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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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You okay?” “I think so.” A more accurate response would have been clinically alive but dead inside, but that probably wasn’t appropriate with strangers.

Skin and Bones: London Love Book Three by Sophia Soames

February 4, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Mark nodded. “And you should take Hugo. Get some sea air in his lungs. Get shat on by some seagulls.” “Bloody seagulls.” “Sandy beaches, open spaces. Who needs shit like that?” “Nobody,” I agreed. “Fucking nobody.” ― Sophia Soames, Skin and Bones The quote above is the only one I highlighted while reading. And it perfectly encapsulates why I adore Sophia Soames’s writing. This is the third Soames book I’ve read in the past six months, and the second one I have read this year. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: asexuality, brain damage, Comfort Love, disabled characters, disordered eating, Domestic Abuse, domestic assault, fluff, found family, gaslighting, Graphic Content, healing, Hotel life, LGBTQIA romance, OCD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), queer romance, Rape, Slow Burn Romance, Sophia Soames, Therapy, trauma, trust issues, workplace romance

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: asexuality, brain damage, Comfort Love, disabled characters, disordered eating, Domestic Abuse, domestic assault, fluff, found family, gaslighting, Graphic Content, healing, Hotel life, LGBTQIA romance, OCD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), queer romance, Rape, Slow Burn Romance, Sophia Soames, Therapy, trauma, trust issues, workplace romance ·
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