Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Now I’m hungry

Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking With Confidence by Claire Saffitz

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Cbr14bingo Dough BINGO (row 3) While I enjoy cooking shows, I don’t consider myself much of a cook. It isn’t that I’m not interested in improving my skills, it’s just that learning to cook full meals feels overwhelming. It seems like I’m always missing some important ingredient or kitchen tool, … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:33 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Castles

Castles by Julie Garwood

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Trigger warning: I just realized in the end, we're dealing with a serial killer in this one. It gets graphic at times, but it didn't put me off. Just wanted to point out to potential readers.  This was a great way to end the series. I would have loved one more book in the series, but there was … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:163 · Genres: History, Romance · Tags: , , , , ·

The Gift

The Gift by Julie Garwood

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Trigger warning: It's not shown, but we do know that one of the woman in this book is being physically abused.  Wow. This one and the next ended up being my favorite out of this series. By the third book Garwood has gotten her groove. I absolutely loved the characters of Sara and Nathan. We also … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:162 · Genres: History, Romance · Tags: , , , , ·

Guardian Angel

Guardian Angel by Julie Garwood

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Ha! I love this cover and it's the one that is on the book I currently own. Look, the reason why this one has such a high mark from me is that it's a pirate romance. Come on. The main reason why it didn't hit 5 stars for me like the latter books is that after a while it felt like a lot of stuff got … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:161 · Genres: History, Romance · Tags: , , , , ·

The Lion’s Lady

The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood

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I haven't been in the mood for anything too "hard" right now. So just delved back into some Julie Garwood books. I still own the "Crown's Spies" books in paperback. My mother bought them for me when I was a teen and I have been touting them from apartment to apartment, and finally my house. I don't … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:160 · Genres: History, Romance · Tags: , , , , ·

It’s not always about linear plot development

Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

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CBR Bingo - Bird, because this is a book about friends - birds of a feather, flocking together This is a tale of two women, told in short vignettes that are almost stories unto themselves. Each story centers on one of two friends - Jane and Fiona. In the first two chapters, we learn more about … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:79 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , ·


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