Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Men wanted his opinion on any number of topics. Women swooned at his feet

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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I am not a fan of straight up bodice rippers, but witty banter, suffering in silence and smoldering looks are right up my alley. Give me a sassy heroine and an honorable but standoffish hero and I’m ALL IN. Austen vibes? Yes. Sweeping historical epics a la Outlander? Please and thank you. The issue is that I tend to shy away from some romance novels due to swift cover judgement (man in open pirate shirt with disheveled woman leaning back against him in rapturous ecstasy) […]

Classic space opera with sexy times

Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

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Polaris Rising came on my radar thanks to Instagram Cannonballer Lanezabel recommending it.  I put it on my suggestion list for the Cannonball book exchange and special thank you to Bothari43 for gifting it! Polaris Rising has a classic space opera set up, three powerful ruling houses over see the Royal Consortium.  Each house is always on the hunt for ways to exploit the others and gain greater control of the galaxy.  House members are used as political pieces and accorded extraordinary protections due to the […]

What a way to start the year

You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria

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After failing miserably to keep up with reviews last year, I’m hoping to do better with this Cannonball. And so to start off my year of reading I picked You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria. This romance reminded me a lot of Jasmine Guillory’s better books. Jasmine is a soap star looking to get a big break and make more of her career. She lands the lead role on a series for a streaming service and is determined to make the most of it. […]

A predictable “The story ended in friendship without any hurt feelings.” but to be continued…

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol. 4 by Satoru Yamaguchi, Nami Hidaka

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I have no idea why this series is rated “Teen”; ok, there’s a little violence (mostly suggested) but still, especially given how it all works out, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol. 4 isn’t much less dark than The Babysitter’s Club, although this one is definitely less realistic. This is definitely one of those series you can turn to when you want something light; the general premise is that after dying is a car accident while in high school, […]

The Book That Didn’t (The Duke Who Didn’t, Courtney Milan)

The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan

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I just don’t think that I get Ms. Milan. I previously tried The Duchess War and filed it as abandoned–I recall being on the subway platform and starting it, and just feeling sort of removed from the characters and not particularly invested. I felt similarly for most of this novel, sort of uninvested in the tensions and drama faced by both Chloe and Jeremy. I appreciated that in the author’s note a lot of the history of Wedgeford was described and pinned back to actual […]

Young adult multiverse romance

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

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It’s no secret that I like young adult fiction a LOT, although I don’t always like young adult romances. I hadn’t rushed out to read The Sun is Also a Star precisely because of the romance elements I usually avoid. And while there are plenty of improbabilities and near-misses that makes this book seem…impossible…I wasn’t mad at it. The novel focuses on Natasha, a Black Jamaican immigrant who is undocumented and about to be deported (thanks to the greatest day of her dad’s life) and […]



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