Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Hockey players owned lots of ridiculous businesses. If Troy patronized them all, he’d never drink anything except terrible wine from their vineyards.

Tough Guy (Game Changers #3) by Rachel Reid

Common Goal (Game Changers #4) by Rachel Reid

Role Model (Game Changers #5) by Rachel Reid

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This review covers books three through five of the Game Changers six book series. Caveat – I learned everything I know about hockey from these books, movies, and from a single hockey match I watched in 2018. My apologies in advance. Tough Guy 3 stars “So, you want to tell us about that hockey lumberjack or what?” “Hockey lumberjack?” Marcus asked, setting his phone on the coffee table facedown in a gesture of absolute interest in the conversation. ― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy His whole […]

Consider this a warmup for the real romance in book #2

Game Changer: A Gay Sports Romance (Game Changers Book 1) by Rachel Reid

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“I know you hated that guy.” “Hate is a strong word,” Scott said. “A strong, accurate word.” ― Rachel Reid, Game Changer “I’m sorry I couldn’t get a third ticket, but this game is super sold out.” “Yeah, no shit. The tickets are going for, like, five thousand dollars online,” Maria said. “I’ll text you a selfie from the game, alright?” “Oh, fuck you.” ― Rachel Reid, Game Changer Scott is the star forward of the New York Admiral’s NHL team. Although he’s a great […]

I’m glad you’re happy. But we are never going to be friends because you will always be the guy who sold me out for the price of a Toyota Supra.

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

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Oliver laughed. “Should I feel flattered by that or exploited?” “Oh, we’re too special for a bit of exploitation, are we?” “Depends on the situation.” ― Alexis Hall, Husband Material Oliver was icy calm now in a way I had learned to be either afraid of or turned on by depending on context. ― Alexis Hall, Husband Material The follow up to Boyfriend Material exceeded my expectations. While I think the first book is a better story, the extended scenes in Husband Material with Oliver, […]

It’s okay to skip this one

Breathe: London Love #1 by Sophia Soames

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“Are you kicking me out, Mum?” “Darling. No! You know what I mean. You need to get out there. Go on Grindr and whatever. Get laid. It’s not good for you not to see people. You need to get back on that bike.” “Mum, I am that bike. And I’m not ready for anyone to ride me.” ― Sophia Soames, Breathe Ryan, known as Joey Hole, is living in his childhood bedroom and doesn’t want to leave. After losing his boyfriend and being sent home by his […]

Double Cinnamon Roll Slowburn

Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

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“I mean, everyone knows how I feel about you.” “What?” “Yeah. I think I was pretty obvious about it. The guys have been teasing me.” “Oh my god. Landon moaned. “This is going to be so weird.” “Nah, I’ll play it totally cool. “No tongue.” “No kissing at all, you fucking doofus.” “I know. Don’t worry, I won’t even talk to you. Won’t look at you. Who are you, even?” “Thank you.” ― Rachel Reid, Time to Shine Casey lit Landon up, filling all his […]

One day your country is yours, and the next it isn’t.

Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

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No matter what happens in the world, however brutal or dystopian a thing, not all is lost if there are people out there risking themselves to document it. Little sparks cause fires, too.” ― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark The odds had been stacked against us from the start: we had no manual, no one to show us the way. Not one example of a happy couple made up of boys. How were we supposed to know what to do? Did we even believe […]



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