LGBTQ – Page 24 – Cannonball Read 17

You put a spell on me

Back in a Spell by Lana Harper

February 23, 2023 by yesknopemaybe Leave a Comment

I’m officially obsessed with this series. I loved the first book so much; a queer revenge story where contemporary witches plot to get the best of their sketchy ex and overthrow a family with too much power? Yes please. The second book was solid and enjoyable, but not queer, so it didn’t stand out as much in my mind. This book though? Super queer with a main character who isn’t always the most likable, but is trying to be better for the people she loves […]

Exploring self and style

Alone in Space: A Collection by Tillie Walden

February 13, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport, Books Already OwnAlone in Space: A Collection is some of Tillie Walden’s earlier works. I am not sure if things were edited a lot after the original publications, but what we have here is some raw material. Not only are there several stories (some more fleshed out than others) but some of their comments on how their style changed over time. I am fairly certain that most of Walden’s characters are based on actual feelings, thoughts and things she was going through as they […]

I get the appeal but not my cup of tea

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

February 5, 2023 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

I was gifted this book by the fabulous @teresaelectro as part of the 2022 CBR Book exchange. Thank you very much for the books, teresaelectro! August is a 23 year old just trying to figure out her own place in the world. She has just moved to New York City to attend what feels like her fourth college. She’s finally free from her mother and her mother’s obsession with finding out what happened to her brother. August no longer has to act as an accomplice […]

less engrossing second outing

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

January 18, 2023 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Much like Britt, I think I found this book serviceable but not memorable. Which is a pity, because I think unlike many other “universe” type books, Blake does a good job in interlacing her prior characters into the background of her next novel–Delilah Green and Claire (and Ruby!) are solid secondary characters in the tale of Astrid, who Delilah continues to call Ass. But now it’s done fondly, one would hope. So, Astrid. She’s a Boss Lady in a Tiny Town, basically the first half […]

RomCom Hijinks

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

January 14, 2023 by yesknopemaybe Leave a Comment

Kiss Her Once for Me is a warm story of love, family, and the magic of the Christmas season. Recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver finds herself adrift after a romantic snafu and the loss of her dream job in animation. Desperate for money, she rents a sad basement studio and takes a job at a local coffee shop, where she meets Andrew, the shop’s landlord. In a drunken proposal, Andrew offers Ellie a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate […]

I think I could write 1000 words on this book, but why would you need to read it?

The Short While by Jeremy Sorese

January 4, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I do not remember when I first heard of The Short While by Jeremy Sorese, but I know I did not think it was going to be this odd, realistic, fantastical journey. I thought it was going to be a nice love story with ups and downs. It was going to be two gay men going through life and the trials gay men face. I misread the cover and thought they were camping in an odd cave. And it is that. And it is not […]

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