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“How long, did you think, after all of this, it would be before their souls finally came for you in the night?”

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

December 23, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I know I’m a wee little bebe in the horror genre and everything, but this was exactly the type of horror book that I was hoping to find, and I hope to find more like it as I continue to dip my toes in the genre. I didn’t think it was scary (I don’t find ghosts frightening), but it did make me mad. As it was meant to! A Black woman named Mira, now a teacher in another state, is going back to her hometown […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: horror, LaTanya McQueen, Social horror, when the reckoning comes

narfna's CBR14 Review No:223 · Genres: Horror · Tags: horror, LaTanya McQueen, Social horror, when the reckoning comes ·
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Probably the most creative werewolf book you’ll ever read.

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

December 23, 2022 by narfna 3 Comments

Oh, dang, I thought I had written a review of this one, but going through all my 2022 books to Review Amnesty, I see I have in fact, not done so. Real quick, if you’re looking for a starter horror/starter Stephen Graham Jones, this one might actually be a great book to read. And this book isn’t even all that horrific. It’s only really classified as horror because werewolves and because Stephen Graham Jones, but it’s really a coming of age story about a young […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: audiobooks, coming-of-age, horror, mongrels, narfna, Stephen Graham Jones

narfna's CBR14 Review No:221 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror · Tags: audiobooks, coming-of-age, horror, mongrels, narfna, Stephen Graham Jones ·
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“They were supposed to grow up with their hands in each other’s pockets, compensating for one another’s weaknesses, encouraging one another’s strengths.”

Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys, #1) by Seanan McGuire

December 23, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was my first Seanan McGuire book, which is a little unbelievable, both because she writes in genres I love, and because she writes so very prolifically. And I started with a really good one. I’m not against spoilers and frequently spoil myself for things, but I went into this book almost completely unspoiled, even for the premise, and I think that’s the way to go. The book is so weird it’s almost impossible to really sum up in a blurb anyway. So, how to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: #fantasy, coming-of-age, horror, Middlegame, mystery, narfna, sci-fi, Seanan McGuire, sff, speculative, Suspense

narfna's CBR14 Review No:219 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: #fantasy, coming-of-age, horror, Middlegame, mystery, narfna, sci-fi, Seanan McGuire, sff, speculative, Suspense ·
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This House is Not a Home

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

December 8, 2022 by donttrustthe_bea Leave a Comment

Mexican Gothic meets Crimson Peak is the way I would describe this novel, although some reviews have compared it to Rebecca, a book I have not read. Set during the years following the Mexican War of Independence, the story follows Beatriz, a young woman who has recently married into the wealthy Solórzano family after a whirlwind courtship from the heir patron of San Isidro, Rodolfo. Although she barely knows him, Beatriz agreed to marry him as a way to raise her status as a mixed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: #latinaauthors, Gothic Horror, horror, Isabel Cañas, magical realism

donttrustthe_bea's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: #latinaauthors, Gothic Horror, horror, Isabel Cañas, magical realism ·
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How many legs do I have?

Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3) by Tamsyn Muir

December 5, 2022 by narfna 7 Comments

Three months later: I’ve had some time to adjust. This book is still wild, and while I’ve come to terms with most of it, there’s one thing that’s still bothering me. I’m hoping it will be resolved in the last book. No idea how she’s going to manage it, but she somehow managed to pull Harrow and Nona out of her butt, and they are both weird and mad genius in their own special ways, so I’m sure she’ll manage it, but I will not lie, I am […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, horror, narfna, nona the ninth, sci-fi, sff, space opera, tamsyn muir, the Locked Tomb

narfna's CBR14 Review No:211 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, horror, narfna, nona the ninth, sci-fi, sff, space opera, tamsyn muir, the Locked Tomb ·
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“Comfort me with apples, for I am sick of love.”

Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

December 5, 2022 by narfna 2 Comments

My initial reaction upon finishing Comfort Me With Apples was “wtf was this.” I’m not sure what I was going to rate it or say about it before my book club meeting, but something one of the other members said during the meeting sort of flipped a little switch in my brain and clarified my feelings and thoughts about it. This was a weird effing book. Especially if you go in thinking you know what the main premise is, but you really don’t as it turns out, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: allegory, Catherynne M. Valente, Comfort Me With Apples, horror, narfna, novellas, speculative, weird shit

narfna's CBR14 Review No:210 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: allegory, Catherynne M. Valente, Comfort Me With Apples, horror, narfna, novellas, speculative, weird shit ·
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