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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Elastic tension lashed their cars together across space, alone on the road, nothing in his head but grief and freedom.

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

February 26, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Andrew held the clutch and eased onto the gas, pushing revs while the digital readout reminded him to hold it, wait for the right moment to explode. Sam’s fingers touched the rim of the moon hanging in the sky. A shudder ripped across the bones of Andrew’s forearms, terror and delight and the promise of risk bringing him to life. ― Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons For fuck’s sake Andrew. Is there anything in this scenario that feels heterosexual or well-adjusted to you? ― Lee Mandelo, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: American History, angst, Classism, curse, dark academia, drug use, Fighting, gay awakening, gay romance, Ghost Stories, homoerotic behaviour, Lee Mandelo, LGBTQ author, LGBTQ romance, murder mystery, Nashville, psychic abilities, queer romance, self-destruction, sexual tension up the wazoo, street racing, Tennessee, toxic friendships, toxic relationships, Toxic Romance, transgender characters, transgender main character, trauma bonding

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: American History, angst, Classism, curse, dark academia, drug use, Fighting, gay awakening, gay romance, Ghost Stories, homoerotic behaviour, Lee Mandelo, LGBTQ author, LGBTQ romance, murder mystery, Nashville, psychic abilities, queer romance, self-destruction, sexual tension up the wazoo, street racing, Tennessee, toxic friendships, toxic relationships, Toxic Romance, transgender characters, transgender main character, trauma bonding ·
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Cover of So Thrilled For You, yellow and pink, shows a woman lying on a floor wearing a party hat blowing out a candle on a cupcake

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t host baby showers on broiling hot days

So Thrilled For You (2025) by Holly Bourne

April 10, 2025 by drmllz Leave a Comment

Content note: Do NOT read this book or this review if you have any sort of trauma related to childbirth, motherhood, or (in)fertility. So Thrilled For You is about a group of four women who were housemates at university in England, whose bond has become somewhat strained, but who are coming together for a happy occasion–Nicki’s baby shower. Charlotte (paging SATC) is the perfectionist organising the shower to the fullest of its glossy filtered #humbleandblessed social media potential; Lauren is dealing with postpartum depression and a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr17, drmllz, Holly Bourne, toxic friendships, women's fiction

drmllz's CBR17 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr17, drmllz, Holly Bourne, toxic friendships, women's fiction ·
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CBR BINGO – SEX: Never meet your heroes.

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

September 25, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This book was wild, and I actually really enjoyed it! I love books that go down deep into the id, and I love books that talk about writing and the creative process, and this did both of those things very well. I really only have a couple reasons for lowering this book to 3.5 stars, but that’s for later. First, the title is pretty accurate here, it’s a book about a writing retreat. Four (now five for some mysterious reason) young women writers have been […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: books about writers, cbr15bingo, f/f, Julia Bartz, LGBTQIA, mystery, narfna, Suspense, the writing retreat, thrillers, toxic friendships

narfna's CBR15 Review No:88 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: books about writers, cbr15bingo, f/f, Julia Bartz, LGBTQIA, mystery, narfna, Suspense, the writing retreat, thrillers, toxic friendships ·
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