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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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Max could practically hear Brand bark in his ear, “Now is when you keep your mouth shut and let the stupid bad guy explain every stupid element of their stupid life-plan-slash-life-story.”

The Eidolon: Magnus Academy #1 by K.D. Edwards

January 2, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Anna counted five separate restaurants owned by this Howard Johnson. They looked very old – something from the years before she was born. Rune would probably know. He was always talking about the 1980s and 1990s as if they were the first decades of human existence.” ― K.D. Edwards, The Eidolon “He’s alive!” Quinn cried. “Right? Max right? Right?” Now he turned, desperate. “He’s alive and well and burning a path toward you,” Max whispered. He turned his gaze on Cornelius. Sometimes there were no […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: found family, K.D. Edwards, kidnapping, queer authors, Urban Fantasy

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: found family, K.D. Edwards, kidnapping, queer authors, Urban Fantasy ·
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Laurent is an incredible anti-hero, but the Vaskian women are my true inspiration

Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat

December 31, 2023 by carmelpie 3 Comments

“That’s right, I’m still captured,’ said Damen. ‘Your eyes say, “For now,”’ Laurent said. ‘Your eyes have always said, “For now.” ― C.S. Pacat, Prince’s Gambit And so they talked. Laurent’s vocabulary hit its limits when it came to military terms and maneuvers, but Damen filled in the gaps. It was of course no surprise to find that Laurant had a well-stocked armory of elegant phrases and bitchy remarks, but could not talk in detail about anything sensible. ― C.S. Pacat, Prince’s Gambit Prince’s Gambit […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: betrayal, c.s. pacat, enemies to friends, found family, queer romance, smut

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:80 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: betrayal, c.s. pacat, enemies to friends, found family, queer romance, smut ·
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All for the Game: Obsession and its Russian fanbase

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

December 3, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

It’s hard to kill a man when everyone’s eyes are on him. Make them love you, make them hate you. I don’t care. Just make them look at you. ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “The court doesn’t care what my name is or where I’m from or where I’ll be tomorrow. It lets me exist as I am.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “Everything I needed, you already gave me. You let me stay.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men The name of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Sports Tagged With: abused children/teens, brothers, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, College sports, enemies to lovers, found family, gay romance, graphic violence, LGBTQ, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, Mafia Prince, nora sakavic, not ya, queer love, torture

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:72 · Genres: Fiction, Sports · Tags: abused children/teens, brothers, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, College sports, enemies to lovers, found family, gay romance, graphic violence, LGBTQ, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, Mafia Prince, nora sakavic, not ya, queer love, torture ·
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This isn’t an eighties sitcom. I can’t casually accept an orphan into my house for comic relief.

The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

Scenes from Quarantine by K.D. Edwards

Scenes from the Holidays by K.D. Edwards

The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards

November 28, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

These are a series of novellas meant to fill in gaps between the three books in the Tarot Sequence. I’m reviewing them because it gives me an excuse to share more epic quotes from my favorite new characters. The Sunken Mall I had started to pull on my magical sight when Ciaran spotted a convenience store pharmacy combo behind us called CVS. He pointed and said, “You will leave that store alone in particular. I called dibs. Anything with a -cet after it goes in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: brothers, coming home, cozy urban fantasy, found family, gay romance, ghosts, K.D. Edwards, non-binary character, old trauma, queer romance

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:69 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: brothers, coming home, cozy urban fantasy, found family, gay romance, ghosts, K.D. Edwards, non-binary character, old trauma, queer romance ·
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There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.

The Hourglass Throne: The Tarot Sequence Book Three by K.D. Edwards

November 7, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Maybe it’s time we get candid,” I suggested. Lady Death sighed. “Rune, it’s not as if we have orientation materials. There’s not a training module titled Shit We Keep Secret. I finished this at 2am this morning and I’m deep in book hangover-mode. Every few years, a series comes along that completely captures my heart, and this is the one for 2023. I adore these books. I am enthralled. Spoilers for The Hanged Man (book 2) below:   After claiming the Sun throne, Rune is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: family secrets, found family, K.D. Edwards, queer love, queer romance

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:63 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: family secrets, found family, K.D. Edwards, queer love, queer romance ·
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