Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Rough Pages by Lev A.C. Rosen

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  This is the third book in the Evander Mills mystery series. Evander “Andy” Mills is a disgraced former cop turned private investigator who takes on cases for members of the local gay community who can’t go to the police. In this story, Andy investigates the missing proprietors of a gay friendly book shop along with their mailing list, which could ruin the lives of a lot of his friends and loved ones. In addition to the mystery, we see Andy learn to live (somewhat) […]

Come and Knock on Our Door

Triple Sec by T.J. Alexander

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  I immediately put this on hold at the library when I heard about it. It’s a poly romance put out by a major publisher that doesn’t take place in a fantasy setting. Triple Sec has all the qualities I enjoy in a good romance novel. The characters are fun people who I might like to hang out with in real life and the prose about things like love, life and heartbreak feel true and hit an emotional chord. If you’re looking for a realistic […]

Somehow I’m Neither Here Nor There

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

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The eighth installment of the Wayward Children series was certainly an emotional gut punch for me. Having said that, it might also be one of my favorites in the series. We meet Antoinette or “Antsy” to her loving parents, whom we briefly met in the previous book. We learn about her life before she came to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. Antsy lives a happy life until the sudden death of her father. When her mother remarries shortly after, the man she marries drives […]

When kings fall to their knees they sing a woman’s song

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

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  This slim little volume is the first in the Singing Hills Cycle series which follows Chih, a cleric of the Singing Hills Monastary, who travels the land collecting tales. This volume tells the story of Empress In-Yo, a northern royal sent to the south for a political marriage. The story is told by Rabbit, In-Yo’s handmaiden who had been sold to the imperial palace to make up for 5 baskets of day. It’s a beautifully written story that reads like a fairy tale. In-Yo […]

She’s so soft like silk chiffon

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

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  This was a selection for my book club and it’s not something I would have picked up on my own. It’s a sapphic YA romance with a cover that’s so very pink. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. It captures many of the feelings of being a young person so well. The main character struggles in a very real way with her own identity and if she’s accepted by her peers. It’s a lovely little book that occasionally veers into […]

A good time, not a long time

Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

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I’m always interested in Sapphic romance that features woman in middle age, so I was immediately drawn to Mistakes Were Made. While the overall story was engaging and fun, I had trouble connecting with the characters and buying into the central love story. But it was a fun read with some great love scenes that I would recommend for a quick vacation read. College senior Cassie is in an off-campus bar avoiding family weekend. Erin is in the same bar avoiding her ex-husband while he […]



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