Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The continuing adventures of Will and Kim

The Sugared Game by K.J. Charles

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CBR14 Bingo – Shadow (spies and all sorts of murky shenanigans throughout the story) This is book two in a series, and it really doesn’t work very well on its own. To start from the beginning, read Slippery Creatures first. Will Darling has settled more comfortably into his role as a London bookseller but has seen nor heard anything from the mysterious Lord Arthur “Kim” Secretan for several months. He has done his best to forget all about the man and get on with his life, agreeing to […]

A Trans-Austen Historical Romance

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

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I love reading Austen and the Brontë sisters. Jane Eyre is a favorite, even if Mr. Rochester is the worst and definitely killed his wife. But reading period romances used to remind me, in the back of my mind, that those stories weren’t written for people like me. It wouldn’t have been historically accurate for two queer people to get together and not be shunned by society, right? Or…maybe not. Gentleman Jack has been a breath of fresh air, with a main character based on […]

This is a perfect novel. #CBRBINGO – Scandal

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes (The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, #2) by Cat Sebastian

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I originally said that I would have a review up later that same day I finished the book, after I stopped swooning, but the swooning never really stopped, and then I got anxious about trying to make this review live up to how much I loved the book, and then I just gave up and said I’d get to it later. Fast forward two months, let’s just get something out there so we can all move on with our lives. The short version of this […]

Probably my Favorite Beverly Jenkins book!

To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins

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Gosh, this book is a delight. I love Beverly Jenkins’ books more with each one I read, and this one is especially good. Raven is part of a family of grifters who are very skilled at what they do. When her mom, Hazel’s ex returns to town with Pinkerton detective Ruth Welch, she gets coerced into going to South Carolina to pose as a domestic and find a stolen copy of the Declaration of Independence. While playing the role of domestic, Raven is also playing […]

Castles

Castles by Julie Garwood

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Trigger warning: I just realized in the end, we’re dealing with a serial killer in this one. It gets graphic at times, but it didn’t put me off. Just wanted to point out to potential readers.  This was a great way to end the series. I would have loved one more book in the series, but there was really no one else left to follow. I loved the characters of Alesandra and Colin and thought they worked great together. The ending of the book was […]

The Gift

The Gift by Julie Garwood

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Trigger warning: It’s not shown, but we do know that one of the woman in this book is being physically abused.  Wow. This one and the next ended up being my favorite out of this series. By the third book Garwood has gotten her groove. I absolutely loved the characters of Sara and Nathan. We also get callbacks and scenes with prior characters Jade and Caine as well as mention of [spoiler] Colin. Who knew a book that starts with a child bride ceremony (seriously […]



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