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Where the Animals Have Better Manners

Riders by Jilly Cooper

August 18, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR15 Bingo – Sex: What would a bonkbuster be without sex? And here it drives much of the action and drama of the book as well. Jake Lovell and Rupert Campbell-Black were born to very different circumstances which have made them very different men, but they both have the same goal – to rise to the top of the spectacular, high-octane world of… show jumping. As I was embarking on an international trip with limited internet access, I thought it would be prudent to stock up […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bonkbuster, cbr15bingo, drama, Fiction, horses, Jilly Cooper, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:53 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bonkbuster, cbr15bingo, drama, Fiction, horses, Jilly Cooper, Romance ·
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A Bonkbuster Double Feature

Mistral's Daughter by Judith Krantz

Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz

May 13, 2022 by Pooja 3 Comments

Every so often I go on a kick of reading those commercial romances about driven young women published in the 1980s that are sometimes called bonkbusters. You must admit they are rather addictive in their escapist nature and their pulpy plots. It annoys me when people dismiss them as ‘trashy,’ as though they have to make excuses for not reading Dickens or whoever all the time. There’s still good writing there- and I think that’s especially true when it comes to Judith Krantz. Mistral’s Daughter […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bonkbuster, historical, Judith Krantz, pulp fiction, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:66 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bonkbuster, historical, Judith Krantz, pulp fiction, Romance ·
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