Emmalita – Page 68 – Cannonball Read 17

Can a romance be horny and slow burn?

The Astronaut and the Star by Jen Comfort

May 27, 2022 by Emmalita 9 Comments

Jen Comfort’s debut romance, The Astronaut and the Star was delightfully frothy and horny. Reggie desperately wants to be chosen for an upcoming lunar mission. She wants to be the first woman to walk on the moon, but she is nowhere near the short list. Between a PR gaffe and her perfectionism, the bosses at NASA don’t think she can get along with the other mission astronauts. She needs to prove she can be patient, a team player, and bring in good publicity. Jon has […]

You say tomato, I say you like her.

The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett

May 26, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Amy is emotionally constipated and bossy. Sophie dives into love too quickly and is still coming to terms with being bi. Amy hired Sophie to be head chef when she opened her restaurant Amy & May’s in Boston. She had watched Sophie on a reality cooking competition show called Pop-Up Kitchen. Sophie didn’t win, but she did wind up with the producer, Paul, as a fiancé and she was a fan favorite. But things aren’t going well. Amy & May’s is struggling financially and Sophie […]

This was exactly what I needed

Do the Work: An Antiracist Activity Book by W. Kamau Bell, Kate Schatz

May 24, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Do you fondly remember doing activity books when you were a kid? Are you still working out how to turn your antiracist aspirations into a life of action?* W. Kamau Bell ( a Black American man) and Kate Schatz (a white American woman) have put together an antiracist activity book that is perfect for adults and older teens. It is US focused, so while antiracism is necessary around the world, the specifics of history and law won’t apply. Not everyone will appreciate the nostalgic format […]

I deserve more than to be a prize

Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

May 23, 2022 by Emmalita 5 Comments

I was asked why I wanted to read Katee Robert’s Wicked Beauty and I said it was because I wanted to see a Helen who wasn’t a pawn, and definitely a Helen who got better partners than Paris and Menelaus. Wicked Beauty delivers that with a Helen who is determined to dictate her own future, and finds herself in a competitors to lovers relationship with Achilles and Patroclus. Katee Robert’s Dark Olympus series is less a retelling of Greek mythology and more in the style […]

The Tender Joys of Murder and Monsters

Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders by Aliette de Bodard

Of Charms, Ghosts, and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard

May 22, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Aliette de Bodard’s Dragons and Blades series is a stand alone spin-off from her Dominion of the Fallen series. I didn’t feel like I was lacking information, but I am now intrigued enough that I want to read it. At some point during the first series, a marriage is arranged between Thuan, a lower level prince in the Imperial Family, and Asmodeus, a murder happy fallen angel. The marriage may not have initially been welcome by either party (they planned to kill each other), they […]

All right, we’ve done this a million times, since Josh has literally tried to Post-it and whiteboard all of our problems. Let’s goooo!

Gouda Friends by Cathy Yardly

May 19, 2022 by Emmalita 2 Comments

This was such a delight to read. And yes, I did cry because I can’t eat cheese anymore, but also, it was lovely and Josh and Tam are great. You should also check out llamareadsbooks’ review, which moved me from “that looks nice” to “need now!” Things aren’t going well for Tam. Her job overworks her and her boss breaks her promises. There’s tension with her boyfriend and she hasn’t wanted to be intimate in quite a while. When she comes home from a business […]

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.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
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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