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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I’ve been around off and on since the first year of CBR, and it and books have been a constant in my life through multiple moves and a major career change. I live with 3 cats, Dany, Jace and Jorah. Fantasy, specific types of sci-fi, historical fiction (especially mysteries) and romance tend to be my go to genres now a days. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Jen K's Quick Questions interview.)

Jen K's Reviews:

Surprisingly, This is Not for the “Book is Better” Square

August 1, 2018 by Jen K 4 Comments

Bingo Square: Home, Something, Home I started watching the movie adaptation of this on a recent plane trip, and only realized once I was further into it, that Love, Simon was based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, an often reviewed novel on Cannonball Read. My main motivation for starting the movie is that I quite liked the lead actor in Everything, Everything (I like that both the lead actors in that movie are basically working their way through YA film adaptions […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: becky albertalli, cbr10bingo, LGBTQ, movie adaptation, simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:143 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: becky albertalli, cbr10bingo, LGBTQ, movie adaptation, simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda ·
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I Only Now Realized the Double Meaning of the Title …

July 31, 2018 by Jen K 2 Comments

I don’t think I really have anything to say about this one that hasn’t been said already – yes, Lucy Parker consistently writes very good contemporary romances.  This one was good but not quite as engaging/addictive as her previous novels.  I think she chose a heavier subject for this one, and it reflected in the novel. That’s not a negative at all but it means it wasn’t quite as light and fun as her previous two novels (and certainly Pretty Face had some darker turns […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:142 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up ·
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A Simple and Concise Exploration of Writing and the Man Behind the Words

July 31, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I have read most of what Stephen King has written.  I think there was probably a point in time where I could have said I had read all of his novels (short stories are a whole different ball game), but the man is prolific and I haven’t necessarily made a huge effort to always keep up with what he is doing.  Sometimes he explores topics I am not as interested in.  For example, I held off on reading the follow up Bill Hodges books after […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King, writing guide

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:141 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King, writing guide ·
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What Happens After the War?

July 31, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I listened to this one on Audible – figured it’s the kind of story I’m usually interested in but also am more hesitant to pick up nowadays because the genre does sometimes blend together so it seemed like the perfect selection for, “damn, how did I end up with so many Audible credits, I have no idea what I want!” The novel begins in 1947 with nineteen-year-old Charlie on her way to Switzerland for a procedure to take care of “her little problem.” The last […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: dual narrative, Kate Quinn, post wwii, Reese Witherspoon, The Alice Network, WWI

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:140 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: dual narrative, Kate Quinn, post wwii, Reese Witherspoon, The Alice Network, WWI ·
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They’re All Grown Up

July 30, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Peregrine and Olivia have known each other since they were children when his uncle and her mother fell in love in Lord Perfect.  Peregrine has spent most of that time in Egypt with Rupert (my favorite, be still my heart :p ) with only a few short trips home over the years.  As a result, Peregrine is rather surprised to discover that his dramatic, slightly awkward but lively friend has become the most beautiful woman in the room.  Olivia has always felt great affection towards […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Carsington Family, historical romance, last night's scandal, Loretta Chase

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:139 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Carsington Family, historical romance, last night's scandal, Loretta Chase ·
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I always love a good school/training sequence

July 30, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I picked this one up a while back based on DomeLoki’s review though I only recently got around to reading it, and am now doing the smart thing by making myself write the review before diving into the next book in the series and getting confused about what happened when. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect since I didn’t go back to reread the review though I remembered some comments about zip lining.  In this world, humans/humanoids live in societies and are surrounded by […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: elemental spirits, fantasy, queens of renthia, Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Blood

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:138 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: elemental spirits, fantasy, queens of renthia, Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Blood ·
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