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“Sometimes Paris felt his whole life was in slow motion with ominous music playing over it.”

Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble (Winner Bakes All, #2) by Alexis Hall

December 30, 2022 by narfna 2 Comments

I don’t think this is a book anybody but Alexis Hall could have pulled off. This is a romance and a book about a baking competition, yes, but it’s also a book about a person with severe anxiety, and what that anxiety does to his relationships with the people around him. Paris isn’t an easy character to like, and his story isn’t an easy ride. But it was worth it! Paris Daillencourt ends up on Bake Expectations because his flatmate secretly put him up for […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, Anxiety, Baking, British, Contemporary Romance, m-m, Mental Health, narfna, paris daillencourt is about to crumble, Romance, winner bakes all

narfna's CBR14 Review No:243 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, Anxiety, Baking, British, Contemporary Romance, m-m, Mental Health, narfna, paris daillencourt is about to crumble, Romance, winner bakes all ·
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I would have written myself into his skin if only I could, like a prisoner marking the walls of his cell, just to prove I was still alive and that I did not drift, untouching and untouched, through a universe of empty spaces and fading stars.

Glitterland by Alexis Hall

December 26, 2022 by Emmalita 3 Comments

Nobody puts me into someone else’s head quite the way Alexis Hall does. Sometimes that’s a problem for me, like when I had to bail on Rosalind Palmer because the narcissist relationship was too visceral for me. In Glitterland, being in Ash’s head meant I was still having that visceral experience and I could see the lights of the oncoming disaster train, but I also could see how he was going to move through and repair the damage he does. It engaged my compassion without […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Alexis Hall, Glitterland, Mental Health, NetGalley

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:149 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Alexis Hall, Glitterland, Mental Health, NetGalley ·
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Extremely yes, very swoon.

A Lady For a Duke by Alexis Hall

November 2, 2022 by narfna 6 Comments

“I cannot meet him as a stranger. But he has never known me as myself.” I loved this so much I wish I could just drop everything I’m doing right now, including writing this review, and read it again. I honestly haven’t stopped thinking about it since July, and it is now November. I would need to re-read anyway to write a review that does it justice, with like, quotes and shit. As of right now, I’m thinking this review is just going to be […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: a lady for a duke, Alexis Hall, historical romance, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA romance, narfna, queer romance, Romance, trans character

narfna's CBR14 Review No:173 · Genres: Romance · Tags: a lady for a duke, Alexis Hall, historical romance, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA romance, narfna, queer romance, Romance, trans character ·
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Re-re-reads count, don’t they?

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

October 12, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Re-re-read in honor of Husband Material: Re-re-reading this book, especially after reading Husband Material, made me realize that it’s a five star book by me. While “Priya” the Muslim will never cease to exasperate me (to recap: Priya is a Hindu name, or more relevantly it’s not a kosher Muslim name because it is religious. While it does mean “beloved” it’s also a name used for a minor goddess, and as such would not be given to a practicing Muslim child. Google, my friend!) so much of […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, LGBTQ, re-read

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:115 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, LGBTQ, re-read ·
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“You have to be quiet when you’re eavesdropping. Otherwise it’s just a logistically difficult conversation.”

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

September 20, 2022 by Nart Leave a Comment

Plot: Viola has had to make some very hard choices. Born a Viscount with oodles of money, land, and power, she nevertheless felt utterly miserable, until a near fatal injury on the battlefield in Waterloo gave her an opportunity to reinvent herself. Sure, she’s a penniless lady’s companion to her brother’s abrasive wife, but at least she gets to be herself. Also his wife (and her brother for that matter) is actually pretty wonderful and supportive and loving so all in all, not bad at all. Really, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall

Nart's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall ·
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Cover art: A Lady for a Duke. A woman and a man embrace, wearing period clothing

A Trans-Austen Historical Romance

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

August 25, 2022 by Sofi Keren 5 Comments

I love reading Austen and the Brontë sisters. Jane Eyre is a favorite, even if Mr. Rochester is the worst and definitely killed his wife. But reading period romances used to remind me, in the back of my mind, that those stories weren’t written for people like me. It wouldn’t have been historically accurate for two queer people to get together and not be shunned by society, right? Or…maybe not. Gentleman Jack has been a breath of fresh air, with a main character based on […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alexis Hall, historical romance, LGBTQ romance

Sofi Keren's CBR14 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alexis Hall, historical romance, LGBTQ romance ·
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