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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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About PattyKates

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You can't handle the truth about PattyKates. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Pattykates's Quick Questions interview.)

PattyKates's Reviews:

Rhys Ford needs a hug. Patty and Katie are whimpering in the corner.

June 18, 2015 by PattyKates Leave a Comment

Katharine: Rhys Ford emailed me a couple of weeks ago and asked if Patty and I would be interested in reviewing an ARC of her new book, Ink and Shadows. We said, “OF COURSE.” Like there was a question there or something. Whatevs. She did warn us up front that it was a bit of a departure, but I wasn’t really expecting this. Patricia: OK. I really think Rhys Ford needs a hug. Katie, you are familiar with human feeling things, hug her. Please. Omg […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Ink and Shadows, katie71483, PattyKates, Rhys Ford, the other courtney

PattyKates's CBR7 Review No:49 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Ink and Shadows, katie71483, PattyKates, Rhys Ford, the other courtney ·
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My Demon Lover this ain’t. Thank goodness.

June 7, 2015 by PattyKates 7 Comments

Pádraigín: Katie always starts these with ‘gentle reader’. I don’t know you nor do I care to speculate on your gentleness, so… HEY, YOU: This week we read You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister. Amazon’s freaky-deaky algorithm gremlins made it pop up on my So Like, Try This and See What Happens list and I am nothing if not adventurous. (I’m not) Cáitín: I ain’t gonna lie: those Irish names give me fits. None of them are pronounced anything like they’re spelled. Pádraigín: Weird, right? […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: Aisling Gray, Katie MacAlister, katie71483, PattyKates, the other courtney, You Slay Me

PattyKates's CBR7 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Suspense · Tags: Aisling Gray, Katie MacAlister, katie71483, PattyKates, the other courtney, You Slay Me ·
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It’s called jumping the shark for a reason

May 20, 2015 by PattyKates 1 Comment

Paaatty: Alright. Lemme just start this off by saying I cannot take a shark shifter seriously when I keep pronouncing his name in my head as “Cohen-rad”. Like he’s my surfer accountant. Which begs the question: can I take a shark shifter seriously otherwise? No. Kaaatie: I was pronouncing it Kohen-raahd. Why do authors insist on using these odd spellings? I don’t understand. Out of curiosity, I googled sexy shark images. There is some truly disturbing shit out there. Paaatty: WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Cleo Peitsche, katie71483, PattyKates, Shark Shifter, the other courtney, THE WORST, Touching Paradise

PattyKates's CBR7 Review No:46 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Cleo Peitsche, katie71483, PattyKates, Shark Shifter, the other courtney, THE WORST, Touching Paradise ·
· 1 Comment

Bringing Sexy Back

May 18, 2015 by PattyKates Leave a Comment

Katie: I gotta get this out of the way before we talk about the book any – I actually enjoyed the movie a good bit, even if it is considered one of Spielberg’s lesser works. I mean, Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken both had significant screen time. What’s not to like about that? And, speaking of the Walken, here is one of my all-time favorite videos of his, even if it has absolutely nothing to do with this story. I find it mesmerizing.   [youtube […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Catch Me If You Can, katie71483, LB Gregg, PattyKates, the other courtney

PattyKates's CBR7 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Catch Me If You Can, katie71483, LB Gregg, PattyKates, the other courtney ·
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Murder. Mayhem. Carnies. What’s not to love?

May 15, 2015 by PattyKates Leave a Comment

Note: This review was of an ARC, or advance reader copy, of Murder and Mayhem by Rhys Ford. At the time of the review, the book was not yet available on Amazon.com, so the link leads to the author’s profile page. The book is expected to be released June 5, 2015.  [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at3OFycpRMQ&w=560&h=315] Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! All the way from the drunken recesses of their minds, a review brought to you by Katinka and Patinka, the Mysterious Bearded Snark Twins. Will they love it? Will […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: carnies, CBR7, katie71483, Katinka and Patinka, Murder and Mayhem, PattyKates, Rhys Ford, the other courtney

PattyKates's CBR7 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: carnies, CBR7, katie71483, Katinka and Patinka, Murder and Mayhem, PattyKates, Rhys Ford, the other courtney ·
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Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you

May 6, 2015 by PattyKates 4 Comments

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-wJNpWgss8&w=420&h=315] Patty: Girl. After the dreck that was the subject of our previous review, I needed something reasonable and normal. Good call on this one. Katie: I thoroughly enjoyed this book when I read it years ago, and recently came across it again when I was looking for something else on my Kindle. I was curious to to find what you thought about it, and to see if it held up over time. So many romances really don’t. Quinn is a small-town art teacher. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Crazy For You, jennifer crusie, katie71483, PattyKates, the other courtney

PattyKates's CBR7 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Crazy For You, jennifer crusie, katie71483, PattyKates, the other courtney ·
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