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lezreadalot's review
3.0
A cog jumping in the brain, a thing going wrong. It didn’t make any sense to stare at a stranger and think, ‘Yes, oh yes.’
3.5 stars. Short stories rarely do much for me these days, especially if it's about completely new-to-me characters. But I still really liked this, despite the shortness. A really sweet historical ace love story between a cabaret singer and a fence. There's a lot of ugliness surrounding Stan and Christiana, but they themselves are so lovely to read about. And I'm VERY glad I read this series in publishing order rather than chronological order. The Lilywhite Boys make appearances here, and I loved them soooo much, more so because I already knew them.
A great, quick, diverting read.
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transphobia, misgendering, violencekatelarsenkeys's review
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
The prequel trans/ace historical romance novella to KJ Charles’s Lillywhite Boys series about London mobsters with hearts of gold.
jadesarah's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
venturebyname's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
wannabekingpin's review
5.0
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skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: A street gang jumps for power by terrorizing those less fortunate, and other “freelancers” as themselves. Pressure, payments, bought debts that grow greater. But Lilywhite boys aren’t easy to push and force into something they don’t feel like doing…
My Opinion: Fights, threats, people flying out the windows, utter chaos and a beautiful love story with a sweet unexpected turn, as, actually, should be expected from K.J.C.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: A street gang jumps for power by terrorizing those less fortunate, and other “freelancers” as themselves. Pressure, payments, bought debts that grow greater. But Lilywhite boys aren’t easy to push and force into something they don’t feel like doing…
My Opinion: Fights, threats, people flying out the windows, utter chaos and a beautiful love story with a sweet unexpected turn, as, actually, should be expected from K.J.C.
reading_for_the_dopamine's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
amsaduke's review
3.0
“Really, I mean, you’re beautiful. You’re the most beautiful woman in the world, and I’ve never met anyone like you. But I don’t need to, you know, stick bits in other bits to prove that.”
Yay ace representation!! The story was really quick, a bit one-dimensional but cute.
Yay ace representation!! The story was really quick, a bit one-dimensional but cute.
sarahsupastar's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5