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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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We’ve done it all before and now we’re back to get some more.

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

October 26, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Sometimes I think the only way to keep something forever is to lose it and let it haunt you. ― Casey McQuiston, The Pairing “Those men are terminally straight.” “Nobody’s straight on a European vacation.” ― Casey McQuiston, The Pairing CBR16 Bingo: Golden This book contains golden everything. From the food (golden honey, golden grains, golden baked bread, golden pastries, golden saffron), to the characters (sun-kissed and golden, golden hair, golden skin), and emotions (golden memories, golden opportunities, and people more precious than gold), just […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bisexual mc, Casey McQuiston, cbr16bingo, culinary romance, disaster bisexuals, European vacation, exes to lovers, hot italian tour guides, lost love, miscommunication, queer romance, reunited and it feels so good, viticulture, wine pairing

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:81 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: bisexual mc, Casey McQuiston, cbr16bingo, culinary romance, disaster bisexuals, European vacation, exes to lovers, hot italian tour guides, lost love, miscommunication, queer romance, reunited and it feels so good, viticulture, wine pairing ·
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The hero really does behave quite beastly to begin with

The Beast Takes a Bride by Julie Anne Long

October 25, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.75 stars Disclaimer: This was an ARC from NetGalley. It hasn’t affected my opinions in any way Spoiler warning – this review will contain some discussion of plot points I found difficult, so you may want to skip some parts of it until you’ve read the book Alexandra Bellamy has been taking care of her father and her siblings since her mother died. She has no dowry to speak of and knows her father has massive gambling debts. So when her father announces that the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, CBR16, family, historical romance, Julie Anne Long, Malin, miscommunication, NetGalley, Regency, The Beast Takes a Bride, the Palace of Rogues

Malin's CBR16 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, CBR16, family, historical romance, Julie Anne Long, Malin, miscommunication, NetGalley, Regency, The Beast Takes a Bride, the Palace of Rogues ·
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“No one could ever truly love a twisted person like me as an equal.”

Training Mister Sakurada by Kaya Azuma

January 2, 2024 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I have been reading a lot of BL lately, so I think a good chunk of my reviews will end up being on this topic this year. I am not usually a romance novel reader, but I love a gay romance comic. I’ve been into this genre since the first manga boom of the early 2000s when everything was shrinkwrapped and the majority of the titles getting translated had terrible art for some reason, so it’s been nice to survey the scene in 2023 and […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance Tagged With: bdsm, bdsm romance, Kaya Azuma, manga, miscommunication

GentleRain's CBR16 Review No:3 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: bdsm, bdsm romance, Kaya Azuma, manga, miscommunication ·
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