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I agree; The Tempest is a horrible play to perform on an ocean voyage.

A Sea Change: A Shadowhunters Novella by Cassandra Clare

May 9, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Most people on their travels are looking for something; either to run towards, or as an option to go run from their troubles to. But not Shadowhunter (bisexual, recovering alcoholic, and general mess) Matthew Fairchild and his loyal (and here mostly when the plot requires him) golden retriever, Oscar Wilde. No. Matthew is searching for himself aboard the Majestic, a grand 19th century ocean liner sailing from Greece to Constantinople, where he’s meeting his parabatai James Herondale, and James’s wife Cordelia.  (Luckily it’s the Black […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bisexual hero, cassandra clare, sea voyages, sexy french hero, Shadowhunters, vampires

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: bisexual hero, cassandra clare, sea voyages, sexy french hero, Shadowhunters, vampires ·
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This one’s for the bisexuals.

With Love, From Cold World by Alicia Thompson

July 11, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 4 Book 18/30 Alicia Thompson is reliably smart and funny in all her romance books, and her characters have such heart. The setting in this one is also really fun: a tourist attraction in or near Orlando called Cold World, where it is winter all year long. Both of our main characters work there—Asa for over ten years (he’s been there since his family kicked him out for being bisexual), and Lauren for just over two (she is the […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alicia Thompson, bisexual hero, Contemporary Romance, Florida, foster care, LGBTQIA, m/f, narfna, Romance, theme parks, With Love From Cold World

narfna's CBR16 Review No:46 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alicia Thompson, bisexual hero, Contemporary Romance, Florida, foster care, LGBTQIA, m/f, narfna, Romance, theme parks, With Love From Cold World ·
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“Men who were delicious enough to make you lose your head should be imbibed sensibly.”

The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert

November 24, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

Not my fave of hers but still cute. Having a little trouble coming up with anything to say because this is so solidly in the ‘just fine’ category in my mind, which is unusual for a Talia Hibbert. Usually if nothing else, her narrative voice pulls me through and gives the book a boost. This book follows Cherry and Ruben. Cherry is working for a corporate academy school, and Ruben is a prince of a made up country I can’t remember the name of. He […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: bisexual hero, Contemporary Romance, fomance, LGBTQIA, m/f, narfna, read harder challenge 2023, Talia Hibbert, The Princess Trap

narfna's CBR15 Review No:140 · Genres: Romance · Tags: bisexual hero, Contemporary Romance, fomance, LGBTQIA, m/f, narfna, read harder challenge 2023, Talia Hibbert, The Princess Trap ·
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“Any questions? Comments? Last-minute genius ideas? Prayers, hymns, interpretive dances?”

The Disasters by M.K. England

June 27, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

My reading intake has dropped off considerably since May, but book club kept me with my hand in the game so to speak, because I really enjoyed my first choice, The Disasters by M.K. England. This book ended up on our selection list because I saw an interesting write-up about it and thought hey, I want to read that book. Sometimes it pays to be the Book Club Maven. (I also read I Hope You Get This Message , I had previously read The Long […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: bisexual hero, book club, faintingviolet, found family, M.K. England, space road trip, the disasters, The Future is Queer

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:30 · Genres: Book Club, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: bisexual hero, book club, faintingviolet, found family, M.K. England, space road trip, the disasters, The Future is Queer ·
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“I don’t want to talk about dukes. Bollocks on every last one of them.”

A Delicate Deception (Regency Imposters, #3) by Cat Sebastian

April 2, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a bit rough, but charming in its roughness. It’s my favorite of Sebastian’s Regency Imposters books. At the beginning of the book especially when the lovers are in the “enemies” phase of “enemies to lovers,” the banter and the narration both are very biting and witty, but in a gentle, non-threatening way for my emotions. Amelia is our heroine, and I will admit it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize she was in both prior books in the series. She has […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: a delicate deception, bisexual hero, bisexual heroine, Cat Sebastian, LGBTQIA, m/f, narfna, Regency Romance, Romance

narfna's CBR12 Review No:40 · Genres: Romance · Tags: a delicate deception, bisexual hero, bisexual heroine, Cat Sebastian, LGBTQIA, m/f, narfna, Regency Romance, Romance ·
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BINGO! with a bisexual swordsman book from the 1980s. — #CBRBingo

September 10, 2018 by narfna 4 Comments

This little book is not what I was expecting. I’m not sure *what* I was expecting, actually, but it took me a pretty long time to get into this. When I finally did, though, I was glad I pushed through. Not quite sure how to describe this. It’s set in an unnamed city in an unnamed country, where nobles live up on the Hill in the city, and poor people and criminals live in Riverside. Both places have complicated and very strict rules of conduct, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: bisexual hero, cbr10bingo, comedy of manners, ellen kushner, fantasy, gay hero, LGBTQIA, melodrama, narfna, riverside, swashbucklers, swordspoint

narfna's CBR10 Review No:112 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: bisexual hero, cbr10bingo, comedy of manners, ellen kushner, fantasy, gay hero, LGBTQIA, melodrama, narfna, riverside, swashbucklers, swordspoint ·
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