Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Never Underestimate the New York Transit System

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

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At the beginning of 2020 and thanks to many glowing CBR reviews, I devoured Casey McQuiston’s first novel, Red, White, and Royal Blue, which was just the mix of humor and escapism I needed at that moment (little knowing what a raging dumpster fire the next year would be).  I knew I would be on board for whatever McQuiston did next. Though a time-travel love story set in a New York subway was not quite what I expected, I found One Last Stop to be […]

“How does she explain that she used to be afraid to love anyone because there’s a well at the center of her chest and she doesn’t know where the bottom is?”

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

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I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Early last year I read and loved Casey McQuiston’s debut Red, White, & Royal Blue like many a Cannonballer before me. Upon its completion I knew McQuiston was an author to add to my must reads list – they were writing the kind of queer romance I was looking for in the world. Once announced I put One Last Stop on my to read list having faith in the author, […]

OMG I just got it, she’s stuck on the Q train like the QUEER train is that it???

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

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It’s not THAT hard, I saw “new book from the author of Red, White & Royal Blue” and immediately put it on hold. And then proceeded to haunt all my libraries until one decided to buy it. To get the obvious bits out of the way: do I like this as much as I liked RW&RB? I can’t really remember, but I think perhaps not quite as much. From what I remember, at least, RW&RB might have a number of fantastical elements (our president is a Texas Democrat […]

The reality I would gladly trade in for our own.

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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On the book itself (or at least the Amazon page itself) this book is labeled as “pure love, pure joy, a pure escapist read.” YES. YES AND YEEEEEES. I received this gem of a book from my CBR Book Exchange buddy this year (thanks Bonnie!!) and was delighted. It is a GREAT book to be gifted. It was vaguely on my radar, but I didn’t have a real intention of reading it as I’m newer to romance but I read it in two freaking days […]

Make sure you vote!

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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Well, this was an interesting read right before the 2020 U.S. Presidential election!  There are parts in this that are hilarious, heartbreaking, and harrowing.  You have a romance story involving politics, and in both the book and in real life, the election of 2020 is super stressful!  (In the book, if the incumbent president loses, she steps down and a gross white man takes her place. In real life, if the incumbent president wins, thousands more people will needlessly die.  A bit more stressful for […]

Fiction featuring a Royal that doesn’t obsess over royals

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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I was convinced to pick this book up by pixiestyx’s review. Honestly, I didn’t think I’d like it. I’m not part of the monarchy’s fan base and I find that’s usually a pre-requisite to enjoy books about them. This is not that kind of book.  Plot: The son of the President of the United States was snubbed once by the younger grandson of the Queen. This leads to a weird non-fight at the Heir’s wedding, which destroys an expensive cake, and they’re instructed to pretend to […]



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