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“There’s a whole universe in her and I would be so lucky to live in it, explore it. Over and over.”

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

June 6, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

The voice in this was fantastic. Also terrific? The plotting, the emotional arcs of these characters, the way she develops the main characters’ relationship with scene after scene of conversation. Not to mention the great side characters, the effortless queer rep, the handling of black culture on an overwhelmingly white liberal arts college in England, the radio element, and the female friendships. Honey & Spice follows Kiki Banjo (amazing name), a sophomore at a university in England and host of her own radio show, Brown Sugar. […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Romance Tagged With: Bolu Babalola, contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Honey & Spice, m/f, narfna, Romance

narfna's CBR16 Review No:25 · Genres: Audiobooks, Romance · Tags: Bolu Babalola, contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Honey & Spice, m/f, narfna, Romance ·
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Queer awakenings aren’t just for teens

Cash Delgado is Living the Dream by Tehlor Kay Mejia

May 18, 2024 by LB Leave a Comment

I was a little hesitant to pick this book up after I couldn’t get into Sammy Espinoza, but I’m so glad I gave this a shot after all! Even though this takes place in the same town and there’s several Sammy cameos, this absolutely stands on its own with its focus on Cash and wanting to save Joyce’s, a local dive bar. This is also a book where “everything is political” really keeps coming to mind in the way it challenges gentrification and is so […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: community care, contemporary, lesbian, queer, queer awakening, sapphic, single parent, Small town, tehlor kay mejia

LB's CBR16 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: community care, contemporary, lesbian, queer, queer awakening, sapphic, single parent, Small town, tehlor kay mejia ·
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Life’s big hard questions – what will happen? Who will I become/have largely been answered. And now I feel like there’s this huge absence where the mystery used to be. And I guess that’s really what I’m after.”

Wellness by Nathan Hill

April 30, 2024 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

I am trying a new thing…each of my reviews will begin with “in five words,” wherein, wait for it, I sum up the book in five words.  (It’s a HOOK baby… or that’s the hope.) In Five Words: modern, love story, transformative, satire My first-ever podcast guest, CliftonStrengths coach Heidi Convery-Liscum, recommended this book on Episode 10, she was effusive in her praise and said that it gripped her and she would not soon forget it. What she said made such a strong impression that […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Chicago, contemporary, Nathan Hill, social media, wellness, wellness culture

cheerbrarian's CBR16 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Chicago, contemporary, Nathan Hill, social media, wellness, wellness culture ·
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Dorothy Dingle: the Perfect Mother

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

April 29, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

After his mother has been gone for a week, eleven-year-old Hank and his toddler sister Boo are forced to seek out the stranger listed as their emergency contact. But with Lou Ann’s help comes social workers and a new school, and Hank worries he might have made a huge mistake. I don’t read much middle grade nowadays, but I was intrigued by this book because I haven’t read any middle grade book dealing with foster care and parentification before. The author’s note about her own […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Addiction, ARC, contemporary, family, foster homes, Gennifer Choldenko, middle grade, NetGalley, siblings

Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Addiction, ARC, contemporary, family, foster homes, Gennifer Choldenko, middle grade, NetGalley, siblings ·
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Fun & Delightful Black Sapphic Romance

A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins

April 25, 2024 by LB 1 Comment

I feel like I’ve been waiting for this book forever, so as soon as I got approved for an arc I had to immediately jump in. And I am so glad I did! I’ve loved Chencia’s books since I read Wolves of West Texas, and seeing her story-telling grow and develop is just amazing. A Little Kissing Between Friends is such a delight of a book and had me laughing constantly. The friendship between Jucee and Cyn is so wonderful, and I also love how […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bisexual, Black romance, Chencia C. Higgins, chosen family, contemporary, Contemporary Romance, lesbian, queer, Romance, sapphic romance, sex worker, single parent

LB's CBR16 Review No:2 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: bisexual, Black romance, Chencia C. Higgins, chosen family, contemporary, Contemporary Romance, lesbian, queer, Romance, sapphic romance, sex worker, single parent ·
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The Comeback Kid

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

March 11, 2024 by Pooja 2 Comments

At 37, Carrie Soto is well past the age of retirement for a professional female tennis player, and as the record holder of most Slam titles won, she can rest easy as the best player the world has ever seen – until a younger player matches her. At this point, I probably have to admit that Jenkins Reid’s historical novels have a distinct cheesiness about them, and that I enjoy it very much. Having first met Carrie in Malibu Rising in an unpleasant cameo, I knew she […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Sports Tagged With: contemporary, family, Fiction, Romance, sports, Taylor Jenkins Reid

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction, Sports · Tags: contemporary, family, Fiction, Romance, sports, Taylor Jenkins Reid ·
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