Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

About Emmalita

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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.)

Emmalita's Reviews:

Catherine Let the Days Flow By Like Water

The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

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I have had this book for months, but it fell into an unfortunate category – the “I know I’m going to be sad when it’s over so I can’t start it” category. I am so sad that it is over. I loved it so much. Lucy has recently lost her father and watched her lover get married to a man. She has spent the last decade assisting her father’s astronomic pursuits and doing all of the mathematical calculations. Her brother, a painter, is starting to […]

Non-Binary Stars

Behind the Sun, Above the Moon by Ziggy Schutz, Paige S. Allen, Brooklyn Ray, J.S. Fields, S.R. Jones, Alex Harrow, Emmett Nahil, Sara Codair, Anna Zabo

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I was excited to see Behind the Sun, Above the Moon on NetGalley and delighted to receive it in exchange for an honest review. A Queer anthology inspired by magic and the cosmos, a vast and beautiful place where planets, stars, comets—entire galaxies, even—live without borders, specifications or binaries. Stories span science fiction, science fantasy, contemporary, fabulism and magical realism, and celebrate Non-binary and Transgender characters. I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I requested this because Anna Zabo is […]

She Was Like a Sexy, Rabid Raccoon. And He Was a Goner.

Not the Girl You Marry by Andie J. Christopher

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One of my favorite tropes is difficult women and the men who love them. This is entirely selfish because under this pleasant facade, I am a difficult woman. Some of my favorite people are difficult women. Difficult women are the best and we should be loved for who we are. Andie J. Christopher opens Not the Girl You Marry with a POV from Jack Nolan, a serial monogamist who has tried to be the perfect boyfriend and is now trying to figure out how he wants […]

The Trouble is This: I Will Not Sell My Loyalty or My Friendship

Thorn by Intisar Khanani

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I have been eagerly awaiting this book for two years. In 2017, shortly after I bought Thorn, it was purchased by Harper Teen. In the past two years, Intisar Khanani has reworked the book and it will be re-published soon. I hope it is wildly successful and makes Khanani buckets of money. I love the way she writes, builds worlds and creates characters. I opted not to reread the older version of thorn, so I don’t know exactly what she’s changed. I received this arc […]

We Are So Much More Than The Work We Do

A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon

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Rebekah Weatherspoon kicks off her Cowboys of California series with a challenging trope – the Amnesiac Lover. The Amnesiac Lover has one member of the pair unable to remember who they are or some aspect of their identity which opens the door for a romance that would not otherwise occur. It’s a problematic trope, because so much of who we are is formed by our experiences. Even though I knew she would do it well, I was still anxious about how she would pull it […]

You Deserve a Strawberry Garnish

A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day by Jackie Lau

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It is no secret that I have become a fan of Jackie Lau in the past year. I reviewed 8 of her books last year and am looking forward to reading and reviewing more in the future. I received A Big Surprise for Valentine’s Day as an arc from the author in exchange for an honest review. I’ve enjoyed the entire Holidays with the Wong series. Lau set out to write a series that ticked a lot of boxes – small town romance, holiday romance, racially […]



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