Yesterday afternoon my husband texted and asked if this was the finale of The Bachelorette. I pointed out that there were still three dudes left. “Who is the third?” he asked. Bryan. Everyone forgets Bryan. Anyway, it doesn’t matter because tonight is the two-hour Men Tell All Special which is basically a clip show with Chris Harrison stirring up some shit periodically. According to Chris this episode is a “very” special episode. Oh, fuck. I … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelorette – Episode 10: Ocular Facts →
This cover came to us from anonymous, and we salute anonymous with all the anonymous wine glasses. RedHeadedGirl: …. What….exactly… is the dark void? Sarah: Ummmm. RedHeadedGirl: It’s the butt, isn’t it? Carrie: Is that really a question you want answered? RedHeadedGirl: no Carrie: Well then RedHeadedGirl: I have some anatomy questions Carrie: I like how the tall guy looks super bored or possibly mortified and the short guy seems to find something in his line of sight to … Continue reading Cover Snark: The Dark Void →
Back in October of 2014, LJ sent us a picture of the cover of Forbidden Passion by Sarah Holland, and shared some of the content with us, too. Blazing eyes! A unicorn on set! She was reading it at the time, and now has written up a most epic rant about this book, which sounds simply marvelous. Because this rant is long, like HELLA long, I’m adding some gifs and images to help break up the … Continue reading Forbidden Passion by Sarah Holland: A Guest Rant by LJ →
Trigger Warning for everything y’all. References to sexual abuse, self-harm and incest. The episode opens with Bryan lying on the floor next to Claire, watching her sleep. She tells him that he needs to be gone by the time she gets back from rehearsal. Daphne tells Jessica that she got the $250,000 from her father as a one-time donation (but we know it’s really from Sergei the strip club owner). Meanwhile in rehearsal, something is … Continue reading Flesh and Bone Episode 4: Boogie Dark →
Well, this didn’t take long. It has been brought to our attention that the ever-reliable Chuck Tingle has a new book out, Oppressed in the Butt by My Inclusive Holiday Coffee Cups. Because I feel that parody coffee cup porn is the perfect response to the ridiculous Starbucks coffee cup outrage, I volunteered to review the 4,700 word “book.” I even kind of enjoyed it. My mother must be so proud. I’m just going to … Continue reading Oppressed in the Butt by My Inclusive Holiday Cups by Chuck Tingle →
So, hey, there’s plagiarism. Lots of it this week, too. First, Jenny Trout blogged extensively this week about the many, many similarities between books by m/m romance “author” Laura Harner, and novels by Opal Carew and Becky McGraw. Harner’s statement to The Guardian contained this line, which is still baffling: “…it appears that I may have crossed the line and violated my own code of ethics.” Every time this happens, I cue up Rhianna in … Continue reading Plagiarism: The Pattern and the Response →
NB: Heather T. saw this book among yesterday’s cover snark and said, “I think I need to read this.” For science, I presume. Whatever the reason, we’re grateful! Welcome, Heather! The cover of this little missive showed up on the Bitchery because the cover and the concept were just So Fucking Funny. The cover showed this guy wearing nothing but glasses and a huge bejeweled codpiece. A MAGIC BEJEWELED CODPIECE. I volunteered to take one for the team and … Continue reading Guest Review: Emily’s Magical Bejeweled Codpiece by B. Snow →
Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This Help a Bitch Out request comes from Erin, who is seeking a historical she read that is…really memorable: I’ve decided to bite the bullet and ask the Bitchery a HABO. It’s one of the first romance novels I ever read and I’d like to go back and take a peek at it, to see if it is in fact, as bat-shit insane as I remember. It would be a single title, historical, probably published … Continue reading HaBO: Forced Marriage, Then Kidnapping, Then Pirates →
Marian sent me an email that began: One thing I love about the new site design is that I discovered all the rants. That reminded me I’d written something similar, so I’ve attached my rant. The book was one of those you’d like to throw to the floor and jump up and down on, except for it being library property. So all you can do is write about it, and maybe share with someone who’ll … Continue reading Book Rant: Breathless by Anne Stuart Made Marian Angry →
