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Every year I say, "This is my year". So: this is my year! (Maybe.)

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(belated) Christmas gift exchange thank you!

December 15, 2017 by Lynn 2 Comments

You may remember that I’ve talked about Boss here before, the man who makes fun of my reading selections, but on a spiritual retreat once took a copy of Hulk Hogan’s biography instead of a “spiritual awakening book”. He dropped an open Amazon box on my desk the other day and said, “Oops. I opened these. I assumed it was for me cause you never get stuff.” So many, many thanks to Lori for my gift of Turtles All The Way Down and Forks, Knives, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: gift exchange, Lori, The Mama

Lynn's CBR9 Review No:0 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: gift exchange, Lori, The Mama ·
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THIS BOOK IS STUPID

December 10, 2017 by Lynn 3 Comments

I’ve decided to half cannonball on this, the worst of all the books I’ve read this year. Mainly because that’s how it’s come up in my giant back log of reviews, but also because it somehow feels fitting after the way this year has gone. I read the originals a year or so after they came out. They read like what they are: poorly written fan fiction based on a not particularly good original story. They’re problematic for all the reasons that have been discussed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, The Mama

Lynn's CBR9 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, The Mama ·
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I can’t remember anything about this book except for bioterrorism and Lula with a “personal massager”

December 10, 2017 by Lynn Leave a Comment

Somewhere on my Stephanie Plum journey, I missed number 22. And I have to be honest, I don’t quite remember what happened. Wacky shenanigans, Bob pooping everywhere, Lula, Grandma, Mrs. Plum ironing, Morelli being a cop, Ranger hotly being hot… it’s all the same, just with a different bad guy. There’s something about a fraternity (is there a college in Trenton?), a murder of a guy nobody liked, and I kind of remember some sort of radioactive bug or some other kind of weird bioterrorism […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Janet Evanovich, Stephanie Plum, The Mama

Lynn's CBR9 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Janet Evanovich, Stephanie Plum, The Mama ·
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Hurricanes and Hockey

December 10, 2017 by Lynn 2 Comments

About two months ago, which tells you how far behind I am on my reviews, Hurricane Irma was bearing down on Florida. Each day we watched the cone move further and further west, until it looked like it was going to come right up the west coast and in to Tampa Bay. And each day, I packed more things into bags and suitcases, until finally, on Friday afternoon, they declared a mandatory evacuation of my entire town. I went home to collect my kid and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: New Adult, Sabrina Bowen, Scootsa1000, The Mama

Lynn's CBR9 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: New Adult, Sabrina Bowen, Scootsa1000, The Mama ·
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It’s no Beautiful Bastard, and that’s a good thing

December 9, 2017 by Lynn 2 Comments

Christina Lauren is pretty popular around these parts, and Dating You / Hating You seems to top most lists. The only book I’ve read from the collection is the one that started it all, Beautiful Bastard, and let’s just say I wasn’t a fan. So I broke up with CL and the Beautiful series, and didn’t give it another thought, until Dating You / Hating You was free on the library website, and since all of you guys seemed to like it, I thought I’d […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Beautiful Series, Christina Lauren, Dating You Hating You, The Mama

Lynn's CBR9 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Beautiful Series, Christina Lauren, Dating You Hating You, The Mama ·
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Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful

December 9, 2017 by Lynn 2 Comments

From the author of Act Like It comes another Cannonball favorite, Pretty Face. And while, if I remember right, Pretty Face wasn’t as strongly loved as Act Like It, I definitely enjoyed it more. Act Like It was just okay in my book; this one gets an additional two stars. Grumpy director Luc Savage is reviving a classic West End theatre, and needs a new star. Enter Lily Lamprey, clearly the best actress for the job, even if she doesn’t have the resume. Lily is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Lucy Parker, The Mama

Lynn's CBR9 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Lucy Parker, The Mama ·
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