Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A Swoony Series Ender

Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau

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I have arrived at the final Cider Bar Sisters book by Jackie Lau. This is Rose’s story, and we’ve been introduced to Rose and her depression in bits and pieces over the previous books, but I think it’s important to note that Her Unexpected Roommate opens with an author’s note where Jackie Lau lays out what her reasons are for writing a lead like Rose and exactly the sorts of struggles the reader is going to experience via her characters (specifically treatment-resistant depression, and trauma […]

Not so much Sunshine-Grumpy as Sunshine-Sad

Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau

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CBR14 Bingo: Elephant (the elephant in the room very much being Rose’s depression) CW: mental illness, death of a parent from suicide (in the past) Disclaimer! This was an ARC from the author. My opinions are my own. Rose has treatment-resistant depression but nevertheless manages her job as an electrical engineer with the support of her therapist, her friends, and her collection of plush animals. Having watched all of her friends couple up, she’s feeling rather lonely and sad, but rather than stay home and […]

The Season of Soft Bois Begins.

Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau

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Jackie Lau doesn’t always write soft boi romance heroes, but when she does, she does it well. Cal is a very soft boi, but he is neither unintelligent nor unselectively sexually active, so he isn’t a himbo. He does have big golden retriever energy. Rose is the last of the group who meet at the cider bar to find a partner. She has treatment resistant depression and as much as she would like a partner, she wonders if she is capable of having a relationship. […]



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