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Mia’s Hot Fake-Married Summer in Paris

Sweet Filthy Boy (Wild Seasons Book 1) by Christina Lauren

June 29, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

We’re married for the summer. Summer marriages don’t get dragged down in heavy stuff. ― Christina Lauren, Sweet Filthy Boy “Which was your favorite? Living room, or bed, or floor, or bed, or wall, or mirror, or bar, or floor?” “Shhh,” I whisper, lifting my cup to take another, more careful sip of coffee. I smile into my mug. “You’re weird.” “I think I need a cast for my penis.” ― Christina Lauren, Sweet Filthy Boy Mia is not impulsive. She follows the path, checks […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: alternate reality, beach read, Christina Lauren, communication fails, Girls Trip, idiots to lovers, Las Vegas, Newlyweds, paris, roleplaying, summer fling, summer romance

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: alternate reality, beach read, Christina Lauren, communication fails, Girls Trip, idiots to lovers, Las Vegas, Newlyweds, paris, roleplaying, summer fling, summer romance ·
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For the love of all the things, correctly labelling genre and providing content warnings matters.

Always, in December by Emily Stone

January 15, 2022 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

I don’t normally suggest reviewing a book while angry at it, but here we are. I should probably wait to further reflect on why I’m feeling this way. But. But I have already angrily thrown it into the return slot at the library and after four hours of being annoyed, and having it come right back to front of mind the moment I was done watching the finale of the Station Eleven adaptation I have decided to try to purge my anger into digital ink […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Always in December, angry review, cancer, communication fails, Death, don't read this, Emily Stone, faintingviolet, fat phobia, grief, needed content warnings, not romance, overwritten

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Always in December, angry review, cancer, communication fails, Death, don't read this, Emily Stone, faintingviolet, fat phobia, grief, needed content warnings, not romance, overwritten ·
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