Cannonball Read 18

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A Heartwarming Read, But You Might Need Tissues

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

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CW: Death of a Parent Florence Day has been a successful ghostwriter for one of the bestselling romance author’s for a number of years.  Or she was until last year when her latest breakup convinced her that romance is dead.  Unfortunately for her, she has one more romance novel to produce due to her current contract.  Her first meeting with her new editor doesn’t go well either when she asks for an extension and he refuses to give her won.  Then she gets the phone […]

All the Warmth and Comfort of a Freshly Baked Pie

Check, Please! #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

Check, Please! Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu

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Eric Bittle has just started at Samwell University on a hockey scholarship.  He’s excited to start his college career, especially someplace where he can be open about the fact that he’s gay.  However, college hockey is quite different from what he’s been playing and Eric can’t take a check without collapsing on the ice.  While most of the team is pretty welcoming, quickly bestowing then nickname Bitty on him, Eric’s captain is another story.  Still, armed with freshly baked pie and a can do attitude, […]

Does Whatever a Spider Can Including Photography, Nuclear Physics, and Being a Good Husband

The Venom Factor Omnibus by Diane Duane

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Spider-man is having a rough time.  Money is a little tight now that MJ is out of a job, and Peter is a grad student.  Plus Venom appears to be rampaging around New York City.  But the current rampage doesn’t quite fit Venom’s MO, and they claim not to have done the crimes.  So now Spider-man is teaming up with his antagonist to figure out what’s going on, and that’s just the start of the chaos. I’m not a big superhero person, but I’ve got […]

Something of a Letdown But Compelling Enough That I’m Still Reading This Series

A Shadow of Crows by Yasmine Galenorn

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Things are not going well for Ember and the Wild Hunt at the moment.  Their last case went more than a little sideways, one of Herne’s ex’s showed up with the news that he’s a father, and there’s an existential threat to the Fae.  Their newest case is locating the missing fiancé of an ante-fae, and Ember does her best to focus on that.  But it feels like everything is coming apart at the moment, and Ember has to wonder what the future really holds […]

Very Enjoyable Fake Dating With Charming Couple

Sailor Proof by Annabeth Albert

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When their submarine arrives back at port, Derrick Fox is facing seeing his ex greeting the man who he cheated on Derrick with while no one is waiting for him, his friend Calder Euler has a plan.  Calder’s little brother Arthur would be willing to pretend to be Derrick’s fake boyfriend and give him a homecoming that proves he’s over his ex.  However, when their kiss goes viral, and Arthur’s mom insists they both come to the Euler family reunion later that week, the two […]

Interesting Developments Dragged Down by the Main Plot

Iron Bones by Yasmine Galenorn

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When some sort of plague starts affecting both the Light and Dark Fae courts, the Wild Hunt is called in to investigate.  Ember is a little distracted though as she’s dealing with her new house which seems to have unwelcome guests of the ghostly sort as well as her father’s family showing up.  But when it becomes clear that this disease may be an attempt to completely destroy the Fae, the stakes are higher than they’ve ever been before. So this book was really interesting, […]



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