Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Lives in Austin, Texas. She/her. Loves reading books, writing about books and talking about books. On the CBR Board. May send you an email. Thinking about new challenges. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Emmalita's Quick Questions interview.)

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The downside of advance reader copies

In a Second by Kate Canterbary

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This is certainly not the worst book I read this year and it isn’t my least favorite book by Kate Canterbary, but it is down there. I feel badly about that because the author has made several comments about Audrey and Jude’s story being one she has had in mind for a long time. I feel a little extra guilty about not loving the book she’s wanted to write for so long. It’s one of the downsides of arcs. Audrey is one of the teachers […]

New Year’s Yearning and Spice

This Time, Next Year by Ruby Barrett

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I’ve seen some discussions in the romance community that claim high heat/open door romances lack yearning. This is Puritan nonsense. I could point to hundreds of examples of books that have both. Ruby Barrett’s New Year’s Eve focused novella, This Time, Next Year is one. Nora and Finn belong to a friend group that celebrate NYE together every year. On one New Year’s Eve, Nora and Finn share a kiss. Every New Year’s Eve after, Nora is in a quandary, will she kiss Finn? Will […]

A long time ago, we used to be friends

Second Chance Romance by Olivia Dade

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The tide of Puritanism may be rising, but Olivia Dade is saying no f*cking thanks to that. I did not count all the instances of swearing, but I enjoyed every single one. I love the way Dade writes, I love the way she creates characters, relationships, and worlds. When I read Second Chance Romance I noted that it was exactly what I needed in that moment and that I had scream laughed a few times. Little did I know that just a few days after […]

Putting the mess in Christmas!

Silent Flames by Cate C. Wells

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There is a moment before Cora walks in on her husband cheating on her where she is thinking about their marriage. On paper they are so different, but they *fit* and she’s teaching him what love is, because she knows he loves her even though he doesn’t know how to say it. All of that gets exploded and even though she was lying to herself at that moment, in the end, she was right. Cate C. Wells wrote a Christmas romance that opens with Cora […]

Mason Hereford is a mad genius

Turkey and the Wolf by Mason Hereford with JJ Goode

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I was at my local library branch yesterday (shoutout to Howson Branch), and while looking through the available cookbooks, came across Mason Hereford and JJ Goode’s Turkey and the Wolf, Flavor Trippin’ in New Orleans. I’ve followed the Turkey and the Wolf Instagram account for a while so, I was familiar with the book. I just hadn’t had it in my hands. When I pulled it out, I noticed that a previous borrower had tabbed a recipe – Sunday Morning Coming-Down Potato Salad. In this […]

Who am I if not Zeus?

Tender Cruelty by Katee Robert

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When Shattered Gods comes out next year, I’m going to reread the series uninterrupted. Some of the books have been frustrating because the individual romances have been overshadowed by the series long plot, and I think it will all work together better with less time to forget details. Which is to say, I both enjoyed and was frustrated by Tender Cruelty. Zeus and Hera’s enemies to lovers romance has been teased for a few years now. Tender Cruelty feels a little bit short to take Calliope […]



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