Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“I can change. I can find myself a thousand different times, and I’m not done yet.”

What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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I have been on a run this year with marriage of convenience romance novels. By my count, Rachel Lynn Solomon’s What Happens in Amsterdam is my fourth of the year, following Two Friends in Marriage, In a Jam, and In a Rush. I read In a Jam on vacation in Amsterdam which is part of the reason why I decided to read What Happens in Amsterdam, the other being two very enthusiastic reviews of it from people I trust on Goodreads – one of which shouted out the quality of the audiobook (she was right – its great).   It was nice to read this […]

“I love that the vagueness of “we lost our receptionist” implies he quit, died, or wandered into the woods where no one could find him.”

What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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A first rate second chance romance. Plot: Dani is a late bloomer. Dealing with severe health issues as a kid has left her parents overprotective and her world was narrowed to meeting her physical needs, but others’ emotional needs. Still, after a bad breakup and a job loss, she finds herself taking on an opportunity to work for a start up in Amsterdam, an ocean away from her loving but controlling parents. Unfortunately, her cloistered childhood has left her without some necessary real world skills, […]

“To casual misogyny, may it kindly fuck off forever.”

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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Plot: Ari has always been obsessed with weather. Now a grown meteorologist, she has a chance to work for her hero, who is unfortunately too busy fighting with her ex-husband and producer at the station, right in front of the entire office. After a particularly bad fight, Ari gets drunk with colleague from the sports section – Russell, and they hatch a plan to hook then up again, if only to get some peace at work. And if they make a friend in the process, […]

That’s a bingo!

The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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4.5 stars Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: Pets (Steve Rogers Goldstein plays a fairly major role in the book) CBR16 Bingo: Dreams (Shay has dreamed about having her own show on public radio for over a decade) Shay Goldstein grew up loving radio. She and her now deceased father would listen to radio together and even have their own pretend radio shows, so she is very grateful for her job as a producer at a Seattle public radio station, and is very happy with what she […]

A romantic hero who is a spectacular loser in bed

Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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Plot: Chandler is a journalist moonlighting as a ghost writer for D list celebrities trying to cling to relevance and not even making enough money to afford a place to rent at market value, instead crashing at her cousin’s house. So here she is, at maybe not rock bottom but feeling pretty lousy and this guy who is nice and funny and clever and good looking appears out of nowhere for a night of fun. Only two problems: one, he’s leaving the next day, and […]

A lovely, sex-positive, sex-heavy but asexual friendly start to the year.

Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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A quite pleasing book to open the year on, although I am a bit sad it wasn’t five stars, since this was one of my five-star predictions from a several months ago. OH WELL. The sex lessons trope can be so good when done well, and it was done very very well here. Our main character is Chandler—a ghostwriter and former journalist who is still trying to find herself in her early thirties. She takes a ghostwriting job for an actor who is famous for […]



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