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I’m pretty sure I will forget almost everything about this in less than a year.

It Happened One Fight by Maureen Lee Lenker

January 8, 2024 by narfna 3 Comments

I pre-ordered a signed and personalized copy of this book from The Ripped Bodice because I really like Maureen Lee Lenker after listening to her appear many times on one of my favorite podcasts, Screen Drafts. She always comes on and talks about classic movies, and she talks about them with such confidence, knowledge, and deep affection; I like her so much that I decided beforehand that I was going to love her romance novel just as much. Well. It Happened One Fight (the title […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: film, historical romance, It Happened One Fight, m/f, Maureen Lee Lenker, narfna, Old Hollywood, Romance, screwball comedy

narfna's CBR16 Review No:3 · Genres: Romance · Tags: film, historical romance, It Happened One Fight, m/f, Maureen Lee Lenker, narfna, Old Hollywood, Romance, screwball comedy ·
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This whole book is SHENANIGANS and it is beautiful.

Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

June 24, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

This was extremely fun. It was nearly a five star book for me, except that I did think it had one weak spot, but more on that in a bit. I wouldn’t quite call this a black comedy⁠—it’s a little too lighthearted and frothy for that⁠—but it’s definitely leaning in that direction. The plot kicks off when Meddelin Chan accidentally kills her blind date, and panicking, enlists the help of her mom (and thus her three aunties) to deal with the body. Meddy and her […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: comedy, dial a for aunties, indonesian author, indonesian chinese culture, Jesse Q. Sutanto, murder, narfna, risa mei, Romance, screwball comedy

narfna's CBR13 Review No:72 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance · Tags: comedy, dial a for aunties, indonesian author, indonesian chinese culture, Jesse Q. Sutanto, murder, narfna, risa mei, Romance, screwball comedy ·
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The dog on the cover doesn’t really feature much in the story

Trust Me on This by Jennifer Crusie

March 18, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Official book description: Dennie Banks is an investigative reporter chasing down the biggest story of her career. Alec Prentice is a government agent working undercover to catch an elusive grifter. When they meet by accident, it’s a case of mistaken identities at first sight. What they don’t mistake is the instant attraction they have for each other, an attraction they’ll do everything in their power to resist—because Dennie thinks that Alec is running interference for her interview subject, and Alec suspects that Dennie […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr12, con man, Contemporary Romance, jennifer crusie, Malin, screwball comedy, Trust Me on This

Malin's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr12, con man, Contemporary Romance, jennifer crusie, Malin, screwball comedy, Trust Me on This ·
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