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You almost had your hooks in me, didn’t you, dear?

19A by Toyourdetriment

October 12, 2024 by carmelpie 2 Comments

Cbr16 Bingo: Part 2 19A by Toyourdetriment “Emotional availability is a skill. You, particularly you, can decide to learn it, if you want to.” In spite of the tone, it hits like a backhand to the jaw. He has learned bedside manner for a given definition of empathy. Allowed methodical and unsparing trauma therapists to rake him over the hot coals of his childhood for a decade. He is, in short, an entire and convincing machine of a person, whose inner child definitely wants to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: AO3, bdsm romance, cbr16bingo, fanfic, fanfiction, gay romance, kink, Maggie Stiefvater, queer romance, smutty smut, surgeon, tennis, the Dreamer Trilogy, The Raven Cycle, Toyourdetriment

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:79 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: AO3, bdsm romance, cbr16bingo, fanfic, fanfiction, gay romance, kink, Maggie Stiefvater, queer romance, smutty smut, surgeon, tennis, the Dreamer Trilogy, The Raven Cycle, Toyourdetriment ·
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Two Star Romance Roundup

Trust (London Love Book #5) by Sophia Soames

You Can Count on Me (Christmas Daddies Book 2) by Fae Quin

Not All Himbos Wear Capes (Villainous Things Book 1) by C. Rochelle

Omega on the Run (Bangers & Mash Book 5) by M.M. Farmer

July 13, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR16 Bingo: Liberate Characters in the books are seeking liberation from their past mistakes, their families, their fears, or their obligations. Trust (London Love Book #5) By Sophia Soames Reuben has a steady job and is well-liked by his colleagues. He works as a doorman, along with his father and his cousins, at the Westminster Clouds hotel. After a rough adolescence, he is grateful to have a stable home and job, and he owes it to his father. Still, he wishes he could break out […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: anxiety and depression, bdsm romance, C. Rochelle, cbr16bingo, cinnamon roll protagonist, Fae Quin, gay romance, liberate, London, M.M. Farmer, m/m romance, neurodivergent protagonist, omegaverse, queer romance, Sophia Soames, superheroes, sworn enemies, villians

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:62 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: anxiety and depression, bdsm romance, C. Rochelle, cbr16bingo, cinnamon roll protagonist, Fae Quin, gay romance, liberate, London, M.M. Farmer, m/m romance, neurodivergent protagonist, omegaverse, queer romance, Sophia Soames, superheroes, sworn enemies, villians ·
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What it says on the tin

Initiation: Sex Wizards Book 1 by Alethea Faust

March 14, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“You’ve proven you have everything you need to start studying at the Crux,” she says. “You have magic in your bloodline, you’re open to new experiences, and you’re not an asshole.” ― Alethea Faust, Initiation I’ll get the world building out of the way first. Wizards train at the Crux, which is a cross between a college campus and a castle. There are different types of magic in which one can specialize, and each one is based on creating specific storable spells by performing different […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, consent, enthusiastic consent, kink, queer romance, sensory deprivation, sex positive, wizards, wizards in training

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alethea Faust, bdsm romance, consent, enthusiastic consent, kink, queer romance, sensory deprivation, sex positive, wizards, wizards in training ·
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“No one could ever truly love a twisted person like me as an equal.”

Training Mister Sakurada by Kaya Azuma

January 2, 2024 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I have been reading a lot of BL lately, so I think a good chunk of my reviews will end up being on this topic this year. I am not usually a romance novel reader, but I love a gay romance comic. I’ve been into this genre since the first manga boom of the early 2000s when everything was shrinkwrapped and the majority of the titles getting translated had terrible art for some reason, so it’s been nice to survey the scene in 2023 and […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance Tagged With: bdsm, bdsm romance, Kaya Azuma, manga, miscommunication

GentleRain's CBR16 Review No:3 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: bdsm, bdsm romance, Kaya Azuma, manga, miscommunication ·
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We’ve been growing a monster repellent this whole time?

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps Book 1) by Kimberly Lemming

November 27, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

“Who wouldn’t want to go off on a grand adventure with a bunch of hot heroes also chosen by the goddess?” Me bitches. No thank you. Biceps were nice, but so was not having my guts eaten by an orc. Cinnamon, whose family grows and sells spices, is partying it up with her best friend Brie, the local cheesemonger. Her village is celebrating because Myva, the local goddess, has chosen the local champion, Priscilla, to go off and be a hero and rid the land […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bdsm romance, chosen one, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, Kimberly Lemming, shifter smut

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:65 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: bdsm romance, chosen one, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, Kimberly Lemming, shifter smut ·
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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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