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Cover for the book Stars of Chaos Volume One by priest

I Enjoyed This Book, But I Don’t Remember Much About It

Stars of Chaos Volume 1 by priest

October 1, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

Chang Geng’s life changes when barbarians attack the small northern border town where’s he’s grown up.  He learns in quick succession that woman he thought was his mother is actually both his aunt and a spy for the barbarians who has poisoned him, he is in fact the Emperor’s missing fourth son, and his worthless lay about godfather is actually the leader of the most powerful military battalion.  Chang Geng is quickly swept up the changing tides and trying to figure out what his future […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, Danmei, historical fantasy, priest, steampunk

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, Danmei, historical fantasy, priest, steampunk ·
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The cover of the book The Fallen Kingdom

The World Might Have Ended But She Keeps Fighting

The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May

May 7, 2023 by Kit Moonstar 3 Comments

Aileana is alive again (for now), but with the power of the Cailleach running through her, she doesn’t have long to live.  Her only hope to is a find a magical book that has the ability to break the curse on the Cailleach children and forces every generation of siblings to kill one another.  But Kiaran is no longer Kiaran; he’s returned to being Kadamach, the King of the Unseelie.  While he is still bound by his vow not to kill humans, it doesn’t prevent […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: Elizabeth May, historical fantasy, Scottish Folklore, steampunk

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: Elizabeth May, historical fantasy, Scottish Folklore, steampunk ·
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The cover for the book The Vanishing Throne

What Happens After the Hero Fails to Save the World?

The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May

May 7, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

Aileana failed to activate the barrier in time.  When she wakes, she’s a prisoner of Lonnrach who is determined to use her to find something that will allow him to save the Feary kingdoms.  His methods aren’t pleasant, and when Aileana does managed to escape with the help of Kiaran’s sister, Aithinne, it’s been three years since the fall of humankind.  Now Aileana has to figure out both how to survive in this new world but also if there is a way to save what’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: Elizabeth May, historical fantasy, Scottish Folklore, steampunk

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: Elizabeth May, historical fantasy, Scottish Folklore, steampunk ·
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The cover for the book The Falconer

Tea Isn’t Strong Enough for This One. Bring Out the Whisky.

The Falconer by Elizabeth May

May 7, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

Aileana Kameron only looks the part of a proper Scottish debutante.  For the past year the only thing she’s cared about is vengeance on the faery that murdered her mother.  She spends her night hunting with the help of a pixie and Kiaran MacKay, a faery who hunts his own kind and has taken Aileana under his wing.  When the aftermath of a hunt leads to her being engaged against her will, Aileana doesn’t even have time to really process that when Kiaran informs her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Elizabeth May, historical fantasy, Scottish Folklore, steampunk

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Elizabeth May, historical fantasy, Scottish Folklore, steampunk ·
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Murder, Magic, Mystery, and Maud’s f*ck lessons

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

February 10, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Murder on a trans-oceanic voyage? Magic probably involved? Somewhat sheltered aristocratic girl and a an actress teaming up (in more ways than one)? Sounds like a fine Galentine’s read to me. I have to admit, I liked the first volume of this series, but didn’t totally love it. I almost liked this one better; strange as it sounds, it’s almost more realistic, in spite of the ghosts and magic that crop up off and on the entire time. I think the predetermined timeframe of there’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: A Restless Truth, alternate Victorian, Freya Marske, LGBTQ ormance, murder mystery, Romance, steampunk, The Last Binding trilogy, victorian mystery

CoffeeShopReader's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: A Restless Truth, alternate Victorian, Freya Marske, LGBTQ ormance, murder mystery, Romance, steampunk, The Last Binding trilogy, victorian mystery ·
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Not enough dragon

The Clockwork Ice Dragon by Liz Delton

December 30, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

The Clockwork Ice Dragon is kind of a mix of “Gift of the Magi”, Polar Express, a romance, and a steampunk science adventure. The characters and the world have some good promise; the one problem really is that the novella just doesn’t have the space to really get into the details that would make the whole thing amazing. The way an inventor/engineer can really make something of themselves is to get into the union of the Magistrate of Inventors, and Aurelia has her one chance […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Christmas story, Liz Delton, novella, Romance, steampunk, The Clockwork Ice Dragon

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:86 · Genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Christmas story, Liz Delton, novella, Romance, steampunk, The Clockwork Ice Dragon ·
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