Cannonball Read 17

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I think I might end up reading Dare’s entire back catalogue at this point

Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare

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So after reading Alexis Hall’s latest work I was back in a historical romance kick and thought I’d pick up some of the intervening novels in the series of Dare’s that I had perused–Spindle Cove, Castles Ever After, and Girl Meets Duke. Those might actually be her only series, I don’t actually know! I am sorry to note that while this book has many of the tropes that I really adore–childhood friends/known each other for a while, have liked each other for a while as […]

great book, you’re probably already halfway to reading it

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

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First Note: READ THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS that’s all I have to say for now. Also that there’s less (marginal? Confused-and-not-meant?) transphobia than you might think, read with a clear heart and no armor! Full Review: I’ve had a great little back and forth with llamareadsbooks over my note from above re: the transphobia in this book. The point of discussion is basically around Gracewood (the male lead) and how much he sinks before he starts the well-trod-by-male-leads-in-romances apology tour to prove himself worthy of the female lead, […]

I wanted to like this much more than I did

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

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CW: fatal car crash in the past, past homophobia, physical altercation that could have veered towards physical abuse except that it was stopped before any character is hurt What a beautiful cover, I have to say. The UK version is very boring looking in comparison. I have been thinking about the review for this book for ages, and here goes: If this was a book about Feyi and Joy, it would have been an easy 4 star book. Their interaction alone is 5 star, excellent, […]

beautifully written, tough to get through but so worthwhile

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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CW: this is about slavery, so…all the requisite warnings therein I put this book off for a long time–a really long time, judging from how far back in my Kindle I had to go to find it. And I’m ashamed to admit, I started reading it because I was basically done with everything else I had on my Kindle and was looking for something, anything to read (as per Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour one must always have reading material on the […]

the challenges of an author’s back catalogue

The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles

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CW: suicides (in the past), suicidal actions/ideation (but it’s made clear that it’s a curse which is making the character feel that way), homophobia, mentions of assault, mentions of incest, magic which saps a character’s life energy, and also some magical manipulation of emotions which I found hard to get behind Bereft of Will Darling, I thought I’d give Charles’ back catalog a perusal. While I really enjoyed this novel, there’s a central premise that I felt it hard to get over. As such, I’ve […]

Didn’t even read past “austen murder mystery” in the blurb

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

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Claudia Gray, of Bloodline, here stretches her fandom writing chops to a different world long, long ago with many fervent fans: Austen! The premise is simple: all the characters you know and love from Austen’s greatest hits also know one another. A sort of Extended Austen Universe, so to speak. Everyone has showed up to Donwell Abbey, the house of Emma and George Knightley, for a garden party that quickly sours when there are two unwelcome guests: a torrential rainstorm and Mr. George Wickham. Everyone […]



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