Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Why Did I Wait So Long

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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I received the book The Hating Game from our Cannonball book exchange, it’s been languishing on my “to read” list on Goodreads forever.  But here’s my secret, I haven’t really read many romance novels since maybe 5th grade? Well, I’ve read The Hating Game now, and I have feelings…so, so many feelings.  I don’t think I’ve cried reading a book in a very long time.  Towards the end I had to stop reading for a stretch because I think I was worrying at least one […]

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99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

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First, as someone who suggested The Hating Game to literally anyone requesting a romance recommendation in the past two and a half years I feel the need to send an apology out into the universe for Sally Thorne – I never wanted you to feel so much pressure for your next book. That being said, I’m so glad you were able to work through it and produce this, your sophomore outing. It is very worth the reader’s time and another example of the kind of […]

Not My Wheelhouse … BINGO!

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#cbr10bingo Not My Wheelhouse This book was a gift from Malin during last year’s CBR book exchange. I had mentioned that I don’t read much in the Romance genre but would be interested in trying, and she sent The Hating Game, a favorite among Cannonballers.  *Note: the first square that I filled on my bingo card was with a book from Malin, and the first review I wrote for CBR10 was for a book from Malin. Next bingo cards needs a square called “Malin Recommends”! […]

CBR Bingo: Not My Wheelhouse

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There are not many genres I consider “Not in my Wheelhouse” but I don’t think I have reviewed a single kissing book during my time as a Cannonballer so I took to Twitter and the overwhelming suggestion y’all gave me was for The Hating Game.  Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other; they spend their workday, in their shared office, playing passive aggressive games in hopes of irritating the other person. A new position at their publishing company is created which puts them at even […]

Comfort re-reading while I keep my tiny human alive

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This is my fourth re-read of The Hating Game, and my original review for the book can be found here. Also this book will contain mild spoilers for the story, so if you haven’t read it, drop everything and come back once you have (it’s awesome, I promise), you may want to avoid this until then. It’s difficult for me to pinpoint exactly what I find so comforting about this book, but it really does work for me on every level. This was my favourite book of […]

Lucy grows a backbone

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Lucy Hutton is oblivious. Let me just start with that. It is abundantly clear within the first chapter, so I don’t think that this is a spoiler, unless you are also oblivious… Basically, this is the story of two office mates with a lot of pent-up sexual frustration. I do not like romances or chic flicks, but I listened to this book on the advice of BethEllen. I will say, that it’s a cute story and some of the quips of the characters made me […]



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