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A Book Cover that looks like an old-school Faerie Tale Story Book

“One doesn’t need magic if one knows enough stories.”

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawelett

February 3, 2023 by llamareadsbooks 5 Comments

I absolutely adored this! One standoffish professor plus her exact opposite best (only) friend plus a countryside full of faeries? Magical! At long last, Emily has made the long journey to Ljosland to study the Hidden Ones, the previous unresearched faeries who live there. Her entry on them will be the crowning achievement to her encyclopedia of faeries. If only she hadn’t somehow offended all the townsfolk on her first day… The sudden arrival of her colleague Wendell – and how quickly the townsfolk latch […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, faeries, Heather Fawelett, historical

llamareadsbooks's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, faeries, Heather Fawelett, historical ·
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Obviously You Should Shoot the Intruder in Your Hidden Pool

The Proud Breed by Celeste de Blasis

February 2, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

After an unexpected encounter by a hidden pool, Tessa and Gavin fall in love, but their lives together in a rapidly developing California will not be easy. Before this book I’d only read de Blasis’s Wild Swan trilogy, and it was glad to see that we see some of the same hallmarks here – strong, complex characters with an undeniable connection, no matter how many times they might fall away from each other for a time. In fact, I might argue that Tessa was a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: American Civil War, california, Celeste de Blasis, family saga, historical, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: American Civil War, california, Celeste de Blasis, family saga, historical, Romance ·
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“I didn’t smuggle the dog into the country; I merely caused him to be smuggled out of Baluchistan.”

Frederica by Georgette Heyer

January 17, 2023 by Pooja 4 Comments

CBR15 Passport Challenge: Different (sub)genres #2 The Marquis of Alverstoke, wealthy, vain, and immensely bored, sees no reason why he must put himself to any trouble for anyone at all. But when he agrees to sponsor a beautiful young woman’s debut in society, he can’t help but become tangled up with her managing older sister. I read Georgette Heyer’s romances sparingly. Not because I dislike them, but indeed the opposite – I adore their sharp humor, hijinks, and immersive historical setting – and I don’t […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, CBR15Passport, comedy, family, georgette heyer, historical, NetGalley, Regency, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, CBR15Passport, comedy, family, georgette heyer, historical, NetGalley, Regency, Romance ·
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“You could have kissed me or slit my throat and either would have made as much sense.”

A Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson

January 13, 2023 by Pooja 2 Comments

CBR15 Passport Challenge: Books you already own #1 In a lyrical letter to the lover she killed, Constanta recounts their history together, as well as that of his other ‘brides,’ and what drove them to do as they did. I had high hopes for this book. I don’t usually love vampire romances, because I feel like they often underplay the dark and twisted nature of the vampires of myth – so the fact that this book promised to go back to those terrifying roots drew […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: #fantasy, abuse, CBR15Passport, historical, horror, Polyamory, Romance, ST Gibson, vampire

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: #fantasy, abuse, CBR15Passport, historical, horror, Polyamory, Romance, ST Gibson, vampire ·
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Is the Past Written in Sand or Stone?

Saving Her Highland Traitor by Maeve Greyson

January 12, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR15 Passport Challenge: Different (sub)genres #1 After Mira and her godson Robbie travel back in time to 18th century Scotland, they settle into a content life with Clan MacDonald. But when Mira realizes that the chief, Teague, is destined to be executed before the end of the year, she becomes determined to avert his fate. Time travel historical romance is a niche genre that I’ve had very little exposure to. I enjoy straightforward historical romance, but the fish-out-of-water aspect of it, as well as the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, CBR15Passport, historical, Maeve Greyson, NetGalley, Romance, scotland, time travel

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, CBR15Passport, historical, Maeve Greyson, NetGalley, Romance, scotland, time travel ·
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The Most Noble of Ladies… and the Gunmaker’s Grandson

The Regal by Kate Archer

December 26, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

The duchess has finally settled on a young lady to sponsor, and in true duchess fashion this young lady is quite a noble one, with the blood of the Plantagenets running in her veins. Now if only she wouldn’t insist on entangling herself with a recent baron! This is the conclusion of A Series of Worthy Young Ladies, a comic Regency romance series I have been following all year, and it was a good book to wrap up the whole saga. The hero is Harry […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, historical, Kate Archer, NetGalley, Regency, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:122 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, historical, Kate Archer, NetGalley, Regency, Romance ·
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