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When We Attempt Big Things Some Times We Screw Them Up.

November 6, 2015 by faintingviolet 12 Comments

This book has proven difficult to review. I finished it 5 days ago and have been avoiding the review. I also read the first ten percent of the book and put it down for a few days to recalibrate my expectations. I had known from our romance readers group on Facebook that there were problems with this, the fifth book, in the Ivy Years Series. What are the problems and what were the expectations? Let’s discuss. If you’ve been reading along with those of us […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: faintingviolet, rape culture, Sarina Bowen, The Fifteenth Minute, The Ivy Years

faintingviolet's CBR7 Review No:93 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: faintingviolet, rape culture, Sarina Bowen, The Fifteenth Minute, The Ivy Years ·
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