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You’re the right kind of sinner to release my inner fantasy.

Here for the Wrong Reasons by Annabel Paulsen and Lydia Wang

September 26, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“I don’t have to sleep with him on our Honeymoon,” Lauren says. “They actually encourage you to just spend the night, like, kissing. Talking about vulnerable stuff you wouldn’t want to discuss on-camera.” “Right. And there’s a lot of vulnerable stuff you need to tell him,” Damian says. “For instance, you need to tell him you don’t like guys.” ― Annabel Paulsen and Lydia Wang, Here for the Wrong Reasons She didn’t see rampant homophobia so much as she never saw a happy gay future […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Annabel Paulsen, Annabel Paulsen and Lydia Wang, Bachelor, cbr16bingo, closets, cowgirl, femininity, horses, Instagram, lesbian author, lesbian romance, LGBTQIA+ characters, Lydia Wang, performative femininity, queer authors, queer romance, reality TV, sapphic romance

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:76 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Annabel Paulsen, Annabel Paulsen and Lydia Wang, Bachelor, cbr16bingo, closets, cowgirl, femininity, horses, Instagram, lesbian author, lesbian romance, LGBTQIA+ characters, Lydia Wang, performative femininity, queer authors, queer romance, reality TV, sapphic romance ·
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Cover of If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. A woman with blonde hair and a white dress stands facing a man with dark hair and a black suit.

…Then Wear It

If the Shoe Fits: A Meant to be Novel by Julie Murphy

January 20, 2022 by NoNeinNyet 1 Comment

I picked up If the Shoe Fits, the first in a series of fairy tale modernizations, awhile ago but finally got around to reading it this week. It’s also the first Julie Murphy I’ve read which feels silly because I loved the adaptation of Dumplin’ on Netflix. As you might guess from the title, this first book in the series is a take on Cinderella and it’s just delightful. It’s set on a Bachelor-like reality show which keeps the tone light but also deals with […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Bachelor, cinderella, fairy tale, julie murphy, Meant to Be, reality television, romance, romcom

NoNeinNyet's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Bachelor, cinderella, fairy tale, julie murphy, Meant to Be, reality television, romance, romcom ·
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