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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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“In three days,” he continued, “I will be your husband. I will take a solemn vow to protect you until death do us part. Do you understand what that means?” “You’ll save me from marauding minotaurs?”

Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Penelope & Colin’s Story) by Julia Quinn

March 28, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

In our last book, Colin Bridgerton put his foot firmly in his mouth where Penelope Featherington was concerned. He blames this on his mother hinting at Penelope as a potential bride (sure…blame someone else for your boorish behavior.) Now years later, Colin is still going on his jaunts around Europe, and Penelope is firmly on the shelf. Of course, with Colin back home for a brief spell and Penelope no longer worrying about being in Society’s eye, can anything change? And will Lady Danbury’s offer […]

Filed Under: History, Romance Tagged With: #RegencyRomance, Julia Quinn, regency england, Regency historical romance

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:10 · Genres: History, Romance · Tags: #RegencyRomance, Julia Quinn, regency england, Regency historical romance ·
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Le Sigh, aka “Why Do I Hate Myself This Much?”

Bridgerton: An Offer From A Gentleman (Benedict's Story) by Julia Quinn

December 24, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

(Actually, probably 2.5, but Cannonball doesn’t let you give half stars.) Sophia Beckett, an Earl’s by-blow, has been reduced to being a lady’s maid/scullery maid in her own house after the death of her father.  She keeps dreaming of a better life that she believes will never come true. Until the night that the Bridgertons are throwing a masquerade ball, and her fairy godmother fellow servants find a way to get her there. Having only a few hours before midnight, her night is full of…solely […]

Filed Under: History, Romance Tagged With: bad relationships, Class Differences, family issues, Julia Quinn, regency england

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:157 · Genres: History, Romance · Tags: bad relationships, Class Differences, family issues, Julia Quinn, regency england ·
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The Hanged Man: Murder and Tarot

Who Will Remember by C.S. Harris

April 20, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

This is the 20th novel in the series about a crime solving nobleman in Regency England, and the series continues to go strong. This one is more of a straight up murder mystery – some of the middle novels in the series got a bit wrapped up in French espionage story lines. I would even say this one would actually even be approachable to someone that hadn’t read any other novels in the series – of course, you’d be missing some of the complexity of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: C.S. Harris, historical mysteries, regency england, Sebastian St Cyr

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: C.S. Harris, historical mysteries, regency england, Sebastian St Cyr ·
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Rediscovering Her Muse

A Liaison with Her Leading Lady by Lotte R. James

March 29, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Desperate to save her beloved father’s theatre, actress Ruth seeks out famed dramatist Artemis in an attempt to coax her out of her self-imposed exile from the English stage. This is a delightful and unusual historical romance, following as it does two women who live on the fringes of respectable society in Regency England. The author has worked in theatre herself, and her experience and understanding of stagecraft shines through during the whole story, aided by plenty of research into the changing theatre scene at […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #writing, ARC, harlequin, historical, lgbt, Lotte R. James, NetGalley, regency england, Romance, Theatre

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #writing, ARC, harlequin, historical, lgbt, Lotte R. James, NetGalley, regency england, Romance, Theatre ·
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“The nameless slave shall wear a silver crown.”

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

July 29, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

The first time I read this way back in 2008 I gave it five stars out of reflex, and then later I downgraded to four (I even deleted my Goodreads review because it just seemed excessive and ridiculous). My instinct upon finishing the second time was also to just smack five of ’em on there. It’s just so well-written, and so comprehensive, and so epic-feeling. It’s practically got it’s own gravity. And then I stepped away from it for a while, again (in this case […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, alternate history, historical fantasy, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, narfna, re-reads, read harder challenge 2020, regency england, susanna clarke

narfna's CBR12 Review No:79 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, alternate history, historical fantasy, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, narfna, re-reads, read harder challenge 2020, regency england, susanna clarke ·
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Sometimes People Do Get Their Just Desserts

Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris

July 31, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: I Love This I read all the thirteen existing books of the Sebastian St. Cyr series last year as part of the Cannonball Read 10, so I think the latest book in the series makes for a good fit in the “I Love This” category.  Between my deployment and lack of free time (or at least “on my own” time, I was oddly social in Kuwait, even if that simply meant hanging out at work, going to the gym after work with co-workers […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: cbr11bingo, historical mysteries, I Love This, regency england, Sebastian St Cyr

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: cbr11bingo, historical mysteries, I Love This, regency england, Sebastian St Cyr ·
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