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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Grumpy and Guarded and Falling in Love

Island Fling with the Tycoon by Therese Beharrie

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I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed Island Fling with the Tycoon so much. It was my first Therese Beharrie book and I look forward to many more. Piper Evans flies from her home in Cape Town, South Africa to the Greek Islands to attend her older brother’s wedding. Piper and her brother, Liam, survived growing up with a very controlling father and have not been close as adults. She had not felt like she could afford to travel […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]



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