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An interesting premise, a generic execution.

March 13, 2018 by narfna 2 Comments

I  was underwhelmed by this book. It was an easy read, and it was entertaining, but a lot of the time it felt forced (especially at the beginning), and I thought it was a little too long. I’m glad I read it, but I probably won’t be reading it again, and unless the premise is too good to resist, I probably won’t be reading any future books from this author. So Alex, Approximately is basically a retelling of The Shop Around the Corner/You’ve Got Mail […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Alex Approximately, Fiction, Jenn Bennett, narfna, retellings, romance, Scootsa1000, You've Got Mail, Young Adult

narfna's CBR10 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Alex Approximately, Fiction, Jenn Bennett, narfna, retellings, romance, Scootsa1000, You've Got Mail, Young Adult ·
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A reluctant superheroine

March 11, 2018 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn was fantastic! This is the first novel in a new series about Evie Tanaka, personal assistant and best friend to San Francisco’s number #1 superheroine, Aveda Jupiter. They have been BFFs since they were kids when Aveda was only Annie Chang. They were obsessed with a Michelle Yeoh action flick, “The Heroic Trio”, where martial arts heroes battled The Evil Master. It inspired Aveda to become a hero in real life even before a demonic portal opened up in the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: book 1, demons, Heroine Complex, magic, romance, San Francisco, Sarah Kuhn, superheroes, Urban Fantasy

teresaelectro's CBR10 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: book 1, demons, Heroine Complex, magic, romance, San Francisco, Sarah Kuhn, superheroes, Urban Fantasy ·
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I think we all know what’s under the kilt

March 10, 2018 by yesknopemaybe 1 Comment

3.5 stars. I’m a little picky when it comes to romances, but I had such a good time with The Wedding Date that I was in the mood for another. Very happy to report that my second attempt at a Sarah MacLean was successful! Lillian Hargrove, orphaned at a young age, grew up pretty sheltered. When she falls in love with an unscrupulous, but talented rake, she allows herself to be painted nude. Said rake promises Lily that it’s just for him and that they’ll […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Scot in the Dark, historical fiction, romance, Sarah Maclean

yesknopemaybe's CBR10 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Scot in the Dark, historical fiction, romance, Sarah Maclean ·
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I read the book quicker than I wrote this review…

February 28, 2018 by RaePercy Leave a Comment

I would never consider being able to read a book in a day a mark against that book. One of my favourite things about the trashy romance genre is being able to charge through a series of books in a few days. If I finish the series that quickly and still find myself attached to the characters I peg that up to some good writing. Skin Deep Inc is a lovely series of books but I find book two and three are much closer together. […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: eroticromance, LA Witt, m/m, meninuniform, RaePercy, romance

RaePercy's CBR10 Review No:3 · Genres: Romance · Tags: eroticromance, LA Witt, m/m, meninuniform, RaePercy, romance ·
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“That was, perhaps, the most unfeeling proposal she could imagine. The man was cynical, insensitive, condescending, rude. And she was definitely going to marry him.”

February 24, 2018 by NTE 3 Comments

Guys this book? Is so good. That I’m mad that the next book in the series doesn’t come out for months. (MONTHS! August is a lot of months away.) It’s full of trope-y delicious nonsense, and ridiculous people, and stuff you know could never happen in real life, but who cares? Duke, hideously scarred in The War, loses fiancé and proposes a Marriage of Convenience to the Uppity Seamstress who dared ask for the funds he owes her for creating the lost fiancé’s hideous wedding […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Duchess Deal, funny, romance, Tessa Dare, Witty

NTE's CBR10 Review No:2 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Duchess Deal, funny, romance, Tessa Dare, Witty ·
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Featuring an elevator of love

February 19, 2018 by yesknopemaybe 2 Comments

3.5 stars. I don’t end up reading a lot of romance because although I love the genre, a large percentage of my reading is audio nowadays and I just can’t bring myself to listen to sex scenes in public, even if no one knows that’s what I’m doing. Whenever I get a chance to read one though, I always have so much fun and wonder why I don’t make time more often. The Wedding Date did not disappoint! Alexa and Drew have an adorable meet […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Fiction, jasmine guillory, romance, the wedding date

yesknopemaybe's CBR10 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Fiction, jasmine guillory, romance, the wedding date ·
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    on Seven people go for a tour in a mysterious library housing a very rare book, and you can probably guess the rest.
    I was agog after reading that sentence. Could not read on for five minutes. I mean, wtf.
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    on Seven people go for a tour in a mysterious library housing a very rare book, and you can probably guess the rest.
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    on “The sun is up, the skies are blue, and murder is in the air.”
    Ooh, keep going! The books keep getting better. Also, I literally just bought a sticker yesterday that has that quote...
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