Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Does this count as Sweater…Sweater?

Sink or Swim by Annabeth Albert

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I love a good Sweater/Disaster romance. You know, the kind where someone is incredibly buttoned up and their love interest is messy (in all the ways), and can’t even keep their head on their shoulders? So it was a surprise when I picked up Sink or Swim and discovered that this might be a book with a Sweater Guy…and another Sweater Guy. Except one sweater is argyle and the other is plaid, I guess. Felix is a well-dressed, well kept, slightly uptight doctor who is a single parent […]

Very Enjoyable Fake Dating With Charming Couple

Sailor Proof by Annabeth Albert

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When their submarine arrives back at port, Derrick Fox is facing seeing his ex greeting the man who he cheated on Derrick with while no one is waiting for him, his friend Calder Euler has a plan.  Calder’s little brother Arthur would be willing to pretend to be Derrick’s fake boyfriend and give him a homecoming that proves he’s over his ex.  However, when their kiss goes viral, and Arthur’s mom insists they both come to the Euler family reunion later that week, the two […]

Two Gaming Nerds Go on a Road Trip and….

Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert

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I’m not sure how Conventionally Yours ended up on my radar since I’m not a reader of romance novels generally speaking. Basically, it’s a queer romance with a twist on the standard enemies to lovers plot, namely the setting is serious card gaming and convention. On the one side, there’s Conrad the good-looking friendly guy who seems to have the perfect social life and image, but is actually dealing with major issues in his life. On the other side, there’s Alden, the seemingly uptight, prissy, […]

Coffee with a shot of kink

Cup of Joe by Annabeth Albert

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When I saw there was a new queer shared series coming out that several of my favorite authors were writing in, I had to pick up the first book. The Bold Brew series revolves around a coffee shop in a Pennsylvania college town that’s a hub for the queer and kink-positive communities. “Hot, older electrician. Bedroom repair. If it wasn’t for me and my terminal awkwardness, this could easily pass as the start of a porno.” This book features Levi, a recent college grad who’s […]

Stepping out of the comfort zone

Conventionally yours: An LGBTQIA Rivals-to-Lovers road trip romance by Annabeth Albert

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This book was an unusual choice for me- it’s a genre (m/m romance) I don’t read often, about a subject I don’t really get involved in- tabletop gaming. I bought it because it was on sale, and the email from the publishing company intrigued me. I read it as an E-book. The main characters are college age, in some ways this is a New Adult book. The book uses alternating chapters from the point of view of the two main characters- a device that seems […]

He’s Superman to someone

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Waiting For Clark (2015) by Annabeth Albert is a short novella. Albert wrote this story as part of a Goodreads M/M Romance event called “Don’t Read in the Closet.” As part of this event, authors are given a photo and a letter to guide their story. For this story, the photo was: “In a cartoon drawing, Batman and Superman are locked in an embrace, kissing. Superman is taller and clutching Batman to him. Batman has more muscles and has visible tattoos on his arms. Superman has […]



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