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Careening over the cliff, crashing into the ocean, and exploding on impact.

The Favorites by Layne Fargo

May 26, 2025 by carmelpie 1 Comment

They didn’t simply want us to be lovers. They wanted us to be so in love, we’d burn the whole world down to be together. ― Layne fargo, The Favorites I have a backlog of reviews to write, but it took a truly bonkers story to yank me out of my holding pattern, tear open my window, and scream into the void. The Favorites is that story. This book has everything. Buckets of blood? Check. Violently gory injuries with ice skates? Check. Skating partners who […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Sports Tagged With: bad romance, Classism, dramatic bitches, ice dancing, Layne Fargo, obsession, Rivals, the olympics, toxic relationships, Toxic Romance

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Sports · Tags: bad romance, Classism, dramatic bitches, ice dancing, Layne Fargo, obsession, Rivals, the olympics, toxic relationships, Toxic Romance ·
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This made me miss the Olympics.

Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein

October 14, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

Quick review for a fun book with a good backbone. This was a Book of the Month selection a couple months back, and I’m glad because I don’t think I would have ever gotten around to it otherwise. Head Over Heels is a romance, but that’s just a portion of it. Most of the book follows heroine Avery’s emotional journey back from a crushing injury, one that ruined her career as a professional gymnast right on the eve of her chance to compete at the […]

Filed Under: Romance, Sports Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, gymnasts, Hannah Orenstein, head over heels, narfna, olmypic gymnasts, Romance, the olympics

narfna's CBR12 Review No:143 · Genres: Romance, Sports · Tags: Contemporary Romance, gymnasts, Hannah Orenstein, head over heels, narfna, olmypic gymnasts, Romance, the olympics ·
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