Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

And now he was looking at her as if she were a cake, if cakes were also religious icons…

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

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I thought The Queer Principles of Kit Webb made me swoon, but I was unprepared for the vertigo inducing swoon of The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes. First I’m going to share two quotes and these ought to be all the advertisement you need to sell you on this book. Next, I’m going to warn you that you cannot read this gem of a book without reading reading it’s predecessor, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, and then I’m going to add some spoilers for Kit Webb. […]

Affectionate Glares All Around

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian

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The Queer Principles of Kit Webb is Sebastian’s trade paperback debut and I’m excited for the people who get to discover her work with this outing. There were times during The Queer Principles of Kit Webb that I was reminded of the first Cat Sebastian I ever read (her debut) The Soldier’s Scoundrel. There’s a class difference, one character making their living on the wrong side of the law, and a major injury. Plus, I really, really liked it. Sebastian writes steamy, upbeat historical romances […]

“Your horrible apology is accepted.”

Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian

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You like historical romance but wish it had better representation of gender identity? Of course Cat Sebastian is here for you. Plot: Charity has been bounced around from place to place until she found work for the Selby’s, country gentry folk with two young children around her age. They became fast friends, and when Robert, the eldest died, she took on his name and appearance to protect Louisa until her future is secure. It wasn’t too difficult to pull off, since she had already attended […]

“You don’t have to put red in your ledger every time someone comes to your aid.”

A Duke in Disguise by Cat Sebastian

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Cat Sebastian is a pillar in historical romance and for good reason. Sebastian writes deeply sympathetic characters and makes even fantastical plot points feel grounded and real. Plot: Ash was an orphan sold to an engraver as an apprentice as a young teen and Verity’s father ran a newspaper. Upon meeting, they (and Verity’s brother Nate) became close as siblings and have lived in each other’s pockets for the better part of a decade. This is complicated by the fact that Ash has been in […]

“Fine,” Caleb said, annoyed to discover that his complacency could be purchased with coffee and pie.

Peter Cabot Gets Lost by Cat Sebastian

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Cat Sebastian is always good, but Peter Cabot Gets Lost is a whole other level of Cat Sebastian goodness. She says in her author’s note that she wrote it in March 2020, just after the US went into lockdown. So she wrote about a cross country road trip.  It makes perfect sense. For all that Peter and Caleb are on the open road, there is a sense of isolation. They interact with very few people apart from each other. For as many miles as the […]

“In any event,” Percy went on, “what I had thought were principles were merely manners, and they’re utterly insufficient for my present circumstance.”

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian

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**30 Books in 30 Days** Book 30/30 Thanks to Netgalley and Avon for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. For some reason I thought this was a f/f historical? Like, for a very long time. I requested it on Netgalley just to see if they would give it to me, and they did! And then when I got it I realized those weren’t ladies on the cover, but dudes, and this was about a highwayman and a lord falling in love! […]



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