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Insane, your family brings out a different side of me

August 23, 2016 by baxlala Leave a Comment

First, let’s get this out of the way, the title and cover of this book are AWFUL. So awful that I almost didn’t read this. I also almost didn’t read this because I vaguely remembered reading Reid’s Neanderthal Seeks Human and there being something about the writing that irked me. I had the same issues with this novel and it all came crashing back, but I tried not to be too judgemental WHICH IS REALLY HARD FOR ME GUYS, but it helped, I guess, because […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: baxlala, Fiction, Penny Reid, romance

baxlala's CBR8 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: baxlala, Fiction, Penny Reid, romance ·
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I wonder if Laura Bush has read this book…

August 22, 2016 by Lynn Leave a Comment

Lots of people (do I have to tm Donald Trump?) around here have been reading Curtis Sittenfeld lately. I’ve seen the Pride & Prejudice remake reviews, but that wasn’t available on my library’s website, so I downloaded American Wife instead. In my head – and most likely because of the cover – I thought it would be about a Jackie Kennedy-esque first lady, but instead, it became increasingly clear that it’s a thinly veiled tale of First Lady Laura Bush. American Wife is the story […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: historical fiction, Political Fiction, romance, The Mama

Lynn's CBR8 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: historical fiction, Political Fiction, romance, The Mama ·
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Should I get “I AM AN ON-THE-SHELF SPINSTER” tattooed on my forehead?

August 22, 2016 by narfna 5 Comments

Romancing Mr. Bridgerton is the fourth book in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, which follows the seven Bridgerton siblings in their various quests for love and marriage, etc. This is not a series non-romance fans will enjoy; it doesn’t exactly wallow in genre tropes, but it does embrace them quite willingly, and does teeter on some cutesy attitudes every once in a while (you can tell it’s pleased with itself and its characters). That said, this series is fun, and so is this book. This time […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Bridgertons, historical romance, Julia Quinn, narfna, romance, romancing mr. bridgerton

narfna's CBR8 Review No:116 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Bridgertons, historical romance, Julia Quinn, narfna, romance, romancing mr. bridgerton ·
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When life doesn’t go exactly as planned, you may experience new things

August 21, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Alexandra “Andie” Walker is the daugher of a congressman who just had to go on sabattical because of some irregularities in his campaign funds. For the last five years, since her mother died of cancer, Andie and her father have only really interacted in the public eye and her father has been busy with his political career in Washington D.C. Andie had very specific plans for the summer. They involved a pre-med internship at Johns Hopkins, far away from her father. Due to the minor […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR8, contemporary fiction, friendship, Malin, Morgan Matson, romance, the Unexpected Everything, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:92 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR8, contemporary fiction, friendship, Malin, Morgan Matson, romance, the Unexpected Everything, Young Adult ·
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Sometimes it feels like everyone knows who I am except me

August 21, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

Simon Spier, middle child in a very close-knit family is sixteen years old and gay. Not that anyone but his pen pal Blue knows this, until class clown Martin looks over his shoulder at the library and discovers his secret. Simon suddenly finds himself blackmailed. Help Martin get a chance with his friend Abby, or Martin outs Simon to the whole school. This might also mean that Blue’s identity is in some way compromised. Simon doesn’t want to help Martin, but feels he doesn’t have […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: becky albertalli, CBR8, contemporary fiction, high school, LGBTQ, Malin, romance, simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:91 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: becky albertalli, CBR8, contemporary fiction, high school, LGBTQ, Malin, romance, simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda, Young Adult ·
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Just as good as everyone said it would be.

August 20, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

This book was slow to start for me. I found it interesting and enjoyed it while I was reading it, but I didn’t exactly need to pick it up or anything, and I kept getting distracted by cheesy romance novels I checked out from the library instead. I should have just been patient. At around 25% (the time she commits her second murder), I was hooked, and at about halfway through when new characters enter the picture, I was so into it I practically read […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Fiction, historical fiction, homage, jane eyre, Jane Steele, Lyndsay Faye, narfna, romance

narfna's CBR8 Review No:105 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Fiction, historical fiction, homage, jane eyre, Jane Steele, Lyndsay Faye, narfna, romance ·
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