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cbr12bingo – UnCannon

Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg

July 25, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Jordy Rosenberg is a transgender writer and scholar. He teaches 18th century literature and queer/transgender theory. He is clever as all get out, well-researched, funny, and overflowing with empathy- all of these things brought into vivid color in his debut novel, Confessions of the Fox. I’ve selected “UnCannon” for this Bingo Square- but it was close call between UnCannon, Debut, Violet, and Pandemic (plague ships ahoy). I also almost gave it an “I Wish”, because good gravy, do I wish I could sit in on any […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: 18th century London, adventure, anticapitalist, antiracist, Beggar's Opera, cbr12bingo, gender-fluid, Jack Sheppard, Jordy Rosenberg, lgtbqia romance, mass incarceration, metafiction, Philosophy, queer, Three Penny Opera, timely, UnCannon

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:78 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: 18th century London, adventure, anticapitalist, antiracist, Beggar's Opera, cbr12bingo, gender-fluid, Jack Sheppard, Jordy Rosenberg, lgtbqia romance, mass incarceration, metafiction, Philosophy, queer, Three Penny Opera, timely, UnCannon ·
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Also this has the funniest use of PowerPoint I have ever seen. #CBRBingo – Rainbow Flag

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

October 8, 2019 by narfna 12 Comments

NB: I was sent an ARC of this book but that has not affected the content of my review. This was such a fun, lovely time. I was expecting some fluff and some ‘falling in love with a priiiince’ fantasy indulgence, and some warmhearted sweetness (and there was all of that in here, as well), but I wasn’t expecting it to be so smart and practical and irreverent. I don’t often laugh out loud, but this book had me cackling at points. It just vibrated […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Casey McQuiston, cbr11bingo, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, lgtbqia romance, m/m, narfna, politics, red white & royal blue, Romance

narfna's CBR11 Review No:83 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Casey McQuiston, cbr11bingo, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA, lgtbqia romance, m/m, narfna, politics, red white & royal blue, Romance ·
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