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“That we’re ‘Captain Dipshit and the Brainless Twit'”

Happily Never After by Lynn Painter

September 17, 2024 by Nart Leave a Comment

A love story for sarcastic cynics. So obviously I loved it. Plot: Sophie was on the cusp of being promoted. Then she got engaged to the son of one of her coworkers, whose dad was also her father’s long-time employer. And then he cheated. So on the one hand, if she backs out of the wedding and humiliating the son, her dad’s is on the line. On the other hand, fuck that guy. Enter Max, who helps people who feel forced into a wedding they […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Romance Tagged With: Lynn Painter

Nart's CBR16 Review No:29 · Genres: Audiobooks, Romance · Tags: Lynn Painter ·
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Two books I Did Not Like

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

October 16, 2021 by wicherwill 1 Comment

Better Than the Movies One star because the main character has a genuinely touching conflict she’s trying to resolve. One star because the main romance is cute if visible from a billion billion miles away. Minus all the other ones for the multiple toxic tropes that we have to wade through which make literally zero sense in the context of the book. Iron Widow UGH felt so bad but this book just didn’t do it for me at all. It started out promising–Zhao’s writing style […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Lynn Painter, Xiran Jay Zhao

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:149 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Lynn Painter, Xiran Jay Zhao ·
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