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“The witch owes nothing. That is what makes her dangerous. And that is what makes her divine.”

Waking the Witch by Pam Grossman

September 18, 2019 by NTE Leave a Comment

(This is another one of those quote heavy reviews, but :shrug:) So, I can’t be the only one who’s hearing a lot of talk about witches lately, right?  Podcasts?(including the author of this book’s own) Friends dabbling in crystals? Little sister shoving the Co-Star app at you and asking what time you were born??  I feel like witches are in the zeitgeist right now, one way or another, and as any The Craft-Matilda-Practical Magic loving 90’s teenage girl can tell you, not even for the first […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, but not really, cbr bingo, History/Scmistory, oops, pam grossman, Pop Culture, quote heavy, Quotes, witches

NTE's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, but not really, cbr bingo, History/Scmistory, oops, pam grossman, Pop Culture, quote heavy, Quotes, witches ·
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I really wish they had just *stayed* in Tuscany for the whole month…

December 18, 2017 by denesteak 3 Comments

I can’t remember the last time I read a book that is straight-up romance genre, but I’ve been meaning to try more since the CBR community always has such fun reviews of them. So when I saw this Kindle edition book going for $0.99 on Amazon, I imagined re-living Diane Lane’s sojourn in that Tuscan sun movie and bought it. It begins with Lizzy Harper, disgruntled housewife, being told at the last minute by her workaholic husband that he won’t be able to make their […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: but not really, cbr9, denesteak, inglath cooper, romance, that month in tuscany

denesteak's CBR9 Review No:10 · Genres: Romance · Tags: but not really, cbr9, denesteak, inglath cooper, romance, that month in tuscany ·
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