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Tongue-in-cheek steampunk urban fantasy romance, yes please!

February 22, 2016 by narfna 12 Comments

Loved it! Loved it, loved it, loved it. I always get really nervous when I write reviews for books that I have such positive reactions to, especially ones like this one that have such strong personalities. This book knows who it is and what it’s trying to do and does its thing with aplomb. I happened to love it immediately after reading the first sentence, but I can understand how if the humor in the writing or the language she uses, or if you don’t […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: comedy of manners, gail carriger, humor, narfna, romance, soulless, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR8 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: comedy of manners, gail carriger, humor, narfna, romance, soulless, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy ·
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Make Merry – no matter the season

February 21, 2016 by Reba Leave a Comment

So what if the holidays are over? Bring a little joy into your life by reading this anthology of Regency romances by some of the best historical romance writers.  Well, some of my favorites, anyway. This delightful collection of tales overlap and intertwine around a Yule party, but each one is complete in and of itself and offers both delicious temptation and savory seductions, as well as some surprisingly deep emotional connections – not at all easy to pull off in short stories, much less […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Anthology, christmas, Regency, romance, short stories, Yule

Reba's CBR8 Review No:3 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Anthology, christmas, Regency, romance, short stories, Yule ·
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Not another celebrity biography at all

February 21, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

My experience with Aziz Ansari prior to getting this audiobook was as follows. Playing exuberant, outgoing and quite exasperating pop culture and fashion obsessive Tom Haverford on Parks and Recreation, then more recently in Master of None as struggling New York actor Dev, who while quite different from Tom, frequently exasperated me nonetheless with his constant whining and inability to accept how good he had it, being really very privileged even as a minority actor. As a result, I wasn’t really all that interested in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction, Romance Tagged With: aziz ansari, CBR8, dating, eric klinenberg, narfna, Non-Fiction, romance, sociology

Malin's CBR8 Review No:14 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: aziz ansari, CBR8, dating, eric klinenberg, narfna, Non-Fiction, romance, sociology ·
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First book in the series is too focused on future books, not enough on itself.

February 20, 2016 by narfna 8 Comments

My biggest problem with this book is that it felt forced, and Courtney Milan’s stuff has never felt forced to me before. I can tell she really struggled with this one. I feel like I would have been able to tell even if I hadn’t read her newsletter where she confessed that Once Upon a Marquess had given her tons of trouble, to the point where she basically had to scrap it and start the book over. There was just too much she was trying […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Courtney Milan, historical romance, narfna, Once Upon a Marquess, romance, the Worth saga

narfna's CBR8 Review No:32 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Courtney Milan, historical romance, narfna, Once Upon a Marquess, romance, the Worth saga ·
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In fair Verona, We lay our scene

February 19, 2016 by expandingbookshelf Leave a Comment

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has a bittersweet ending. Our teenage heroes lay dead, but over their broken bodies their shattered parents make peace. No longer will the Montagues and Capulets wage war against each other. They’ve seen enough death.  That’s how the play ends. With peace. Of course, a truce is easier said than done. After all, this battle has been raging between generations. Not everyone is content to pick up their swords and go home. Blood is still boiling, and someone is determined to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: fanfiction, Italy, Melinda Taub, romance, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, still star-crossed, Young Adult

expandingbookshelf's CBR8 Review No:30 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: fanfiction, Italy, Melinda Taub, romance, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, still star-crossed, Young Adult ·
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Cannonball Book Club Reads Romance Discussion Topics

February 19, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Book Club discussion has begun! Join us on the discussion post. We’re just over 10 days away from our March 1st Book Club conversation about The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev. I’ve just finished up reading it myself, and I definitely have some mixed feelings about the novel (I’ve posted mine already, but feel free to wait if you prefer). Below I’ve gathered a few possible discussion topics for March 1st, if you have more ideas for topics of discussion, please just leave them below […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Romance Tagged With: Bollywood Bride, Cannonball Book Club Reads, Discussion Topics, romance, sonali dev, the bollywood bride

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:0 · Genres: Book Club, Romance · Tags: Bollywood Bride, Cannonball Book Club Reads, Discussion Topics, romance, sonali dev, the bollywood bride ·
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