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“Should I be taking you dancing?” “Not in those clothes. I’ve standards.”

Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles

October 23, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

And here he was now in his own bookshop, well fed, usefully busy, and enjoyably partnered. It made the violent assault and threat of torture seem quite worthwhile.” ― K.J. Charles, Slippery Creatures Will Darling has returned from serving in World War 1 and is starting to get back on his feet. After being unable to find employment upon returning to London, he is taken in by his estranged uncle, who runs a massive bookshop. When his uncle passes away from a stroke, Will takes […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: early 20th Century, England, England between the Wars, gay romance, K.J. Charles, queer romance, spies, World War I

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:58 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: early 20th Century, England, England between the Wars, gay romance, K.J. Charles, queer romance, spies, World War I ·
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The defining feeling of my childhood was that of being told there wasn’t a problem when I knew damn well there was.

Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh

October 17, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

It wasn’t all bad, that poor rural place. Though money was scarce, you would have had your basic needs met because we knew how to grow and build things. ― Sarah Smarsh, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth I am grateful for my early life, and I wouldn’t wish it on any child. ― Sarah Smarsh, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth The women I knew were […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Catholic church, Country Life, Domestic Abuse, farm life, Farming in the 80s, feminist issues, generational trauma, Mothers and daughters, poverty, sarah smarsh, working poor

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:57 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Catholic church, Country Life, Domestic Abuse, farm life, Farming in the 80s, feminist issues, generational trauma, Mothers and daughters, poverty, sarah smarsh, working poor ·
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If you had access to a machine that handed out orgasms like candy on Halloween, wouldn’t you give up on mere mortals?

Caught A Vibe (Love In The Quarantimes Book 1) by Eva Moore

October 15, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Why am I swooning over the one guy who treated me like a professional? Ridiculous. That should have been the bare minimum of every interaction today. ― Eva Moore, Caught A Vibe The image of her personally researching and testing out the product screams through my brain. I snap my eyes to hers and my mouth shut until I’m sure my filter is working again. I will not be that guy. ― Eva Moore, Caught A Vibe Penny is a robotics genius trying to get her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ADHD, badass female lead, bisexual mc, Contemporary Romance, COVID inspired, Eva Moore, hurt/comfort, sex positive, tech startups

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ADHD, badass female lead, bisexual mc, Contemporary Romance, COVID inspired, Eva Moore, hurt/comfort, sex positive, tech startups ·
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A romance roundup with all of the best tropes

Snowed in with Benefits by Misha Horne

The 12 Hunks of Herculeia: A Monstrously Mythic Romance Part 1 by C. Rochelle

Pansies by Alexis Hall

October 10, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

If walking back out into the real world this morning had been sensory overload, this trippy detour into fantasy land was full on sensory system crash. Except there was no crash, there was no quit, there was just keep going until you hit a wall and then figure out how to walk up the wall to the ceiling. So that’s what I did, gritting my teeth and pushing through. ― Misha Horne, Snowed in with Benefits 3.5 stars Austin Ash is wild, uncontrollable, and an […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, bdsm romance, bullying, C. Rochelle, childhood enemies to lovers, fated mates, forced proximity, gay romance, greek mythology, Misha Horne, monster boyfriend, monster love, queer romance, small town romance, tentacle smut

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:55 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, bdsm romance, bullying, C. Rochelle, childhood enemies to lovers, fated mates, forced proximity, gay romance, greek mythology, Misha Horne, monster boyfriend, monster love, queer romance, small town romance, tentacle smut ·
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Smart but boring

The Sorceress Transcendent by Casey Blair

October 6, 2023 by carmelpie 4 Comments

“I’m in no rush to go anywhere.” She’d traveled plenty during the war. Seen sights, burned them. Theira was happy to stay in this place she’d carved for herself. Theira, the most powerful sorceress, is done with war. She’s done with facing off year after year against the same legions of soldiers. Varius, the legion commander, is the only thing that makes all of the murder and burning and devastation worthwhile. He is her only worthy opponent. Despite her success on the battlefield, Theira is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: badass female lead, Casey Blair, cottagecore, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:52 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: badass female lead, Casey Blair, cottagecore, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers ·
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How much of yourself you have to leave behind in order to look like everyone else

Lie With Me by Philippe Besson

October 5, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I’m in this state of one-way desire. I feel this desire swarming in my belly and running up my spine. But I have to constantly contain and compress it so that it doesn’t betray me in front of others. Because I’ve already understood that desire is visible. ― Philippe Besson, Lie With Me I’m guessing that there was probably no bolt of lightning, just a warm night full of wine and fluttering moths and the feeling that nothing is really important and everything is possible. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: 1980's, AIDS crisis, coming of age novel, first love, forbidden love, France, gay fiction, gay love, gay romance, Longing, Nineteen eighties, Philippe Besson, queer romance, teenage romance

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: 1980's, AIDS crisis, coming of age novel, first love, forbidden love, France, gay fiction, gay love, gay romance, Longing, Nineteen eighties, Philippe Besson, queer romance, teenage romance ·
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