Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I wish I was better at baking

Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall

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CBR13 Bingo: Libations (the whole setting of the book is a televised baking show, so there are a lot of both sweet and savoury baked treats in the story and featured on the cover) Official book description: Following the recipe is the key to a successful bake. Rosaline Palmer has always lived by those rules—well, except for when she dropped out of college to raise her daughter, Amelie. Now, with a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, she’s […]

What if Persephone was a jaded socialite and Hades was a broody cinnamon roll?

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

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CBR13 Bingo: Mythic (while this is pretty much a straight-up contemporary romance/erotica, the mythological influences are very much there throughout the book) This book was granted to me as an ARC through NetGalley in return for an honest review. It’s available now. Persephone Dimitriou is a society darling, living in the lap of luxury in a stylish highrise in the city of Olympus. Her mother is Demeter, head of one of the thirteen ruling houses and while she seems to care for her four daughters, […]

Yet another book to save for when you’re not hungry

The Professor Next Door by Jackie Lau

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CBR13 Bingo: Pandemic This book was granted to me as an ARC from the author in return for an honest review. I had already pre-ordered the book, as Jackie Lau is now an auto-buy for me. While this is technically the third entry in the Cider Bar Sisters series, each of the books in the series works perfectly well as a stand-alone. The first book in the series, Her Big City Neighbor is currently available free, however (as of me writing this), so if you’re […]

A sweet romance anthology involving middle-aged characters. #CBRBINGO – Rec’d

Sweetest in the Gale (There's Something About Marysburg, #3) by Olivia Dade

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Olivia Dade seems to be one of those authors who is just really consistent. I have enjoyed everything I’ve read from her, and some of it (Teach Me in particular!) I’ve outright loved. I am absolutely salivating for the release of All the Feels in October. I just have such a good feeling I’m going to love it so much. This was a fun collection of novellas that range from the silly and sweet to the more serious side of the spectrum. Because the characters […]

Alex irrationally hates any song with a saxophone in it. That’s the level of beautiful detail you get here. #CBRBINGO – Travel

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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**30 Books in 30 Days** Book 14/30 Objectively, this book deserves five stars. It is impeccably put together. It is funny. It is detailed. It has such well-developed characters. Impeccable use of theme. And all the lovely, small details she uses make it so immersive! I really liked it a lot. Would recommend to anyone. But I have a special place in my heart for her previous adult offering, Beach Read, and this didn’t quite reach that level for me where it’s basically like, I […]

In this book a straight man repeatedly and affectionately calls another straight man ‘Little Butt.’

Isn't It Bromantic? (Bromance Book Club, #4) by Lyssa Kay Adams

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**30 Books in 30 Days** Book 8/30 Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. For the first like 15% of this book, I was giddy with how much I was enjoying it. I was like YES THIS BOOK and highlighting stuff and writing notes. Then the shine wore off a little. And then there were some bits at the end that made me roll my eyes. So overall, this was an average reading experience, with some […]



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