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The President's Assistant by Mia Faye

November 1, 2021 by chelz.hawk Leave a Comment

Harper has ambitious political aspirations so when her internship with the Senator of Maryland is discontinued, she is desperate to find new work. Fortunately, her best friend put her in touch with a Congressman making a bid for the presidency and in need of a personal assistant. However Harper and Congressmen Reid Prentice cross the line from professional to personal–having a quick romp in a limo before Harper even starts her job. Unwilling to compromise either of their political careers Reid and Harper establish their […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr13bingo, erotica, Mia Faye, short fiction

chelz.hawk's CBR13 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr13bingo, erotica, Mia Faye, short fiction ·
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Annual Short Story Collection Round-up

New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps by Paula Guran & Others

August 16, 2021 by Ale Leave a Comment

Because I’d never ask my students to do something I wouldn’t do, and also because NK Jemisin highly suggests reading short stories to get better at writing long stories, I try to read a short story collection every year. For whatever reason, no matter how good the writing is, short story collections take me EONS to finish, and New York Fantastic was no exception. With twenty stories by different speculative authors, New York Fantastic offers a wide variety of story types and a nice selection of award […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr13bingo, cityscape, Holly Black, Martin, New York City, NK Jemisin, Paula Guran & Others, short fiction

Ale's CBR13 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr13bingo, cityscape, Holly Black, Martin, New York City, NK Jemisin, Paula Guran & Others, short fiction ·
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A Very Enby Christmas

Sugar & Spice by Eli Wray

The First Noel by Eli Wray

Secret Santa by Eli Wray

December 17, 2020 by Emmalita 5 Comments

A few weeks ago I started hearing positive reviews of a soft and low angst holiday series written by a non-binary author centering trans and non-binary characters. Eli Wray’s A Very Enby Christmas series came highly recommended and lived up to every positive word said about it. All three installments are packed with kindness. Sugar & Spice was kind of like “The Gift of the Magi”, except instead of sacrificing what they most hold dear to get the perfect material gift for the other, Mason […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Very Enby Christmas series, Eli Wray, holiday comfort, Secret Santa, short fiction, Sugar & Spice, The First Noel, trans author

Emmalita's CBR12 Review No:104 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Very Enby Christmas series, Eli Wray, holiday comfort, Secret Santa, short fiction, Sugar & Spice, The First Noel, trans author ·
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“Jesus Christ went by the name Jesus and was only called “Geez” by his closest friends.”

A Load of Hooey by Bob Odenkirk

February 10, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

HEY! DO YOU LIKE TO BE SHOUTED AT BY BOB ODENKIRK AND HIS FRIENDS? BECAUSE BOY HOWDY, DO I HAVE THE BOOK FOR YOU! Bob Odenkirk is one of the greatest shouters of all time. No one can bellow DAMN IT quite like him- a skill he’s been sharing with us for 30 years. When he isn’t the one yelling, he is busy writing shouts upon shouts. He is responsible for Chris Farley’s Matt Foley- you know, they guy in a VAN down by the […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: alt comedy, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, fast read, irreverent, Jerry Minor, McSweeney's, Megan Amram, Mr. Show. With Bob and David, Paul F. Tompkins, scott c., short fiction, Tony Millionaire

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:14 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: alt comedy, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, fast read, irreverent, Jerry Minor, McSweeney's, Megan Amram, Mr. Show. With Bob and David, Paul F. Tompkins, scott c., short fiction, Tony Millionaire ·
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“The only love that feels like love is the doomed kind. (Fun fact.)”

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

February 8, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Ooof. This book is slight, but it packs a wallop. I felt like I was reading through someone’s diary. It was as if the diary was left open with a READ ME sign glowing in neon above, but it was still so personal that I had to keep sneaking furtive glances over my shoulder to make sure that the diary’s owner wouldn’t walk in to find me poring over her every thought and feeling. When our narrator “I secretly hope that I might be a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: creative life, entropy, Fiction, Jenny Offill, Marriage, Motherhood, Quick read, short fiction, vignette

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: creative life, entropy, Fiction, Jenny Offill, Marriage, Motherhood, Quick read, short fiction, vignette ·
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And it was all going so well…

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

February 12, 2017 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

This is a short story/YA book written by Neil Gaiman, and performed by a full cast in the audiobook.  I suppose we get a full cast in exchange for the illustrations we do not get to see.  It is an extended and alternate take on Sleeping Beauty, as you may have guessed.  And if you know Neil Gaiman, you may have also guessed that nothing is straightforward here.  The story seems straightforward enough – the sleeping curse on the kingdom is spreading, and Snow White, the queen […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult Tagged With: fairy tale, Neil Gaiman, short fiction, The Sleeper and the Spindle

crystalclear's CBR9 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: fairy tale, Neil Gaiman, short fiction, The Sleeper and the Spindle ·
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