Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I may have a new gold standard for romance.

We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

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But here is Andy, laying himself bare, and Nick isn’t sure he’s ever seen anything so brave in his life. This is a man who plays it safe, a man who orders the same sandwich every day for lunch. And now he’s taking a risk, and he’s taking it for Nick. ― Cat Sebastian, We Could Be So Good “I’m not wasting time on things that make me sad.” He learned that lesson with Old Yeller, thank you very much. “Andy, you publish a newspaper. […]

Mason Bloom Takes Charge of his One Goddamn Life was never meant to be a romance.

Off Plan: A Whispering Key Novel by May Archer

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And if the Universe was sentient enough to be sending out warnings to certain people, I could only conclude it hated me, because it hadn’t sent me a warning for any damn thing, ever, as evidenced by the fact that I lived on a forgotten island with my hick cousins and my wacky uncle, and hadn’t had sex since January. ― May Archer, Off Plan “No,” I resumed walking. “I’m not up in his business either. Not like that. We’re friends. We decided.” “You realize […]

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

White Noise (The Rourke Stories) by Sophia Soames

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“Con, you don’t need to give me presents.” I had to stop and take a deep breath because this situation was out of control, and I couldn’t just stand here in my flannelette bottoms and pretend my life was fine. “Come on,” I said, taking the flowers from him. “In you come.” I sounded like my granny, and not in a good way. Next, I’d be calling him poppet and force-feeding him stale sweets from the eighteenth century. ― Sophia Soames, White Noise This wasn’t […]

Nonsensical, but not in the fun way

Uriah’s Orbit (Aligning Stars Book 2) by S.A. Sommers

The D in 403B (The 400 Block) by Jess Bryant

Topping the Alpha (Trident Security Book 5) by Samantha Cole

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Austin is a former teenage heartthrob and one-fifth of a world-famous boy band. Now that he and his bandmates have reached their late twenties, they are tired of putting out the same old pop music that made them famous a decade earlier. During a break from recording and touring, Austin lands his dream job: taking over mid-run as the lead in the musical Aida. No one believes that this boy band member can sing, but he proves them wrong with his impressive range and mastery […]

A Sweet Supernatural Afterlife Gay Romance Manga

Love in Limbo (Vol 1-2) by HAJI

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I kept eyeing this at Barnes and Noble because I thought the cover art was nice, and I finally gave in and got the two volumes. The nice thing here is that the story is complete in two volumes, so it’s not a huge money or time investment. The con is that it’s only two volumes, so the plot is a little rushed and I wish we could have spent more time in this world. The author has a lot of interesting ideas about Limbo […]

BL Manga Review Grab Bag!

A Hero in the Demon's Castle by Inutoki and Syohei

Tsumasaki Ni Kourozu by Aki Aoi

Secret XXX by Meguru Hinohara

The Ruthless Commander and his Reincarnated Warhorse by Nomoto Narita and Sakashima

Send Them a Farewell Gift for the Lost Time by Cocomi

Don't Call Me Dirty by Gorou Kanbe

Don't Call Me Daddy by Gorou Kanbe

The (Pet) Detective Agency by noji

You Are My Happiness by Bukuro Yamada

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I’ve been reading a ton of BL, so here are some pocket reviews because I’m overwhelmed at the thought of writing individual reviews for all of these. I really love this genre and think the work being done in it is very interesting and engaging. I also continue to be glad that the books getting licensed and translated right now have much better art across the board then when I first started reading BL around 2004. A Hero in the Demon’s Castle has a unique […]



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