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Jane Austen fan fiction with murder!

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

June 1, 2024 by Malin 2 Comments

Mr. Knightley and his wife, Emma (formerly Miss Woodhouse), have been happily married for several years. They are inviting a number of friends to a houseparty; Mr. and Mrs Darcy of Pemberley with their son Jonathan, Colonel and Mrs. Brandon (no children yet, as they are very newly married), Captain and Mrs. Wentworth,  Edmund and Fanny Bertram and Miss Juliet Tilney, daughter of  Henry and Catherine Tilney. Unfortunately, they also receive an unexpected and unwanted addition to the party, Mr Wickham, who has unfinished business with several of the members there. The Knightleys would […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fanfiction, Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: A Mr Darcy and Miss Tilney Mystery, audio book, Billie Fulford-Brown, CBR16, claudia gray, Emma, historical fiction, Jane Austen, mansfield park, meta fiction, mystery, neuro diversity, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Regency, sense and sensibility, The Murder of Mr. Wickham

Malin's CBR16 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fanfiction, Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: A Mr Darcy and Miss Tilney Mystery, audio book, Billie Fulford-Brown, CBR16, claudia gray, Emma, historical fiction, Jane Austen, mansfield park, meta fiction, mystery, neuro diversity, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Regency, sense and sensibility, The Murder of Mr. Wickham ·
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Another delectable romance from Lucy Parker

Battle Royal by Lucy Parker

October 24, 2021 by Malin 1 Comment

CBR13 Bingo: Self Care Sylvie Fairchild rose to moderate fame four years ago as a popular contestant on the hit baking show, Operation Cake. The moment she both ended her time on the show and immortalised herself on the internet forever was when her sparkly unicorn cake went horribly wrong and hit icy and arrogant baking judge Dominic De Vere got a sparkly hoof straight in the forehead. Now Sylvie has fulfilled her dream of running a bakery, Sugar Fair, in one of the hottest […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Baking, Billie Fulford-Brown, CBR13, cbr13bingo, Contemporary Romance, Lucy Parker, Malin, Palace insiders, royalty, self-care

Malin's CBR13 Review No:45 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Baking, Billie Fulford-Brown, CBR13, cbr13bingo, Contemporary Romance, Lucy Parker, Malin, Palace insiders, royalty, self-care ·
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a mermaid’s tail made of donkey skin (a dual cbr13bingo and #cannonbookclub adventure!)

Deerskin by Robin McKinley

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning

September 9, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

well, not exactly. What we have here are two retellings of classic fairy tales: Charles Perrault’s deeply upsetting Donkeyskin (recently reviewed by our very own BlackRaven) and Hans Christian Andersen’s  also unsettling The Little Mermaid. Both of these entries are picks for our upcoming #cannonbookclub event- and I’ll be discussing Deerskin further during our Zoom- but in the meantime, let these two help you choose your pick(s)! Also- both of these tales of girls on the cusp of womanhood have been reclaimed and retold by women. […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: backstory, Billie Fulford-Brown, book club, CannonBookClub, cbr13bingo, charles perrault, dogs, donkeyskin, fairy tale, fairy tale retelling, hans christian anderson, high fantasy, Home, Love, magic, mermaids, mythology, retelling, Robin McKinley, Romance, Sarah Henning, Scribd, the little mermaid, trauma, Xe Sands

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:78 · Genres: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: backstory, Billie Fulford-Brown, book club, CannonBookClub, cbr13bingo, charles perrault, dogs, donkeyskin, fairy tale, fairy tale retelling, hans christian anderson, high fantasy, Home, Love, magic, mermaids, mythology, retelling, Robin McKinley, Romance, Sarah Henning, Scribd, the little mermaid, trauma, Xe Sands ·
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