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> Tag: Alexis Hall

great book, you’re probably already halfway to reading it

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

June 5, 2022 by wicherwill 7 Comments

First Note: READ THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS that’s all I have to say for now. Also that there’s less (marginal? Confused-and-not-meant?) transphobia than you might think, read with a clear heart and no armor! Full Review: I’ve had a great little back and forth with llamareadsbooks over my note from above re: the transphobia in this book. The point of discussion is basically around Gracewood (the male lead) and how much he sinks before he starts the well-trod-by-male-leads-in-romances apology tour to prove himself worthy of the female lead, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, LGBTQ

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:68 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, LGBTQ ·
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A Lady for a Duke

“We can make our own world, Viola, with our own rules.”

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

May 28, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 6 Comments

This is an emotionally lovely historical romance featuring a trans woman and her childhood best friend and so much pining! Two years after the war, things are not going well for either Viola or Gracewood. Viola used it as an opportunity to change her future, but while she’s happy as a lady’s companion to her sister-in-law Lady Marleigh, she’s still wary of moving about in greater society. Gracewood has taken the death of his best friend particularly hard, and once word reaches Lady Marleigh of […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, historical, Romance, trans

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, historical, Romance, trans ·
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My new favorite genre

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

May 27, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I realize there’s an entire subgenre of queer m/m-focus literature set in Ye Olde Times that has a soupçon of reality (like, there have always been queer people but there’s no Edwardian timeline in which they were openly walking about and getting married), some very specific tropes for characters (usually, seemingly-himbo + someone), and mile a minute sort of pity pitter patter pithy laugh lines. I think seemingly-himbo (the shimbo, we will call him) is probably my favorite foil to the more immediately interesting second […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, LGBTQ

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:17 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, LGBTQ ·
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“As far as Valentine was concerned, the way he kept being likeable was starting to feel pointed. And probably meant they were friends. Dammit.”

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

March 20, 2022 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

Quickly on the heels of reading Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material last month I requested Something Fabulous from the library keen to see how Hall’s voice translated from contemporary romance to historical. The verdict: mostly quite good with moments of brilliant, but also moments of not good at all. I’ve gone with a 3.5 rounded up for this one. We’ve got the story here of Valentine Layton, the Duke of Malvern, and his twin problems: Belle and Bonny Tarleton. Operating under his deceased father’s desire for […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, an antagonist problem, demisexual lead, M/M historical romance, something fabulous

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, an antagonist problem, demisexual lead, M/M historical romance, something fabulous ·
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A wonderful Regency romp where nearly everyone is queer

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

March 19, 2022 by Malin 3 Comments

4.5 stars Official book description: Valentine Layton, the Duke of Malvern, has twin problems: literally. It was always his father’s hope that Valentine would marry Miss Arabella Tarleton. But, unfortunately, too many novels at an impressionable age have caused her to grow up…romantic. So romantic that a marriage of convenience will not do and after Valentine’s proposal she flees into the night determined never to set eyes on him again. Arabella’s twin brother, Mr. Bonaventure “Bonny” Tarleton, has also grown up…romantic. And fully expects Valentine […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, cbr14, funny, historical romance, LGBTQIA, Malin, Regency, road trip, something fabulous

Malin's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, cbr14, funny, historical romance, LGBTQIA, Malin, Regency, road trip, something fabulous ·
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A ridiculous farce with a core of sweetness.

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

February 23, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This book is funny and adorable with a side of aggravation. This review will be short because I never know how to talk about funny books in reviews. Our main character is Valentine, a young duke who is set and ready to do his duty by marrying the girl he’s been betrothed to since he was a child, a thing both their fathers wished for them. Only the girl, Arabella, has no desire to get married, and she hates Valentine, so she absconds with herself […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, farce, historical romance, LGBTQIA, m/m, narfna, queer romance, Romance, something fabulous

narfna's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, farce, historical romance, LGBTQIA, m/m, narfna, queer romance, Romance, something fabulous ·
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