Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Hazel Will Not Be Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl on Your Path to Self Discovery, Thank You

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

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Bingo Square: Summer Read I needed to a new romance author to try, and I remembered the reviews for this one piquing my interest, even though I didn’t end up picking it up for quite a while, and even had to ask for assistance in finding the right title.  I’m not sure if this novel is an example of how all of Lauren’s novels are or if this is her (them – Christian Lauren is actually a writing duo) at the top of her game, […]

This Barely Qualifies as a Romance

Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

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Since joining NetGalley a few months ago, I have requested 3 Christina Lauren books and finally approved for Twice in a Blue Moon, due October 22. Their publisher may never approve me again, because I did not like this book. Tate Jones, secret daughter of a famous actor, goes to London with her grandmother as a high school graduation present. While there she meets 21 year old Sam Brandis, who is travelling with his grandfather, for some reason. Tate and Sam fall in love, have sex, […]

“But because the universe is a cat, and I am but a fuzzy ball of string”

Dating You/Hating You by Christina Lauren

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This is a case of its me, not the book. I see all the positive things in this book that have made it so well reviewed here at Cannonball Read but I still just can’t get myself to settle in and enjoy it. After nearly a month off and on I’ve given myself permission to walk away for now. I might come back to it at some point – I really do like the characters and plot framework the authors are working with – but […]

Thank you, next.

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

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I always keep a running list on my phone of authors and book titles that other Cannonballers have loved, just in case I find myself at a library or a book sale and have some free time on my hands. I recently picked up two books by Christina Lauren, My Favorite Half-Night Stand, and Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating. I enjoyed both – they were cute and fun and enjoyable. So I figured this book would be more of the same. But. Ugh. […]

“But how can I send my heart to him when he’s just said, in no uncertain terms, that he doesn’t speak its language?”

Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

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I started a new job on the 28th and it is changing the trajectory of my Cannonba11 Read already. Lunch is an incredibly social time unlike my old gig where lunch was always guaranteed 45 minutes of reading time. I also stare at a computer screen for most of the day, unlike before, so I keep delaying writing my reviews. But I love you guys and have missed this little community so I’m trying to get back into the swing of things! I have been […]

I’m a Teacher In a Movie (or “I’m a college professor in a contemporary romance”)

My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren

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This was one of the books I received for Jolabokaflod this year from my sister, and it was just the type of novel that I needed to escape to last weekend—an interesting group of friends, an academic setting, and a rather silly plot involving an online dating site. Millie Morris is a professor of criminology, specializing in female serial killers, at UC-Santa Barbara; she has a tightknit but eccentric group of male friends, all academics in different departments and all single.  Reid and Ed are […]



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