Emmalita – Page 52 – Cannonball Read 17

“We are dreamers and makers because that is how we forged ourselves.”

All the Things They Said We Couldn’t Have by T.C. Oakes-Monger

January 15, 2023 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

All the Things They Said We Couldn’t Have is a gorgeous collection of essays and stories centering the joy of being trans. Tash Oakes-monger is a trans, nonbinary British writer. They don’t sidestep the difficulties of being trans in a hostile world, but illuminate the joy and life that comes with existing in the world as your true self. I found myself starting each morning by reading a couple of selections. I find value in joy for its own sake, and it is the reason […]

Let the Intergalactic Bachelor Show Begin!

Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews

January 11, 2023 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Ilona Andrews is a highly bingeable author. I rather mindlessly requested the Sweep of the Heart audiobook from NetGalley not expecting to actually get it. I read the first book in the series a long time ago and have not read the other four books in the series. When I got the email telling me the audiobook was available to download, I took on the challenge of rereading Clean Sweep and then reading the other books in 3 days so that I could listen to Sweep of the […]

“Revenge, possibly. Acting out, certainly.”

Messy by Katie Porter

January 10, 2023 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I bought Katie Porter’s Messy some time ago when I saw folks on Twitter talking about it. I read it in those dark days of late December when I was stressing about all the end of year stuff, my inner perfectionist was yelling at me about the sorry state of my baked goods, and I was missing my dad and the relationship I wish we had. Why am I bringing up my dad in a review of an erotic romance? Because a central element of […]

The Cannonball Read 15 Passport Book Challenge

January 9, 2023 by Emmalita 17 Comments

Welcome to the Cannonball Read 15 Passport Challenge! This is a year long, self-directed challenge. You set your own pace reading and reviewing 1-15 books. There are 5 challenges. You can read 3 books from each challenge, read up to 15 books for 1 challenge, or between 1-15 books from any combination of challenges. The challenges: Books recommended by friends Books from different countries (set in, written by authors from, translated from a language of) Different genres (or subgenres, for example space opera, hard sci-fi, […]

“It is the fate of all made things”

“The Secret Life of Bots” by Suzanne Palmer

January 5, 2023 by Emmalita 5 Comments

Narfna recommended “The Secret Life of Bots” last week and provided a link. I opened the link immediately, and then the tab sat there, open and unread, for days. As one does. The Bot is activated and given a task by Ship. It notes that a long period of time has passed since it was last activated, and that the task it has been given, task 944, was a higher number than usual. The Bot starts out on it’s task – exterminate a pest. Along […]

“You want pi million dollars,” “Yes,” I said. “Why pi?” “It’s a nice round number.” “It’s literally not.”

The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi

January 5, 2023 by Emmalita 2 Comments

I’ve listened to Zachery Quinto read all three of John Scalzi’s Dispatcher novellas, and I liked them. I think Quinto does a great job with Tony Valdez’ voice and Scalzi’s sensibilities and humor really shine in this noir-ish, fantasy-ish, sci-fi-ish series. Tony Valdez lives in a world a lot like ours, except if you murder someone, most of the time, they’ll reappear somewhere safe – naked and alive. People still die of natural causes, by suicide, and in accidents. But they don’t die by murder. […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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