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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Gay and Lesbian

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Hello, I read a lot. I love books in all their forms: spoken, written and drawn. However, I've not written any books myself -- my 'author' status is entirely for narrating other people's books, mostly at LibriVox. :)

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Here's how my reading rating system currently works:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - I adore this book and will recommend it at the slightest opportunity

⭐⭐⭐⭐ - this is a great read and worth your time unless your book taste is miles different to mine

⭐⭐⭐ - this is a solid read, didn't send me to the giddy heights of more stars, but that's okay

⭐⭐ - I had a problem with this book, it really wasn't for me

⭐ - I seriously disliked this book and the author is dead,
OR I disliked this book so completely that I'm going ...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 551 ratings · 130 reviews · 62 distinct works

	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, David Muncaster (Narrator), mb (Narrator) 3.74 avg rating — 2,817,704 ratings — published 1590 — 9949 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.91 avg rating — 1,879,118 ratings — published 1818 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.09 avg rating — 936,518 ratings — published 1843 — 10118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Persuasion by Jane Austen, Tina Tilney (Narrator), Kara Shallenberg (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.15 avg rating — 775,036 ratings — published 1817 — 7986 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.44 avg rating — 918,055 ratings — published 1850 — 2925 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, Kara Shallenberg (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Patricia Oakley (Narrator) 3.85 avg rating — 452,681 ratings — published 1817 — 6238 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Stephan Möbius (Narrator), Katy Preston (Narrator) 3.88 avg rating — 427,130 ratings — published 1838 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.83 avg rating — 349,030 ratings — published 1898 — 493 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 297,984 ratings — published 1877 — 4445 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf, Cori Samuel (Goodreads Author) (narrator) 4.22 avg rating — 259,435 ratings — published 1929 — 1380 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cori Samuel rated a book it was ok Asunder by Kerstin Hall (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Having enjoyed The Border Keeper I was very keen to try this from NetGalley before it comes out in the UK on 15th Jan. Thank you to Rebellion \| Solaris for making it available there! Unfortunately, it wasn't for me overall. The story outline I liked v ...more
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Cori Samuel rated a book it was amazing The Apple and the Pearl by Rym Kechacha (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Read this book to discover what it would be like to be part of a travelling ballet company, performing for the Fae every night. I enjoyed this story so much! It's told from a range of character viewpoints, including dancers, musicians and crew, to pat ...more
Dec 16, 2025 10:43AM · 3 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel is now following Susan Sage's reviews
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Cori Samuel rated a book liked it Crown of War and Shadow (Kingdoms of the Compass, #1) by J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Romantasy with strong FMC, tall dark and brooding MMC, standing against a menacing evil. There are two reviews here, depending on what kind of reader you are. If you love romantasy in general, and are reading for an atmospheric world to showcase the c ...more
Dec 12, 2025 07:14AM · 4 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book liked it The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I was agog to read this, the concept of an executed Anne Boleyn sewing her own head back on and going all out for revenge is truly fantastic. Unfortunately, the vengeance wasn't anything like as sharp as I wanted, and the majority of this book is exp ...more
Dec 06, 2025 09:35AM · 2 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book really liked it Silver Lady: Travels Along the River Road by Susan E. Sage (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Meditative and dreamlike ~~roadtrip~~ rivertrip, lovely reading. Set in a near future US, where ongoing pandemics, violence and the threat of civil war are driving people into isolation and disconnection. Cassie, our main character, pushes back against he ...more
Dec 04, 2025 09:27AM · 3 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Silver Lady by Susan E. Sage. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Silver Lady by Susan E. Sage <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Cori Samuel rated a book really liked it Upward Bound by Woody Brown	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Insightful set of interconnecting stories/vignettes set in a Los Angeles adult daycare centre. The story starts in the first person with Walter, a nonspeaking autistic college graduate, who is forced by family circumstances to return to the daycare. ...more
Nov 28, 2025 10:06AM · 5 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book really liked it Time God Warlock (The Chronos Chronicles Book 4) by Shami Stovall (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love the unusual magic system and the characters SO MUCH, and should really be writing a proper review on the first book, but for now, please consider this an enthusiastic recommendation for the series! You'd perhaps think that a warlock MC who can ...more
Nov 22, 2025 10:58AM · 5 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Time God Warlock by Shami Stovall. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Time God Warlock by Shami Stovall <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Cori Samuel rated a book really liked it Enchanting the Fae Queen (Queens of Villainy, #2) by Stephanie Burgis (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Second in the Cosy Romantasy series, Queens of Talking About Being Villains Without Doing Really Dark Stuff. I was worried about Lorelei after the first book, because she had the potential to be A LOT -- I'm not a big fan of ditsy, bubbly extroverts w ...more
Nov 22, 2025 10:39AM · 3 likes · like · see review
Cori Samuel rated a book really liked it City of Others by Jared Poon (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book had me at (from a blurb): Benjamin Toh is an overworked and underpaid middle manager in a government department tasked with keeping the supernatural population of Singapore happy and out of sight. So yes, fantasy Government minions are my jam ...more
Nov 22, 2025 10:14AM · 7 likes · like · see review

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Cori’s Quotes

“Little houses, bigger ones, scrolled and capacious porches, dark windows, leaves of trees already rich with May, homes of rooms which chambered sleep as honey is cherished, drifted past their slow walking and were left behind, and not a light in any home.”
― James Agee, A Death in the Family

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“Close, close all night
the lovers keep.
They turn together
in their sleep,

Close as two pages
in a book
that read each other
in the dark.

Each knows all
the other knows,
learned by heart
from head to toes.”
― Elizabeth Bishop, Edgar Allan Poe & The Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts, and Fragments

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“So what's a nurse? [...]
Basically someone who does all the work of helping people without any of the credit.”
― Zack Schoppen, The Midwizard of Cosconia

tags: nurses, nursing

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