Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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40-something psychologist living with a husband, preschooler, and 2 cats. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Tracy's Quick Questions interview.)

Tracy's Reviews:

I Don’t Care What Anyone Says, This Is Not a Romantic Comedy

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

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CBR 12 Bingo: Debut I’m still on my kick of wanting to read witty, contemporary romance, but honestly I’m starting to wonder if I have the same definition of “witty” or “funny” as other people. Just like The Hating Game and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, reviewers describe Sarah Hogle’s debut novel You Deserve Each Other as witty, funny, laugh-out-loud, etc. The thing is, witty banter and teasing, or even teasing that goes a little too far, are very different from being mean, and Naomi […]

Eventual Character Growth

Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing by Allison Winn Scotch

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CBR12 Bingo: No Money! This was an Amazon First Reads book. Cleo McDougal is a 37-year-old U.S. Senator and single mom to 14-year-old Lucas. She is considering a presidential run and suddenly gets a lot of press when her former best friend MaryAnne pens an op-ed calling Cleo a cheater and claiming that while Cleo might do good things, she is not a good person. Cleo shares with Gaby, her close friend and campaign manager, that she has a list of 233 regrets (ultimately more […]

Doesn’t Seem Worth Continuing the Series

Moving Violation by Melanie Jackson

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CBR12 Bingo: Fresh Start Moving Violation is the first book in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mysteries series. Chloe is a 20-something meter maid working for the Hope Falls Police Department. She wants to be a regular officer, preferably a detective, but at 5 feet tall and 98 lbs, she was unable to pass the physical exam. Her father, who was police chief at the time, allowed her to join the Traffic and Parking division anyway. Chloe is disrespected by some of the other officers (possibly […]

A Sweet Romance

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

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CBR 12 Bingo: Money! (I think this fits the category.) So, the flat that is being shared is a 1-bedroom. More specifically, a 1-bed. Tiffy and Leon, our romantic leads, have an arrangement in which they will only ever be in the flat when the other person is out. Leon works nights as a nurse and spends the weekends with his girlfriend (until they break up), and Tiffy works a day job and gets to have the flat on weekends. By agreement they each sleep […]

Another Fake Relationship M/M Romance

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

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CBR 12 Bingo: Pandemic. Between pandemic stress and some personal stressors, I’ve been wanting to read light-hearted books, especially funny contemporary romance. The novel is told in the first person from the perspective of Lucien (Luc) O’Donnell, who is the son of formerly famous rock star parents. Five years ago his boyfriend sold his story about dating Luc to a tabloid, and Luc has been a mess ever since. He works for a charity focused on saving the dung beetle, and after a rather unflattering […]

Games People Play

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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There are a lot of games that Lucy and Josh have been playing over the past year. There’s the Mirror Game (mirroring each other’s movements), the HR Game (threatening to go to HR, and sometimes actually going to HR), the Staring Game (self-explanatory), and more. Lucy claims to hate Josh and is certain that he hates her as well. Their relationship dynamics start to shift as they begin vying for a promotion at work. I generally enjoyed the story. Lately I’ve been wanting to read […]



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