Category Archives: Fantasy

“I have been a character and I have been a narrator, but now I don’t know what I am.” – Or What You Will by Jo Walton

Posted on July 16, 2023 by leedock

CBR15 PASSPORT (Stamp #13: Different Genres, Metafiction) CB515BINGO: (Europe square. Takes place in Florence, Italy. The city is very much a character in the book.) This is the right book for the right person but I am not that right … Continue reading →

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“Ancient spells and nonsense.” – Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Posted on July 16, 2023 by leedock

CBR15 PASSPORT (Stamp #12: Different Genres, High Fantasy)  Forging ahead with the Throne of Glass series. This is the second book and I’m still here for the world-building (I think). I can fly through these books pretty quickly and the … Continue reading →

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“…what terrified him even more was that he trusted her. And he didn’t know what that meant about himself.” – Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Posted on July 16, 2023 by leedock

CBR15 PASSPORT (Stamp #11: Different Genres, High Fantasy)  CBR15 BINGO (Violence square: super violent gladiator situation/also the inner turmoil of a young woman trained to be violent from childhood) Not to get too spoilery, but it has become apparent that … Continue reading →

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“I cannot live this way. I have nowhere to go. I have nobody to turn to. I am a nonsense.” – Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Posted on July 15, 2023 by leedock

CBR15 BINGO: (Queer Lives square: queer author and queer characters.) What did I just read? I’m not mad about it. I’m glad that I read it but I have so many thoughts. So many thoughts that I’m not sure I … Continue reading →

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“Here’s an interesting moment in any friendship. That time when one person has revealed something essential about themselves and the other must decide if they can accept it.” – Lone Women by Victor Lavalle

Posted on July 15, 2023 by leedock

CBR15BINGO: (Strange Worlds square: Lavalle specializes in infusing strange worlds into the real world.) I read Lavalle’s The Changeling a handful of years ago when it first came out. Like that novel, Lone Women is a story about something very … Continue reading →

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“I think death must be an absolute triumph.” – Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Posted on April 17, 2023 by leedock

CBR15 PASSPORT (Stamp #6: Books recommended by friends. Namely ALL of you.) When Cannonballers can’t shut up about a book, you read it. I’d like to say I’m sorry it took me so long to read it, but…nope. ‘Cause I have … Continue reading →

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“Your life hasn’t even started yet and you’re already lost?” – Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi

Posted on April 17, 2023 by leedock

CBR15PASSPORT (Stamp #5: Books from different countries. Japan.) This one was an adventure for me. I don’t know a lot about Japanese literature or anime, but my kid is a Japanophile. He’s planning to minor in Japanese in college this (gulp) fall … Continue reading →

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“It’s rather a lot to tell. But I suppose I should start with the parrot.” – A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

Posted on February 7, 2023 by leedock

CBR15PASSPORT (Stamp #4: Books from different countries. Do international waters count? If not, written by an Australian.) This is the second book of the Last Binding Series. If you haven’t read it yet, by all means read the first in … Continue reading →

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“Embarrassment, as it turns out, is more powerful than information. And shame is the enemy of truth.” – When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Posted on December 21, 2022 by leedock

This is one of those books that I will thinking about long after I finished it. When, in 1955, hundreds of thousands of women of all ages spontaneously turn into dragons, the government’s official statement is that the women “disappeared.” … Continue reading →

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“But if you find the strength in your friends, and you nurture it, then you will always be surrounded by giants.” – In the Shadow of Lightning by Brian McClellan

Posted on October 15, 2022 by leedock

CBR14 BINGO: Shadow Square (Had another book in mind for this square and then this called to me from the library’s new bookshelf. Shadow in the title. Shadowy figures. Shadow government. Lots of living in your own shadow or someone … Continue reading →

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