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James looked like a consumptive heroine from a painting, the kind that dies beautifully.

Dark Heir (Dark Rise book 2) by C.S. Pacat

July 17, 2024 by carmelpie 7 Comments

CBR16 Bingo: Dun Dun “What a pity you have two saviours and they’re both useless.” ― C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir They called him the king’s blade in the shadows, though none knew the deeds that he was tasked to perform, or guessed that while many of the king’s victories were celebrated in the sun, they were won in the dark. ― C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir There was something impossible about his beauty. He suited the sunset, as if he was part of the light that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: anti-hero, antihero, Book Exchange 2023, c.s. pacat, cbr16bingo, fated romance, hero's journey, queer romance, reluctant hero, the Chosen One, victorian england

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:63 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: anti-hero, antihero, Book Exchange 2023, c.s. pacat, cbr16bingo, fated romance, hero's journey, queer romance, reluctant hero, the Chosen One, victorian england ·
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Steamy and Cute

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

September 7, 2021 by Ale Leave a Comment

Faintingviolet turned me into a Rainbow Rowell superfan a few years ago, so I was very excited to get a beautiful special edition hardcopy of Any Way the Wind Blows for my birthday this year. The third and final chapter of the Simon Snow trilogy (which apparently wasn’t ever supposed to be a trilogy), follows our favorite cast of characters back to England where a whole bunch of new “Chosen Ones” are cropping up. Baz finds out his step-mother’s joined one of the Chosen One […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Baz and Simon, cbr13bingo, LGBTQ, queer, Rainbow Rowell, shelfie, Simon Snow trilogy, the Chosen One

Ale's CBR13 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Baz and Simon, cbr13bingo, LGBTQ, queer, Rainbow Rowell, shelfie, Simon Snow trilogy, the Chosen One ·
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