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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“We’re centaurs. We’re amazing.”

The Blacksmith Queen by G A Aiken

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Your basic B material fantasy story. Plot: Keeley is a gentle giant who loves only family, animals, and her forge. Then the Old King, liked by no one, dies, and the whole country is thrown into turmoil as his sons fight for the crown. While the crown does technically pass by blood, there is also a coven of witches who sometimes announce the name of the new ruler. And in this case, the witches have named Keeley’s introverted sister Beatrice. A small gang of centaur […]

“You have to be quiet when you’re eavesdropping. Otherwise it’s just a logistically difficult conversation.”

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

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Plot: Viola has had to make some very hard choices. Born a Viscount with oodles of money, land, and power, she nevertheless felt utterly miserable, until a near fatal injury on the battlefield in Waterloo gave her an opportunity to reinvent herself. Sure, she’s a penniless lady’s companion to her brother’s abrasive wife, but at least she gets to be herself. Also his wife (and her brother for that matter) is actually pretty wonderful and supportive and loving so all in all, not bad at all. Really, […]

“My parents’ sex talk was basically ‘This is a condom, always use one, any questions?'”

We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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Plot: Quinn and Tarek have been kind of friends for years. Their families have businesses that mean the two spend most weekend summers together (hers – wedding planning, his – catering). They have both also had kind of crushes on each other. The problem is that they are wildly incompatible. Quinn has grown beyond jaded after a lifetime watching weddings be planned and relationships unravel. Meanwhile, Tarek’s parents had a love story right out of a 90’s rom com, and he’s obsessed with having that […]

“The illusion that we understand the past fosters overconfidence in our ability to predict the future.”

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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Do you find yourself regularly frustrated by people’s irrational conduct? Are you sometimes frustrated by your own irrational conduct? Why do people so often make decisions that are so painfully obviously wrong, or at least inconsistent with their supposed values or goals? Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman has spent a few decades researching these questions, and he has a lot of thoughts on the subject. The title of the book actually gives away the basic premise of this lengthy, challenging, and absolutely fascinating read. His proposed […]

“Nothing in Jane’s experience had ever encouraged her to be any kinder to herself than others were.”

Who's That Earl? by Susanna Craig

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Plot: Jane and Thomas spent a few short weeks together one summer before he was shipped off by the military and she was run off by her family. By fluke, Thomas is recalled to England to discover that he’d inherited a title he had no knowledge of and a run down castle he hasn’t visited since he was young. Fortunately, the castle already has a prompt renter who is happy to stay, but his commanding officer insists he go investigate the situation there himself first […]

“I don’t like mice.” “I will be as quiet as your favorite quiet thing.”

What Kind of Day by Mina V Esguerra

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Who is this witch that can write novellas about a one day romance and make it good? Plot: Naya loves her hometown of Manila. Not the one tourists get, but the real one. So much so that after having a Millenial quarter-life crisis, she’s now running one of the most exclusive tours in the city as a side hustle. Meanwhile, Ben has just had his life upended. He was, until like 10 minutes ago, a speechwriter for one of the Phillipines’ most respected senators. And he was fired such […]



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