Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I used to be such a ravenous reader, but only read a few books last year. Need to do better.

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A Journey Into a Very Neurotic Time

Crudo by Olivia Laing

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“In this atmosphere it was becoming increasingly hard to feel real.” Oh, Olivia Laing, you barely knew! I wasn’t sure if I should read this book at first, since I have been avoiding books that could increase my anxiety during these times. I was fully subscribed to escapism and erotica for a while there, but even that became exhausting. So I picked up Crudo, which I had been meaning to read for years. And it was exactly as I had imagined it—though the protagonists wedding […]

A Colossal Disappointment

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

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I have to admit that sometimes my mind is foggy. I love reading, but some days, my reading comprehension is lower than usual, and if I return to passages later I see there are tiny details I missed that make the story come together. I am hoping that this is what happened with An Unkindness of Ghosts, because I can’t make sense of it otherwise. I loved the first part of this book. It wasn’t an easy read, especially not right now, when any black […]

Okay, I Finally Get the Appeal of the Enemies-to-Lovers Thing

Anyone But You by K.G. MacGregor

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**Spoilers Below** I was starting to think I’d never find a contemporary F/F romance that would make me swoon in the same way my beloved Lady’s Guide did. The stack of DNF recommendations was starting to embarrass me, because I like sticking with books, but found myself abandoning a dozen after a chapter or two. The ones I did finish struck me more by how annoyed I was after I read the last chapter than anything else. Then I came across A Proper Cuppa of […]

Nothing to Care About

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

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I’m a cover whore. Oftentimes, it only takes a cute cover for me to buy a book. I know it’s a compulsion I should reign in, along with buying drinks because the can is adorable, but alas, I haven’t yet. When Something to Talk About popped up in my Goodreads feed, I was in love. My anticipation for the book was sky-high—finally a Sapphic book with a cover that made me swoon but that wasn’t about teenagers (nothing wrong with that, but I remained closeted […]

Ambushes Are Not Christmas Miracles

A Swedish Christmas Fairy Tale by A.E. Radley

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I’ve read quite a few of A. E. Radley’s books recently. I can happily say they are easy, breezy reads, but also interesting enough that while you can probably read this on your commute, the characters will make you want to stick around. Well, some of the characters, probably. Because the bad news is that I could barely make through one of these romantic stories without hating at least one of the women involved and wanting the other to stay alone. I’m pretty sure that’s […]

A Heavenly Love Story

The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

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I’m really glad I saw someone recommend this book at Pajiba, because I’m certain I would not have picked it up otherwise. With the rare exception, I’m drawn to literary fiction, essay collections, and non-fiction about politics. There is the occasional memoir or fantasy book, but in the past few years my focus has coalesced around exploring literary fiction written by women (women of color especially). That’s not to say I don’t have an interest in romance, but I think after reading so many YA […]



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