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“Heroism’s just doing more than you want to do or think you can.” (CBR11 Bingo)

Northern Lights by Nora Roberts

August 13, 2019 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I’m glad this Bingo Square is Summer Read, not Beach Read because I have a very peculiar definition of what I read at the beach and it is not vacation “light reading”! Northern Lights might not count for some (there are a few murders and a male protagonist fighting through depression) but a Nora Roberts romance will always be a Summer Read for me. I’ve read Northern Lights before, but its been a long time. In Northern Lights we follow Nate Burke as he moves […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: a little romance, cbr11bingo, faintingviolet, Nora Roberts, Northern Lights, not a series, summer read

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: a little romance, cbr11bingo, faintingviolet, Nora Roberts, Northern Lights, not a series, summer read ·
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“Please, don’t let me make you cry,” he whispered in her ear. “If something is wrong, tell me so I can fix it. Please.”

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

June 27, 2019 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Earlier this year I read and fell hard for Helen Hoang’ debut The Kiss Quotient. I was taken with her non-traditional protagonists and immediately added her next book, The Bride Test, to my library request list. I’m glad that I did, I enjoyed this sophomore outing more than its predecessor. The Bride Test expands the world Hoang created in The Kiss Quotient. Khai Diep is one of Michael’s cousins we met in The Kiss Quotient (his brother Quan also features and will be the focus […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: a little romance, Helen Hoang, neurodiverse, read harder challenge, read women, The Bride Test, The Kiss Quotient, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: a little romance, Helen Hoang, neurodiverse, read harder challenge, read women, The Bride Test, The Kiss Quotient, we need diverse books ·
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