Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Never Use the Metro Elevator

Just Emilia by Jennifer Oko

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Warning: Spoilers Just Emilia by Jennifer Oko is a story about a middle aged woman who gets stuck in a Washington, DC metro elevator with her teenage self and her elderly self. As a teen, Emilia’s mom, a popular news anchor, dies in a horrible car accident. Emilia blames herself and this guilt follow her into adulthood, affecting all of her relationships. On the anniversary of their mother’s death, each woman takes a decision which brings her to the elevator. The three women must learn […]

The Movie is Better than the Book

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger

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I have watched “The Devil Wears Prada” more times than I can remember. It is a fun movie with a great cast. One of my favorites. So I finally decided to pick up the book, under the theory that the book is always better than the movie. I wish I hadn’t. From the beginning it was clear that this was not going to be the same. Miranda is largely the same, maybe a little more psychotic. Emily is much more sniveling. But my biggest problem […]

Like Pretty Woman in a tropical setting

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

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CBR Bingo – Rings. Marriage. Caution: Spoilers. Anna Green and Liam “West” Weston were divorced and went their separate ways after they finished their studies at UCLA. Their sham marriage was just so they could get inexpensive housing on campus. Three years later, Anna finds herself with a fine arts degree, jobless, no prospects to sell her art, and saddled under her dad’s medical bills. She gets a surprise visit from West, the handsome, extremely wealthy heir apparent to the Weston Foods supermarket chain. West […]



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