Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Oh Christmas Smut, Oh Christmas Smut, You Make The Holidays Bearable

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey

Christmas on the Thirteenth Floor by Lee Jacquot

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

Kidnapped by the Krampus by Emily Shore

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Here’s a collection of Christmas Romances I read over the Holiday Season: A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone A porn producer wants to branch out and make some movies with the wholesome streaming company, the Hope Channel (think Hallmark meets Netflix), but the majority of the cast and crew are injured at a Burning Man-type festival. He hurriedly sends the director a folder of headshots but doesn’t realize he has sent her the headshots of his Adult Film stars. The […]

Wish it was something funner

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

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Lily Wilder is the daughter of a notorious treasure hunter. But when Duke Wilder died he left her little more than a notebook full of clues and riddles that she has ignored for the last decade. She’s making a living out in the desert, giving guided tours to city folk looking for a bit of adventure, when an old flame walks back into her life. Leo Grady was her big love ten years ago, but circumstances separated them and Lily is still heartbroken about it. […]

“I create investment algorithms. I’m usually in bed by nine. In what situation would I have been arrested and restrained with zip ties?”

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

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Plot: Lily Wilder is miserable. Her dad, a famous archeologist and deadbeat dad, sold off the family farm that was her life plan to manage, then promptly died. So for the last decade, she’s been making ends meet running a tour company based on, to her endless chagrin, his supposed claims to have found and hidden an enormous fortune in the deserts of Utah. The plan is to buy back the farm one day, but that’s more of a dream than the goal at the […]

“But maybe let’s set the low bar of just not dying”

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

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I’ve read and liked several Christina Lauren novels before, and this second-chance romance featuring a treasure hunt, all set in the wilds of Utah, sounded like a perfect summer read. While it does live up to some of those expectations, there was one major con that didn’t work for me at all. “I guess I’m looking for adventure. My day-to-day life is pretty routine.” He turned his baseball cap over in his hands and seemed to note that the mood had grown solemn. “But maybe […]

“I realize your default energy level is Cardboard Cutout, but I can’t get to know you if you don’t speak.”

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

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Can genetics help you find love? Consider me unconvinced. Plot: Jess has had a rough time of it in the love department and between work and raising her kid solo, she doesn’t really have time to date. But there’s a new app on the market that promises genetic compatibility and her best friend convinces her to send in a sample. When it comes back, she’s matched at 98% with the founder, which, like, sus, right? But the company really, really wants to use this as a photo […]

Match.com meets Theranos but with less nefariousness and more (maybe? I don’t know) sex

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

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Last year (I think it was last year?), I read a book by Christina Lauren that involved the two romantic leads being the only two characters in the story who didn’t participate in the opening scene’s vomit-mania. It was actually pretty decent, despite the mass puking, and I knew the name sounded familiar when I downloaded The Soulmate Equation from the library, but I didn’t connect the two until I went to write my review. I’m not sure what the point here is, other than […]



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