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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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“Reader, I murdered him,”or what if Jane Eyre got a shiv and wasn’t afraid to use it?

March 27, 2016 by ElCicco 7 Comments

A while ago, I read a review of this new book by Lyndsay Faye which indicated that it was about a murderous governess who was a bit like Jane Eyre. While I am not a huge fan of Jane Eyre or the work of the Brontes in general (honestly, Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre and Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights are both tremendous jerks and their women were well shot of them), I already knew from Gods Of Gotham that Lyndsay Faye was a wonderful writer […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, ElCicco, Fiction, jane eyre, Jane Steele, Lyndsay Faye, ReadWomen, romance

ElCicco's CBR8 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, ElCicco, Fiction, jane eyre, Jane Steele, Lyndsay Faye, ReadWomen, romance ·
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La Diva Tarabotti returns to her home planet.

March 25, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

This series continues to be witty, fluffy fun. It’s really difficult not to just read one of these books in one sitting. They go down like ice cream on a hot day. With the exception of this one thing that I’ll get to later, there really isn’t much to say about this book. Carriger’s writing continues to be witty and fun, and sly in all the best ways. Her sense of humor is definitely in line with mine. Her characters are flawed and lovable. Her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: alternate history, blameless, fantasy, gail carriger, narfna, paranormal, romance, steampunk, the parasol protectorate

narfna's CBR8 Review No:45 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: alternate history, blameless, fantasy, gail carriger, narfna, paranormal, romance, steampunk, the parasol protectorate ·
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For the ones who like books and believe in true love.

March 22, 2016 by tillie Leave a Comment

Just, so, damn, quaint. I really needed a book. A happy book. A quick book. The kind where you know they’ll kiss at the end and everything is all better. And I discovered this book through this really great review, seriously I’m not even going to try and top that. Click the link to read a great review. Keep reading here to find my random ramblings about the book. This is a book you make tea for. And you settle down with no great expectations. […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: CBR8, chick lit, mathildehoed, ReadWomen, romance, Small town

tillie's CBR8 Review No:9 · Genres: Romance · Tags: CBR8, chick lit, mathildehoed, ReadWomen, romance, Small town ·
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So this is what it feels like to match wits with someone at your level what the hell is the catch

March 21, 2016 by baxlala 8 Comments

I first have to thank Malin (and so many other Cannonballers!) for reviewing this book so well. I’m not sure I would have ever A) come across it or B) read it if I had, if it weren’t for her review. Thank you to everyone who has raved about this book. I loved it and read it (devoured it, more like) as quickly as I could. Act Like It hits on two of my favorite tropes: cranky misanthrope falls in love against his will (I […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: baxlala, Contemporary Romance, Lucy Parker, romance

baxlala's CBR8 Review No:11 · Genres: Romance · Tags: baxlala, Contemporary Romance, Lucy Parker, romance ·
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Ghosts of War

March 21, 2016 by sarah_jwh 3 Comments

This review is for the audiobook version of The Other Side Of Midnight, by Simone St James. This might just be St. James’s best work so far! In 1920s London, psychic Ellie Winter, daughter of the famed Fantastique, is asked to help a mysterious government agent find his sister’s ghost. Gloria Sutter used to be Ellie’s best friend, until her scheming brought ruin to the Fantastique. The New Society was trying to bring legitimacy to psychic phenomenon, but their testing proved Ellie’s mother a fraud, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ghosts, historical fiction, London, post wwi, Psychics, romance

sarah_jwh's CBR8 Review No:14 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: ghosts, historical fiction, London, post wwi, Psychics, romance ·
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“You are a scheming, fiendish woman with entirely too much time at leisure.”

March 17, 2016 by crystalclear 6 Comments

After a long day, there’s nothing better than going home and absolutely devouring a romance novel in one sitting. Lucky for me, I had Tessa Dare’s Any Duchess Will Do sitting on top of my “to read” pile! This is a gem. There were a few times I had the giggles, and parts of it seemed fairly familiar… And unlike the last romance novel I read, there was a kidnapping this time! Said kidnapping occurs at the opening of the book. Griffin York, the Duke […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: GIFs, romance, Tessa Dare

crystalclear's CBR8 Review No:6 · Genres: Romance · Tags: GIFs, romance, Tessa Dare ·
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  • narfna
    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.
  • esmemoria
    on Seven people go for a tour in a mysterious library housing a very rare book, and you can probably guess the rest.
    “Skin covered finger bones”—that’s hilarious. This was a very satisfying review.
  • Anne
    on The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
    And adding French word s here and there to remind us they’re in Quebec so I have to translate but...
  • G.D. Giant
    on These (Slow) Burning Stars
    No heist, but it still feels a little heist-y due to some heist-adjacent action.
  • narfna
    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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