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A Romance That Needs More Magic

The Sumage Solution by G. L. Carriger

June 19, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

I am not sure how or why I ended up with The Sumage Solution; I do like Gail Carriger (or G.L. Carriger as she is here), but straight up romance is really really not my genre. The world of the story is probably my favorite part; it’s modern day San Francisco, but it’s mostly supernatural beings. Our main love connection is a mage and a werewolf, but some of the other couples involve werewolf-merman, a pair of kitsune, and a kelpie and her partner (species […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: G.L. Carriger, LGBTQ romance, paranormal romance, san andreas shifters, the sumage solution

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: G.L. Carriger, LGBTQ romance, paranormal romance, san andreas shifters, the sumage solution ·
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A semi-disappointing read from an author I usually enjoy.

The Sumage Solution (San Andreas Shifters, #1) by G.L. Carriger

March 26, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

Maybe because this was self-published, but this was one of the most fanficky romance novels I’ve ever read. And that’s not a negative! It was sort of bonkers in the way it just went for it. I liked the first half much better than the second half, though, in that regard. Then it sort of went off the rails at the end. I still enjoyed it, but at least to me, it was obvious this book was self-published. It felt much less polished than other […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: fantasy romance, G.L. Carriger, m/m, narfna, paranormal fantasy, Romance, san andreas shifters, the sumage solution, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR13 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: fantasy romance, G.L. Carriger, m/m, narfna, paranormal fantasy, Romance, san andreas shifters, the sumage solution, Urban Fantasy ·
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