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The Ex Hex (Graves Glen #1) by Erin Sterling

October 19, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Vivi, if we could actually place curses on people, that bitch who always gives me whole milk when I ask for soy at Coffee Cauldron would be a dead woman by now,” Gwyn said. ― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex Goddess, we beseech you that this man shall never again darken Vivi’s door nor her vagina. ― Erin Sterling, The Ex Hex CBR17 Bingo: Diaspora Diaspora as the witches gather and settle all over the world. It’s a tale as old as time. A young […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, Erin Sterling, exes to lovers, halloween, magical creatures, Making Up, miscommunication

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:32 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, Erin Sterling, exes to lovers, halloween, magical creatures, Making Up, miscommunication ·
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2018 – I Can’t Quit You

January 1, 2019 by Jenny S 1 Comment

This last year, like many Cannonballers, I read more books than I got a chance to review and so this final review of 2018, which will end up being my first review of 2019, is a sort of odds and ends.  Here in no particular order are books that I read while in China, books I read while on vacation in Northern Wisconsin, and books I read during my fall and spring semesters that I just didn’t have time to write about at the time. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: all the birds in the sky, American Street, Baratunde Thurston, Becky Chambers, charlie jane anders, Debby Irving, Emily Croy Barker, Her Majesty's Dragon, How to be Black, Ibi Zoboi, Issa Rae, Lucy Parker, Making Up, Naomi novik, Odds & Ends, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic, Waking Up White

Jenny S's CBR11 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: all the birds in the sky, American Street, Baratunde Thurston, Becky Chambers, charlie jane anders, Debby Irving, Emily Croy Barker, Her Majesty's Dragon, How to be Black, Ibi Zoboi, Issa Rae, Lucy Parker, Making Up, Naomi novik, Odds & Ends, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic, Waking Up White ·
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This review is mostly gifs of African pygmy hedgehogs.

August 2, 2018 by narfna 6 Comments

Project: Catch Up On Review Backlog, review #3 out of 11 So this review has actually been stalling me for a month now, for no particular reason. Maybe I felt pressured to live up to all the cute hedgehog gifs I’ve included below with my words. Or maybe it’s because I’ve since found (thanks to the CBR Facebook group) that Lucy Parker reads Cannonball Read sometimes (!!). No pressure, y’all. Sometimes when I write reviews I pretend authors don’t exist, for just this reason. Oh, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up, narfna, romance

narfna's CBR10 Review No:84 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up, narfna, romance ·
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I Only Now Realized the Double Meaning of the Title …

July 31, 2018 by Jen K 2 Comments

I don’t think I really have anything to say about this one that hasn’t been said already – yes, Lucy Parker consistently writes very good contemporary romances.  This one was good but not quite as engaging/addictive as her previous novels.  I think she chose a heavier subject for this one, and it reflected in the novel. That’s not a negative at all but it means it wasn’t quite as light and fun as her previous two novels (and certainly Pretty Face had some darker turns […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:142 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up ·
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Making Up, by Lucy Parker

Making It Up as They Go Along

June 25, 2018 by faintingviolet 5 Comments

CBR10 is my seventh year participating in Cannonball Read, and in that time I feel comfortable saying that I’ve made a space for myself as a reviewer of romance books. I review all the romance I read because I believe firmly that everyone should read what they want, read what they like, and have someone pointing the way for them. We have our lead dogs of this pack (#BlameMalin) and we have the “hobbyists” (me). One of the greatest gifts of Cannonball Read is finding […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: #BlameMalin, Contemporary Romance, faintingviolet, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up

Genres: Romance · Tags: #BlameMalin, Contemporary Romance, faintingviolet, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up ·
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There Are No Magical Cures, But a Good Book Can Soothe the Soul

June 13, 2018 by Emmalita 3 Comments

This was a lovely, comfy read after a weekend of intense emotions and anxiety attacks. Making Up is the third in Lucy Parker’s London Celebrities series. You don’t have to read Act Like It, but you should read Pretty Face first. You should read them both because they are delightful, but Pretty Face provides a lot of context. Lucy Parker has become an author I will definitely buy. She creates great characters and some very steamy romance. She has a way with turning phrases that are funny and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: London Celebrities series, Lucy Parker, Making Up

Emmalita's CBR10 Review No:24 · Genres: Romance · Tags: London Celebrities series, Lucy Parker, Making Up ·
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