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About carmelpie

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Likes: Humor, Scifi, Fantasy, YA and, above all else, unforgettable characters. Dislikes: Unnecessary filler, gurus, tropes (except when I like them), and life advice in ten steps or less.

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Weirdos, teenagers, degenerates, and women

Ship It by Britta Lundin

March 23, 2022 by carmelpie 2 Comments

“Real writing” is done by serious people, whereas fanfiction is written by weirdos, teenagers, degenerates, and women.” This is a comics convention. When did this industry start caring about what fourteen-year-old girls like? Have you ever found a book that feels as if it was written just for you? From the first two chapters, I was in love with this book. Small town girl – Check. Self-identified outcast – Check. Obsessed over a band or a show or a movie to the point of writing […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bisexual character, Britta Lundin, fanfiction, feminist, gay romance, lesbian romance, representation matters, television

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bisexual character, Britta Lundin, fanfiction, feminist, gay romance, lesbian romance, representation matters, television ·
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You cannot be anything you want to be — but you can be a lot more of who you already are.

StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath

March 18, 2022 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

The key to human development is building on who you already are. I got this book as part of a team project at work. Each team member took the test to find out what our top strengths are. What’s funny is that I think I took a similar test seven or eight years ago and I have no idea what the results were. I remember thinking at the time that the findings were super interesting and surprising and that I would continue to check and […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Life Skills, Self-help, study, test, Tom Rath

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:16 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Life Skills, Self-help, study, test, Tom Rath ·
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Fluffy Silly Spicy Sexy

A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau

A Second Chance Roadtrip for Christmas by Jackie Lau

A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie Lau

A Big Surprise for Valentine’s Day by Jackie Lau

March 12, 2022 by carmelpie 1 Comment

You think he makes french toast for every booty call? And a strawberry garnish… He garnished your fucking breakfast? I found this series per CBR 14 reviews. I got the first three from the library then ended up buying the full set of four in digital format. These novellas follow the love lives of each of the Wong children over a period of time between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day the following year. Each story takes place in Toronto, in the Wong siblings’ hometown of Mosquito […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: canadian author, Jackie Lau, novella, Romance, Toronto

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: canadian author, Jackie Lau, novella, Romance, Toronto ·
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Sort of sexy, not really addictive

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

February 27, 2022 by carmelpie 5 Comments

I’ve come to realize that most of my reviews start with “this book is a best-seller” or “this book was on a top fantasy/YA/scifi list” etc… The words that kept coming up for this series were sexy and addictive. Yes, and yes. So I went ahead and bought the four book series knowing that if it really was as addictive as everyone said it was, I would plow through the entire series in a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I got bored with book one and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, beauty and the beast, chosen one, Faerie, Romance, sarah j maas, savior

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, beauty and the beast, chosen one, Faerie, Romance, sarah j maas, savior ·
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All the fuss

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

February 3, 2022 by carmelpie 2 Comments

I chose this book based on popularity and on its genre. It tells the story of two agents, red and blue, fighting across time and worlds as part of an ongoing war between their two organizations. As they dip in and out of time, they begin a correspondence. Through this correspondence, we learn bits and pieces about who they are, what and how they are made, and the role they and their kind play. As their flirting develops into deeper feelings, they must each decide […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, Romance, romance tropes, time travel

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, Romance, romance tropes, time travel ·
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Once, twice, and then I gave up

Dune by Frank Herbert

Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross

January 29, 2022 by carmelpie 3 Comments

I’ve watched the newest version of Dune a couple of times now and, so far, I’m enjoying it. I contemplated going back and finishing the book but, considering it has been years since I started reading it, it would make the most sense to start again from the beginning. If you have to talk yourself into reading something just to convince yourself “but this time, it will be worth it,” then maybe this book isn’t for you. Along with Dune, I’ve listed a few other […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: charles stross, DNF, Frank Herbert, Iain M. Banks, reread, Stephen King

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: charles stross, DNF, Frank Herbert, Iain M. Banks, reread, Stephen King ·
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