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“Caring about someone isn’t complicated. It isn’t easy. But it isn’t complicated, either. Kinda like lifting the engine block out of a car.”

Small Favor (Dresden Files #10) by Jim Butcher

September 25, 2021 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In one word: Action-packed Cannonball Read Bingo: Reader’s Choice (Replacing Fauna) Dresden is in it again. High stakes, low chance of survival, will he come out on top? At this point, book 10 of I don’t even know how many, it’s not a spoiler that um, yes, he will. But I will say this one really is firing on all cylinders. The whole gang is around in this one, gangster Marcone, the vile Denarians, and one of my favorites, the Archive, the 12-year-old girl who […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: as read by james marsters, cbrbingo13, Dresden Files, dresden Files #10, Jim Butcher, wizards

cheerbrarian's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: as read by james marsters, cbrbingo13, Dresden Files, dresden Files #10, Jim Butcher, wizards ·
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“What is the point of having free will if one cannot occasionally spit in the eye of destiny?”

White Night by Jim Butcher

September 13, 2021 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

In one word: Damsels Cannonball Read Bingo: Free! (From my local library) The Dresden Files are what I would call a fun yet forgettable romp. Every time I am writing a review I’m typically behind so I’m already halfway into his next book and have completely forgotten the plot of the previous one. This was no different. This time around I’m actually 3/4 through book 10 already so book 9 is truly a thing of the past. Butcher takes a page from Charlaine Harris (or […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: as read by james marsters, cbr13bingo, Dresden Files #9, Jim Butcher, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy, wizards

cheerbrarian's CBR13 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: as read by james marsters, cbr13bingo, Dresden Files #9, Jim Butcher, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy, wizards ·
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Follow the Dragon Path home, but watch out for monster sized monsters

The Dragon Path by Ethan Young

August 24, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Dragon Path is the old west, fantasy, science fiction, Chinese mythology coming together in a graphic novel of family, honor, and righting wrongs. This is a diesel punk novel that is if Avatar the Last Airbender, a wagon train of immigrant settlers, and Komodo dragons got together for a story. If you want adventure, humor, magic, and family in one spot, you probably want to read this. Ethan Young made a straightforward story: a family/clan is traveling back to their ancestral land. The action […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: diesel punk, Ethan Young, family, Komodo Dragons, magic, monks, monsters, Princes, Religion, wizards

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:255 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: diesel punk, Ethan Young, family, Komodo Dragons, magic, monks, monsters, Princes, Religion, wizards ·
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There is a curse. They say: May you live in interesting times.

Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett

July 18, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

Bingo 3: Gateway I initially got into Terry Pratchett because of the interesting and wacky cover illustrations of the original British paperbacks done by Josh Kirby. I remember picking one up a few times in a used bookshop before actually purchasing it. The interesting thing about the Discworld series is that it contains several character focused threads: Death, the witches, the wizards, the Watch, and assorted. This is one of the first series’ that I can remember starting and then chasing down all past and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr13bingo, discworld, interesting times, rincewind, Terry Pratchett, wizards

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:60 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, cbr13bingo, discworld, interesting times, rincewind, Terry Pratchett, wizards ·
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“Polka. Will Never. Die!”

Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

June 19, 2021 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

All right. Look. I don’t know how to talk about this book without it getting spoilery as heck, so if you are thinking you might read this book, then just skip this here review if you don’t want plot moments spoiled, things that made me gasp and giggle. Because I have got to talk about it. First things first, this review is going to be an ode to Butters, who essentially in this novel is elevated to the status of a relucant Watson to Dresden’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: Chicago, Dresden Files, dresden files #7, Jim Butcher, vampires, wizards

cheerbrarian's CBR13 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: Chicago, Dresden Files, dresden files #7, Jim Butcher, vampires, wizards ·
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“Are you always a smartass?’ Nope. Sometimes I’m asleep.”

Blood Rites (Dresden Files #6) by Jim Butcher

May 31, 2021 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

All right people. I am here to crawl out beneath 8 (!) unwritten book reviews. Woof! I’m not sure if I’ve ever been this behind before in my history as a Cannonballer. Why the hiatus? Well, I am working on writing my own book (!!) and thinking I should prioritize THAT writing over THIS WRITING but spoiler, I haven’t done great at either. So I’m going to refocus and remember that practicing writing IS working on my book (just from sideways) so book reviews “count” […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, Dresden Files, dresden files #6, Jim Butcher, paranormal, vampires, wizards

cheerbrarian's CBR13 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, Dresden Files, dresden files #6, Jim Butcher, paranormal, vampires, wizards ·
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