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An interesting letdown

July 16, 2016 by yesknopemaybe 2 Comments

This book has quite literally been at the top of my TBR list for two and a half years. I gobbled up The Rook at the very end of 2013 and proceeded to fall madly in love with Myfanwy Thomas and the secret magical world of The Checquy (basically England’s bureau of magical law enforcement). I always knew whatever direction the sequel took, it would have to be pretty different from The Rook. You can only have your main character lose her memory once. Stiletto […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: daniel o'malley, fantasy, stiletto, the checquy files, the rook files, Urban Fantasy

yesknopemaybe's CBR8 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: daniel o'malley, fantasy, stiletto, the checquy files, the rook files, Urban Fantasy ·
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If only these novels stayed in The Edge

July 12, 2016 by melanir Leave a Comment

Confession, I only read half of this novel and then the last chapter. I don’t know if there are going to be any more books in this series, but I don’t think I’ll be reading any more of them. I’m about a week and a half out of finishing this one (which is actually unique, I tend to review immediately after finishing so the thoughts are all still fresh. But I was on vacation and have quite a backlog of books to review, oops) and I’m […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: ilona andrews, Urban Fantasy

melanir's CBR8 Review No:57 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: ilona andrews, Urban Fantasy ·
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I’ve been fighting Heaven’s battles for so long.

July 4, 2016 by Emmalita 2 Comments

James Stark, Sandman Slim, the monster who kills monsters, is a testosterone fueled, angry, white, cis, het male anti-hero that a feminist can feel good about loving. Stark is a nephilim, half human, half angel, hated by almost everybody. He has been a punk kid magician, a gladiator in Hell, an assassin, Lucifer, and a PI. He hates bullies and the entitled rich. He is fighting an endless battle against human and angelic forces that use up and abuse human lives and souls. But he’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: LA Noir, Richard Kadrey, Sandman Slim, The Perdition Score, Urban Fantasy

Emmalita's CBR8 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: LA Noir, Richard Kadrey, Sandman Slim, The Perdition Score, Urban Fantasy ·
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I’M ALIIIIIIIIIIIIVE

June 30, 2016 by narfna 14 Comments

I have been trying to write this review for over a month. First I was blocked because of something I couldn’t figure out how to say about it, and then I moved, and then I went on vacation, and I’ve only read seven books this month! SEVEN! I give up officially on writing a coherent review because I just want it out of my life. I have no idea what I’m about to type. Also, in order to get in a frame of mind to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Anne Bishop, fantasy, narfna, The Others, Urban Fantasy, Written in Red

narfna's CBR8 Review No:80 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Anne Bishop, fantasy, narfna, The Others, Urban Fantasy, Written in Red ·
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Borderlands means black and white morality I guess?

June 30, 2016 by melanir Leave a Comment

I just don’t know you guys. I really enjoyed the first and second book in this series but this is a major dud. To be honest, I couldn’t make it through the novel. I read to about the 60% mark and then read the last chapter to get all the information I need for the next book. I really wasn’t impressed. The plot is super, SUPER, convoluted. I’m honestly not even sure where to begin, but this is how Goodreads summarizes it. Audrey Callahan left […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: ilona andrews, Urban Fantasy

melanir's CBR8 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: ilona andrews, Urban Fantasy ·
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Magic Times in the Cajun Swamp

June 24, 2016 by melanir Leave a Comment

Bayou Moon is the follow up to On the Edge. It’s not a direct sequel, and can be read on its own, but it does star some characters from that novel. It is again, light, easy to read fare. This time we go to a part of the Edge which exists between the state (here in our mundane world) of Louisiana and the Magical country of Louisiana. It’s magic times in the Cajun swamp is what I’m saying. If I’m perfectly honest, I don’t really […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: ilona andrews, Urban Fantasy

melanir's CBR8 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: ilona andrews, Urban Fantasy ·
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