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Going out with a bang (in more ways than one)

Dance with the Devil by Kit Rocha

January 27, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars After his father died, Rafael “Rafe” Morales basically sold himself to TechCorps and agreed to become a technologically enhanced supersoldier, so he could make enough money to keep his widowed mother and younger siblings safe. He didn’t really know what signing away his life would entail, and given the choice again, he probably would have chosen differently. He hasn’t been able to see them for years, certainly not since he and his team, the Silver Devils, had to fake their own deaths to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adventure, CBR16, Dance With the Devil, family, friendship, kit rocha, LGBTQIA, Malin, Mercenary Librarians, Post Apocalyptic, Romance, undercover work

Malin's CBR16 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, adventure, CBR16, Dance With the Devil, family, friendship, kit rocha, LGBTQIA, Malin, Mercenary Librarians, Post Apocalyptic, Romance, undercover work ·
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A bridging book, but a really good one

The Devil You Know by Kit Rocha

January 27, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Maya used to be Marjorie Chevalier, but had to change her identity after she escaped the evil super scientists at TechCorps, where she was trained as a data courier (basically a human hard drive), with her senses specially enhanced to remember flawlessly everything she hears, reads, sees, hears and experiences. She used to work for one of the Vice Presidents of TechCorps who was secretly orchestrating a rebellion, However, her boss (also the only maternal figure Maya ever knew) was caught and executed, and Maya […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adventure, CBR16, kit rocha, LGBTQIA, Malin, Mercenary Librarians, Post Apocalyptic, Romance, the devil you know

Malin's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, adventure, CBR16, kit rocha, LGBTQIA, Malin, Mercenary Librarians, Post Apocalyptic, Romance, the devil you know ·
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Some romantic books I read this summer and am reviewing now to reach a double Cannonball

Fangirl, the Manga: Volume 3 by Rainbow Rowell and Gabi Nam

Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

How the Wallflower Was Won by Eva Leigh

Knockout by Sarah Maclean

December 30, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

Fangirl, the Manga: Volume 3 – Rainbow Rowell and Gabi Nam Rating: 4 stars This August saw the release of the third installment of Rainbow Rowell’s manga version of Fangirl, my absolute favourite of her books (did I just buy a fancy tenth-anniversary edition, even though I own it in three other formats, NOT counting the mangas? You betcha). Cath is still struggling at college. Her writing partner Nick steals the story they’ve been working on together and makes her seem unreasonable for being upset […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, adventure, CBR15, comic book, Deal with the Devil, Eva Leigh, fandom, Fangirl the manga, friendship, Hell's Belles, historical romance, How the Wallflower Was Won, kit rocha, Knockout, Last Chance Scoundrels, librarians, Malin, manga, Mercenary Librarians, Post Apocalyptic, Rainbow Rowell and Gabi Nam, Regency, Romance, Sarah Maclean, Victorian, Young Adult

Malin's CBR15 Review No:95 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, adventure, CBR15, comic book, Deal with the Devil, Eva Leigh, fandom, Fangirl the manga, friendship, Hell's Belles, historical romance, How the Wallflower Was Won, kit rocha, Knockout, Last Chance Scoundrels, librarians, Malin, manga, Mercenary Librarians, Post Apocalyptic, Rainbow Rowell and Gabi Nam, Regency, Romance, Sarah Maclean, Victorian, Young Adult ·
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You glorious, murderous, dangerous goddess.

Dance With the Devil by Kit Rocha

July 19, 2022 by Emmalita 1 Comment

Dance With the Devil delivers on the promises made in the first two Mercenary Librarians books, Deal With the Devil and The Devil You Know. Rafe has been pining for Dani since she stabbed him a little bit the first time they met. Dani would have liked to work off the sexual tension between them, but once she adopted Rafe as one of her people, she couldn’t just tromp on his feelings. This is their book and Kit Rocha doesn’t make us wait too long […]

Filed Under: Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: advance reader copy, Dance With the Devil, kit rocha, Mercenary Librarians, NetGalley

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:79 · Genres: Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: advance reader copy, Dance With the Devil, kit rocha, Mercenary Librarians, NetGalley ·
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What I read when everything is falling apart

Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha

The Devil You Know by Kit Rocha

July 8, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

The consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade and their signaling that they will be paving the way for the fascists is having immediate consequences in my life. In a few months my life will be very different and possibly significantly worse. It might be ok, but I have an anxiety disorder, so I’ll be catastrophizing for a good while. I feel like everything is falling apart and there’s nothing I can d to stop it. Since I can’t do anything […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: Deal with the Devil, kit rocha, Mercenary Librarians, post apocalypse, the devil you know

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:77 · Genres: Audiobooks, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: Deal with the Devil, kit rocha, Mercenary Librarians, post apocalypse, the devil you know ·
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Being Human is a Revolution

The Devil You Know by Kit Rocha

July 9, 2021 by Emmalita 2 Comments

Kit Rocha’s pragmatic, chaotic optimists have gotten me through the last few years. I’m going to need a bunch of you to buy Deal With the Devil and The Devil You Know, or request that your library buy them, so that I get more of these post-apocalyptic do-gooding murder ladies and sourdough making supersoldier daddies to help me hold onto hope amid the rising tide of authoritarianism, the crumbling wall between church and state, and the increased concentration of wealth into a few hands. I […]

Filed Under: Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: advance reader copy, kit rocha, Mercenary Librarians, NetGalley, the devil you know

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:66 · Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: advance reader copy, kit rocha, Mercenary Librarians, NetGalley, the devil you know ·
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