african american protagonist – Cannonball Read 17

Holding out for a hero

Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon

April 11, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Sloan is a single mother with twin six-year-old daughters. After leaving her emotionally abusive husband in Seattle, she is now living in L.A. Sloan hopes that a fresh start far from her ex and his manipulative behavior will allow her and her girls to thrive. Sloan is a surgeon and works long hours. When her live-in nanny quits without any notice, Sloan scrambles to find a suitable replacement as soon as possible. A colleague recommends a nanny whose family recently relocated to Australia. Sloan has […]

Love in an elevator

December 29, 2018 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory was simply lovely. Alexa and Drew meet when stuck in a hotel elevator together in San Francisco. Alexa is on her way to meet her sister to celebrate a promotion. Drew is begrudgingly going to his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. The two strangers hit it off immediately, so Drew takes a chance and invites Alexa to the wedding. He gets a bit carried away and tells everyone she’s his girlfriend. Luckily, Alexa doesn’t mind and they have an amazing time at the wedding and […]

A gripping time-travel slave narrative

July 26, 2018 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Kindred was our June Cannonball Read book club selection. I decided to read both the original novel by Octavia E. Butler and graphic novel adaptation by John Jennings and Damian Duffy. Both works focus on Dana, a young writer living in 1970s northern Los Angeles (much like Butler herself). She is recently married and moving into her new home with her older white husband, Kevin. They seem quite in love and happy. Dana is unpacking some books when suddenly and inexplicably she travels through time […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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