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Even When I’m Leaving

Even When I'm Leaving by S.C. Meyer

December 12, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

When she returns to her hometown for her dad’s funeral, Victoria (Vic) doesn’t expect to see her high school ex, Tony, much less be rescued by him from the side of the road when her ancient sedan breaks down just outside of the city limits. Through a series of flashbacks, Vic remembers the last summer she and Tony were together, the summer when their friendship turned to romance, and also the summer when Tony’s mother passed away from an aggressive form of cancer. Even though […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cancer, exes to lovers, high school sweethearts, Mothers and daughters, reunion, S.C. Meyer, small town romance

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:42 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cancer, exes to lovers, high school sweethearts, Mothers and daughters, reunion, S.C. Meyer, small town romance ·
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Surprisingly Enjoyable

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

March 22, 2022 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

For as often as I read mystery thrillers like this, I so rarely enjoy them. And there are so many reasons I shouldn’t have enjoyed In My Dreams I Hold a Knife, but I still did, in spite of all of them. The main character, Jess, is an overachiever preparing to go back to her 10 year college reunion at Duquette, a college which is “just a step below the Ivy League.” In college she was part of a golden group called the East House Seven […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Ashley winstead, college, mystery, reunion, thriller

Ellesfena's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Ashley winstead, college, mystery, reunion, thriller ·
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