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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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A pop culture junkie, Katie has an addiction to tragically bad romance novels. In addition, Katie is resolute in her belief that Evans is #BestChris and has moved to the PNW from the Bayou. Can anyone say culture shock?

katie71483's Reviews:

Dog Days Are Over, Bitches

For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn

April 7, 2026 by katie71483 2 Comments

For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn is a romantasy that began life as a TikTok skit. Proving the old adage that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, it is also a meditation on grief, loss, love, friendship, family, allyship, and what it means to really live. Throw in some spicy scenes, an unusual presentation of what the afterlife could be, and a great deal of sass, and you have brewed my own personal cup of tea.  When we first meet Lily, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Jaysea Lynn

katie71483's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Jaysea Lynn ·
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Quick Questions with NatalieH: All Aboard the Magical Mystery Tour

March 1, 2026 by katie71483 8 Comments

Hi, Natalie! Thank you so much for agreeing to participate in our Quick Questions Interview series. To get things started, would you please tell us how you found Cannonball Read, how long you’ve been participating, and what your favorite part of it is? I’ve been a lurker over on Pajiba for years (probably since around 2013 or so?), so I’ve known about CBR for quite some time, and occasionally read the reviews on it. I didn’t join the community and start writing my own reviews […]

Filed Under: News from MsWas Tagged With: angel, battlestar galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, QQ, Spacehog, the magicians

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: angel, battlestar galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, QQ, Spacehog, the magicians ·
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I think I’m finally ready to quit you

Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb

February 7, 2026 by katie71483 7 Comments

Stolen in Death is J. D. Robb’s 62nd installment in her long running In Death series. To give you perspective about how long she’s been writing these, the first installment, Naked in Death was published in 1995. Bill Clinton was still in his first term as President, women everywhere were listening to Alanis Morisette’s Jagged Little Pill on repeat, and Clueless made yellow plaid iconic. At this point, J. D. Robb has a definite formula for these books. Something terrible happens to someone, Lt. Eve […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: J.D. Robb

katie71483's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: J.D. Robb ·
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We Are All Made of Stars

Moby by Jessa Kane

January 2, 2026 by katie71483 2 Comments

Not gonna lie, the whole reason I read this book is so I can share an embarrassing joke about myself. You may or may not be aware, but the only reason I’m not in debtors prison for spending all my money on books is because I belong to Kindle Unlimited. (Yes, I know you can’t go to jail for debt anymore – at least in America – but I wanted to make the nod to my fellow lovers of Regency romance.) That’s not the joke, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Romance, Short Stories Tagged With: age gap, age gap romance, Jessa Kane, Whale shifter

katie71483's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Romance, Short Stories · Tags: age gap, age gap romance, Jessa Kane, Whale shifter ·
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Quick Questions with genericwhitegirl

January 1, 2026 by katie71483 15 Comments

Hi, genericwhitegirl! Thank you for agreeing to participate in the Cannonball Read getting-to-know-ya. (And for providing such great responses to the pre-interview questionnaire.)   Since this is a community of people reading and reviewing books to help kick cancer’s ass, it seems only right that we start with your favorite book or books. You mentioned that while you’ve really enjoyed the Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde, and Ella Minnow Pea by […]

Filed Under: News from MsWas Tagged With: genericwhitegirl, QQ, quick questions with a Cannonballer, quick-questions

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: genericwhitegirl, QQ, quick questions with a Cannonballer, quick-questions ·
· 15 Comments

Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: a Classic mystery

November 1, 2025 by katie71483 6 Comments

Hi, Classic! Thanks so much for agreeing to participate in our interview! I see from your Cannonball Read profile that you’ve been participating in and off since CBR 9. How did you find us? I used to post on Pajiba, and reading Pajiba Love, I saw that there were often book reviews and I started to read the reviews that were linked. There were more CBR commenters back in those days, and I think it was Ms. Julien who told me about CBR and how […]

Filed Under: News from MsWas Tagged With: agatha christie, classic, GBBO, In Death, J.D. Robb, miss marple, pajiba 10, QQ, quick questions with a Cannonballer, quick-questions

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: agatha christie, classic, GBBO, In Death, J.D. Robb, miss marple, pajiba 10, QQ, quick questions with a Cannonballer, quick-questions ·
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