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Hair Power

Witchy by Ariel Slamet Ries

November 24, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Witchy fells kind of familiar; there’s the adolescent with a secret who doesn’t quite fit into their magical world (Nyneve), the kind friend, the former antagonist turned maybe ally (or not) Prill, the seemingly grandfatherly leader of the magical world, the spooky granny figure who provides information and advice, etc. The concept of the magic system is interesting (power usually tied to hair length; more hair suggests stronger power, but too much hair, and the magical police come to execute you (witch burning)) and the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Ariel Slamet Ries, comic, Graphic Novel, magic, witches, Witchy

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:81 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Ariel Slamet Ries, comic, Graphic Novel, magic, witches, Witchy ·
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I wasn’t ready for the Alex Craft series to end.

Grave War by Kalayna Price

November 14, 2022 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo Square: Shadow I’m a big fan of witches and magic mysteries, so I got immediately hooked on the Alex Craft novels. In book one, Alex uses her magic to raise shades, which aren’t quite ghosts. More like the memory imprint of a person after they pass. It’s a very handy skill to have a shade testify in their murder trial. Alex has been quite a few personal revelations, a love triangle, and an angry fae queen by the time we reach the final […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: Alex Craft, bingo, cbr14bingo, fae, Faerie, Kalayna Price, magic, paranormal romance, politics, Urban Fantasy, war, witches

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: Alex Craft, bingo, cbr14bingo, fae, Faerie, Kalayna Price, magic, paranormal romance, politics, Urban Fantasy, war, witches ·
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Monstress Vol 1 by Marjorie Liu

This book took me ten months to finish (double bingo)

Monstress, vol 1: The Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda

November 9, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: Monster (there are several monsters in this story, both humanoid and not) Official book description: Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900’s Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steampunk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both and make them the target of both human and otherworldly powers. So total honesty here. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, Award Winning, cbr14, cbr14bingo, comic book, Graphic Novel, magic, Malin, Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda, matriarchy, Monster, monsters, Monstress, Sana Takeda, steampunk, The Awakening

Malin's CBR14 Review No:40 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, Award Winning, cbr14, cbr14bingo, comic book, Graphic Novel, magic, Malin, Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda, matriarchy, Monster, monsters, Monstress, Sana Takeda, steampunk, The Awakening ·
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“Walking along a blade’s edge was only fun until the blade stopped being a metaphor.”

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

November 9, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: Bird (bird in the title, bird on the cover, love interest turns into a bird, there are so many birds in this story) Isobel lives in a little town where it’s always summer. This is because her town is just on the border of the Faerie lands, and most of the people who live there are valued by the Fair folk because of their Craft (anything that basically involves creating something, be it building, sewing, baking, cooking, or painting), acts that the Fey […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, An Enchantment of Ravens, art, bird, cbr14, cbr14bingo, faeries, magic, Malin, Margaret Rogerson, Romance, shapeshifters

Malin's CBR14 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, An Enchantment of Ravens, art, bird, cbr14, cbr14bingo, faeries, magic, Malin, Margaret Rogerson, Romance, shapeshifters ·
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“You know the problem with heroes and saints, Nikolai?” I asked as I closed the book’s cover and headed for the door. “They always end up dead.”

Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone Trilogy #2) by Leigh Bardugo

November 6, 2022 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In one word: Middling Cannonball Read Bingo: Monster In book two of the Shadow and Bone series, The Darkling (or, as we refer to him in my house The Darkling Duck) is maaaaad having been thwarted in his attempt to wield Alina’s power… for the time being. Alina and Mal are now on the run, hopeful that by tracking the second amplifier they might be able to give Alina the edge she needs to fight The Darkling (Duck) and be victorious. Full disclosure,  the action […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Leigh Bardugo, lgbt, magic

cheerbrarian's CBR14 Review No:38 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: cbr14bingo, Leigh Bardugo, lgbt, magic ·
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Young love and demon hunting

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu

November 1, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: Cozy (this is a super-sweet YA comic. While there are some dark themes, the main vibe here is absolutely cozy.) Nova Huang (she/her) is an orphaned young witch, although she sees the ghosts of her parents during each major holiday, and sometimes just when they feel she might need advice or a good talking to. She lives with her two grandmothers, who sell books of both the mundane and magical varieties. Tam (they/them) on the other hand, seems to have been on their […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, BIPOC, cbr14, comic book, coming-of-age, demons, Graphic Novel, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, Mooncakes, mystery, Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu, Wendy Xu, werewolves, witches, Young Adult

Malin's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, BIPOC, cbr14, comic book, coming-of-age, demons, Graphic Novel, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, Mooncakes, mystery, Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu, Wendy Xu, werewolves, witches, Young Adult ·
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