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This book is book crack.

October 31, 2016 by narfna 4 Comments

I fell in love with this book within, like, five minutes of starting it. I had zero problems with it, and I went basically full cartoon heart-eyes* the entire time I was reading it. So, you know, keep that in mind for the rest of this review. Critical thinking skills not getting much use here from me. *Or, because I’m watching Steven Universe for the first time right now, we might also say I went full star-eyes. I’m halfway through season one right now and already […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: contemporary, Fiction, narfna, romance, romantic comedy, Sally Cisneros, sally thorne, The Hating Game

narfna's CBR8 Review No:134 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: contemporary, Fiction, narfna, romance, romantic comedy, Sally Cisneros, sally thorne, The Hating Game ·
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You make infidelity sound like a hole in the sidewalk.

October 30, 2016 by borisanne Leave a Comment

Another Cannonball Read Rainbow Rowell Success Story! This is my first Rainbow Rowell novel, and I would not have found her so quickly were she not a huge CBR favorite. And I get it, but also I don’t? She is undeniably a damn delight. But more to point about this specific book, the part of me that’s still mad that “Bridget Jones’ Baby” ended with a fucking wedding is really bummed out that Lincoln (our hero) ends his Attachments journey to emotional health and adult sustainability […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: breakup, email, Rainbow Rowell, rom com, romance, Rowell, Y2K

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: breakup, email, Rainbow Rowell, rom com, romance, Rowell, Y2K ·
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117 Days

October 20, 2016 by Lynn Leave a Comment

I’ve been sitting on this review for awhile now, and not just because I procrastinate with the best of them when it comes to my reviews, but because I honestly do not know how I feel about this book. I think I know how I’m supposed to feel about it, but I’m not even a hundred percent sure of that. I’m sure you know the story, especially since the movie came out a few months ago. Quiet, shy, relatively poor Louisa loses her job at […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Fiction, jojo moyes, me before you, romance, The Mama

Lynn's CBR8 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Fiction, jojo moyes, me before you, romance, The Mama ·
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Dear Fake Character People: An Open Letter to (most of) the Characters in Emma

September 29, 2016 by narfna 17 Comments

This is the fifth in my series of posts wherein I write reviews for classic books in the form of letters to the characters so as to avoid actually writing a review for a book that has been written about by everyone’s mother’s second cousin’s uncle twice removed from a monkey. I’m re-reading all of Jane Austen’s books in 2016, and it has so far been a fun experience. July was Emma month, and I was very much looking forward to it, since I’ve liked it more and more every time […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: classics, comedy of manners, Emma, Jane Austen, letters to fictional characters, narfna, romance, Satire

narfna's CBR8 Review No:122 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: classics, comedy of manners, Emma, Jane Austen, letters to fictional characters, narfna, romance, Satire ·
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Arena

September 25, 2016 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

“Arena” is the debut novel by Holly Jennings, another subscription pick by my bookstore.  “Arena” sat on my bookshelf for several months after coming home from the bookstore.  The opening blurb on the inside cover reads, “EVERY WEEK, KALI LING FIGHTS TO THE DEATH ON NATIONAL TV.  SHE’S DIED HUNDREDS OF TIMES.  AND IT NEVER GETS EASIER…..”.  After it stops shouting, you are informed how she is part of a Virtual Gaming League, competing in the premier tournament of the season.  “And though their weapons and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: Dome'Loki, Fiction, gaming, romance, soft sci-fi

Dome'Loki's CBR8 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: Dome'Loki, Fiction, gaming, romance, soft sci-fi ·
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“You’re like a crazy cat lady, but you collect killers instead of fluffy cats.”

September 24, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

4.5 stars Spoiler warning! This is book nine in the Kate Daniels series. The penultimate book in the series, in fact. I will not be able to review this book without there being spoilers for earlier books. Don’t read this if you’re not all the way caught up. Do pick up the series if you like good Urban/Paranormal fantasy, though, it’s pretty much the best out there at the moment.  Private detective and supernatural powerhouse Kate Daniels is finally getting married to Curran Lennart, former […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: adventure, CBR8, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Binds, Malin, paranormal fantasy, romance, shapeshifters, vampires

Malin's CBR8 Review No:106 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: adventure, CBR8, ilona andrews, Kate Daniels, magic, Magic Binds, Malin, paranormal fantasy, romance, shapeshifters, vampires ·
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