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I’ve seen injustice in the world and I’ve corrected it

July 5, 2016 by baxlala 2 Comments

(My first attempt at a review of this book was: I can’t write this right now because it was deeply upsetting and made me feel too many things. So. You know. I’ll try to do a bit better than that below, but no promises.) (Also, before I start at the very beginning, I do want to say that the end of this novel was rather convenient but I was OK with it because this was a novel and not real life and in real life […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: baxlala, E.K. Johnston, rape culture

baxlala's CBR8 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: baxlala, E.K. Johnston, rape culture ·
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When We Attempt Big Things Some Times We Screw Them Up.

November 6, 2015 by faintingviolet 12 Comments

This book has proven difficult to review. I finished it 5 days ago and have been avoiding the review. I also read the first ten percent of the book and put it down for a few days to recalibrate my expectations. I had known from our romance readers group on Facebook that there were problems with this, the fifth book, in the Ivy Years Series. What are the problems and what were the expectations? Let’s discuss. If you’ve been reading along with those of us […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: faintingviolet, rape culture, Sarina Bowen, The Fifteenth Minute, The Ivy Years

faintingviolet's CBR7 Review No:93 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: faintingviolet, rape culture, Sarina Bowen, The Fifteenth Minute, The Ivy Years ·
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