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A middle-aged dog trainer who loves to read and hates cancer.

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Book Mail from KatSings

December 8, 2023 by RevGirlUtena 3 Comments

Thank you so much! I’ve read Kushiel’s Dart and loved it and I had been eyeballing the new edition! My old paperback is quite beat-up. I’ve been dying to get into Stormlight Archives, so 2024 will be the year I do. Thanks again!!!

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Everyone In This Book Was An Idiot

Salem's Lot by Stephen King

November 20, 2023 by RevGirlUtena 2 Comments

In October, I realized that despite having read a lot of Stephen King, I had never read his first couple of works, so I listened to the audiobooks of Carrie and Salem’s Lot. Oh, Stephen King, even in only your second book you were overly verbose and needed editing. King stated in The Forward that a lot of this book was inspired by what would happen to Dracula if he appeared suddenly in the modern world. He had taught Dracula in a couple of semesters […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: Stephen King

Genres: Horror · Tags: Stephen King ·
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Fairy Tales Can Be Deadly

The Last Tale of The Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

November 14, 2023 by RevGirlUtena 1 Comment

This book is the very definition of the word Gothic. It belongs on the shelves next to Jane Eyre and Rebecca.  As in Rebecca, the main character in the novel isn’t given a name. He is just referred to as The Bridegroom. The Bridegroom is a curator of myths, legends, and fairy tales. While tracking down a rare book, he encounters Indigo Maxwell-Castenada, an heiress to a massive fortune, and a woman obsessed with fairy tales. They get married rather quickly, and she makes him […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: cbr15 bingo, cbr15bingo, roshani chokshi

RevGirlUtena's CBR15 Review No:65 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: cbr15 bingo, cbr15bingo, roshani chokshi ·
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A Smattering of Smut, Part 3 – The Smuttening

Mr. Taboo Daddy by Aria R. Blue

Double Pucked by Lauren Blakely

The Tease by Lauren Blakely

Madame by Sara Cate

Heartless by Elsie Silver

Priest by Sierra Simone

November 8, 2023 by RevGirlUtena Leave a Comment

These books were either too short to justify a full review, or there was just smut and no plot. In some cases, both! Mr. Taboo Daddy by Aria R. Blue Look, sometimes I just read a book because it has a stupid title. I also needed some smut after reading some YA romances. Sometimes you want to read about people just fucking for 90 pages, OK! Anyway, this book was about Layla, who at 18 tries to seduce her next-door neighbor. He also happens to […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Aria R. Blue, Elsie Silver, lauren blakely, Sara Cate, Sierra Simone

RevGirlUtena's CBR15 Review No:86 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Aria R. Blue, Elsie Silver, lauren blakely, Sara Cate, Sierra Simone ·
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A Smattering of Smut, Part 2 – Mostly Supernatural

Yearning for Her by Tiffany Roberts

The Orc From the Office by Kate Prior

To Seduce a Siren by Jenny Nordbak

To Win a Witch's Heart by Andie J. Christopher

Demonic Prince by Karen Kincy

November 8, 2023 by RevGirlUtena Leave a Comment

I have read a LOT of supernatural smutty novels in the last few months that I haven’t gotten around to reviewing, so here’s a roundup. Yearning for Her by Tiffany Roberts Willow learns her boyfriend has been cheating on her when he tells her that he wants to have a poly relationship, and he already is! This hit a little too close to home because that actually happened to me in real life. She tells her shitty boyfriend to fuck off and has a one-night […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Andie J Christopher, Jenny Nordbak, Karen Kincy, Kate Prior, Tiffany Roberts

RevGirlUtena's CBR15 Review No:80 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Andie J Christopher, Jenny Nordbak, Karen Kincy, Kate Prior, Tiffany Roberts ·
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A Couple of Witchy Rom-coms

Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin

The Witch is Back by Sophie H. Morgan

November 8, 2023 by RevGirlUtena Leave a Comment

I love supernatural rom-coms, especially ones about witches. Here are two I read in October. Both with punny titles. Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin Lucy Carraway is a witch about to go to her ten-year High School reunion. She wishes she could brag about all of her accomplishments, but she feels like she has been stuck in a rut after never leaving her small town. One night, she and her sisters, who are also her coven, use their grandmother’s Wish Spell and Lucy finds that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Celestine Martin, Sophie H. Morgan

Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Celestine Martin, Sophie H. Morgan ·
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