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All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

The Mystery of the Ward and the Family Curse

All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

January 8, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

This is another first for me! Even though I know KJ Charles is a popular author here, I never got around to reading her till now. It probably doesn’t help that for a long time I didn’t realize KJ Charles and Cat Sebastian were two different authors and kept conflating the two. I liked a lot about this one. I quite enjoyed the gothic mansion, toxic family dynamics and trapped in the house set up. I also appreciated how she set up the narrator and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: family drama, gothic historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBQT+

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: family drama, gothic historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBQT+ ·
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All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

“It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”

All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

November 28, 2025 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I am ever so pleased with my first Aardvark book! Only my third 5-star rating of the year (although a couple have been close).  I chose this one on vibes – I was partway through Band Sinister and enjoying myself, loved the cover, and was in the mood to say yes to some gothic mystery goodness. All of Us Murderers is KJ Charles playing with all the gothic novel tropes and putting her own spin on making the queer textual in a genre where it was subtext for most of its history.  The book starts with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: ADHD representation, gothic mystery, historical fiction, KJ Charles, murder mystery, queer romance, read harder challenge, second chance romance, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: ADHD representation, gothic mystery, historical fiction, KJ Charles, murder mystery, queer romance, read harder challenge, second chance romance, we need diverse books ·
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“Because that’s how life tends to work in all its aspects. We try things out, and make mistakes, and recover, and learn from our experiences.”

Band Sinister by KJ Charles

November 4, 2025 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Band Sinister is what happens when an author writes their own version of Georgette Heyer book by throwing absolutely every socially progressive character type into a friend group and then letting them loose on the very suspecting neighbors. I’ve read exactly one Heyer book, Venetia, back in 2016. Initially this read didn’t jump out to me as especially heavy on the Heyer, but more in line with other queer Regency historical romances I’ve read over the years from Cat Sebastian or Olivia Waite, but the parallels are there.   The story here plays with the classic tropes that Heyer […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: B, band sinister, cbr17bingo, historical romance, KJ Charles, queer romance, read harder challenge, Regency

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:49 · Genres: Romance · Tags: B, band sinister, cbr17bingo, historical romance, KJ Charles, queer romance, read harder challenge, Regency ·
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All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

A Two Week Vacation with Everyone who Hates You at Murder House

All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

October 7, 2025 by Emmalita 2 Comments

Zeb Wykham doesn’t much care for his family, but when a cousin says he wants to get to know him, Zeb accepts an invitation to spend two weeks at Lackaday House on Dartmore. Zeb is distressed to find that his brother, sister-in-law, another cousin, a fourth older relative, and his ex are all there too. His host has lied about the purpose of the visit. Instead of a cozy getting to know you visit, Wynn Wykham has decided he will make the man who marries […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Romance Tagged With: All of Us Murderers, gothic, KJ Charles, murder house

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:77 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Romance · Tags: All of Us Murderers, gothic, KJ Charles, murder house ·
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cover of the book Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles

Didn’t Live Up to It’s Potential

Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles

September 1, 2025 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes bears a well deserved grudge against his father, Duke Ilvar, and has a plan to make him pay.  It involves getting a pair of thieves into his father’s remote, isolated estate in order to rob his stepmother of her jewel collection.  Which also means, Alec will have to convince society that he and Jerry Crozier are the best of friends.  It doesn’t take long for things to get out of hand, and Alec and Jerry find themselves having to keep up an […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, KJ Charles

Kit Moonstar's CBR17 Review No:8 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, KJ Charles ·
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The book, "The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen" held in front of a stand of bamboo.

Smuggling, insects, and family drama surround this gay love story

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

March 22, 2024 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Thank you, Emmalita, for this wonderful book and first exposure to KJ Charles!  In the 2023 Cannonball Book Exchange I put that I would like any book by KJ Charles and she graciously gifted me The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen. Kent and London had a good thing going.  They met up at the Three Ducks in London for some enthusiastic and anonymous sex.  But then Kent needs to do business away from the city and London, familiar with abandonment, decides to shut things down instead […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR16, Dome'Loki, Fiction, gay, gay character, historical fiction, insects, KJ Charles, LGBTQ, Romance, smuggling

Dome'Loki's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR16, Dome'Loki, Fiction, gay, gay character, historical fiction, insects, KJ Charles, LGBTQ, Romance, smuggling ·
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