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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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A Book Cover that looks like an old-school Faerie Tale Story Book

We will present our findings together. I will impress my sponsor. You will make a name for yourself and set the scientific community clamouring for your book, which I understand is out next year.

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

December 5, 2023 by Emmalita 4 Comments

Recently, the way I use audiobooks has changed. I most often listen to books I’ve already read in print, rather than my previous habit of listening to long sci-fi and fantasy, or non-fiction books. I blame the pandemic, which has permanently changed my brain (I miss tv shows and movies, but my brain won’t go there). Regardless, I acquired the audiobook version of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries and listened while I baked batches of cookies and loaves of bread. No apple cakes or pies, though. […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, History Tagged With: Ell Potter, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Heather Fawcett, Michael Dodds

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:103 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, History · Tags: Ell Potter, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Heather Fawcett, Michael Dodds ·
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Thank you for letting someone else remember this moment, treasure it with a hand against my belly.

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone

December 4, 2023 by Emmalita 4 Comments

Well this was lovely and exactly what I needed in this moment. Fellow Cannonballer LB was asking in another group we share what to call a surprise pregnancy trope. I realized that I also had an arc of the book they were asking about, and that I desperately wanted to read a surprise pregnancy book. For reasons, I had been thinking a lot about two recent deaths that I hadn’t allowed myself to mourn because my relationships with both people were so complicated and thorny. […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Cara Bastone, NetGalley, Ready or Not, unplanned pregnancy

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:102 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Cara Bastone, NetGalley, Ready or Not, unplanned pregnancy ·
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Sunshine tightly wound meets grumpy tightly wound, everyone comes undone

Wild Life by Opal Wei

November 30, 2023 by Emmalita 1 Comment

What happens when a burnt out, high strung cancer researcher runs into an anxious, handsome, recovering boy bander with a private island and a elderly cougar? Shenanigans, wild animal attacks, a massive storm, run-ins with the law, and the complete abandonment of The Plan. Zoey Fong already has an M.D., but she is in a prestigious doctoral program  to be a cancer researcher so she can cure cancer in kids like her sister. She hates her program, her lab mate, and the mug collection she […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: #23for23, advance reader copy, Canadian romance, NetGalley, Opal Wei, Wild Life

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:101 · Genres: Romance · Tags: #23for23, advance reader copy, Canadian romance, NetGalley, Opal Wei, Wild Life ·
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“Dr. Matthew Vine,” she said, then raised a mocking eyebrow. “The Third. How wonderful.”

At First Spite by Olivia Dade

November 28, 2023 by Emmalita 2 Comments

What do you do when your fiancé dumps you after you quit your job and bought him the Spite House of his dreams? Athena Greyson moves to into the spite house in Harlot Bay, finds a job and starts rebuilding her life. The problem is, the spite house is very very close to her ex’s brother’s house. The brother, Dr Matthew Vine the f*cking Third, who frequently objected to the engagement and encouraged Johnny to break-up with Athena. The houses are not only very close, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, At First Spite, Depression, enemies to lovers, Harlot's Bay, NetGalley, Olivia Dade

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:100 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, At First Spite, Depression, enemies to lovers, Harlot's Bay, NetGalley, Olivia Dade ·
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#GivingTuesday

November 28, 2023 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Thank you all! It’s #GivingTuesday so please consider making a donation to Cannonball Read! Your donations help us keep the lights on here, and help us continue to donate to the American Cancer Society. During this season of thanks I want to express my appreciation for you and Cannonball Read. Your ongoing support of the American Cancer Society is helping us to end cancer as we know it for everyone. –Loretta Hackney, Leadership Annual Giving Manager, American Cancer Society Whether you want to shout “F*ck […]

Filed Under: News from MsWas Tagged With: #GivingTuesday, fundraising

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: #GivingTuesday, fundraising ·
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Book Mail from Jake!

November 27, 2023 by Emmalita 3 Comments

Thank you! I’m so excited to add to my Murderbot Diaries collection and I get a new book to discover. Sure, I already have Artificial Condition as an ebook and an audiobook, but what if the internet disappears, or, more likely, I don’t have access to wifi and I need the wit and wisdom of SecUnit? I’ve heard of Ross McDonald, but haven’t read any of the classic mystery writer’s work. I’m looking forward to finding out more about “one of the most intricate plots […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2023

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2023 ·
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