Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A fun runaway bride romance

Three Reasons to Run by Jackie Lau

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I love how much food is central to Jackie Lau books and how I’m basically guaranteed to find something fun and lighthearted in her stories. The whole premise of Three Reasons to Run sounded like it would be a delight, and I’m so glad I got to read it! Yvonne has been in a relationship with Carl for five years, engaged for two, and in that time she’s slowly been realizing that it wasn’t a relationship that fulfilled her or she could see a positive […]

Nikhil preened. “Are you surprised that Mahreen Kamal can create a fashion icon?”

Just Playing House by Farah Heron

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Happy Canada Day! I read Farah Heron’s Just Playing House while I was laid low by a stomach virus last week. It was lovely and perfect to read about a hot man taking care of the woman he’s had a crush on for years. There are a lot of reasons I like reading romance. Reading this book at this moment was all about wish fulfillment. Someone who wants to care take, yes, I want to read that when I feel terrible. Someone who has a […]

He couldn’t tell them that the right one had come along, and it was the pissed-off Russian man heading to the penalty box.

Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2) by Rachel Reid

The Long Game (Game Changers #6) by Rachel Reid

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Heated Rivalry Ilya smiled to himself. He actually loved this. He loved being on the road, and disappointing home crowds across North America. He loved the insults, the booing, and, most of all, the sound of a crowd so gutted by his team’s performance that they couldn’t even bother to boo. A winded, humiliated crowd. That was Ilya’s favorite sound. ― Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry “Um, and this is….Ilya. Rozanov. You probably know that.” What were they, exactly? It occurred to Shane that he and […]

Jackie Lau gets meta

Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau

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Jackie Lau has made her main character, Emily Hung, a LitFic author, which results in some meta commentary about the current state of publishing, especially for an Asian-Canadian author who is doing ok, but not charging up the charts. She’s got a three book contract, but she’s working two other jobs, and sharing an apartment. She’s feeling disrespected by her family, especially her mother, who keeps throwing Mark F’ing Chan at her head. After the two don’t hit it off at Emily’s youngest sister’s wedding, […]

Sunshine tightly wound meets grumpy tightly wound, everyone comes undone

Wild Life by Opal Wei

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What happens when a burnt out, high strung cancer researcher runs into an anxious, handsome, recovering boy bander with a private island and a elderly cougar? Shenanigans, wild animal attacks, a massive storm, run-ins with the law, and the complete abandonment of The Plan. Zoey Fong already has an M.D., but she is in a prestigious doctoral program  to be a cancer researcher so she can cure cancer in kids like her sister. She hates her program, her lab mate, and the mug collection she […]

“You wish you had a do-over?” she asks. “Tell me, what would you do if you had another chance?”

Four Weddings to Fall in Love by Jackie Lau

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Max is the oldest of the Mok brothers. He’s a relationship guy, and a bit starchy. After some bad experiences, Kim doesn’t do relationships. They are going to see each other at 4 weddings over a few months. Three of Max’s cousins are getting married in one summer. Kim’s mother and Max’s aunt are good friends. Not only are they going to be at three wedding together – both their families will be there too. (I would put a cry/laugh emoji or gif here.) At […]



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