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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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Wake Me Up Before You BINGO

September 6, 2018 by Emmalita 19 Comments

Wham! It’s September Check-In time for Cannonball Read 10 Bingo! Let’s dance with the enthusiasm of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in tiny pastel shorts
This post is a place for you to ask questions, ask for recommendations for categories, and find a review buddy if you need one. You can always post your questions in our Facebook group – Cannonball Read Book Chat, or on Twitter @cannonballread. We will also post the prizes we have so far. Check out our Instagram feed where we are posting pictures of the prizes every week. Finally, we’ll be posting administrative notes and reminders.

Filed Under: News from MsWas Tagged With: cbr10bingo

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: cbr10bingo ·
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Who Should a Monster Marry? Another Monster

September 5, 2018 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

How do you rehabilitate a charismatic villain, whose behavior should have put him beyond redemption, to the point that a reader wants him to have a Happily Ever After? The writing couple that is Ilona Andrews set that task for themselves when they posted that they were starting a Hugh D’Ambray series as an April Fool’s prank. The response was overwhelmingly positive, which horrified me, but I guess it shouldn’t have surprised me.

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: cbr10bingo, ilona andrews, Iron and Magic, The Iron Covenant

Emmalita's CBR10 Review No:38 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: cbr10bingo, ilona andrews, Iron and Magic, The Iron Covenant ·
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James Stark, Proximate to Normal

September 3, 2018 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

It’s so hard to talk about the 10th book in a series without getting into spoilers. The Sandman Slim series is my very very favorite book series. Of all time. It is currently unfolding, but I truly do love it more than any series I have ever read or am currently reading. It’s difficult for me to talk about because I want everybody to read it, so I go into too much detail and then start reading whole chapters out loud. But I want you to have to experience I’ve had of not knowing what’s going to happen next.

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: cbr10bingo, Dream Vacation, Hollywood Dead, McCleod Andrews, Richard Kadrey, Sandman Slim, Urban Fantasy

Emmalita's CBR10 Review No:37 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: cbr10bingo, Dream Vacation, Hollywood Dead, McCleod Andrews, Richard Kadrey, Sandman Slim, Urban Fantasy ·
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This book made me feel like a bad person

August 28, 2018 by Emmalita 5 Comments

I should have stopped reading Mariana Zapata a long time ago. All of her books have elements of internalized misogyny that make me uncomfortable. Her heroines tend to be “not like the other girls” and the other girls are “whores” or bitches. Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin adds in some gross gay panic and transphobia to the self hatred. And I read the whole thing. I feel like shit.

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: internalized misogyny, Mariana Zapata, Rhythm Chord and Malykhin, transphobia

Emmalita's CBR10 Review No:36 · Genres: Romance · Tags: internalized misogyny, Mariana Zapata, Rhythm Chord and Malykhin, transphobia ·
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Just A Warning, Love – The Non-Fic Dukes Are Not Nearly As Fun

August 21, 2018 by Emmalita 5 Comments

Our lovers, Portia and Tavish, get off to a bad start when a) Tavish forgets to pick Portia up from the train station, and b) Portia mistakes him for an attacker and maces him. This is one of my favorite ways to start a romance.

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Duke By Default, ADHD, Alyssa Cole, cbr10bingo, Contemporary Romance, Reluctant Royals

Emmalita's CBR10 Review No:35 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Duke By Default, ADHD, Alyssa Cole, cbr10bingo, Contemporary Romance, Reluctant Royals ·
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August Check In – This is How We BINGO

August 9, 2018 by Emmalita 32 Comments

We are going to have a Check In post every month. This post is a place for you to ask questions, ask for recommendations for categories, and find a review buddy if you need one. You can always post your questions in our Facebook group, Cannonball Read Book Chat, or on Twitter @cannonballread. We will also post the prizes we have so far. Finally, we can post administrative notes and reminders.

Filed Under: News from MsWas Tagged With: cbr10bingo

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: cbr10bingo ·
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