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About Cymbalic

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Cymbalic's Reviews:

B***h Barbecues Bad Guys

Broken Luna (Broken Trilogy Book 1) by Paulina Vasquez

October 22, 2024 by Cymbalic Leave a Comment

I always like rags to rage stories. I wanted to read a Cinderella-ish female  vindication story (with werewolves and lots more blood and violence) without having to guess what happens next. Don’t give me plot twists or surprises. I want to be able to say: “…gasp…oh no…she just happens to be more than meets the eye.” I also, in this instance, need a stereotypical  “real” man who knows he’s a man, who acts manly and saves her from un-manly evildoers…but still respects her as a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: abuse, fated mates, insta love, Paulina Vasquez, Vengeance, Wolf shifter

Cymbalic's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: abuse, fated mates, insta love, Paulina Vasquez, Vengeance, Wolf shifter ·
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Censorship sucks!

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

September 13, 2024 by Cymbalic 2 Comments

I saw a TikTok where the author of a book had stitched a meeting of a local school board. They were proposing to ban the book because of foul language and depictions of drug abuse. This is a YA autobiographical graphic novel of the author’s life through the end of high school. The author is also the illustrator. It starts with depictions of him as a child having nightmares; seeing his mother with several men; and, spending his night on the floor outside her room. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: drug addiction, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, non-traditional family, Teen Angst

Cymbalic's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: drug addiction, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, non-traditional family, Teen Angst ·
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