Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“Isn’t that all we ever want? To be seen and heard? Validated, even when we’re not able to ask for it.”

Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young

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Playing around with tropes is part of the fun of reading in any given genre. Seeing how an author chooses to put the pieces together, which ones they decide to leave out of the equation entirely, how they create an entirely new thing using components that are eminently familiar is what keeps us coming back.  Following reading Next of Kin earlier this year I trusted Hannah Bonam-Young to play around with the romance tropes in unexpected ways, and in reading Out on a Limb rewarded […]

“You became like water. . . You’re soft . . . but powerful.”

Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young

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cbr17bingo: O I very rarely cry when I read a book, but this made me almost tear up a couple of times, in the best way, because of some poignant interactions between the characters, including main characters Win and Bo. They meet at mutual friends’ Halloween party, bond over each having a limb difference, and hook up with the intention of having a one night stand. When Win ends up pregnant, they decide to get to know each other as friends and co-parent the baby […]

“Do you know what a group of teenagers is called? Hooligans.”

Next of Kin by Hannah Bonam Young

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A story of found family and acceptance. Plot: Chloe has had it pretty sweet, all things considered. Though her mother has struggled with addiction, Chloe was adopted into a family that gave her stability and choices. Also, she never had to wonder whether her mother cared about her, it was obvious she did. Still, that makes for a tough relationship, so they hadn’t spoken in a good long while when her mom calls her up from the hospital. The issue? Well, as it turns out, […]

“You never have to do that with me. Show me the messy parts, okay? God knows, I’ve shown you mine.”

Next of Kin by Hannah Bonam-Young

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I had been flirting with reading a different Hannah Bonam-Young book and just couldn’t seem to commit to requesting it from my library. But then as I was scrolling Goodreads two weeks ago, I saw a review of Next of Kin and found myself immediately heading over to my library website and putting in a request which arrived within a couple days. Then I proceeded to read it in one long sitting on a Saturday. When I finished, I knew I was rating it 3.5 […]



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