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We interrupt this Star Wars binge to bring you some Regency romance

June 9, 2016 by Walking Widdershins 2 Comments

Hoyden: (n) a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy. Emma Harlow has built quite a reputation in London. She broke Sir Leopold’s record for racing a curricle from London to Newmarket (and she thinks she could have been even faster had propriety not required the presence of her brother in the carriage). She’s smart, she’s unconventional, and she’s funny, and no one wants that in a wife. She also really doesn’t like her twin sister’s fiance, Sir Waldo Windbourne (Emma calls him Windbag, for […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Regency, Regency Romance, romance

Walking Widdershins's CBR8 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Regency, Regency Romance, romance ·
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A satisfying end to the series.

May 24, 2016 by narfna 13 Comments

Gonna keep this short because I feel like I’ve already said most of what I want to say about this series in the previous four reviews I’ve written for it. It’s fluffy. It’s fun. It’s got benevolent supernatural creatures in it who faff around being supernatural and adorable. It’s got puns. It’s got dirigibles. It’s got smoochies. And this one has pyramids and mummies in it. If you liked the first four books, you will probably like this one, too, although the ending was a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: gail carriger, gaslight fantasy, narfna, paranormal, romance, the parasol protectorate, timeless, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR8 Review No:79 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: gail carriger, gaslight fantasy, narfna, paranormal, romance, the parasol protectorate, timeless, Urban Fantasy ·
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Great title, pretty good book

May 18, 2016 by yesknopemaybe 2 Comments

I only occasionally dabble in romance so this is my first Sarah MacLean. It was a pretty great choice for a first book and I’d definitely recommend it if you like historical romance. The premise is A++ for sure. Lady Philippa Marbury is the second to youngest daughter of an esteemed family. To put it bluntly, she’s kind of a weirdo (at least for the time period). Basically, think of the main character from Bones set in regency England and you have Pippa. She’s all […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Fiction, one good earl deserves a lover, romance, Sarah Maclean

yesknopemaybe's CBR8 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Fiction, one good earl deserves a lover, romance, Sarah Maclean ·
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The widow who refused to be seduced.

May 11, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

I picked this book up on impulse after reading alwaysanswerb’s review. The idea of a romance novel that takes a very tropey premise and almost aggressively refuses to wallow in it intrigued me. It ended up being a really good read, even if the author’s refusal to give my id exactly what it wanted frustrated me. The part of me that appreciates good characterization and realistic plotting and development was very happy with this book. Our heroine is Martha Russell, a newly widowed woman who […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: a lady awakened, Blackshear Family, Cecilia Grant, historical romance, narfna, romance

narfna's CBR8 Review No:76 · Genres: Romance · Tags: a lady awakened, Blackshear Family, Cecilia Grant, historical romance, narfna, romance ·
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Charming is the keyword here

May 11, 2016 by yesknopemaybe 3 Comments

This book is pretty adorable. If you liked The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, 84 Charing Cross Road, or The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, you’ll love The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend. It’s a book about books. I might even say it’s a book about books about books. Sara, a Swedish bookseller, becomes friends and pen pals with an elderly woman, Amy, living in Iowa. They eventually decide to meet and Sara gets her tourist visa and hops on over to the United […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Fiction, katarina bivald, romance, the readers of broken wheel recommend

yesknopemaybe's CBR8 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Fiction, katarina bivald, romance, the readers of broken wheel recommend ·
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Luckily I gave in to peer pressure

May 11, 2016 by yesknopemaybe 3 Comments

3.5 stars. After seeing all the positive reviews on CBR for this little romance book, I had to check it out to see what all the fuss was about. Turns out you all have great taste (this wasn’t a surprise). I hadn’t read much contemporary romance until this past year, but this is a good addition to my ever-growing shelf of fun, modern romance. Act Like It centers around Lainie Graham and Richard Troy. Lainie is a stage actress on the rise performing in the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Act Like It, Fiction, Lucy Parker, romance

yesknopemaybe's CBR8 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Act Like It, Fiction, Lucy Parker, romance ·
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