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graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated Harvest Moon (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, #5.5; Chronicles of Elantra, #0.5) in Books

Feb 15, 2019

A very odd mix of stories that feature a harvest moon and only the first by Lackey fits the cover, of which makes me think of fairies and moonbeams.
Overall: 3.5 stars

A Tangled Web by Mercedes Lackey (Light Fantasy)
A retelling of the Greek myth pertaining to Persephone and Hades, with some added Norse mythology. A cute story, if a little thin on actual plot. I'll probably forget it by next week.
2.5 stars/5

Cast in Moonlight by Michelle Sagara (Fantasy/Urban Fantasy hybrid)
Fascinating mythology and world-building, intriguing characters and races. If I hadn't already been interested in reading the Chronicles of Elantra series, this would have done it. Pretty much a perfect story that stands alone quite well.
5 stars

Retribution by Cameron Haley (Urban Fantasy)
A solid short story dealing with a sorcerer and enforcer for a mob boss. Has some interesting ideas and is a promising beginning to a new series. While it does have cursing, it feels authentic and fits the scenes and characters. This is definitely not a story for the faint of heart.
3 stars

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Marcovaldo

Italo Calvino

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Marcovaldo is an enchanting collection of twenty stories that are both melancholy and funny, farce...

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) in Books

Jan 7, 2021

First thing I have to say is the cover really put me off. I expected it to be some sort of paranormal romance, when currently I'm into my Urban Fantasy Romance's, where the romance part doesn't take up most of the story and happens as a sort of product of them being thrown together to fight whatever evil they have to face together. Well, this was more of an Urban Fantasy Romance, thank God.

The world building was very interesting and the Prime's of this world; terrifying. It was like they were missing some integral part of their psyche where they fought killing people who annoyed them was acceptable. But Mad Rogan had some redeemable qualities in the end and I grew to really like him.

I cannot wait to see what happens next with these two.

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Merissa (12559 KP) created a post

Mar 6, 2020

If you are interested in helping to support an urban fantasy box set raising money for breast cancer - then check out this box set!!! 13 books in the bundle and a portion of the proceeds of this bundle will go to benefit the Knitted Knockers charity who make special handmade breast prosthesis for women who have undergone mastectomies or other procedures.

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Urban Shaman (Walker Papers, #1)

C.E. Murphy

7.5 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the...

Urban Fantasy Shaman Native American

David McK (3540 KP) rated The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) in Movies

Aug 14, 2019 (Updated Jun 23, 2020)

The first - and, for my money, best - of Peter Jackson's now 6-film foray into Middle Earth, that (I'm sure) saw a massive boost to the New Zealand economy where it was filmed!

It's hard to talk about this film nowadays without describing the plot - is there anyone who doesn't know it? - but this is the film that (I believe) sticks closest to the original story, and is very much what I would call 'traditional' High Fantasy (as opposed to 'Urban Fantasy'), with do-good Elves, Dwarves, Rangers, Orcs, Goblins, Cave-Trolls, Hobbits (halflings) ,,,,

And finally,

"Fly, you fools!"

still packs a punch!