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The easiest way is always to work through a suitable man

July 11, 2016 by borisanne 2 Comments

Man, I needed this book, and I don’t mean that in any particularly deep way. It’s just that the last couple of months, I’ve been deep into the Stephen King, and the Naomi Novik, and then unexpectedly took the deep dive into Red Rising. All of which has been absolutely outstanding, but it’s been kind of super rich reading. A very dear friend recommended The Summer Before the War, and so I put it on my library hold list… and that very same night it […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR8, Fiction, Helen Simonson, high society, historical fiction, period drama, romance, romany, Simonson, spinster, World War I

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR8, Fiction, Helen Simonson, high society, historical fiction, period drama, romance, romany, Simonson, spinster, World War I ·
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Cinderella with naughty bits!

July 7, 2016 by narfna 5 Comments

It’s becoming quite the habit that I start one of these books before bed and then stay up to ungodly hours finishing it, because I have no self control. But I just wasn’t tired! And I wanted to see what happened! (Okay, so I knew what was going to happen, that’s the whole point of reading romance novels, but you know what I mean.) An Offer From a Gentleman is the third of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton books, and it’s basically a re-telling of Cinderella* (with […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: An Offer From a Gentleman, Bridgertons, cinderella, fairy tale retellings, Julia Quinn, narfna, romance

narfna's CBR8 Review No:91 · Genres: Romance · Tags: An Offer From a Gentleman, Bridgertons, cinderella, fairy tale retellings, Julia Quinn, narfna, romance ·
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I glom some more sci-fi mystery/romance

July 2, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

It’s that time of year again, when I decide to check in on Lt. Eve Dallas and her unbelievably wealthy and gorgeous husband Roarke. Just like a long-running TV show with characters and a setting I enjoy, these books are perfect vacation reading for me. Salvation in Death – 3.5 stars – A Catholic priest is poisoned with sacramental wine during the funeral of one of the communities best-loved senior citizens. There are tons of witnesses and initially, it seems impossible that anyone could have anything […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: CBR8, In Death, J.D. Robb, Malin, mystery, Promises in Death, Ritual in Death, romance, Salvation in Death, science fiction

Malin's CBR8 Review No:67 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: CBR8, In Death, J.D. Robb, Malin, mystery, Promises in Death, Ritual in Death, romance, Salvation in Death, science fiction ·
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GFY Sizzle

June 29, 2016 by Orleanas 2 Comments

New to reading m/m romances, I was taken aback by the raw, coarse, and descriptive language of Nick and Bryce’s sexual encounters, which seemed to occur at about every other page after the initial friendship building set up. As a result, I certainly got some updated sex education reading Crossroads, a Gay-for-You romance. Read the full review.

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Orleanas, Riley Hart, romance

Orleanas's CBR8 Review No:9 · Genres: Romance · Tags: CBR8, Orleanas, Riley Hart, romance ·
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What’s my niche again?

June 27, 2016 by maydays Leave a Comment

I’d recently celebrated discovering my romance niche–dystopian romance.  A Google search led me to some recommendations for Maddy Barone’s “After the Crash” series, so I plunked down the $0.00 to give it a try. What.the.hell. Carla survived a plane crash, but when she and another woman walk to find help they find themselves offered as prizes in a “Bride Fight” because the plane actually crashed 50 years into the future after nuclear war and meteors destroyed the planet which somehow means there are no women.  So […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Dystopian, maydays, romance

maydays's CBR8 Review No:23 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Dystopian, maydays, romance ·
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Mama was right: you DO have to kiss a lot of frogs

June 21, 2016 by Lynn Leave a Comment

I’m not sure quite how to classify You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs. It reads like a memoir but I think it might be fiction. Either way, it’s an interesting look at dating adventures. The novel opens with our narrator Karrie Klein attending yet another bridal shower for yet another friend, enduring the questions about when it will be her turn to get married. She doesn’t normally worry about her perpetually single status, but she’s 45, her acting prospects are drying up, her […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Laurie Graff, romance, The Mama

Lynn's CBR8 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Laurie Graff, romance, The Mama ·
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