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I regret to inform you that ill-tempered women are as catnip to some men

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

September 5, 2022 by carmelpie 12 Comments

“Confounded kittens,” she grumbled. “What?” “Your eyes literally lit up. I’ve only read about that in books. I’ve never seen it happen.” “They did not,” he protested, but they probably had. He was actually pretty excited about the prospect of seeing kittens. ― Cat Sebastian, The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes After reading a couple of reviews on CBR14, this looked like it would satisfy my need for a charming, low-stakes romance. The delightful cover art didn’t hurt either. I burned through the first book […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Cat Sebastian, highwaymen, queer romance, thievery

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Cat Sebastian, highwaymen, queer romance, thievery ·
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Too much old, not enough new in the Box

July 23, 2017 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

The Everything Box got a lot of attention when it first came out, but I’ve only just now gotten to it. I don’t quite understand what all the hype was about. Yes this is an entertaining adventure story with amusing characters, but I didn’t love it. I enjoyed it, but it just wasn’t as awesome as I was hoping. 3.5 stars. First, it’s so strongly reminiscent of Good Omens (by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman) in terms of characters and plot that it comes off […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: action, adventure, angels, demons, doomsday, Richard Kadrey, The Everything Box, thievery

CoffeeShopReader's CBR9 Review No:49 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: action, adventure, angels, demons, doomsday, Richard Kadrey, The Everything Box, thievery ·
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