Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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She/her. Constantly overworked teacher of Norwegian and English. Geek and reading enthusiast. Married. Mother of a growing boy, born February 2018. Two cats. The Cannonball-veteran (the only participant - as far as I know - who has participated every year since CBRII). Loves fantasy, kissing books and YA. Strongly opinionated about many things. Perpetually behind on reviews. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Malin's Quick Questions interview.)

Malin's Reviews:

This was a disappointment

The Gods Time Forgot by Kelsie Sheridan Gonzales

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Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Rua remembers nothing from before she woke up in a muddy hole in upstate New York. Her maid and everyone around her claims that she’s Emma Harrington, missing for two days, but Rua while Rua may look just like her, she is certain there is nothing of Emma in her. Emma’s wealthy parents are determined to try bury the scandal of Emma’s behaviour, which isn’t made easier when Rua […]

A romance about audiobook narrators, by a queen of audiobook narration

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

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Sewanee (pronounced Swanie, several characters call her Swan) Chester was a child actress on a popular sitcom, but a serious injury while filming her big break as an adult led to her losing an eye and becoming permanently scarred, so now she makes her living as an audiobook narrator. While it may not be as glamorous as acting, she’s very good at it and has won several awards. Early in her career, she also narrated romance novels, but now her cynicism makes it too hard […]

“Last week I considered going jogging in flip-flops just to remind myself how sex sounds.”

The True Love Experience by Christina Lauren

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StoryGraph Easy Reading Challenge 25: A book with two authors Felicity “Fizzy” Chen loves her life and career as a romance writer. The problem is that she’s suffering from a bad case of writers’ block, and when she’s asked about her personal life in interviews or author panels, it’s not like she can confess to never actually having been in love, right? A romance writer should surely have experienced romantic love at some point? With all of her friends happily coupled up, she’s also getting […]

“I generally want to commit a felony when I see him. I’m not sure that’s a sign of romantic compatibility.”

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

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4.5 stars StoryGraph Easy Reading Challenge 25: A book with two authors Jessica “Jess” Davis is a single mom who tries to make ends meet doing freelance statistics work, mostly working at a local coffee shop, with her best friend writing her romance novels right next to her. She lives in a small apartment on the ground floor of the apartment building her grandparents manage, and they help her raise her daughter, just as they raised her after her irresponsible mother gave up on Jess. […]

God forbid the beautiful, eligible daughter of a duke have hobbies

Lady Knight by Amalie Howard

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Nowhere Books Bingo 25: Book by an author you’ve never read Thank you to Netgalley and Joy Revolution for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Lady Zenobia “Zia” Osborn and several of her female friends have started a secret society, calling themselves Lady Knights, and at night, they dress up as highwaymen and rob the carriages of Lady Zia’s brother’s rich friends. They need to collect enough money to ensure the survival of their boarding school, not to mention the orphanage next door to […]

Two romances (and four mistaken identities) for the price of one

A Duke Never Tells by Suzanne Enoch

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3.5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and Bramble for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Lady Margaret “Meg” Pinwell is about to start her first season when her father announces that he’s spoken to his old friend, the Duke of Earnhurst, and secured her a coveted match with said duke’s son and heir. Before Meg has a chance to even go to London and have any fun during the Season, the Duke promptly dies, and forces Meg into a year of mourning, since she […]



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