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A reader and caffeine addict who consumes all sorts of books, some just more frequently than others. Your CBR Book Club Maven with over a decade of Cannonballing experience I believe in the beauty that comes from a common goal of reading, reviewing, and discussing. Also, Fuck Cancer. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: faintingviolet's Quick Questions interview.)

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“You need to believe in things that aren’t true. How else can they become?”

Hogfather (Discworld #20) by Terry Pratchett

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Christmas of 2019, I received many books most of which I have not managed to read in 2020. One of the ones I did get to however was Hogfather, specifically because I wanted something Christmas adjacent in this year of not really having my usual holiday traditions and routines. I’m glad that I revisited Discworld this month, even if I couldn’t really sink into it. But that’s definitely a me problem in this adjective year, and not a problem with the book. Hogfather tells the […]

“A good man is made through a lifetime of work. Great men are made by their monsters.”

The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold

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I’ll admit, while I’d seen Lisa Bee’s review of this earlier this year, the book didn’t really land on my radar until I watched Black Sails over the summer and it was mentioned that Luke Arnold who plays John Silver had written this as well as a sequel that came out this year, and that he did the audio version himself. I was suitably lured in by this info and many thanks to crystalclear for getting me the audio version. The book tells the story […]

A Modern Poldark AU Fanfiction, because why not?

The Distance Between Us by Lucretiassister

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Welcome to my first ever review of fanfiction, are we ready? We’ll try to be, certainly. I read a lot of short form works this year (my AO3 history tells me somewhere in the neighborhood of 600, certainly not all of it good) and I don’t really think I’ll be reviewing any of those, but I am going to review a novel length work that I’ve been following along with since March. I had mentioned in my review of Spoiler Alert, a book where fanfiction […]

Sexy, Feminist, and Inclusive Romance

Hot Rabbi by Aviva Blakeman

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When I was putting together my Best/Worst list for 2020 I added a note that my reading year was predominantly saved by Romance Twitter and then proceeded to name drop a bunch of books that are sexy, feminist, and inclusive but didn’t quite clear the very high bar to be Top 3. Hot Rabbi is one of those books. I had my eye on Hot Rabbi while it was still in the writing/revising phase – the mood board alone caught my attention in a big […]

Opposites Attract Fake Relationship Holiday Romance Novella – a book made for me

Her Pretend Christmas Date (Cider Bar Sisters #2.5) by Jackie Lau

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I received an ARC of this novella from the author, in exchange for an honest review. Her Pretend Christmas Date releases on December 8th, 2020. I am a sucker for a holiday romance novella. I read and enjoyed Lau’s Holidays with the Wongs series (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Valentines Day) and after reading The Ultimate Pi Day Party earlier this year I signed up for Lau’s reviewer list – and Her Pretend Christmas Date is the first work I’ve received as part of that. […]

Book Exchange Sign Up 2020 – Who’s Ready to Gift Some Books?

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2020 Book Exchange Registration Has Closed – Keep Your Eyes Out for Gift Posts!   Each year Cannonball Read holds a (completely voluntary) Holiday Book Exchange, and we’re happy to continue the tradition in 2020. We know that this year hasn’t been easy on many of us and that purse strings may be a bit tighter than usual; but if you are able to join us in the fun of sending books to fellow readers, we are excited for you to join our end of […]



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