Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“In any event,” Percy went on, “what I had thought were principles were merely manners, and they’re utterly insufficient for my present circumstance.”

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian

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**30 Books in 30 Days** Book 30/30 Thanks to Netgalley and Avon for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. For some reason I thought this was a f/f historical? Like, for a very long time. I requested it on Netgalley just to see if they would give it to me, and they did! And then when I got it I realized those weren’t ladies on the cover, but dudes, and this was about a highwayman and a lord falling in love! […]

A sweet romance anthology involving middle-aged characters. #CBRBINGO – Rec’d

Sweetest in the Gale (There's Something About Marysburg, #3) by Olivia Dade

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Olivia Dade seems to be one of those authors who is just really consistent. I have enjoyed everything I’ve read from her, and some of it (Teach Me in particular!) I’ve outright loved. I am absolutely salivating for the release of All the Feels in October. I just have such a good feeling I’m going to love it so much. This was a fun collection of novellas that range from the silly and sweet to the more serious side of the spectrum. Because the characters […]

“Anything broken can be fixed.”

Parker by Jack Harbon

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Wow, this book is super angsty and an absolute emotional rollercoaster! I was certainly expecting something a lot lighter, and while I wouldn’t say this is a dark romance, some of the themes can be tough to read. The last thing Trey needs after escaping his abusive partner is to be caught stealing by a white-haired old lady. But when she insists he returns the item and then get in her car, well, he doesn’t have many options. Whitney has a history of adopting “strays,” […]

“Her pen had a heart inside, and the nib was a wound in a vein.”

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

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CBR 13 Bingo Square: Fauna This is How You Lose the Time War came highly recommended by Cannonballers and all sorts of ‘best of lists’, it’s even a staff pick at Mysterious Galaxy (where it completes a separate bingo square for their summer reading bingo!).  I’m happy to report that it lived up to all the hype.  This is a love story unlike any I have read before, due to the science fiction setting and non-human characters, but it contains classic elements; enemies to lovers, […]

It’s a sapphic scifi romance bodyguard novella.. enough said!

Glorious Day by Skye Kilaen

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I’ve read a few of Skye Kilean’s books and enjoyed all of them, so of course I had to read her sapphic scifi romance princess/bodyguard book. While that’s not a trope I usually seek out, The Unbroken reminded me of how much fun it is (and how much pining there is) when done right. The novella is told from Elsenna’s first person POV. She’s the Vice-Captain of the despotic king’s guard, quite a rise in the ranks from two years ago when she was the […]

Too sweet, too pure… kinda

Cinnamon Roll by Anna Zabo

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While I’ve read a few of the other books in this series, I’m not quite caught up, but I’m skipping ahead to this one because I’ve loved the author’s previous work. And look! There’s hockey, ice skating, lots of good food, and a very sweet cinnamon roll Dom. Tom seems to attract all the wrong guys – Doms who don’t treat him right, who equate submission with humiliation. In frustration, he posts an ad at Bold Brew looking for a new Dom, but even with […]



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