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Small town secrets and shallow gene pools

Sex at a Funeral by K. Stirling

September 18, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: Right – When family secrets are revealed, no one gets to claim that there is one right way to be: what love should look like, what makes a family unit the “right” kind, etc.. Sky is home for his father’s funeral. Throughout Sky’s life, his father treated him with contempt and disgust. Sky grieves the loss of his parent and that they can never reconcile. When he came out to his parents in his teens, his mother barely reacted, which was on brand […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: autistic rep, Beards, bullying, cbr18bingo, family secrets, funerals, gay panic, gay romance, K. Stirling, lavender marriage, LGBTQIA+ characters, queer romance, scandal, terrible parents

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:41 · Genres: Romance · Tags: autistic rep, Beards, bullying, cbr18bingo, family secrets, funerals, gay panic, gay romance, K. Stirling, lavender marriage, LGBTQIA+ characters, queer romance, scandal, terrible parents ·
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I love inappropriate moments. They’re my favourite moments.

The Raven Scholar: The Eternal Path Book #1 by Antonia Hodgson

March 26, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Petty grudges are an excellent spur to action. ― Antonia Hodgson, The Raven Scholar “Fascinating,” the emperor said, rubbing his mouth as he took in her appearance. Fascinating was another of those court words, like astonishing, and remarkable, but even worse. Never fascinate an emperor. ― Antonia Hodgson, The Raven Scholar Neema Kraa is happy with her job as an imperial junior archivist and calligrapher. She is proud of how much she has achieved on her own. That’s what people say when they learn of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: Antonia Hodgson, autistic rep, Classism, exes to lovers, folklore, found family, Loners & Outcasts, nepotism, nobility, reluctant hero, Winner Takes All, wrongfully accused

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:17 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: Antonia Hodgson, autistic rep, Classism, exes to lovers, folklore, found family, Loners & Outcasts, nepotism, nobility, reluctant hero, Winner Takes All, wrongfully accused ·
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Sorry this isn’t really a review but I’m posting it anyway because I want everyone to read this book.

Make You Mine This Christmas by Lizzie Huxley-Jones

December 31, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Oh you’d best believe i have some quotes to post from this delightful book. But tomorrow bc I’m tired. Okay, it’s tomorrow, here are some quotes. Honestly, the plot in this one is four-star but the writing is what bumped it up to a five for me. This book vibrates at exactly my frequency and thus I am insulted it did not receive a print release and isn’t being widely read. The dialogue in this book made me want to pack up my life and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: autistic rep, bisexual rep, British, christmas, Christmas romance, Contemporary Romance, disaster bisexuals, f/f, LGBTQIA, Lizzie Huxley-Jones, queer romance, Romance

narfna's CBR14 Review No:259 · Genres: Romance · Tags: autistic rep, bisexual rep, British, christmas, Christmas romance, Contemporary Romance, disaster bisexuals, f/f, LGBTQIA, Lizzie Huxley-Jones, queer romance, Romance ·
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