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this shirty forking book, I swear, it made me so mad

January 30, 2018 by alwaysanswerb 17 Comments

There were a few hot minutes where I was trying to pretend like there was anything I liked about this book. “You finished it,” I said to myself. “There had to be something that made you want to keep reading, right?” Well, yes, of course: hatred. From the very beginning, this book and its poor excuses for “characters” pissed me off. The main character is Scarlett, who is gutless and timid and who would do anything for her sister, Tella, because she loves her and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Caraval, female author, female protagonist;, garbage, Stephanie Garber, ya fantasy

alwaysanswerb's CBR10 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Caraval, female author, female protagonist;, garbage, Stephanie Garber, ya fantasy ·
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Mega Review!! Three pieces of crap, one unremarkable episode, and a nugget of purest green!

June 1, 2017 by FyreHaar 5 Comments

Now, I know what you’re thinking “Fyre, you know you HATE billionaire romances!” I know! So over done! But I love me some menage so I was willing to wade into these treacherous waters for a bargain price. I present my real time notes from this collection. This is a long review but, I hope, worth your while. Drilled by Opal Carew Already stilted dialog. I’ll come along. Gah. Show don’t tell. Stop using the word glided for everything. It’s a horrible word, it sounds […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Calista Fox, Celia Aaron, Charlotte Stein, erotica, garbage, menage, Opal Carew, rapey crap, romance, Sheryl Nantus, spectacular

FyreHaar's CBR9 Review No:9 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Calista Fox, Celia Aaron, Charlotte Stein, erotica, garbage, menage, Opal Carew, rapey crap, romance, Sheryl Nantus, spectacular ·
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