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Small town secrets and shallow gene pools

Sex at a Funeral by K. Stirling

September 18, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: Right – When family secrets are revealed, no one gets to claim that there is one right way to be: what love should look like, what makes a family unit the “right” kind, etc.. Sky is home for his father’s funeral. Throughout Sky’s life, his father treated him with contempt and disgust. Sky grieves the loss of his parent and that they can never reconcile. When he came out to his parents in his teens, his mother barely reacted, which was on brand […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: autistic rep, Beards, bullying, cbr18bingo, family secrets, funerals, gay panic, gay romance, K. Stirling, lavender marriage, LGBTQIA+ characters, queer romance, scandal, terrible parents

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:41 · Genres: Romance · Tags: autistic rep, Beards, bullying, cbr18bingo, family secrets, funerals, gay panic, gay romance, K. Stirling, lavender marriage, LGBTQIA+ characters, queer romance, scandal, terrible parents ·
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Twistin the Night Away

The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly

August 10, 2023 by Owlizabeth 3 Comments

Last night, I woke up at 3:30 with a warm flush (being a middle aged woman is aces, y’all) and as I was fanning myself on the sofa, I grabbed my book for the usual 20 minutes or so until my temperature made sense again. I’d been reading this for a couple of days, and I was liking it but I didn’t think it’s be a problem to set it back down and so I could finish getting my night’s sleep. Reader, I’m sure you […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: art and obsession, Erin Kelly, family drama, family mess, mystery, obsession, terrible parents, thriller

Owlizabeth's CBR15 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: art and obsession, Erin Kelly, family drama, family mess, mystery, obsession, terrible parents, thriller ·
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