widow – Cannonball Read 17

Devil in a Black Dress (Belated Bingo – Money)

Devil's Daughter (The Ravenels, #5) by Lisa Kleypas

November 15, 2020 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

I am relatively new to the genre of romance novel. And by that I mean I’m a newborn baby, because this is only the second one that I’ve ever read. Luckily a good friend of mine is an avid romance reader and she has been my romance sherpa making suggestions. The first book I read was also by Lisa Kleypas so I figured if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This for me fit the Money bingo square in a number of ways. I mean, […]

Alternate title: How Millionaires Grieve

January 13, 2018 by kella Leave a Comment

I really really wanted to love this book. I picked it up after hearing Sandberg, Facebook’s COO, speak at a conference last summer. I found her to be an engaging speaker and I immediately picked up her two books, hoping for more of the same. In Option B, she talks primarily about unexpectedly losing her husband and how she has coped since his death. The book’s subtitle, “Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy”, leads one to believe that the lessons she learned can […]

After a month away I have come back to be contrary

April 29, 2017 by Ellepkay 7 Comments

I know this book is the unpopular one in the Bridgerton series around these parts and I am here to vehemently disagree. This is book 5 in the Bridgerton series, and was one of my two favorites the first time I read the series. That was pre-Cannonball for me, so I was very surprised when I came here and found it disparaged. I thought that maybe I wasn’t remembering it fully, so decided on a re-read. I stand by my earlier assessment – I am […]

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