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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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He’ll want glitter and zoo animals at your wedding

February 2, 2017 by Emmalita 11 Comments

This is a fast, reasonably fun read that you really shouldn’t think about too hard. I do want to reassure you that the romance is between a man and a woman, not a man and a dog. Good Boy is a spin off of Him and Us, and is apparently the first in a new series about the Toronto Maple Leafs. I think one other thing we should all acknowledge, this clearly takes place in an alternate universe where the Toronto Maple Leafs are a […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Elle Kennedy, Good Boy, Sarina Bowen

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:21 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Elle Kennedy, Good Boy, Sarina Bowen ·
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The Perils of Gift Giving

January 31, 2017 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

A Crown of Bitter Oranges is a quiet romance with a comfortably romantic hero. Tristan and Malorie have known each other most of their lives. For most of their lives Tristan has been in love with Malorie, but she has never trusted the ease with which he moves through the world. They have an antagonistic friendship that rather sweetly moves to love. Tristan is open and emotional. Malorie is self-contained and distrustful. She needs to open up and he needs recognize his privilege and empathize […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Crown of Bitter Oranges, La Vie en Roses, Laura Florand

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:20 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Crown of Bitter Oranges, La Vie en Roses, Laura Florand ·
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You deserved a Wakanda that cherished you.

January 30, 2017 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Wakanda is in disarray. Someone is inciting Wakandans into violence against their king. Their queen, T’challa’s sister, is in a state between living and dead. Justice results in injustice and strong men and bandits are free to abuse women. Wakanda has lost its connection to it’s heritage. While I was reading this graphic novel, I learned that the woman who accused Emmet Till of whistling at her has admitted she lied. The new president, on his first day, replaced the White House website page on […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Black Panther, Marvel Comics, Ta-Nahisi Coates

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:19 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Black Panther, Marvel Comics, Ta-Nahisi Coates ·
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Not injured, Sir? No swooning? No tears? Excellent

January 26, 2017 by Emmalita 10 Comments

I bought Dukes Prefer Blondes a while ago after hearing positive chatter amongst Cannonballers, and then, as I do, I became resistant. I finally got over it when Mrs. Julien published her Favorite Romance Couples list. Firstly, Mrs. Julien is correct. Oliver and Clara are a wonderful couple. They argue and bicker, often with logic. Clara has a wonderful habit of turning Oliver’s words back on him. Oliver is surprised to find an aristocratic woman with a brain. Clara is dying on the inside, bored […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Dukes Prefer Blondes, Loretta Chase, Mrs. Julien

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:18 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Dukes Prefer Blondes, Loretta Chase, Mrs. Julien ·
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Death by Eyeball

January 24, 2017 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Original Sin was a Marvel Comics miniseries. I read the collected 8 issues of the main story. There were also tie in issues, which I did not read. Original Sin hits a weak spot in my recent comic book hobby. I started reading comic books two years ago, mostly because of the MCU movies. Despite that, I’ve mostly stuck to single character series like Ms. Marvel or Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye run. Marvel characters have a long and complicated history that I barely understand. I might […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: ed brubaker, Jason Aaron, Javier Pulido, Jim Cheung, Julien Tedesco, mark waid, Marvel Comics, Mike Deodato, Original Sin

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:17 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: ed brubaker, Jason Aaron, Javier Pulido, Jim Cheung, Julien Tedesco, mark waid, Marvel Comics, Mike Deodato, Original Sin ·
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I wish there had been recipes

January 23, 2017 by Emmalita 6 Comments

I read Orleana’s review and promptly bought the book. It was a lovely $.99 read. I recommend it if you are looking for a gentle, sweet romance between two nice guys. Henry’s boyfriend of 8 years suddenly dumps him because he is “fat and old.” Henry goes to the gym to get his boyfriend back, and in the process comes out of the shell he had tucked himself into. Reed, a ridiculously good looking personal trainer, takes Henry on as a client and as a […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, m/m, N.R. Walker, The Weight of it All

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:16 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, m/m, N.R. Walker, The Weight of it All ·
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