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“Never trust. Never yield. Always guard your heart.”

The Serpent & The Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) by Carissa Broadbent

December 22, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was fun! I mean, as much fun as a gruesome and bloody murder competition can be, set in a world where humans are food because it is almost entirely populated by vampires. I wonder how much the edited version will change. I would re-read to find out! Our main character is Oraya, a human who was raised by the vampire king since she was a small child. He took her from the village he slaughtered. He was just like, oh yeah I’m gonna save […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Carissa Broadbent, Crowns of Nyaxia, fantasy romance, m/f, narfna, Nightborn Duet, Romance, to the death, vampires

narfna's CBR15 Review No:149 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Carissa Broadbent, Crowns of Nyaxia, fantasy romance, m/f, narfna, Nightborn Duet, Romance, to the death, vampires ·
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Retracing the Past

Deception at Dixon Pass by Cindi Myers

December 14, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Left for dead in a snowstorm, Declan can’t remember what’s brought him there when he’s rescued by scientist Grace. But he knows he’ll have to be quick if he’s going to be able to catch a serial killer who’s slipped through his fingers once already. Harlequin romances are my comfort reads, but I haven’t explored much of the Intrigue imprint, which publishes romantic suspense. This seemed like a fun book to try out due to the central mystery – a nameless man who looms out […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: ARC, Cindi Myers, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, romantic suspense, scientist, serial killer, thriller

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:94 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: ARC, Cindi Myers, mystery, NetGalley, Romance, romantic suspense, scientist, serial killer, thriller ·
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Cat Transformations and Found Family

Spell Bound by FT Lukens

December 12, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Rook has a secret – he’s non-magical, yet a powerful sorcerer has taken him on as her apprentice. But when the Magical Consortium comes down on them for breaking the law, he ends up going on the run with Sun, the apprentice of a rival sorcerer. I  read FT Lukens’s So This is Ever After last year, which I gave an A for the romance but found the other aspects of the story less impressive. But I’ll try most things twice, and intrigued by the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, ARC, FT Lukens, lgbt, NetGalley, Romance, Urban Fantasy, YA

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:91 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, ARC, FT Lukens, lgbt, NetGalley, Romance, Urban Fantasy, YA ·
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Nobody Should Ever Let Me Live-Text Them About Anything, Ever Again

Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

December 5, 2023 by Sarah 10 Comments

Listen: I loved this book so much that I am completely unable to be a reasonable person about it. I don’t know how to write a proper, coherent review when all I’ve got is excited hand-flapping and maybe also shrieks of excitement. So, instead, please enjoy this series of increasingly unhinged text messages that I sent to my friend Danielle over the course of about 48 hours.    Okay, so, I’m reading this on my lunch break (started it when you first lent it to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: adventure, bisexual, CBR15, lois mcmaster bujold, m/f, Romance, sci-fi, Series

Sarah's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: adventure, bisexual, CBR15, lois mcmaster bujold, m/f, Romance, sci-fi, Series ·
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Alphahole vs Therapy

A Christmas Consequence for the Greek by Lucy King

December 1, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Caterer Mia doesn’t think there’s any issue in topping off her triumph at billionaire Zander’s birthday bash by going to bed with him – until she realizes the one night stand’s resulted in a baby. Harlequin romances come through for me whenever I want a low brain happy read, and have done so again in this book. It’s part of the Harlequin Presents imprint, which is the line you’re thinking of when you think of the classic high drama romance with wealthy heroes and exotic […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, harlequin, Lucy King, NetGalley, pregnancy, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:86 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, harlequin, Lucy King, NetGalley, pregnancy, Romance ·
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“We women have been taught since birth that virtue is our greatest asset. I have nothing against virtues—I’d like to think that there are many virtues I practice assiduously. But power does not yield to virtue. Power yields only to power.”

Murder on Cold Street (Lady Sherlock, #5) by Sherry Thomas

November 16, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

I liked this one, but the mystery plot got convoluted at the end and I had to re-read several bits multiple times, and stop and think about things before it all came together for me. That confusion aside, this also didn’t have as high of emotional stakes for the characters I cared most about. The biggest stakes are for Inspector and Mrs. Treadles, since Inspector Treadles has been accused of two murders. Reasonably, as it turns out, as he was found in a locked room […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Romance Tagged With: historical mystery, Lady Sherlock, m/f, Murder on Cold Street, mystery, narfna, pastiche, Romance, Sherlock Holmes, Sherry Thomas

narfna's CBR15 Review No:120 · Genres: Mystery, Romance · Tags: historical mystery, Lady Sherlock, m/f, Murder on Cold Street, mystery, narfna, pastiche, Romance, Sherlock Holmes, Sherry Thomas ·
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