Cannonball Read 18

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A lovely Marriage in Trouble romance

No Matter What by Cara Bastone

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I’ve always enjoyed Cara Bastone’s books (except one that I dnf’d), but last year’s Promise Me Sunshine was a tour de force of an emotional, slow burn romance. No Matter What, also explores grief through a marriage in trouble romance and will also rip your heart out and put it back together. I loved it. The opening few pages are a masterpiece. Roz invites the reader into the story when she finds a lease for a new apartment pinned to the kitchen counter by a […]

Leave Your Mess at Home: A Novel by Tolani Akinola

Leave Your Mess at Home: A Novel by Tolani Akinola

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review.  Trigger warning: Child sexual assault shown/depicted in the book and then later discussed. This was a very hard book to read in places, but ultimately a very good one to read. It focuses on a Nigerian family living in America and there are of course some things/language I didn’t understand, but it’s easy to get the context of things based on other words or descriptions.  That is not […]

I was in a terrible confusion. Sometimes I thought, but this is your life. Stop fighting it.

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

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And I realized that such childishness was fantastic at my age and the happiness out of which it sprang yet more so; for that moment I really loved Giovanni, who had never seemed more beautiful than he was that afternoon. And, watching his face, I realized that it meant much to me that I could make his face so bright. I saw that I might be willing to give a great deal not to lose that power. And I felt myself flow toward him, as […]

Softball with a side of Magical Girl?!

Grand Slam Romance Book 1 by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous

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I am so upset. I remember the first time I saw the cover of this book. Covered in bright pinks and yellows, it exuded such a queer vibe that I couldn’t look away if I tried. I thought it looked utterly delightful and, of course, I added it to my want-to-read list. I saw other people review it, and it probably crossed my path in bookstores and libraries alike. But I put it off and put it off, never actually making the decision to pick […]

Hippos of the Deep South

American Hippo by Sarah Gailey

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In a world where the American Hippo bill passed (look it up, it was real!) and the vast Mississippi became the home of deadly feral hippo, Winslow Houndstooth and a crew of rogues, murderers, and con artists have been contracted to take it back. This book consists of the novellas River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow and two additional short stories, which all take place in this alternate United States and follow Winslow and his motley crew of hippo riders. Firstly, I love hippos, I love the idea of […]

Leopard in a Woman’s Skin

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Carlota leads a sheltered life as the only daughter of Dr. Moreau, who creates human-animal hybrids on a remote estate in Mexico. But when the son of her father’s sponsor comes to visit, it sets into motion a chain of events which upends everything she knows about her father’s work, and about herself. I haven’t read The Island of Doctor Moreau, but luckily you don’t need to have to done so to enjoy this book – though I’m sure I probably missed an Easter egg or […]



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