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.)

Emmalita's Reviews:

One simply cannot invite people to engage in a spot of justifiable homicide

A Dangerous Collaboration (A Veronica Speedwell Mystery) by Deanna Raybourn

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I love the Veronica Speedwell Mystery series. I was first attracted by their excellent covers, but it only took me about 1/3 into the way of the first book to be hooked. I did receive this from Netgalley in exchange for a review. Veronica and Stoker start the book in a chilly place. Their relationship had become emotionally intimate to a point where Veronica needed some space to think about what she wanted. Naturally, Stoker is unhappy and refuses to fall into their old patterns. […]

The Falling in Love was Lovely

When a Duchess Says I Do by Grace Burrowes

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I have just signed up for Netgalley and this is the first book I’ve received from them. So, standard terms and conditions apply, I received a free copy in exchange for a review. I loved about half the book and was annoyed by about half the book. I loved Duncan and Matilda. I loved them individually. I loved them together. They were lovely and reading as they came to like and trust each other and then fall in love was like sinking into a warm […]

Take That Nuss Rewman, Ph.D., J.D.

A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder - How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and on-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place by Eric Abrahamson, David H. Freeman

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I had no idea that my reviews of books on cleaning and tidying was going to become a series. Three makes a series. right? This one though, advocates for mess. I am on board for this message. Eric Abrahamson is a professor of management at Columbia University and David Freeman is a journalist and author. While they do talk some about mess in the home, their hearts are really in mess in business and the office. This is not a book that tells you how […]

Marie Kondo is a Heartless Monster and I Love Her For It

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

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The most important thing everyone needs to know is that the only thing that should measure your worth as a person is how you treat other living beings. I start with this because too often the failure to keep one’s house perfectly clean and minimally decorated is used as a whip – by ourselves and others. I don’t care how you keep your house. I care that you treat yourself and others with respect and compassion. Second, Marie Kondo is amazing and you should read […]

Thank You For Both The Best and Worst Date I’ve Ever Been On.

Clean Breaks by Ruby Lang

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Clean Breaks completes Ruby Lang’s Practice Perfect series and I feel like this series is going into my rereadathon rotation. Of the three, I think this one is my favorite. It feels the most comfortable. Sarah Soon is an Ob/Gyn who, prior to the book’s start, was diagnosed with melanoma. Treatment was successful and she is cancer free, but the diagnosis knocked her for a loop. While celebrating her cancer free status, she runs into her brother’s best childhood friend, Jake Li. Jake is newly divorced […]

You Never Needed to Redeem Yourself

Hard Knocks by Ruby Lang

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After enjoying Acute Reactions so much, I quickly moved on to Hard Knocks. I enjoyed Hard Knocks so much I am now 1/3 of the way through Clean Breaks. I forced myself to stop reading and write this review. There is a lot I like about Ruby Lang. She turns a mean phrase. Her romances are both realistic and romantic. She doesn’t invent bizarre stratagems to keep her MCs apart, she uses completely relatable fears and insecurities to keep them apart and then brings them back together […]



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