Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Brazen Desperation

The Only Honest Man in London by Lynne Connolly

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CBR 14 Bingo: Dough Money – specifically the lack of it – is a driving force in this book. After a rocky start, Viola and Gerald become close friends – and could perhaps become more. But the actions of their sister and best friend threatens to throw everything into complete disarray. Despite the Pride and Prejudice-esque elements of the plot, what really drew me to this story was Viola’s disability. I’m always on the lookout for differently-abled heroes and heroines in my romances, especially historical […]

Opposites Attract Enemies to Friends to Lovers

The Stand-up Groomsman by Jackie Lau

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I know a Jackie Lau romance is going to make my heart happy. In some ways The Stand-up Groomsman is a departure from the types of Lau books I’ve enjoyed in the past. In this follow up to last year’s Donut Fall in Love Lau takes a more serious tone and unpacks some bigger emotional truths, in this case how we handle expectations and how it interacts with larger family dynamics. But in most ways, this is almost exactly the type of book I’ve come […]

Vampires are the new supernatural threat for superheroines, Aveda and Evie – CBR14 Bingo: Series

Hollywood Heroine: Heroine Complex #5 by Sarah Kuhn

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CBR14Bingo “Series” –Hollywood Heroine is the fifth book in the Heroine Complex series. Hollywood Heroines finds Aveda Jupiter and Evie Tanaka heading to Los Angeles to visit the set of a pilot being filmed about their adventures.  A while back they agreed to sell the rights to their story but hadn’t paid much attention to the development until the studio, Pinnacle Pictures, reached out about the visit.  Aveda is still stressed from the ghost incident in the previous book, Haunted Heroine.  She isn’t comfortable with change […]

An English Summer

Get Your Duke On by Kathryn Le Veque, Chasity Bowlin, Alexa Aston, Maggi Andersen, Meara Platt, Mary Lancaster, Caroline Lee, Elizabeth Johns, Cerise DeLand, Bianca Blythe, Nadine Millard, Amy Jarecki, Sofie Darling, Merry Farmer

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CBR 14 Bingo: Heart There is a lot of romance, folks. It’s summer in Regency England, and there is lots of romance to go around – for there are many dukes on the lookout for a wife! I love a good anthology. They’re a nice way to dive into variations on theme, sure, but even better they are a sampler for various authors, and a good way to find new ones. And considering I had never read any of the authors here, I was certain […]

So many monsters!

Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch: A Novel by Rivka Galchen

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Cbr14bingo Monster The cover and the title of this book got my attention, and then I read the blurb. Did you know that in 1618 Johannes Kepler’s mother was accused of being a witch? (Read more here, here and here). Yes, that Johannes Kepler, the mathematician and astronomer whose works were integral to the Scientific Revolution! Author Rivka Galchen, a medical doctor by training, took this fascinating piece of information and imagined the events surrounding Katharina Kepler’s denunciation and trial. The novel is told from […]

new aspirational character alert: mad catlady with speedboat and collection of vintage pornography

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

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…and yes, she drives that boat too fast and befriends a robot! What else could I need? Once again, I am utterly in love with the newest Becky Chambers. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, a much awaited sequel to A Psalm for the Wild-Built, was calling my name from the second that I finished the first entry. I always need to point this out, but if this isn’t the place to do then what is; I would not have found myself in the cozy companionship […]



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