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Le Sigh, aka “Why Do I Hate Myself This Much?”

Bridgerton: An Offer From A Gentleman (Benedict's Story) by Julia Quinn

December 24, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

(Actually, probably 2.5, but Cannonball doesn’t let you give half stars.) Sophia Beckett, an Earl’s by-blow, has been reduced to being a lady’s maid/scullery maid in her own house after the death of her father.  She keeps dreaming of a better life that she believes will never come true. Until the night that the Bridgertons are throwing a masquerade ball, and her fairy godmother fellow servants find a way to get her there. Having only a few hours before midnight, her night is full of…solely […]

Filed Under: History, Romance Tagged With: bad relationships, Class Differences, family issues, Julia Quinn, regency england

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:157 · Genres: History, Romance · Tags: bad relationships, Class Differences, family issues, Julia Quinn, regency england ·
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oh Sally, I don’t know about this one

Beautiful World, Where are You by Sally Rooney

December 22, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 13 Comments

At times transcendent, but at others cringe-worthy. In Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney crawls so far into her own butthole that she manages to shout out of her mouth “do not look at my talking butthole! You don’t know me!”- and once in a while she says something so beautiful that you wind up saying “thank you so much, butthole!”. Reading this book was a journey, to say the least. Originally, I picked it up on Pub Day and tore right in; I adored Normal […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bad relationships, conversations with friends, Depression, growing up, new release, Normal People, post-college, Sally Rooney, self-sabotage, success

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:80 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bad relationships, conversations with friends, Depression, growing up, new release, Normal People, post-college, Sally Rooney, self-sabotage, success ·
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