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A runner. A writer. A Pokémon fighter.

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I laughed too hard when I tagged this as an “age gap romance.”

By the Pint by Jemma Croft

November 5, 2024 by carmelpie 1 Comment

The decennial Bloodsuckers in Business conference was held, unsurprisingly, once per decade at Dreadmourne Castle. A fortress built approximately half a bajillion years ago, and so gothic and cliched, it was borderline offensive to my brethren. ― Jemma Croft, By the Pint “Didn’t quite go as you expected?” I needled. I didn’t need to read his thoughts to understand what he was trying to achieve. “Thought you’d go all,”—I held my hands up like paws and hissed—“scary vampire dude on me. Show me what kind […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: age gap romance, anger issues, cbr16bingo, former athlete, found family, gay romance, Jemma Croft, queer romance, Quilts & Quilting, roommates, telepaths, vampires

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:86 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: age gap romance, anger issues, cbr16bingo, former athlete, found family, gay romance, Jemma Croft, queer romance, Quilts & Quilting, roommates, telepaths, vampires ·
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For everyone who was born before us, your story matters.

Back Then: A queer journey back in time by Ralf König and Łukasz Majcher

November 5, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Read what the old gay uncles and lesbian aunts have to say in colorful picture stories. And let’s all continue to fight together so that this will never happen again. ― Ralf König, Back Then: A queer journey back in time CBR16 Bingo: Pride I picked this up a couple of months ago at a literary festival. Other than Heartstopper and other Alice Oseman books, I’ve never bought graphic novels or comic books. One of the illustrators was selling this book as well as her […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: AIDS crisis, Berlin, cbr16bingo, East Germany, growing up/coming of age, LGBTQIA, Ralf König and Łukasz Majcher, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:85 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: AIDS crisis, Berlin, cbr16bingo, East Germany, growing up/coming of age, LGBTQIA, Ralf König and Łukasz Majcher, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s ·
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No one is born knowing how friends work. You figure it out as you go along.

Icarus by K. Ancrum

November 3, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

This house was loud and bright and full, and Icarus shivered into it like it was the first time he was being allowed in out of the cold. ― K. Ancrum, Icarus CBR 16 Bingo: Celestial Icarus is a seventeen-year-old boy in his senior year of high school. As soon as he graduates, or even as soon as he turns eighteen, he plans to leave home. His father, Angus, is an art thief. However, he and Icarus only steal from Mr. Black. Icarus does not […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: art theft, cbr16bingo, child abuse, first loves, forbidden love, gay romance, greek mythology, K. Ancrum, LGBTQIA romance, queer romance, secret romance, Teenagers, thieves

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:84 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: art theft, cbr16bingo, child abuse, first loves, forbidden love, gay romance, greek mythology, K. Ancrum, LGBTQIA romance, queer romance, secret romance, Teenagers, thieves ·
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I have become a functioning part of the world.

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

October 29, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

When I first started here, there was a detailed manual that taught me how to be a store worker, and I still don’t have a clue how to be a normal person outside that manual. ― Sayaka Murata, Convenience Store Woman Keiko is stuck in a dead-end job. She works at a Smile Mart (a chain convenience store) in Japan. She has worked there since it opened eighteen years ago. She is an exemplary worker, showing up on her scheduled work days, always early. She […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: convenience store, Japan, neurodivergent protagonist, neurodiverse narrator, novella, Sayaka Murata, translated

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:83 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: convenience store, Japan, neurodivergent protagonist, neurodiverse narrator, novella, Sayaka Murata, translated ·
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1960’s noir, an art heist, dark family secrets, vintage cars, and loads of sex

Tenebroso by thesehands

October 26, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Tenebroso by thesehands Ronan was a portent, an omen, a sign that Adam might be in real danger; Declan had sent the most dangerous person he knew to protect him. ― thesehands, Tenebroso As he lay in Adam’s arms, Ronan noted the differences between what he remembered and what he currently felt. Adam was not as bony as he used to be, no longer elongated with the awkward stretch of adolescence. He was warmer than Ronan’s memories, perhaps only because he was real and tangible […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: 1960s America, art heist, bdsm, cbr16bingo, child abuse, family secrets, fanfic, fanfiction, FBI agents, gay romance, kink, lgbtq characters, LGBTQ romance, lost love, Maggie Stiefvater, murder, queer romance, The Raven Cycle, thesehands, torture, vintage cars, Vintage Noir

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:82 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fiction, Suspense · Tags: 1960s America, art heist, bdsm, cbr16bingo, child abuse, family secrets, fanfic, fanfiction, FBI agents, gay romance, kink, lgbtq characters, LGBTQ romance, lost love, Maggie Stiefvater, murder, queer romance, The Raven Cycle, thesehands, torture, vintage cars, Vintage Noir ·
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We’ve done it all before and now we’re back to get some more.

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

October 26, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Sometimes I think the only way to keep something forever is to lose it and let it haunt you. ― Casey McQuiston, The Pairing “Those men are terminally straight.” “Nobody’s straight on a European vacation.” ― Casey McQuiston, The Pairing CBR16 Bingo: Golden This book contains golden everything. From the food (golden honey, golden grains, golden baked bread, golden pastries, golden saffron), to the characters (sun-kissed and golden, golden hair, golden skin), and emotions (golden memories, golden opportunities, and people more precious than gold), just […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bisexual mc, Casey McQuiston, cbr16bingo, culinary romance, disaster bisexuals, European vacation, exes to lovers, hot italian tour guides, lost love, miscommunication, queer romance, reunited and it feels so good, viticulture, wine pairing

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:81 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: bisexual mc, Casey McQuiston, cbr16bingo, culinary romance, disaster bisexuals, European vacation, exes to lovers, hot italian tour guides, lost love, miscommunication, queer romance, reunited and it feels so good, viticulture, wine pairing ·
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