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I did not enjoy it.

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

September 30, 2017 by Blingle Bells 2 Comments

And I’m pretty bummed about it. I wanted to like it. I liked the first half, in which nerd genius Laurence and young witch Patricia meet in middle school and become half-assed friends. I liked its many, many beautiful lines. I liked young Patricia and to a small degree, adult Patricia. I liked that it was a book by a trans woman that got mainstream attention without her trans-ness being the reason. I liked the cover art. I liked that a nonbinary character who used they/them pronouns was included in a very matter of fact way. I loved enthusiastically picturing Mr. […]

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9/30/2017 Blingle Bells's CBR9 Review No:26 |
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| Tags: all the birds in the sky, charlie jane anders, hipsters, magical realism, science, witches | Category: Fiction | 2 Comments

Do you prefer your coffee with some Angst?

Served Hot by Annabeth Albert

August 16, 2016 by Ellepkay 1 Comment

This is my second Annabeth Albert novella.  I really liked it, although not nearly as much as the first.  She packs a LOT of angst into this one.  Angst is not my preferred flavor, but I still enjoyed it, and read it very fast.  Like the other novella, the set up for the story is very straightforward, and both characters likeable. Robby is a Portland hipster who owns his own coffee cart.  He has a crush on David, a daily regular customer.  They dance around each other and are both very hesitant to move towards a relationship.  The whole story […]

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8/16/2016 Ellepkay's CBR8 Review No:33 |
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| Tags: Contemporary Romance, hipsters, m/m, Portland | Category: Fiction, Romance | 1 Comment


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