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Join the CBR18 Book Bingo Reading Challenge—Now Underway!   

His chest was a broken cage for his emotions.

Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

October 17, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: You – In the end, all you have is yourself. If you cannot trust your mind or rely on your body to function properly, then what is it that makes you you? An extraordinary amount of intimacy lay in exchanging art. Not for critique and not for class. Just to look. To feel. To understand each other.” ― C.G. Drews, Don’t Let the Forest In Andrew Perrault returns to Wickwood Academy, a private school located in the state of Virginia, for his senior […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult Tagged With: anorexia, boarding school, C.G. Drews, cbr18bingo, dark academia, enchanted forest, gay romance, Gothic Horror, mental health issues, queer romance, trauma bonding

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult · Tags: anorexia, boarding school, C.G. Drews, cbr18bingo, dark academia, enchanted forest, gay romance, Gothic Horror, mental health issues, queer romance, trauma bonding ·
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This is temptation city, and there is absolutely no way I can act on anything.

First to Finish by Rebecca J. Caffery

September 27, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: One – Johannes wants to be the F1 world champion. Reeling from a bad breakup, Johannes also wants to find “the one,” and he finds himself falling for his new chief engineer. Johannes is at the top of the game and in the number one spot in the F1 racing order and on the podium. Along with his best friend and rival racer Harper, Johannes is competing to be this year’s Formula 1  champion. For the past four years, he’s been in a […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, cbr18bingo, F1, Formula 1 Racing, gay romance, queer romance, race car drivers, Rebecca J. Caffery, secret romance, workplace romance

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:44 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, cbr18bingo, F1, Formula 1 Racing, gay romance, queer romance, race car drivers, Rebecca J. Caffery, secret romance, workplace romance ·
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Small town secrets and shallow gene pools

Sex at a Funeral by K. Stirling

September 18, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: Right – When family secrets are revealed, no one gets to claim that there is one right way to be: what love should look like, what makes a family unit the “right” kind, etc.. Sky is home for his father’s funeral. Throughout Sky’s life, his father treated him with contempt and disgust. Sky grieves the loss of his parent and that they can never reconcile. When he came out to his parents in his teens, his mother barely reacted, which was on brand […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: autistic rep, Beards, bullying, cbr18bingo, family secrets, funerals, gay panic, gay romance, K. Stirling, lavender marriage, LGBTQIA+ characters, queer romance, scandal, terrible parents

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:41 · Genres: Romance · Tags: autistic rep, Beards, bullying, cbr18bingo, family secrets, funerals, gay panic, gay romance, K. Stirling, lavender marriage, LGBTQIA+ characters, queer romance, scandal, terrible parents ·
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I can’t believe we were almost killed by a hedge.

A Marvelous Light: The Last Binding Book #1 by Freya Marske

September 16, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: Craft – Edwin must hone his craft as a spellcaster as he is not as naturally gifted as his other family members. Blyth gave him an exceedingly stubborn look. God save Edwin from the idiotic flower of English manhood. ― Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light You could have been done helping us in the time it’s taken you to explain exactly how unhelpful you delight in being. ― Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light As a baronet, Robin is assigned an easy job at […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: bullying, cbr18bingo, England, Freya Marske, gay romance, queer romance, social climbing, Urban Fantasy, workplace romance

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: bullying, cbr18bingo, England, Freya Marske, gay romance, queer romance, social climbing, Urban Fantasy, workplace romance ·
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What if we kissed for funsies?

It Might be Hot: Suntastic Fun Book 1 by Ariella Zoelle

Forever Not Yours: Square Mile Rogues Book 1 by Sophia Soames

September 3, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: Joker and Or It Might be Hot by Ariella Zoelle Two stars CBR18 Bingo: Joker – Alessandro is always joking that his best friend Lachlan should sleep with him. It takes several tries before Lachlan believes he is serious. Alessandro has a massive crush on his straight best friend Lachlan. When Lachlan and his latest girlfriend break up, Alessandro offers to sleep with him. As usual, Lachlan brushes him off, assuming Alessandro is joking. Instead of playing it off as a joke, Alessandro […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Ariella Zoelle, bisexuality, cbr18bingo, character with type 1 diabetes, Depression, Diabetes, friends to lovers, gay awakening, gay romance, idiots in love, LGBTQIA+ characters, self-sabotage, Sophia Soames, toxic relationships

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:38 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Ariella Zoelle, bisexuality, cbr18bingo, character with type 1 diabetes, Depression, Diabetes, friends to lovers, gay awakening, gay romance, idiots in love, LGBTQIA+ characters, self-sabotage, Sophia Soames, toxic relationships ·
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Pairs well with the US Open happening now

In Your Court: Serve or Receive? by Kit Haley

August 29, 2026 by carmelpie 1 Comment

CBR18 Bingo: Season – Tennis court seasons (hard court, clay, grass, etc…) Miles Callahan and Matteo Russo are rivals. Miles is ranked number four in the world and is America’s next big tennis hope. Matteo, an Australian former teenage tennis phenom, is unranked and is fighting his way back into professional tennis after taking years off to recover from a devastating accident when he was nineteen. To compete at the professional level, Matteo pays his own way and doesn’t have the sponsorship deals that normally […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Anxiety, ARC, cbr18bingo, closeted gay athlete, Depression, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, gay romance, Kit Haley, LGBTQIA+ characters, professional tennis, queer representation, queer romance, Rivals, tennis

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Anxiety, ARC, cbr18bingo, closeted gay athlete, Depression, enemies to friends, enemies to lovers, gay romance, Kit Haley, LGBTQIA+ characters, professional tennis, queer representation, queer romance, Rivals, tennis ·
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