Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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 […]

“Maybe things can always get better between people who want to do a good job loving each other. Maybe that’s all it takes.”

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

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One of the reading groups I am part of chose People We Meet on Vacation for our August read. I quickly poked around my library catalog and saw that it had a stunning number of holds and put in my request immediately, expecting it to take a month or so for a copy to make its way to me. Surprise, surprise, I somehow got a copy in a week (I think I managed to get lucky with my local branch). I grabbed it as I […]

Behind in reviews, we are doing a weird omnibus

The ABC Murders by Hercule Poirot

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry

Falling for a Rake by Eve Pendle

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The ABC Murders – *** Picked up on a whim after a recommendation! As I’m also v behind in reviews and somewhat struggling to remember specifics of all the books I’ve read, it’s a perfect opportunity to put into practice my rating scale. Hercule Poirot mysteries are a mainstay in a very specific type of comfort reading, and honestly Christie is a genius for being able to write so many varying tropes in a way that feels connected but fresh. I definitely thought we were […]

Don’t Judge THIS Book by the Cover (seriously)

Beach Read by Emily Henry

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Disclaimer: I picked up this title based upon an NPR Books discussion, and upon seeing the cover, really had no idea what I was getting myself into, as evidenced by the fact that I offered it up to my MIL’s book club, which includes her sisters and 82-year old, very Catholic mother.  Heavens to Betsy.  There are very few beaches in this book, that’s what I’m telling you. January Andrews, authoress and former girlfriend to a handsome doctor, is broke.  At the funeral of her […]

Much better than a light summer read

Beach Read by Emily Henry

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I put a hold on Beach Read after narfa reviewed this book back in the summer and I can already tell it’s going to be one of my favourite books of 2021. This book follows a romance writer who has become cynical about love and a literary writer stuck in the research stage. To get past their writers block, they swap genres for the summer. Shenanigans ensue. This book tackles what I think is the most taboo subject in romance – deliberate, ongoing infidelity, and […]

CBR12 Book Bingo – Repeat

Beach Read by Emily Henry

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Oh, how I loved this book. It’s not an innovative story-line, but it sure does the trick! Polar opposites strike up a challenge and fall in love in the process. Swoooon! While the concept is as old as time, author Emily Henry makes it fresh with modern background details that bring the characters and setting to life. When I read a good romance, I can feel it throughout my body. The words pulse through my bones. I carry the characters with me for days after. […]



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