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> Tag: K.J. Charles

“I said, could I f*ck you, and you said, yes please, and I thought, there’s manners. Proper breeding, that is.”

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles

February 2, 2023 by Emmalita 4 Comments

Sometimes I’ll get a book that I know I’m going to like a lot and I’m reluctant to read it because then it will have been read. I got my e-arc quite some time ago and was resistant to reading it for weeks. And then I finally opened it yesterday and read with brief breaks for sleep and food. I knew I would love it, I’m so glad I finally read it, and now I’m jealous of everyone who gets to read it for the […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, K.J. Charles, NetGalley, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, K.J. Charles, NetGalley, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen ·
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“I’m tired of being the villain in the story. I never meant to be, and I don’t want to do it any more.”

Jackdaw by K.J. Charles

November 28, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

My favorite of the Magpie books. I was surprised by this! The premise turned me off a little, which is why it took me so long to pick up. I’m not really a fan of “redeeming the bad guy” stories, but of course Charles pulls it off. And, as it turns out, Jonah wasn’t really a bad guy for what he did in the original trilogy. He was being coerced, very strongly. Our narrator isn’t Jonah Pastern, though, it’s ex-policeman Ben Spenser, who was left […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, audiobooks, fantasy romance, Jackdaw, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, narfna

narfna's CBR14 Review No:198 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, audiobooks, fantasy romance, Jackdaw, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, narfna ·
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“He kissed for his enjoyment and mine, and we staggered and stumbled our way to the ground, still kissing for the sheer glory of being alive, the wonder of finding a congenial soul in the world, and the very real prospect of being dead before the weekend.”

The Henchmen of Zenda by K.J. Charles

November 21, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This honestly might be five stars on re-read, but I’ve been handing out five star ratings like they’re candy, and I’ve come off my book high now. This is a strong 4.5 stars for now. Firstly, this is a retelling of The Prisoner of Zenda, a Ruritanian Romance/Adventure/Swashbuckler from the late 1800s, written by Anthony Hope. I’ve never read the original, but before diving into this I did read the detailed summary of the book and I’m really glad I did that, because it was […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: adventure, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, m-m, narfna, retellings, Romance, Ruritanian romance, swashbucklers, the henchmen of zenda, the prisoner of zenda

narfna's CBR14 Review No:192 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fiction, Romance · Tags: adventure, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, m-m, narfna, retellings, Romance, Ruritanian romance, swashbucklers, the henchmen of zenda, the prisoner of zenda ·
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“Kim was starlight and privilege; Will had his feet firmly fixed in the mud. They didn’t belong together. Except they did.”

Subtle Blood by K.J. Charles

November 7, 2022 by Malin 5 Comments

CBR14 Bingo: Scandal (the book features corruption, blackmail, kidnapping, and murder – not to mention gay people in the 1920s. Gasp!) Spoiler warning! This is the third book in a trilogy. While you can absolutely read this book without the others, you will not get all the beautiful payoff from various earlier storylines that way. Also, this review will contain mild spoilers for earlier in the series. Start with Slippery Creatures. For the last few months, Lord Arthur “Kim” Secretan and Will Darling have actually […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: 1930s, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Class Differences, historical fiction, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, Malin, murder, mystery, Romance, scandal, spies, Subtle Blood, The Will Darling Adventures

Malin's CBR14 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: 1930s, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Class Differences, historical fiction, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, Malin, murder, mystery, Romance, scandal, spies, Subtle Blood, The Will Darling Adventures ·
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The continuing adventures of Will and Kim

The Sugared Game by K.J. Charles

September 6, 2022 by Malin 1 Comment

CBR14 Bingo – Shadow (spies and all sorts of murky shenanigans throughout the story) This is book two in a series, and it really doesn’t work very well on its own. To start from the beginning, read Slippery Creatures first. Will Darling has settled more comfortably into his role as a London bookseller but has seen nor heard anything from the mysterious Lord Arthur “Kim” Secretan for several months. He has done his best to forget all about the man and get on with his life, agreeing to […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, historical romance, K.J. Charles, Malin, mystery, shadow, spies, The Will Darling Adventures

Malin's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, historical romance, K.J. Charles, Malin, mystery, shadow, spies, The Will Darling Adventures ·
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Fascinating historical fantasy mystery, an okay romance.

Rag and Bone (Rag and Bone, #1) by K.J. Charles

August 17, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Sometimes this happens with K.J. Charles and me—and it’s often in this particular magical world of hers, come to think of it—where I am way more interested in the plot and worldbuilding than I am in the central romance. Here, partly it’s because the couple are already together at the start of the book, and the tension of “will they stay together” is just not as inherently interesting to me as “how will they get together and when”. But also, partly, there’s just something about […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, fantasy mystery, historical mystery, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, m-m, mysteries, narfna, rag and bone

narfna's CBR14 Review No:122 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, fantasy mystery, historical mystery, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, m-m, mysteries, narfna, rag and bone ·
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