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The way audiobooks should be

April 8, 2017 by crystalclear 1 Comment

This is an awesome audiobook production!  Tamora Pierce, the author, reads the narration, but all of the characters have different actors who voice them.  And they do an awesome job!  (Honestly, Tamora Pierce sounds a little stodgy, like she’s reading to a child, and you can tell she’s very deliberate with her words and annunciation.  But hey, she’s not a voice actor, and it creates a noticeable difference between the narration and the actors. And you get used to it!) (In listening to the interview at […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Children's, fantasy, magic, Series, tamora pierce, Tortall

crystalclear's CBR9 Review No:15 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Children's, fantasy, magic, Series, tamora pierce, Tortall ·
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Magical deliciousness

April 6, 2017 by kella Leave a Comment

 I received this book for Christmas from my mom; she went to the local bookstore and just happened to pick something that I would love without me providing a detailed list of titles and authors.  A Christmas miracle! 🙂 In this book, our magical hero Kell lives in London at a time where different worlds are layered on top of each other. The geography of each London is the same, but everything else is drastically different (including the magical abilities of the residents).  He is only […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: a darker shade of magic, fantasy, London, magic, v.e. schwab

kella's CBR9 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: a darker shade of magic, fantasy, London, magic, v.e. schwab ·
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“No one is truly honest.”

April 4, 2017 by crystalclear 2 Comments

I picked this up because it appeared to be a YA book with a The Night Circus feel, and I liked that book, so why not?  The premise is kind of similar.  There is a traveling extraordinary circus show that performs once a year.  The audience can either participate or watch, but the participants are playing a giant game to win a prize. This year’s prize just happens to be a wish.     Scarlett Dragna has always wanted to see the mysterious Caraval, encouraged […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Caraval, Circus, fantasy, Fiction, magic, Stephanie Garber, YA

crystalclear's CBR9 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Caraval, Circus, fantasy, Fiction, magic, Stephanie Garber, YA ·
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Double-crossing demons is dangerous

March 25, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars This is book three in a series. This review will contain spoilers for previous books in the series, so if you mind that sort of thing, skip this, and start at the beginning, with Dead Witch Walking. Never one to live a quiet life, Rachel Morgan, independent witch for hire is in trouble. She successfully took down the master vampire who was summoning demons to murder leyline witches and lived to tell the tale. She had to bargain with a demon in order […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr9, demons, elves, every which way but dead, Kim Harrison, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, the Hollows, vampires, werewolves, witches

Malin's CBR9 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr9, demons, elves, every which way but dead, Kim Harrison, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, the Hollows, vampires, werewolves, witches ·
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Chasing serial killers in Cincinnati

March 24, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars This is book 2 in a series. You’d be better off starting with Dead Witch Walking. Rachel Morgan has successfully paid off the IS death threat and is in her third month of working as an independent runner. She still doesn’t have a car, however, and hates relying on public transport or rides from friends to get around. She’s also struggling to pay her bills from month to month, so when a werewolf pack refuses to pay her for snatching their pet fish […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, Kim Harrison, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, pixies, The Good The Bad The Undead, the Hollows, vampires, werewolves, witches

Malin's CBR9 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: cbr9, Kim Harrison, magic, Malin, mystery, paranormal fantasy, pixies, The Good The Bad The Undead, the Hollows, vampires, werewolves, witches ·
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Don’t expect a happy ending to this one

March 12, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

Spoiler warning! I found it impossible to review this book without revealing plot details that would probably be considered spoilery, so if you like to start a book without knowing much, probably skip this review. Also, this book is a PREQUEL, best read after you finish the full thirteen book series by Kim Harrison. As of me writing this, the first book is on sale for $2.99. In a world where humans are the dominant species, they are fully unaware that there are a number […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: cbr9, elves, Kim Harrison, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, prequel, the Hollows, The Turn, vampires, werewolves, witches

Malin's CBR9 Review No:22 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: cbr9, elves, Kim Harrison, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, pixies, prequel, the Hollows, The Turn, vampires, werewolves, witches ·
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