Cannonball Read 18

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Change Your Win Conditions by Vee (Vera_DragonMuse)

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Bingo: 26, as this fic was started right at the start of 2026! I am way behind in my reading for this year, and it’s obviously because I have spent many hours consuming many hundreds of thousands of words of Heated Rivalry fanfiction. It happens to me, every so often, that I end up really into a specific pop culture property and then just ~*nip*~ over to AO3 (or, back in Ye Olde Days, FF.net and LJ) to see what’s there and, like, ooh here’s […]

There is such a thing as too slow a slow-burn

The Perils of Lady Catherine De Bourgh by Claudia Gray

The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray

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The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh 3.5 stars Since Mr Jonathan Darcy, son of the esteemed Fitzwilliam Darcy, and Miss Juliet Tilney, daughter of Henry Tilney, have now solved not one, but two murders among their extended acquaintance, word has gotten around, and as a result, Lady Catherine DeBourgh has summoned the young Mr Darcy to come to Rosings Park to help her identify the person who is trying to kill her. He insists that Miss Tinley be invited as well. Both young persons […]

Still a Bit Too Reliant on Its Original Inspiration

Alchemised by SenLinYu

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I have lots of random thoughts and questions about this but in my defense – it’s a thousand page novel that is based on a Dramione fanfic. I’m not a fanfic reader – I respect the concept and idea but I think my head just doesn’t want to mix canon and non-canon, even if I want to spend more time in a universe. I especially have not read any Dramione fanfic because I just want to stay from all things JKR and HP, and also […]

It’s Not That Deep, Except That It Is

Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia

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Last week I sat down to read Iman Hariri-Kia’s new novel, Female Fantasy. I stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish it, and I don’t want to review it so much as just hand it out. You get a copy, and you get a copy, and you and you and you get copies. Everybody on BookTok gets a copy. Most importantly, everybody who’s ever looked down their nose at romance in general or romantasy in particular gets a copy.  Everyone can read it, have whatever […]

So close but then nope

The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook by Imana Grashuis, Tylor Starr

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Have you ever read a book and started to appreciate it, only for one small detail to ruin the whole thing? When I picked up The Unofficial Harry Potter Vegan Cookbook, it was clearly stated that the book was in no way officially affiliated with the franchise and its author, so that didn’t bother me. The introduction is a little preachy about vegan ethics, but it’s by Evanna Lynch, the actress for Luna Lovegood. It’s nothing I haven’t seen before in vegan cookbooks. The thing […]

when humans take art and make it better by ignoring the s****y artist

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

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hot take UGH more of this, loved all parts of this, can’t wait to read the trad pub debut of this author, this is how you make me trust you, you treat the golden trio’s friendship with the respect it deserves in particular ron “i’m the EQ glue that holds these two together” weasley, did i control+F for the word “ron” and confirm that there wasn’t blatant bashing yes i did Actual Review: I feel like putting a disclaimer out there is necessary: JKR is […]



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