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If you insist on me not dying horribly, I suppose I have to indulge you.

The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles

A Case of Possession by K.J. Charles

Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles

August 22, 2023 by carmelpie 2 Comments

You’re a fool, and I’m another. Between us, we barely make a village idiot. ― K.J. Charles, A Case of Possession I see. Things must be bad if you’re voluntarily telling me the truth. ― K.J. Charles, Flight of Magpies “Are you in this conversation, or just skulking?” “Mostly skulking.” Stephen had a particular knack for making himself unobtrusive. He was mildly impressed that he’d been noticed. “But I have a licence to skulk.” ― K.J. Charles, Flight of Magpies CBR15Bingo: Queer Lives square and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: 19th century england, aristocracy, cbr15bingo, gay romance, historical Victorian mystery, K.J. Charles, magicians, queer romance, sexual repression

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:35 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: 19th century england, aristocracy, cbr15bingo, gay romance, historical Victorian mystery, K.J. Charles, magicians, queer romance, sexual repression ·
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You’d have expected me to be just a minor character in this saga

April 29, 2017 by borisanne Leave a Comment

This is a tough one to review. I really liked reading it, but in the end, it felt as though the exposition was finally wrapped up, and now I was ready for the story. But actually, the book was over. Not that there isn’t enough movement in Eileen, it’s just that the narrator tells us very early in the book that this is the story of her final days trapped in her terrible and sad life as she was raised – or more accurately, grew […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: alcholism, bulemia, cbr9, Fiction, juvenile detention, juvie, loneliness, Moshfegh, new york, orphan, Ottessa Moshfegh, police, sexual repression, small community

borisanne's CBR9 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: alcholism, bulemia, cbr9, Fiction, juvenile detention, juvie, loneliness, Moshfegh, new york, orphan, Ottessa Moshfegh, police, sexual repression, small community ·
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