Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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“If your ice cream suddenly took on human form I would cheat on you in a second.”

Fire Magic & Ice Cream by Lauren Connolly

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I loved this author’s Folk Haven series so I was very interested to see what paranormal romance she’d come up with next. And when I found out it had lots of ice cream? Mmmm. This sweet book is definitely one that you’ll want to have some ice cream on hand while reading! Quinn may be an accomplished accountant and the much loved middle kid in a trio of sisters, but she has no control over her fire elemental powers. All elementals’ powers are incited by […]

“Let it be a story about stories and the power they have to sway mortal hearts.”

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

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Wow. This book absolutely knocked my socks off. Much as you’d expect from a book loosely based on 1001 Nights, it’s a story about stories, about the stories we tell about ourselves and how they can constrain us or free us. Loulie survived the attack that killed the rest of her tribe, and with the help of her jinn friend Qadir, has risen to become the Night Merchant, the mysterious seller of jinn relics. When the sultan summons her and commands her to go on a […]

“But maybe let’s set the low bar of just not dying”

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

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I’ve read and liked several Christina Lauren novels before, and this second-chance romance featuring a treasure hunt, all set in the wilds of Utah, sounded like a perfect summer read. While it does live up to some of those expectations, there was one major con that didn’t work for me at all. “I guess I’m looking for adventure. My day-to-day life is pretty routine.” He turned his baseball cap over in his hands and seemed to note that the mood had grown solemn. “But maybe […]

Enemies to lovers paranormal romance, with a mouse!

Boss Witch by Ann Aguirre

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While I wasn’t a big fan of Clementine in the last book, I trust Ann Aguirre, plus I have a thing for enemies-to-lovers romances. While I didn’t like this quite as much as the first, I still enjoyed it and thought it was a thoughtfully done and funny romance. The first half of the book overlaps with Witch, Please, this time with the events from Clem and Gavin’s points of view. I was so-so on Clem in the last book as I felt like she […]

“Telling her best friends about accidentally summoning a goddess, being named her priestess, and being blessed with the ability to breathe fire wasn’t something that Kenna would like to repeat”

Forged in Flames by Ali Williams

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I’d read some of the author’s contemporary romances before so when I found out she had a shifter romance coming out? Heck yes! And it’s absolutely delightful, with a strong heroine and the exact opposite of an alphahole hero. It’s no exaggeration to say that Kenna is very surprised when the statue she’s working on suddenly turns into Belisama, a goddess she’s never heard of, and proclaims that she’s her priestess. But the blacksmith figures she can just shrug it off and finish off the […]

“I wish our happiness was enough.”

A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

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I absolutely adored Tashie Bhuiyan’s first book so of course I was incredibly excited for this one, especially since it hinted at a celebrity romance. While I don’t think her sophomore effort is as good as her debut, it’s still a fun and sweet story with enemies-to-lovers and an incredible meet-disaster. Since she was a child, Mina has loved the movies. With her sights set on attending a prestigious program in California, she knows that her best bet to get in is to win the […]



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