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Faith and Deprivation on the Channel Islands

An Island At War by Deborah Carr

May 27, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Estelle has sent her younger sister Rosie away from their home just in time, for days later the Germans occupy the Channel Islands. Now both sisters must survive their respective environments as best as they can. I picked up this book despite the tiring similarity of many WW2 historicals because it had an unusual setting – the Channel Islands, which were occupied by Germans for much of the war. I had hoped that this unique experience would lend itself to a more memorable tale. Unfortunately, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: ARC, Deborah Carr, England, historical, NetGalley, Romance, ww2

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:71 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: ARC, Deborah Carr, England, historical, NetGalley, Romance, ww2 ·
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“Dear Sir, May I humbly suggest being less of an idiot and doing whatever it takes…”

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

May 26, 2022 by NTE 3 Comments

This review contains spoilers for The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes & The Queer Principles of Kit Webb (indirectly): Perfect Crimes releases June 7th, so if all you want is a reminder/nudge to go buy the book, consider this your full-steam ahead, yes-please-buy-this-book-immediately, recommendation.  Go read it, & then come back here to talk with me about it, please!  This review is 90% amazing quotes, and – as such – will give away/hint at major plot points. If you want your journey to the HEA unspoiled, stop now.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: absolute favorite, Cat Sebastian, Romance, Spoilers, The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb

NTE's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: absolute favorite, Cat Sebastian, Romance, Spoilers, The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb ·
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The Spanish Dancer

Dare to Love by Jennifer Wilde

May 24, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Mary Ellen is a girl from Cornwall, deserted by her lover. Elena Lopez is a dancer, glamorous and wild, the mistress of musicians and kings. Dare to Love tells the story of her journey from one to the other. Jennifer Wilde is the pseudonym of T.E. Huff, who wrote under this name during the 1980s. Though I’ve some Wilde books on my TBR, this is the first I’ve read, and I think the one that was most ripped from history, for Elena is clearly based on Lola […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: bodice ripper, Dance, historical, Jennifer Wilde, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:70 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: bodice ripper, Dance, historical, Jennifer Wilde, Romance ·
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Fire Magic & Ice Cream

“If your ice cream suddenly took on human form I would cheat on you in a second.”

Fire Magic & Ice Cream by Lauren Connolly

May 24, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

I loved this author’s Folk Haven series so I was very interested to see what paranormal romance she’d come up with next. And when I found out it had lots of ice cream? Mmmm. This sweet book is definitely one that you’ll want to have some ice cream on hand while reading! Quinn may be an accomplished accountant and the much loved middle kid in a trio of sisters, but she has no control over her fire elemental powers. All elementals’ powers are incited by […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Lauren Connolly, paranormal, Romance

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:45 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Lauren Connolly, paranormal, Romance ·
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Relatable Messy Friendship and Romance YA

Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster by Andrea Mosqueda

May 20, 2022 by LB Leave a Comment

This book perfectly speaks to messy teenage romance and feelings, and navigating friendship and romance, especially when the person you think you like is also your best friend. Maggie is such a fantastic protagonist, and I loved being a part of her journey of figuring out who she likes and wants to take to her sister’s Quince. Maggie’s younger sister is getting ready for her quinceñera and as one of her damas, Maggie needs to figure out who she wants to take as her date. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Andrea mosqueda, bisexual, contemporary, queer lit, Realistic fiction, Romance, sapphic, Young Adult

LB's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Andrea mosqueda, bisexual, contemporary, queer lit, Realistic fiction, Romance, sapphic, Young Adult ·
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Suspension of Disbelief

The Spy Switch by Karen Whiddon

May 19, 2022 by Pooja 3 Comments

Jennifer Glass has led an ordinary life so far, but when she is taken for her federal agent long-lost twin sister by an arms dealer, she is swept into the world of undercover investigation. As you can tell from the blurb, there is rather a lot of suspension of disbelief needed in this work – that Jennifer can play the role of Lania, that she is even so vital to the operation that the hero Micah would bring her in on it – though the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, harlequin, Karen Whiddon, NetGalley, Romance, Suspense

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:69 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, harlequin, Karen Whiddon, NetGalley, Romance, Suspense ·
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  • esmemoria on What Else Would You Look With?I wonder if the audio brings out the best in the novel. The last part of the book was pretty great, but I had so...
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