Cannonball Read 18

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I owed my life to a dangerous stranger who scowled ferociously but also gave me boots.

Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik

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  Confession, I read this a while ago and then life kicked me in the face and reviewing books was very hard. My biggest memory is that I enjoyed reading it so much. I preordered it and I will be attending an in person book launch and an online conversation with Jessie Mihalik and Stephanie Burgis, who also has a book coming out the same day. So the details are fuzzy, but the memory of enjoying Riela and Garrick’s adventure is strong. Riela is such […]

“I seem to have caught the eye of a real handful of a guy.”

Real-Time Fever by Taberu Kasumi

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Real-Time Fever follows Shizuka, a university student who livestreams as an anonymous cam model. He likes the attention of people seeing him and he has a crush on his favorite commenter, “Shiro.” One day he accidentally calls Shiro while he’s masturbating and saying his name, and it turns out that Shiro is actually a student at his school, Kurosaki. Kurosaki figures out that Shizuka is the anonymous cam model and blackmails him into doing a class group project together. If Shizuka wants his side work […]

“Even stuff like trash and dirt can sparkle brightly when light shines on it.”

Even When You Close Your Eyes, You Can See the Light by Maki Marukido

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Major spoilers follow throughout this review. I have mixed feelings about this one. I did enjoy it and thought it was an interesting story, but there are big parts of the work that make it probably impossible for me to recommend to the average person. Jin is an adult film star and a top who gets paired with Hikaru all the time for the gay porn company they work for, Cherry Bonbon. Cherry Bonbon makes gay porn aimed at women, and the part of the […]

“You never willingly let anyone catch any glimpse of vulnerability.” She narrowed her eyes dangerously. “I believe you’re thinking of yourself now, General.” “No, I’m thinking of both of us.”

Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis

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I had to fight through thickets of bad formatting to read my advance reader copy, and there were a few times I decided to quit and read my copy when it arrived. But I kept picking it back up and then, I finished it! Because I worried that I had missed things, I requested an advance listener copy and listened to it after I finished reading it. So, yeah, I liked it enough to put up with headaches and inconveniences. Enchanting the Fae Queen is […]

“I’m bored if you’re not around.”

Here and There and Us (Volume 2) by Thanat

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Major spoilers follow throughout this review! This was a letdown from the first volume. In this book, university entrance exams are coming up and initially Sokoki and Majima get dinner together after cram school every day, so their friendship continues. However, the assumptions that they keep making about how the other person feels, especially combined with Sonoki’s nervousness around Majima and his decision to pull back from their friendship, means that they spend a lot of time here talking to other people about what’s happening […]

A May-December Hockey Romance

Common Goal by Rachel Reid

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Why yes, I am still channeling my obsession with Heated Rivalry into reading the entire Game Changers series, why do you ask? Eric Bennett is the All-Star goalie for the New York Admirals, but he’s tired. He’s been playing hockey for more than 20 years, and he knows that this season is probably going to be his last. Along with big career changes, he’s ready to make big changes in his personal life, too – like dating men for the first time. Eric has known […]



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