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Good evening, everyone. I'm Leslie Monster, and this is Nightline. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: narfna's Quick Questions interview.)

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“I found out early that you can throw yourself away, missing what you’ve lost.”

The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2) by Tana French

December 30, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

Four years later and in a different format, this book is still great. I always do audiobooks on my first reads of Tana French’s books. There’s something very satisfying about listening to someone telling you their innermost feelings, as her books do like no other, and the audio format only enhances that for me. But I’ve been doing paper copies on my re-reads, and that’s an interesting experience too. It takes it more out of the feelings and into the craft of it (the feelings […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: dublin murder squad, murder mystery, narfna, psychological suspense, re-read, Tana French, The Likeness

narfna's CBR11 Review No:151 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: dublin murder squad, murder mystery, narfna, psychological suspense, re-read, Tana French, The Likeness ·
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::hangs large flashing neon sign saying “MORE PEOPLE READ K.J. CHARLES” over the top of this review::

Gilded Cage (The Lilywhite Boys, #2) by K.J. Charles

December 30, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

First, I made the embedded cover real big in this review so y’all can see our heroine Susan’s face. It is the most non-swoony face I have ever, ever seen on a romance novel cover, and that is so true to her character, I love it. Even the arms are folded! Susan Lazarus is not fucking around. This is the second book in the Lilywhite Boys series, which follows two con men and thieves in late Victorian London. This series is actually connected to Charles’s […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Romance Tagged With: gilded cage, historical fiction, historical romance, K.J. Charles, m/f, mysteries, narfna, Romance, The Lilywhite Boys

narfna's CBR11 Review No:150 · Genres: Mystery, Romance · Tags: gilded cage, historical fiction, historical romance, K.J. Charles, m/f, mysteries, narfna, Romance, The Lilywhite Boys ·
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“You’re twenty-two, twenty-three, time is sort of infinite. It’s like a pool where you can’t touch the bottom.”

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

December 30, 2019 by narfna 2 Comments

This was one of my favorite books of the year, so naturally I have waited until there is only one full day left in 2019 before writing my review. Evvie Drake is not going to be a five star book for everyone, but it hit so many of my buttons. I knew I was going to like it, but I don’t think I quite realized how much until I was already in it. Our main character is Eveleth “Evvie” Drake, whose husband dies on page […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Evvie Drake Starts Over, Fiction, Linda Holmes, narfna, Romance

narfna's CBR11 Review No:149 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Evvie Drake Starts Over, Fiction, Linda Holmes, narfna, Romance ·
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One of the very few cases where I like the plot better than the romance.

A Case of Possession (A Charm of Magpies, #2) by K.J. Charles

December 30, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

The first book did need a sequel, and this was a pretty good one! It addressed: the power imbalance between Stephen and Crane; the issue of their homosexuality and how it would affect them going forward if they were found out (Crane doesn’t care, but it would ruin Stephen’s life); the issue of Stephen’s newfound power, which comes from the relationship (coughcough) between Stephen and Crane, but which his colleagues presume is evidence of him becoming a warlock (a warlock is someone who drains life […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: #fantasy, historical romance, horror, K.J. Charles, m/m, narfna, Romance

narfna's CBR11 Review No:148 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: #fantasy, historical romance, horror, K.J. Charles, m/m, narfna, Romance ·
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I’m so disappointed in this book it almost makes me angry.

Royal Holiday (The Wedding Date, #4) by Jasmine Guillory

December 30, 2019 by narfna 2 Comments

It pains me to give this two stars, but almost nothing about it worked for me. I’m upset about it. For multiple reasons. First to understand why I’m upset, here is the premise: The mother of the heroine from book three gets her own book. I really liked Vivian last book. The idea of a middle-aged romance is intriguing and refreshing. On top of that it is set in England, where the overworked mom is taking her first vacation in years, a mother/daughter trip spurred […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: christmas, Contemporary Romance, jasmine guillory, narfna, Romance, royal holiday, the wedding date

narfna's CBR11 Review No:147 · Genres: Romance · Tags: christmas, Contemporary Romance, jasmine guillory, narfna, Romance, royal holiday, the wedding date ·
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Just some rambling thoughts about a book I love.

Prince's Gambit (Captive Prince, #2) by C.S. Pacat

December 30, 2019 by narfna 2 Comments

I re-read this whole trilogy in October, but I only ended up writing a review for #2. Oh, well. I’m not going to be able to write a real review of this. It would just come out garbled with enthusiasm. Instead, I’m going to do a real spoilery bullet point thing and see what comes out. Absolutely do not read any further unless you’ve already read all three books. *If Laurent didn’t already know that Damen was Damianos, he would know by the end of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, c.s. pacat, captive prince, enemies to lovers, m/m, narfna, prince's gambit, re-read, Romance

narfna's CBR11 Review No:146 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, c.s. pacat, captive prince, enemies to lovers, m/m, narfna, prince's gambit, re-read, Romance ·
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