cannonball), so my scattered impressions are these: º Sarah J Maas has a real talent for world-building and concepts. Her depictions of the fae in this book and in her other series are rooted in just enough common fae lore that she doesn’t have to get bogged down filling in lots of backward detail, but she of course contributes enough of her own unique features that they aren’t interchangeable across […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: A Court of Thorns and Roses, fae, female author, female protagonist;, sarah j maas

alwaysanswerb's CBR11 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: A Court of Thorns and Roses, fae, female author, female protagonist;, sarah j maas ·
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Alex Craft, Witch Detective

Grave Witch by Kalayna Price

Grave Dance by Kalayna Price

Grave Memory by Kalayna Price

June 24, 2019 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

As soon as I saw Grave Witch by Kalayna Price in The Ripped Bodice bookstore, I knew I’d probably love it. The series is about Alex Craft, a grave witch who consults with the Nekros police. Her grave magic allows her to raise shades. Not to be confused with ghosts, shades take the form of the body just before it died and contain the soul’s memory. This is a pretty handy skill to have the victim’s shade testify in their own murder case. Grieving relatives hire […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: CBR 11, fae, Grave Dance, grave magic, Grave Memory, Grave Witch, Kalayna Price, magic, paranormal romance, private detective, supernatural creatures, Urban Fantasy, witches

teresaelectro's CBR11 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: CBR 11, fae, Grave Dance, grave magic, Grave Memory, Grave Witch, Kalayna Price, magic, paranormal romance, private detective, supernatural creatures, Urban Fantasy, witches ·
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“That’s what comes of hungering for something; you forget to check if it’s rotten before you gobble it down”

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

June 3, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

When Jude and Taryn were children, a strange man showed up at their home, claimed their mother was his wife and their older sister Vivienne was his daughter. For the betrayal, the man murdered their parents and took them away to his home: the High Court of Faerie. As daughters of the High King’s top general, Jude and Taryn have been raised very well as part of the gentry, despite their mortal status. This means that while they wear the best clothes, enjoy an education, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, cruel prince, Dark Fantasy, fae, Faerie, Holly Black, trilogy, YA, Young Adult

Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, cruel prince, Dark Fantasy, fae, Faerie, Holly Black, trilogy, YA, Young Adult ·
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Questions on the Nature of All Good Things and Ending

All Good Things by Emma Newman

May 19, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Why is Cathy suddenly a potentially powerful Sorcerer? Who/What/How is Beatrice? And what’s up with her rather pointless ending? Why is Lucy suddenly back with a big part in the story? There must have been a better way to give Lucy purpose or explaining her besides using the otherwise pointless Edwin, right? Why do we need to hear so much from William, and what’s up with his sudden need for total power? Was that scene with him and Amelia necessary? Why is there so little […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, all good things, Emma Newman, fae, sorcery, split worlds, victorian fiction

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:30 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, all good things, Emma Newman, fae, sorcery, split worlds, victorian fiction ·
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