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I’m glad the author is enjoying international success

Stargate - en julefortelling/Brightly Shining by Ingvild H. Rishøi

January 18, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo 25: Local author (the story takes place about 15 minutes from where I work) The full review of this on my blog contains spoilers so if you don’t want to know how the book ends, and why I can’t rate this book higher, skip the paragraphs I’ve highlighted. Ten-year-old Ronja and her sixteen-year-old sister Melissa are used to disappointments, living alone with a father who only occasionally sobers up long enough to hold down a job for a month or two. They’re […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adapted into movie, alcoholism, audio book, Brightly Shining, cbr17, contemporary fiction, Ingvild H. Rishøi, magical realism, Malin, neglect, Norwegian, Nowhere Book Bingo, poverty, Sad, Stargate - en julefortelling, Young Adult

Malin's CBR17 Review No:5 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adapted into movie, alcoholism, audio book, Brightly Shining, cbr17, contemporary fiction, Ingvild H. Rishøi, magical realism, Malin, neglect, Norwegian, Nowhere Book Bingo, poverty, Sad, Stargate - en julefortelling, Young Adult ·
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“I think about the future a lot.”

Kimmie66 by Aaron Alexovich

December 25, 2024 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

A while ago, I deaccessioned a lot of my comics/graphic novels, and now years later am reaccessioning the ones that I realized I really do want. Kimmie66 is one of those. I am a lifelong fan of Aaron Alexovich’s other series, Serenity Rose, and this is in somewhat of the same vein tonally. Kimmie66 is set in a near future where there are immersive VR worlds (“lairs”) that people spend large amounts of their lives in. Telly is 14 and her lair is Elysium, a […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Aaron Alexovich, Graphic Novel, suicide, teen suicide, virtual reality, Young Adult

GentleRain's CBR16 Review No:75 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #Science Fiction, Aaron Alexovich, Graphic Novel, suicide, teen suicide, virtual reality, Young Adult ·
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Baby’s First Coup

Poison in Their Hearts by Laura Sebastian

December 25, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Raised to be weapons in their mother’s arsenals, princesses Beatrice and Daphne have united forces and turned against her. But to defeat her once and for all, they must not only convince their allies but the people themselves that they have what it takes. This is the action-packed conclusion to the Castle in Their Bones series, which follows a trio of princess sisters who, after parting to wed into – and destabilize – three neighboring countries, reevaluate those goals and decide to work against their […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, court intrigue, friendship, Laura Sebastian, Romance, Young Adult

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:111 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, court intrigue, friendship, Laura Sebastian, Romance, Young Adult ·
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“All I’ve ever tried to do is the right thing. If that’s so very different from how things have been done before, then what’s done before was wrong.”

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

November 1, 2024 by Pooja 1 Comment

CBR16 Bingo: Smash – This book combines elements of fantasy (dragons) and science fiction (steampunk). The cultures depicted also smash and clash together throughout the book. All Anequs wants to do is live in peace with her tribe, content to be ignored by the Anglish conquerers who’ve taken over most of the continent. However, when she bonds with the first dragon to hatch on their island in generations, she must attend their academy and adapt to their ways if she hopes to keep her dragon. This […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, cbr16bingo, colonialism, dragons, indigenous, lgbt, Moniquill Blackgoose, Nampeshiweisit, Native American, Native American authors, NetGalley, Young Adult

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:99 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, cbr16bingo, colonialism, dragons, indigenous, lgbt, Moniquill Blackgoose, Nampeshiweisit, Native American, Native American authors, NetGalley, Young Adult ·
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Some Minds are Better Off Not Read

The Journey by Isobelle Carmody

October 25, 2024 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

What a perfect pick for the ‘And Also…’ bingo  square. I started bingo this year with the ‘Part 1’  because I decided to re-read the Obernewtyn Chronicles, and it really helped me get out of a rut.  Now as part of my re-read, I’ve leant about a very short Obernewtyn prequel story available on Audible and now I guess I have a new ‘Part 1’ to review? The Journey is set before the Great White and it gives us a glimpse of  what the world was […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, And again, cbr16bingo, Isobelle Carmody, Obernewtyn, Obernewtyn Chronicles, prequel, short story, Young Adult

LittlePlat's CBR16 Review No:18 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, And again, cbr16bingo, Isobelle Carmody, Obernewtyn, Obernewtyn Chronicles, prequel, short story, Young Adult ·
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“A magician whose magic had left him; a forest felled; a dragon lost; an attack forthcoming; our king fated to die …”

The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna Bright

October 8, 2024 by dreadpiratekel Leave a Comment

The Hedgewitch of Foxhall is a young adult stand-alone (yay) vaguely historical fantasy.  Set in medieval Wales, this is in a version of Wales where magic was very real.  Or it had been and the quest to restore magic to the land is the big driving force of the narrative.  I listened to the audiobook version of the novel, and it was awesome to hear the Welsh names and phrases pronounced.  For those who pick up the physical book, there is a pronunciation guide.  (I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: Anna Bright, fantsy, The Hedgewitch of Foxhall, Young Adult

dreadpiratekel's CBR16 Review No:36 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: Anna Bright, fantsy, The Hedgewitch of Foxhall, Young Adult ·
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