Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A Storm Is Coming and More Change Is On Its Way

The Silver Mist by Yasmine Galenorn

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Ember and the gang are still investigating the Fae hate group responsible for recent attacks.  An old friend of Herne’s has also reached out asking for help, thinking his wife might be possessed or something similar due to her odd behavior and the strange weather patterns.  When their undercover agent in the Fae hate group disappears though, things start to get serious, and it’s clear that a storm is coming. The personal stakes help give a heightened sense of urgency, and the book does a […]

Mixing it up with gentrification, magic, and Mothman

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

I'm in Love with Mothman by Paige Lavoie

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CBR15 Passport Challenge: Different genres – suspense thriller, urban fantasy, and monster romance When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole has been in my audible library for way too long. When it was picked for my Lawless book club, it was a sign. I do like to read mystery and thrillers to mix it up between the glut of romances I read. Dubbed by the author as a gentrification thriller, Sydney Green is having a bad time. After a disastrous divorce, she’s moved back in […]

A subversion of the fated mates trope in Tangle of Need

Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh

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I’m slowly making my way through the first set of Psy Changeling novels by Nalini Singh. As Singh is from New Zealand and Tangle of Need has the couple trotting the globe, this counts towards the passport challenge. CBR15 Passport Challenge: Books from different countries (book 2 of 3) In the eleventh book, Singh subverts the idea of fated mates with Lieutenant wolf shifter Riaz and wolf soldier Adria. Riaz’s wolf recognized a married woman as his mate. He struggles with the fact they can never […]

Sentient object romances are a thing

Unhinged by Vera Valentine

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Unhinged by Vera Valentine was recommended by the LA book club crew at The Ripped Bodice. A member heard about it on TikTok (see this hilarious video from Grapie). They suggested it as a just-for-kicks buddy read. It’s on Kindle Unlimited and only about 70 pages.  Back in August, I was boarding a flight and decided to give it a go. Apologies to my plane row for dealing with my reactions to my phone. The novella’s premise is bonkers. An apartment door falls in love […]

Things Finally Start to Really Gel for This Series

The Hallowed Hunt by Yasmine Galenorn

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The Wild Hunt is dealing with a pair of heavy cases: a new hate group targeting humans and shifters with public terrorist attacks and a serial killer that kidnaps and kills little girls.  With a large death toll from the two first two terrorist attacks and a climate of fear rising in the city, it’s hard to juggle the smaller case, but Ember can’t give up on it especially when there’ a chance they could find the current missing little girl before she’s killed.  Throw […]

A Heartwarming Read, But You Might Need Tissues

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

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CW: Death of a Parent Florence Day has been a successful ghostwriter for one of the bestselling romance author’s for a number of years.  Or she was until last year when her latest breakup convinced her that romance is dead.  Unfortunately for her, she has one more romance novel to produce due to her current contract.  Her first meeting with her new editor doesn’t go well either when she asks for an extension and he refuses to give her won.  Then she gets the phone […]



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