Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Nart is an avid romance reader who dabbles in other stuff when she has the spoons. When she’s not reading she’s a bureaucrat both professionally and as an activist because she’s a masochist. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Nart's Quick Questions interview.)

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“Don’t go around thinking everyone else has it together. We’re all just falling apart in different ways.”

Yes & I love You by Roni Loren

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Complex, neurodivergent, ambitious protagonists who are not cured by love. Plot: Hollyn is a writer for a New Orleans newspaper.  She loves writing (and anonymously at that) because it allows her to express herself without fear that her Tourettes will distract people from her words. Jasper was all over the place until he started getting along with his ADHD when his discovered improv, but that doesn’t pay the bills, especially in New Orleans where the industry is nascent but Jasper is determined to make it […]

“The ‘we saved 4 people’ refrain bounces harmlessly off the imposing Germanic fortress of deontological theory.”

How To Be Perfec by Mike Schur

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Fans of the Good Place have probably already read this book or have it on their TBR, so instead, I’m going to focus this review on folks who have not watched, or watched but didn’t enjoy (which I am told is a real population of people that exist) the Good Place. Ethics are hard. Teaching ethics is also hard, for a great number of reasons. Chief among them is that a) the subject matter is impossible to nail down and b) each person’s approach to […]

“When one enters a door, one must be brave enough to see the other side.”

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow

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Poetic, fantasy forward portal type science fiction. Plot: January’s father is a travelling archeologist, working with the financial backing of the wealthy Mr. Locke. Indeed, his generosity extends to taking January on as a ward while her father travels the world. Unfortunately, growing up a mixed-race girl in the house of a wealthy white man with no parenting skills is a mixed bag. January grows up a deeply isolated girl, surrounded by myths of portals to other worlds. Only it turns out they aren’t myths, […]

“WITCH WANTED. Live-in tutor wanted for three young witches. Must have nerves of steel. Previous teaching experience not necessary. Witchiness essential.”

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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Mary Poppins except she doesn’t leave at the end. Plot: Mika Moon is a witch. Like all other witches, she was orphaned young and has lived a fairly isolated life since they have to keep their magic a secret. Her one outlet is a youtube channel where she pretends to do magic, just to share in the love of it with others. Someone’s noticed that she’s the real deal though, and they want her as their own Mary Poppins, since the kids are doing things […]

“My mother’s dying wish was for me to take a vacation.”

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

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When you forget you’ve already read books by an author and didn’t like them. Plot: Hannah is a bodyguard working for an exclusive company that serves the ultra rich. She’s a tiny powerhouse looking for an opportunity to prove herself in time for a major promotion. Fortunately, the company has just been hired by a production company to provide protection for a movie star who is moving into the area to support his mother through cancer treatments. Unfortunately, he doesn’t want his sick mother to […]

“Joy isn’t his family. She isn’t some ex he’s never gotten over. She’s just a friend. Just.”

The Romantic Agenda by Clare Kann

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Trope-tastic but grounded romcom with an Ace lead. Plot: Joy and Malcolm have been best friends since the day he introduced her to the concept of asexuality, validating feelings of otherness she’d struggled with through her youth. In fact, they’re so close it led to the death of several of his relationships. This is fine by Joy, who loves him in ways that cross the boundaries of platonic love. But now he’s found someone new, again, and this time, Joy is determined to end the […]



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