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Mixing it up with gentrification, magic, and Mothman

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

I'm in Love with Mothman by Paige Lavoie

December 30, 2023 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

CBR15 Passport Challenge: Different genres – suspense thriller, urban fantasy, and monster romance When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole has been in my audible library for way too long. When it was picked for my Lawless book club, it was a sign. I do like to read mystery and thrillers to mix it up between the glut of romances I read. Dubbed by the author as a gentrification thriller, Sydney Green is having a bad time. After a disastrous divorce, she’s moved back in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: Alyssa Cole, book one, Brooklyn, CBR15Passport, fairies, gentrification, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, mothman, mothman in love, new york, paige lavoie, paranormal romance, Series, Suspense, suspense/thriller, Urban Fantasy

teresaelectro's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: Alyssa Cole, book one, Brooklyn, CBR15Passport, fairies, gentrification, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, mothman, mothman in love, new york, paige lavoie, paranormal romance, Series, Suspense, suspense/thriller, Urban Fantasy ·
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December 2023 Leftovers

Mandarin Plaid by SJ Rozan

Lady Killer, Volume 1 by Joëlle Jones

Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend by Alys Arden

Batman, Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift by Scott Snyder

The Confession by Domenic Stansberry

A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself by William Boyle

Joe Dogs: The Life and Crimes of a Mobster by Joseph Iannuzzi

Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot by Ace Atkins

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow

December 29, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas. We may need to dispense with the cold/snow songs. They’re about as realistic as Santa at this point. Mandarin Plaid **** SJ Rozan continues to improve with each book in this series. This one has layers and moves well to its conclusion. I’m not gonna be totally sold on a white person writing from the perspective of an AAPI one but I think Rozan does a better job with it than she did in the first one. May have to go long with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense Tagged With: A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, Ace Atkins, Alys Arden, Batman, Boston, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Coney Island, Domenic Stansberry, Florida, football, Gilded Age, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, hit woman, Joe Dogs, joelle jones, John D. Rockefeller, Joseph Iannuzzi, lady killer, Lydia Chin, Lydia Chin and Bill Smith, mafia, magic, Mandarin Plaid, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Mob, mystery, New England Patriots, New York City, oil, organized crime, psychological thriller, ron chernow, scott snyder, SJ Rozan, Spenser, superheroes, The Confession, Titan, true crime, William Boyle, Zatanna

Jake's CBR15 Review No:183 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense · Tags: A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, Ace Atkins, Alys Arden, Batman, Boston, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Coney Island, Domenic Stansberry, Florida, football, Gilded Age, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, hit woman, Joe Dogs, joelle jones, John D. Rockefeller, Joseph Iannuzzi, lady killer, Lydia Chin, Lydia Chin and Bill Smith, mafia, magic, Mandarin Plaid, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Mob, mystery, New England Patriots, New York City, oil, organized crime, psychological thriller, ron chernow, scott snyder, SJ Rozan, Spenser, superheroes, The Confession, Titan, true crime, William Boyle, Zatanna ·
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The Shepherd King duology: power through the first book, it’s all worth it for the second

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

December 28, 2023 by Malin 5 Comments

One Dark Window: 3 stars Two Twisted Crowns: 4 stars Spoiler warning! Some minor spoilers for One Dark Window in this review. 20-year-old Elspeth Spindle (all the noble families have surnames taken from trees) lives in the kingdom of Blunder, most of which is now enveloped in a thick, sinister fog. Most people who venture out into the fog without a talisman (bones, feathers, animal feet, braided horsehair, etc) go mad and run off into the forest, never to be seen again. The only ones who seem […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, mind control, mystery, One Dark Window, Outland book club, possession, Rachel Gillig, romantic, telepathy, The Shepherd King, Two Twisted Crowns

Malin's CBR15 Review No:85 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: CBR15, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, mind control, mystery, One Dark Window, Outland book club, possession, Rachel Gillig, romantic, telepathy, The Shepherd King, Two Twisted Crowns ·
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The Dragon, the Princess and the Assassin

Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha

December 27, 2023 by Malin 4 Comments

Disclaimer! This was an ARC from Netgalley (but I have also paid to buy the book myself, after reading it). My opinions are my own. Every one hundred years, the king of the Sheltered Lands has to send one heir to serve as consort to the ancient dragon god who acts as its protector and guardian. The previous consort went mad with fear not long after bonding with the Dragon, and Ash, the Dragon, worries that history will repeat itself. Ash has lived for over […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: assassins, Bound to Fire and Steel, CBR15, Consort of Fire, curse, dragons, erotica, historical fantasy, kit rocha, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, NetGalley, shapeshifters

Malin's CBR15 Review No:81 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: assassins, Bound to Fire and Steel, CBR15, Consort of Fire, curse, dragons, erotica, historical fantasy, kit rocha, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, NetGalley, shapeshifters ·
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“Both history and future are fictions. Only the present is real.”

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

December 27, 2023 by Malin 1 Comment

From the official plot description: At the dawn of their adolescence, on the eve of the summer solstice, four young girls–Helena, Leonie, Niamh, and Elle–took the oath to join Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, established by Queen Elizabeth I as a covert government department. Now, decades later, the witch community is still reeling from a civil war and Helena is now the reigning High Priestess of the organization. Yet Helena is the only one of her friend group still enmeshed in the stale bureaucracy of HMRC. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: CBR15, demons, feminism, friendship, her majesty's royal coven, juno dawson, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, transphobia, witches

Malin's CBR15 Review No:80 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: CBR15, demons, feminism, friendship, her majesty's royal coven, juno dawson, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, transphobia, witches ·
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A novella and a bridging book

The Archduke by Elisabeth Wheatley

Daindreth's Outlaw by Elisabeth Wheatley

December 23, 2023 by Malin 1 Comment

The Archduke is a short novella, that can be found free on Elisabeth Wheatley’s website. It tells the first few chapters of Daindreth’s Assassin from the point of view of Daindreth, from his first meeting with Amira, when she tries to kill him and ends up fighting the demon inside him, to the negotiations with her father to change the marriage contract. Since the entirety of the first novel is from Amira’s POV, I liked the idea of getting to see how Daindreth experienced the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: adventure, CBR15, Daindreth's Assassin, Daindreth's Outlaw, demons, Elisabeth Wheatley, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, The Archduke

Malin's CBR15 Review No:74 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: adventure, CBR15, Daindreth's Assassin, Daindreth's Outlaw, demons, Elisabeth Wheatley, historical fantasy, magic, Malin, The Archduke ·
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