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What if we kissed for funsies?

It Might be Hot: Suntastic Fun Book 1 by Ariella Zoelle

Forever Not Yours: Square Mile Rogues Book 1 by Sophia Soames

September 3, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: Joker and Or It Might be Hot by Ariella Zoelle Two stars CBR18 Bingo: Joker – Alessandro is always joking that his best friend Lachlan should sleep with him. It takes several tries before Lachlan believes he is serious. Alessandro has a massive crush on his straight best friend Lachlan. When Lachlan and his latest girlfriend break up, Alessandro offers to sleep with him. As usual, Lachlan brushes him off, assuming Alessandro is joking. Instead of playing it off as a joke, Alessandro […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Ariella Zoelle, bisexuality, cbr18bingo, character with type 1 diabetes, Depression, Diabetes, friends to lovers, gay awakening, gay romance, idiots in love, LGBTQIA+ characters, self-sabotage, Sophia Soames, toxic relationships

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:38 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Ariella Zoelle, bisexuality, cbr18bingo, character with type 1 diabetes, Depression, Diabetes, friends to lovers, gay awakening, gay romance, idiots in love, LGBTQIA+ characters, self-sabotage, Sophia Soames, toxic relationships ·
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oh Sally, I don’t know about this one

Beautiful World, Where are You by Sally Rooney

December 22, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 13 Comments

At times transcendent, but at others cringe-worthy. In Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney crawls so far into her own butthole that she manages to shout out of her mouth “do not look at my talking butthole! You don’t know me!”- and once in a while she says something so beautiful that you wind up saying “thank you so much, butthole!”. Reading this book was a journey, to say the least. Originally, I picked it up on Pub Day and tore right in; I adored Normal […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bad relationships, conversations with friends, Depression, growing up, new release, Normal People, post-college, Sally Rooney, self-sabotage, success

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:80 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bad relationships, conversations with friends, Depression, growing up, new release, Normal People, post-college, Sally Rooney, self-sabotage, success ·
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