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A runner. A writer. A Pokémon fighter.

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It’s a system designed to get rid of the best of us.

Rare and sweet as cherry wine by perchancetosleep

December 9, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“I can’t do this without him,” Ronan admits, his voice as rough and as hoarse as rusted nails. “I can’t lose him, too.” They don’t speak after that. Ronan breathes until it doesn’t hurt his lungs anymore, until he can’t feel new wetness sliding down his face, pooling underneath his chin. The ground is as cold and hard as ever. It will still be there when Ronan returns. And Adam will still be alive. If Ronan gives up hope, there’s no one left. Adam has […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: alternate universe, fanfiction, gay romance, hurt and comfort, Maggie Stiefvater, perchancetosleep, queer love, The Hunger Games, The Raven Cycle

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:74 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: alternate universe, fanfiction, gay romance, hurt and comfort, Maggie Stiefvater, perchancetosleep, queer love, The Hunger Games, The Raven Cycle ·
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There are no distractions from you. You’re every idea I’ve ever had.

The Roots that Clutch by TheCryingClub

December 4, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

The Roots that Clutch ― TheCryingClub (A Normal People AU) I’ve taken a liking to Hozier’s music lately and I can trace the origin back to when I read this fic for the first time. I think what keeps pulling me back to it, and what resonated with me in Normal People, is the feeling of bittersweetness that lingers, mellowing from a sharp pain to a dull throb. It’s this gorgeous aching that pulls my mind back to this story again and again. The title […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fiction Tagged With: Adolescence & Coming of Age, alternate universe, fanfiction, gay romance, growing up/coming of age, Maggie Stiefvater, Normal People, queer romance, Sally Rooney, The Raven Cycle, TheCryingClub

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:73 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fiction · Tags: Adolescence & Coming of Age, alternate universe, fanfiction, gay romance, growing up/coming of age, Maggie Stiefvater, Normal People, queer romance, Sally Rooney, The Raven Cycle, TheCryingClub ·
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All for the Game: Obsession and its Russian fanbase

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

December 3, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

It’s hard to kill a man when everyone’s eyes are on him. Make them love you, make them hate you. I don’t care. Just make them look at you. ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “The court doesn’t care what my name is or where I’m from or where I’ll be tomorrow. It lets me exist as I am.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “Everything I needed, you already gave me. You let me stay.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men The name of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Sports Tagged With: abused children/teens, brothers, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, College sports, enemies to lovers, found family, gay romance, graphic violence, LGBTQ, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, Mafia Prince, nora sakavic, not ya, queer love, torture

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:72 · Genres: Fiction, Sports · Tags: abused children/teens, brothers, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, College sports, enemies to lovers, found family, gay romance, graphic violence, LGBTQ, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, Mafia Prince, nora sakavic, not ya, queer love, torture ·
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Book Exchange, Thank you Pooja!!!

December 1, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

Thank you Pooja!!! I’m so so happy to have both of these books! And I’m pleased to know how much you enjoyed the Captive Prince series. I’m looking forward to swapping notes with you when you get to Dark Rise and Dark Heir.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2023, c.s. pacat, CBR book exchange, dark rise, the Captive Prince trilogy

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2023, c.s. pacat, CBR book exchange, dark rise, the Captive Prince trilogy ·
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This isn’t an eighties sitcom. I can’t casually accept an orphan into my house for comic relief.

The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

Scenes from Quarantine by K.D. Edwards

Scenes from the Holidays by K.D. Edwards

The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards

November 28, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

These are a series of novellas meant to fill in gaps between the three books in the Tarot Sequence. I’m reviewing them because it gives me an excuse to share more epic quotes from my favorite new characters. The Sunken Mall I had started to pull on my magical sight when Ciaran spotted a convenience store pharmacy combo behind us called CVS. He pointed and said, “You will leave that store alone in particular. I called dibs. Anything with a -cet after it goes in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: brothers, coming home, cozy urban fantasy, found family, gay romance, ghosts, K.D. Edwards, non-binary character, old trauma, queer romance

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:69 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: brothers, coming home, cozy urban fantasy, found family, gay romance, ghosts, K.D. Edwards, non-binary character, old trauma, queer romance ·
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We’ve been growing a monster repellent this whole time?

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps Book 1) by Kimberly Lemming

November 27, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

“Who wouldn’t want to go off on a grand adventure with a bunch of hot heroes also chosen by the goddess?” Me bitches. No thank you. Biceps were nice, but so was not having my guts eaten by an orc. Cinnamon, whose family grows and sells spices, is partying it up with her best friend Brie, the local cheesemonger. Her village is celebrating because Myva, the local goddess, has chosen the local champion, Priscilla, to go off and be a hero and rid the land […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bdsm romance, chosen one, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, Kimberly Lemming, shifter smut

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:65 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: bdsm romance, chosen one, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, Kimberly Lemming, shifter smut ·
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