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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Don’t judge a book by its cover

Griz by Eddie Cleveland

November 9, 2020 by katie71483 3 Comments

I’ll be the first to admit guilt: I had zero expectations about this book. The blurb sounded mildly entertaining, a comedic fake relationship romance with a college hockey backdrop. Strike that. I had low expectations. I totally judged GRIZ by E. Cleveland by two things that really shouldn’t have any bearing on the quality of a book: the title, the cover and the fact that it was a Kindle Unlimited selection. Okay, that was three things, but bear with me here. Griz is the name […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Sports Tagged With: body positive, college, E. Cleveland, Eddie Cleveland, fake relationship, feminism, Griz, hockey, katie71483, New Adult, New Adult Romance, Romance

katie71483's CBR12 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Sports · Tags: body positive, college, E. Cleveland, Eddie Cleveland, fake relationship, feminism, Griz, hockey, katie71483, New Adult, New Adult Romance, Romance ·
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A romance where the best part isn’t the romance. #CBRBingo – Book Club

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

September 28, 2020 by narfna 3 Comments

I liked this a lot, but it felt a bit unfinished in a couple aspects, and I liked the beginning better than the ending. I finally got my book club to read a romance, and it turns out romance wasn’t even the main focus. I should have made them read Beach Read, that would have got them. On the other hand, as much as this book was flawed for me as a romance, as a book about criticizing reality TV and about disrupting the public […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: body positive, cbr12bingo, Contemporary Romance, Kate Stayman-London, narfna, one to watch, Romance

narfna's CBR12 Review No:137 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: body positive, cbr12bingo, Contemporary Romance, Kate Stayman-London, narfna, one to watch, Romance ·
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Bootylicious

Misadventures of a Curvy Girl by Sierra Simone

March 9, 2020 by katie71483 Leave a Comment

Acknowledging that I’m probably dreadfully late to the party, I’d like to recommend Misadventures of a Curvy Girl by Sierra Simone. I found the heroine, Ireland, to be relatable and realistic in so many ways. She’s a legitimate plus size gal who is working on being body positive, but is really having to struggle with those stupid voices in your head, the ones that tell you you aren’t worthy because of your weight or wonder why anyone would possibly be interested in you. I’ve had […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: body positive, Curvy Girl, katie71483, mfm, Romance, Sierra Simone

katie71483's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: body positive, Curvy Girl, katie71483, mfm, Romance, Sierra Simone ·
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A redheaded woman pulling partially chewed bubblegum out of her mouth below a mixed-font title

Not As Expected

January 20, 2016 by Alix Leave a Comment

How do you review books that are basically someone else’s life narrative? Fat Girl Walking is Brittany Gibbon’s story, and her owning her story. I respect that, and feel no desire to take it to task. In fact, the writing is crisp and the humor sarcastic. There is little I can point to as flawed other than a few instances of casual ableism. I just didn’t like it. And since I rate by the Goodreads system, that means this book gets a single star. Perhaps […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, blogger, body positive, brittany gibbons, fat acceptance, Parenting, sex

Alix's CBR8 Review No:3 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, blogger, body positive, brittany gibbons, fat acceptance, Parenting, sex ·
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