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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Surprisingly, her utter lack of brains or personality is not her “Defect”

Conform by Ariel Sullivan

February 27, 2026 by Jen K 3 Comments

Oh my god, this book. There are so many ways someone could have taken this premise and done something with it but it would have required some world building that makes sense. Or a protagonist that isn’t a wet blanket but also the most special girl to ever live. Supposedly Emeline is 27 but I would have just as easily believed she was a pod person created the day before the book started. This is a society built on class and eugenics. The very top […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Ariel Sullivan, dystopian romance

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Ariel Sullivan, dystopian romance ·
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It’s like I see the beginning of something and my brain goes right to the end.

The Home I Find With You by Skye Kilaen

February 23, 2021 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

It was profoundly strange to read a dystopian romance set in a United States after a climate change and racism driven civil war while my city and state were going through a climate driven disaster exacerbated by racist policies. If it had been written by another author, I probably would have put it aside as too close to home, but Skye Kilaen was writes with such kindness that it was a balm to read about her characters working together as a community to survive. Set […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: climate change, dystopian romance, m/m romance, Polyamory, Skye Kilaen, The Home I Find With You

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:17 · Genres: Romance · Tags: climate change, dystopian romance, m/m romance, Polyamory, Skye Kilaen, The Home I Find With You ·
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    Oh gosh, I loved this book! While I didn't find it "erotically charged" I definitely found it deeply affecting. It...
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    on When You Hate the Protagonist (But Enjoy the Book)
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