Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I know it may be wrong but, I’m in love with [Sadie’s] mom

Alice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakely-Cartwright

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Fountains of Wayne, the poet laureates of New Jersey, wrote the eternal hymn “Stacy’s Mom” way back in the halcyon days of 2003: “Stacey’s mom has got it going on”. How could they have known that a cool twenty years later we would now be saying the same thing about Sadie’s mom?! Is this just a smutty book about an eternally messed up friendship and family? Yes and no. Alice and Sadie are best friends. Alice is a cypher and Sadie is an anal-retentive nightmare. […]

Books and Spooks

Silverview by John Le Carré

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33 year old Julian Lawndsley (yes, he’s British, why do you ask?) has had enough of life as a hardcore stock broker in the City and decides to start anew in a nameless seaside town, where he opens a book shop. He’s not an avid reader and doesn’t know a lot about books, so when a quaint, older man named Edward starts frequenting his shop, offering him advice, he seizes the opportunity. He finds himself enjoying the older man’s company, so when Edward asks him […]

Ancient beings, modern sensibility

Circe by Madeline Miller

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I loved Song of Achilles in a way that was surprising to me. Madeline Miller was suggested as an author who works well for someone who is interested in good writing with literary weight that feels a little lighter. Or, not exactly lighter (actually, when you start talking about gods and goddesses, things get quite dark pretty quickly) but something more plot driven, I suppose. I’m pretty late to these novels, which might mean that I’m enjoying them just in time for a new one […]

One sweet, slow burn romance and one mafia story with too many plot lines

Punk-In: MM Rockstar Romance (Wayward Lane Book 1) by Ava Olsen

Three Souls Who Break (Three Ties Book 1) by Michelle Dare

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Punk-In: MM Rockstar Romance (Wayward Lane Book 1) By Ava Olson 3 stars Brodie is the lead singer of the rock band, “Wayward Lane.” He is out and, per his own admission, is a “fuckboy.” His manager Van is straight, and they work and tour together for four years as Brodie’s band becomes more and more popular. The tension in this book is excellent. It switches between Brodie’s and Van’s POVs. Brodie has a huge crush on Van, but worries that Van will think Brodie […]

Does this count as Sweater…Sweater?

Sink or Swim by Annabeth Albert

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I love a good Sweater/Disaster romance. You know, the kind where someone is incredibly buttoned up and their love interest is messy (in all the ways), and can’t even keep their head on their shoulders? So it was a surprise when I picked up Sink or Swim and discovered that this might be a book with a Sweater Guy…and another Sweater Guy. Except one sweater is argyle and the other is plaid, I guess. Felix is a well-dressed, well kept, slightly uptight doctor who is a single parent […]

Suffice it to say, I prefer my smut to not be a surprise

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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The Kiss Quotient is a book that had come to my attention multiple times in the past, but which I’d passed on each time for one reason or another. Though, after looking up recommendations for books relating to autism specifically, and seeing it pop up time and time again, I moved it to the top of my list and splurged on all three books in the series. Having now finished the first of the three books, I’m wondering if I may have been a bit […]



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