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A tongue in cheek, genderbent historical romance.

Ridiculous! by D.L. Carter

October 13, 2020 by narfna 7 Comments

This lives up to its name, but I would also describe it as an intelligent indulgence in tropes, and it has weirdly historically accurate feel to it, despite said ridiculousness. I downloaded this for free on Kindle ages ago, I think maybe after I read a review of it on CBR somewhere? I no longer remember. Anyway, I was reading old Kindle downloads over the summer, and I finally got around to this one, and it was so enjoyable! (It’s currently on Kindle Unlimited.) Millicent […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: D.L. Carter, genderbending, genderbent romance, historical romance, humor, ridiculous, Romance

narfna's CBR12 Review No:140 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: D.L. Carter, genderbending, genderbent romance, historical romance, humor, ridiculous, Romance ·
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“He had hands like a marmoset, small and neat”

September 22, 2016 by sarah_jwh 3 Comments

This review is for the auidobook versions of the Jack McClure series by Eric Van Lustbader. It’s also really long, I’m sorry. There are five books in the series, which begins with First Daughter.   Jack McClure, an agent with the ATF, always felt like an outsider because of his dyslexia until he learned that it gave him the ability to see the world in a way most people don’t. He used this side effect to help him in investigations, which he saw as puzzles. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ridiculous, Series

sarah_jwh's CBR8 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ridiculous, Series ·
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