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It was a relief and a horror to be known so perfectly.

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

January 20, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I’m not sure if I can categorize this book as dark academia, but the characters and the story remind me so much of what I enjoyed about “If We Were Villains” and “The Secret History,” it is impossible for me not to draw parallels between them. All three stories are linked by a sudden and violent death, and how those left behind cope with their secrets. Paul is a seventeen-year-old who has recently graduated from high school. He lives with his mother and his two […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: 1970s, class divide, codependence, dark academia, Donna Tartt, emotional abuse, forbidden love, if we were villains, Jewish American, jewish culture, M.L. Rio, Manipulative behavior, Micah Nemerever, murder, Pittsburgh, queer author, queer romance, teen drama, the secret history, Toxic Romance, tragedy, Vietnam era

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: 1970s, class divide, codependence, dark academia, Donna Tartt, emotional abuse, forbidden love, if we were villains, Jewish American, jewish culture, M.L. Rio, Manipulative behavior, Micah Nemerever, murder, Pittsburgh, queer author, queer romance, teen drama, the secret history, Toxic Romance, tragedy, Vietnam era ·
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A porn star and a virgin walk into a bakery

Make You Mine (Running in Circles #1) by E.M. Lindsey

July 9, 2023 by carmelpie 4 Comments

CBR15Bingo: Edibles square CBR15Passport: New to me author Noah is a reluctant baker trying to keep his deceased bubbe’s beloved family bakery afloat. After leaving school to be the sole guardian and provider for his fourteen-year-old brother Adam, Noah believes he cannot survive losing another family member. As a young child, he and his family left Tel Aviv after the death of his father. Devastated, his mother never recovered and met her own tragic end. After losing his grandmother, twenty-year-old Noah makes a promise to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Ableism, adult film industry, American Sign Language, American South, ASL, bakery romance, Baking, cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, deaf, deaf character, Deaf culture, deaf protagonist, E.M. Lindsey, gay romance, Jewish American, Jewish cuisine, jewish food, Judaism, ptsd

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Ableism, adult film industry, American Sign Language, American South, ASL, bakery romance, Baking, cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, deaf, deaf character, Deaf culture, deaf protagonist, E.M. Lindsey, gay romance, Jewish American, Jewish cuisine, jewish food, Judaism, ptsd ·
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“A lengthy light bulb” from Teeth

Date & Time by Phil Kaye

July 26, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #TheCollection Officially, I have not finished Phil Kaye’s debut poetry collection, Date & Time. However, I have about ten poems left, but feel confident I have gotten the point of his work. I will say that I am not sure of the title, Date & Time, other than saying he does do snapshots of different dates and times in his and his family lives; but I honestly think he might have come up with a stronger title. But that is just me and it […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Asian-American, cbr11bingo, family, Jewish American, Phil Kaye

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:286 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Asian-American, cbr11bingo, family, Jewish American, Phil Kaye ·
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