Cannonball Read 18

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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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Mickey Chambers Shakes it Up by Charish Reid

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Mickey Chambers Shakes it Up was a fun read. Mickey is a human ray of sunshine and a delight to spend time with.  She is an adjunct faculty member at a university. Her love interest, Diego, is a bar owner and returning college student who isn’t good with people and just starting to come back to life after his wife died 5 years previously. When Mickey realizes she isn’t going to be able to afford to pay for the prescriptions she needs to manage her […]

Strange men in corridors distributing stab wounds was no basis for a system of government.

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Emma Southon

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Detailed descriptions of murder and executions are very much NOT my thing, so it is a testament to Emma Southon’s writing that I read (listened to) all of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome. I had to stop and take a few days break several times, because while fascinating, it was also horrifying. It was also illuminating and informative. I highly recommend this, especially if you are weary of Roman histories that ponder the hotness of Cleopatra. […]

“Come along, Pleiti, you can practice ethnography later. We have a murder to solve.”

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older

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I loved Malka Older’s The Mimicking of Known Successes. The second Mossa and Pleiti novella, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles was also a delightful read. There was a moment in the story when I thought back to a conversation I had years ago with a much younger cousin who was still in his 20s. He began expounding on his desire to live somewhere that tested his grit, a place with “real” problems, like on the gritty prestige cop shows he watched. I didn’t point out all […]

The Sixteen Sweet Books Challenge

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Welcome to the Cannonball Read 16 Sixteen Sweet Books Challenge! This is a year long, self-directed challenge. You set your own pace reading and reviewing 1-16 books. There are 4 challenges. You can read 4 books from each challenge, read up to 16 books for 1 challenge, or between 1-16 books from any combination of challenges. If these challenges don’t seem very challenging, well, 2024 could be a doozy of a year and you can make this as challenging or soft as you would like […]

We’d missed the notification as we jazzed up our dark purple Madcap Market crewnecks using fabric scissors, some thread, a bit of glitter, and a ton of gay willpower.

The (Fake) Dating Game by Timothy Janovsky

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I read my first Timothy Janovsky back in June, and now The (Fake) Dating Game is my fourth. With each book, he gets better and more assured. I really liked Never Been Kissed, though I could see where the plot could use some tightening and tuning. New Adult was one of my favorite reads last year (though it somehow got left off my list?), so I have been excited about diving into this one. Furthermore, this might be one of my favorite fake dating romances of all […]

“Someone poisoned you last night,” I said bluntly. He looked thunderstruck, then hurt. “It was my birthday party.”

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands is as enjoyable a read as it’s predecessor, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faerie. I found that I liked spending time with Emily, Wendell, and Shadow even in the places where the plot dragged a bit. Emily is as prickly as ever, and I love her all the more for it. The marriage proposal remains unanswered, but Wendell remains delighted by her. I only wish there had been a few more of the “my dear dragon” endearments. Emily and Wendell […]



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