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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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There’s no one on this goddamn planet I’d rather be a disaster with than you.

The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky (Montague Siblings 1.5) by Mackenzi Lee

February 1, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I would teach my body to regrow my heart each time I gave it to him, over and over and over again. Heart after heart after heart—every one of them his. ― Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky I had kissed my fair share of lads who had only used me as a counterpoint to their own virtue. My primary contribution to our circles back home had been making everyone else feel grounded and well-behaved in comparison. ― Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman’s Guide […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: 1700s, gay romance, Greece, greek islands, idiots to lovers, mackenzi lee, queer romance

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:8 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: 1700s, gay romance, Greece, greek islands, idiots to lovers, mackenzi lee, queer romance ·
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A little faerie magic and a lot about real world sustainable gardening practices

Shroom for Improvement (Mythical Mishaps #1) by Jemma Croft

November 9, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“So, you’ve seen me naked before?” I said. “Oh, yes, many times. You have a beautiful body, by the way.” My cheeks heated. Damn. It had been so long since anybody had complimented me, I was blushing at the disembodied words of a magical house. ​​ ― Jemma Croft, Shroom for Improvement CBR17 Bingo: School Sonny is a professor and his knowledge of mycology is a key part of the story. Sonny Daye has a problem. To complete his research on mushroom glamours, he must […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, drug use, enemies to lovers, fae, Gardening, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, idiots to lovers, Jemma Croft, magical mushrooms, queer romance, Sustainability

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:36 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, drug use, enemies to lovers, fae, Gardening, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, idiots to lovers, Jemma Croft, magical mushrooms, queer romance, Sustainability ·
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I don’t know what a newt is. It’s a lizard, right? I really don’t want to be a lizard.

The Kiss Curse (Graves Glen #2) by Erin Sterling

October 19, 2025 by carmelpie 2 Comments

Gwyn had no doubt that whoever he was, his ancestors had absolutely once stared down the business end of a guillotine. You didn’t get cheekbones like that without oppressing some peasants. ― Erin Sterling, The Kiss Curse CBR17 Bingo: Purple This story takes place one year after The Ex Hex. Gwynn is bored. Her shop, Something Wicked, is barely breaking even, she hasn’t had a relationship in over a year, and her cousin and best friend Vivi is disgustingly in love and unavailable for witchy shenanigans […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, enemies to lovers, Erin Sterling, family feud, halloween, idiots to lovers, magical creatures, witchcraft

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, enemies to lovers, Erin Sterling, family feud, halloween, idiots to lovers, magical creatures, witchcraft ·
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I really wanted to like it.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel (The Brown Sisters Book 1) by Talia Hibbert

September 22, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

There’s a big difference between being a coward and putting your emotional safety first. ― Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown CBR17 Bingo: White Chloe Brown needs to go. After narrowly avoiding being run over by a drunk driver, her brief and bland (to her) life flashes before her eyes. Once the panic and subsequent exhaustion pass, Chloe decides then and there that she must Get A Life ™. She makes a list of things she’s always wanted to do but was too afraid […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: arrested development, cbr17bingo, chronic illness, idiots to lovers, past emotional abuse, Talia Hibbert

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:25 · Genres: Romance · Tags: arrested development, cbr17bingo, chronic illness, idiots to lovers, past emotional abuse, Talia Hibbert ·
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Experiencing an identity crisis and burnout on your parents’ couch while a hot, single, emotionally-unavailable guy sleeps down the hall

Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn

August 29, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I perform the task of exhausted women everywhere—taking my bra off without removing my top. Once I’ve pulled it through the armhole of my tank, I fling it onto the old, slouchy couch, sending it the disgusted glare that all bras deserve after a long, hot day. ― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along CBR17 Bingo: G This is the book I’ve most recently finished. While I try to follow the order in which I read books, my “to review” list has become so daunting that […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, identity crisis, idiots to lovers, Kate Clayborn, Loners & Outcasts, small town romance

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:21 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, identity crisis, idiots to lovers, Kate Clayborn, Loners & Outcasts, small town romance ·
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I’d need a nap, but hey, you do you.

Best Served Hot by Amanda Elliot

September 12, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“I want to keep things anything but professional,” he said, voice low. It thrummed somewhere deep in my stomach. “I mean, unless you want to keep things professional.” I traced my own thumbs over his palms. They curled reflexively up into my hands. “I want you to stop saying the word professional. And thinking it.” I swallowed hard. Once I said this, there was no going back. But I didn’t want to go back. “I don’t want to keep things professional. At all.” “Then we’re […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Amanda Elliot, cbr16bingo, enemies to lovers, idiots to lovers, poor girl, restaurant reviews, rich boy, social media, wealth gap

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:74 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Amanda Elliot, cbr16bingo, enemies to lovers, idiots to lovers, poor girl, restaurant reviews, rich boy, social media, wealth gap ·
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