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“Here was life, gently reminding her that she could care again. That her grief was allowed, but so was her joy.”

Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan

October 8, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a little on the nose in parts (mostly dialogue), but it was also full of spit and vinegar. I could feel Courtney Milan’s rage (tempered with good humor) on every page, and it wasn’t an incoherent rage, more like a well-harnessed one. The rest of her body of work shows compassion for men caught up in the same patriarchal system that puts women at an inherent disadvantage, but I guess she just needed let this one rip, just let out a pure expression […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Courtney Milan, f/f, historical romance, lgtbqia, Mrs Martin's Incomparable Adventure, novellas, Romance, the Worth saga

narfna's CBR11 Review No:81 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Courtney Milan, f/f, historical romance, lgtbqia, Mrs Martin's Incomparable Adventure, novellas, Romance, the Worth saga ·
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Third time through, just as great. #CBRBingo – I Love This

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

September 30, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

This book works on multiple levels for me: *It’s swoony and I love the characters. I find it comfortable and reassuring, like a big fluffy blanket. *It’s a smart take on Chosen One stories, upending tropes and challenging expectations. The first time through you think you know what’s going to happen, and then it doesn’t, and something much cooler happens instead. *It’s funny and incisive, and has good things to say about the human emotional cost of magic, of being caught inside a fantasy story. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, carry on, cbr11bingo, lgtbqia, narfna, Rainbow Rowell, re-read, Romance, Young Adult

narfna's CBR11 Review No:79 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, carry on, cbr11bingo, lgtbqia, narfna, Rainbow Rowell, re-read, Romance, Young Adult ·
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A good sort of series ender.

December 6, 2017 by narfna 2 Comments

I wish I would have written this review right after I finished the book. (I should get that printed on a t-shirt.) I finished it a couple of months ago now, and as always seems to happen to me when I do this, I put off writing the review in the (vain) hopes that time will make me smarter (or something?) and words will magically appear in the review space. This never happens. Instead, I am left trying to remember what happened in the book and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: A Conjuring of Light, fantasy, lgtbqia, narfna, shades of magic, v.e. schwab

narfna's CBR9 Review No:103 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: A Conjuring of Light, fantasy, lgtbqia, narfna, shades of magic, v.e. schwab ·
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Very cute YA coming of age.

August 24, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

Becky Albertalli is officially not a one-hit wonder. I feel I also must note that if this book had been around when I was a teenager, I would have been 1000% obsessed with it. Like Molly, I was that girl with the hundred unrequited crushes and no idea what to do about them, and even though her body-image issues were not mine, I felt I could also relate that she had them. (Adolescence is a terrible time. I’m sure you all agree.) And just like […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: becky albertalli, Fiction, lgtbqia, narfna, The Upside of Unrequited, Young Adult

narfna's CBR9 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: becky albertalli, Fiction, lgtbqia, narfna, The Upside of Unrequited, Young Adult ·
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