Cannonball Read 11

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Lives in Austin, Texas. She/her. Reads lots of books to avoid talking to other people. Proud MONSTER to the world's best/weirdest dog.

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Until then, I fight

Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan (Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by Claudia Grey

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I really enjoyed Claudia Gray’s Bloodline when I listened to it almost exactly two years ago. I was delighted to find an audio version of Gray’s Leia: Princess of Alderaan and immediately dropped everything else I was listening to. I was 8 when Star Wars: A New Hope came out. I have never been a super fan, but Star Wars is one of the cultural touchstones of my life. As a kid, my roll models were Jamie Summers – the Bionic Woman, Diana Prince – Wonder Woman, and Princess Leia Organa. Princess Leia was the one with smart mouth and […]

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6/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:41 |

Very Pretty, But Not Practical for My Life

Modern Mediterranean: Sun-drenched recipes from Mallorca and beyond by Marc Fosh

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This is a very pretty cookbook with some interesting recipes, but not terribly doable for my life. If you live in or around Mallorca, this is probably a great cookbook. In fact, this is exactly the kind of cookbook I coveted 20 years ago. I received an ARC of this cookbook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Marc Fosh is a British expat chef who owns and runs a Michelin starred restaurant on Mallorca. Mallorca is blessed with many fresh local ingredient and the culinary history of the Mediterranean. The restaurant, Fosh, focuses on fresh local ingredients, which […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:40 |

Really, a life of crime is not the primrose path it’s cracked up to be.

Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles

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I’m not sure what I was expecting, but I wasn’t expecting what I got from this book, and now I can’t believe I haven’t been reading KJ Charles for years. Any Old Diamonds is a fantastic read, part romance, part revenge plot, part heist. This is a tough book to talk about because it’s almost like a puzzle box. You can almost read it forwards and backwards. That makes it hard to avoid spoilers. Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes is the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar. The Duke is about to gift his second wife with an expensive set of diamonds. Alec […]

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6/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:39 |

A Worthwhile Cast Iron Cookbook

The Modern Cast Iron Cookbook: A New Generation of Easy, Fresh and Healthy Recipes by Tiffany La Forge

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I adore my cast iron skillet and my housemate’s cast iron dutch oven and I use them several times a week. However, I have friends who are intimidated by their cast iron. When I saw Tiffany La Forge’s The Modern Cast Iron Cookbook on NetGalley, I was excited and hoped to find a cookbook I could share with my more tentative friends. Tiffany La Forge is a pastry chef and food writer. She has a blog, Parsnips and Pastries which I visit occasionally, though i didn’t realize that when I requested the book. This is an honest review. As much […]

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6/6/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:38 |

This Barely Qualifies as a Romance

Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

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Since joining NetGalley a few months ago, I have requested 3 Christina Lauren books and finally approved for Twice in a Blue Moon, due October 22. Their publisher may never approve me again, because I did not like this book. Tate Jones, secret daughter of a famous actor, goes to London with her grandmother as a high school graduation present. While there she meets 21 year old Sam Brandis, who is travelling with his grandfather, for some reason. Tate and Sam fall in love, have sex, and then Sam sells her story to a newspaper. Fourteen years later, Tate has become […]

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6/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:37 |

Romance and Reproductive Choice

Not Another Family Wedding by Jackie Lau

The Ultimate Pi Day Party by Jackie Lau

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Around the time the Alabama Anti-Abortion bill passed, there was a conversation on twitter about romances that dealt with abortion in a positive/normalizing manner. You can find many of the tweets with #RomanceforRoe. It’s most often been treated as a moral issue instead of a healthcare issue, and that should go out the door with slut shaming. A few readers and authors chimed in with books that addressed abortion as a healthcare choice that didn’t ruin the main character’s life. Canadian author Jackie Lau pointed to two of her books which dealt with abortion, and luckily I was planning to […]

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6/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:36 |

Ugh! There’s Anakin in my Thrawn

Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn

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I enjoyed Star Wars: Thrawn very much and was looking forward to Thrawn: Alliances. I was dismayed when I discovered that the book splits it’s time between Thrawn’s partnership with Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala, and Thrawn’s reluctant partnership with Darth Vader. Ugh. I dislike Anakin Skywalker so much, and not because he becomes Darth Vader. He is whiny, angry, and too certain of himself. I find him tiresome. I side-eye Padme Amidala too, because what on earth does she see in this murderous, mopey asshole? Unfortunately, Zahn’s text did nothing to endear Anakin or Padme to me, and I don’t […]

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5/30/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:34 |

Not for me, maybe for you.

All Hours (One Night in South Beach Book 6) by Andie J. Christopher

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I received this as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I requested this book because Andie J. Christopher is an author I follow on Twitter, but I haven’t read one of her books yet. There is a lot to enjoy about this book. Christopher writes well and I enjoyed most of the book. The issue I had with All Hours is a personal bette noir and one with which a lot of people wouldn’t have a problem. Felix Pascual is struggling to get over the end of a relationship that wasn’t much of a relationship. Joaquin Delgado […]

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5/29/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:33 |


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