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C. Rene Astle

Curious Cat | Odd Duck | Author of SciFi • Fantasy • Urban Fantasy

Category: Book reviews

My thoughts on books I’ve read, to better articulate myself what I like about the books I enjoy

Book review: The City of Brass

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020CR Leave a comment

I have a goal this year to write reviews for the books I read most of the books I read.…

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7 books to read this summer

June 24, 2019September 9, 2019CR Leave a comment

It’s summer here in the Northern Hemisphere (it’s official now that the solstice has passed). But it was around mid-May…

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A big ship and a great ride

January 19, 2019January 17, 2019CR Leave a comment

I actually read A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe last autumn, but I’m catching up on book…

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Fess up…a review

January 14, 2019January 16, 2019CR Leave a comment

Yes, English is a messy, quirky language. But I love that, and as a language and a history buff, it’s…

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2018 book round up

December 29, 2018CR Leave a comment

This is my year-end wrap-up of the books I read in 2018. Well, it’s not all the books I’ve read,…

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A little knowledge…

October 20, 2018May 3, 2019CR Leave a comment

What’s that saying? More important that knowing what you know is knowing what you don’t know? Or something like that…I…

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Book review: Linesman

October 9, 2018May 3, 2019CR Leave a comment

I recently finished Linesman by S. K. Dunstall (the nom de plume for a pair of sisters from Australia). It’s a compelling,…

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A tempting dragon

August 26, 2018May 3, 2019CR Leave a comment

If you’re a fan of slightly irreverent fantasy (that happens to be written by a priest) and like your stories…

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Book review: Magic-Price (Crown of Stones Book 1)

April 23, 2018May 3, 2019CR Leave a comment

Are you a fan of epic fantasy? What about well-crafted stories woven with threads of darkness and touches of adult…

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