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A Marvelous Light: The Last Binding Book #1 by Freya Marske

September 16, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: Craft – Edwin must hone his craft as a spellcaster as he is not as naturally gifted as his other family members. Blyth gave him an exceedingly stubborn look. God save Edwin from the idiotic flower of English manhood. ― Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light You could have been done helping us in the time it’s taken you to explain exactly how unhelpful you delight in being. ― Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light As a baronet, Robin is assigned an easy job at […]

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Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid

October 12, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

He’s looking to validate himself through someone else. She hasn’t caught on because she doesn’t know who she is. ― Kiley Reid, Such a Fun Age CBR17 Bingo: TBR For the past week, I’ve tried to think of an appropriate metaphor for what this reading experience was like for me. In terms of amusement park metaphors, it was like a rollercoaster with the slow climb to the top, each click of the chain ramping up the tension until you’re yanked up and over, all of […]

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