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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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A beautiful witchy sapphic romance full of healing

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa

May 26, 2022 by LB Leave a Comment

I wanted to read this book for a witchy, sapphic romance, but this delivered so much more. If you need a story about finding true friends, healing after tragedy, and a sweet sapphic romance as a bonus, this book is for you. Eleanor has felt ostracized from the community in Salem since a tragedy last Halloween, but when she receives a book detailing the Major Arcana of Smith Rider Waite tarot deck and meets Pix and Ofira, she begins a journey of healing and growth. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, halloween, healing, Improbable magic for cynical witches, kate scelsa, lesbian character, queer, salem Massachusetts, sapphic romance, Young Adult

LB's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, halloween, healing, Improbable magic for cynical witches, kate scelsa, lesbian character, queer, salem Massachusetts, sapphic romance, Young Adult ·
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cover of the book The Line Tender by Kate Allen

“But if you could tell science like a story, I’d pay attention.”

The Line Tender by Kate Allen

February 12, 2020 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Lucy’s mother was a marine biologist who was particularly interested in sharks. People told her mother that this enthusiasm would get her killed, but it was a brain aneurysm that ended up taking her life. Lucy was seven when that happened, and while she still finds herself occasionally swept up in bouts of grief, she and her father are getting by. Friends and neighbors help a lot. Fred from across the street is her best friend, though now at 13 years old, she is beginning […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: A death in the family, All the feels, Children's, children's book, children's lit, first love, friendship, grief, healing, kate allen, marine biology, Massachusetts, middle grade, middle school, sharks

cosbrarian's CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: A death in the family, All the feels, Children's, children's book, children's lit, first love, friendship, grief, healing, kate allen, marine biology, Massachusetts, middle grade, middle school, sharks ·
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I’m a fountain of blood in the shape of a girl…

February 11, 2017 by pluiedenovembre 1 Comment

Patricia Engel has published two other books, the short story collection Vida and the novel It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris. Even though I haven’t read either of those books, I felt that I needed to read her new novel, The Veins of the Ocean. Not only because the reviews were intriguing (and very positive) but also because I don’t remember ever reading anything by a Colombian American novelist. The Veins of the Ocean is the story of Reina Castillo. When we first meet Reina […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Cartagena, Colombia, Communism, Cuba, disenchantment, dolphins, exile, family saga, Florida Keys, free diving, guilt, Havana, healing, Immigrants, Latin America, loss, Love, Miami, orishas, Patricia Engel, Prison, scuba diving, The Veins of the Ocean, tragedy

pluiedenovembre's CBR9 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Cartagena, Colombia, Communism, Cuba, disenchantment, dolphins, exile, family saga, Florida Keys, free diving, guilt, Havana, healing, Immigrants, Latin America, loss, Love, Miami, orishas, Patricia Engel, Prison, scuba diving, The Veins of the Ocean, tragedy ·
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