Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Wine counts as a common interest

A Study in Sparkling by Jodi McAlister

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After quite enjoying the previous novel in this series, I am sad to say that this one didn’t work nearly as well for me. That being said, I am still looking forward to whatever comes next since I expect we could get at least two more books out of this based on either previous relationships or hinted at romances in this one. The setting, the broader cast of characters and the author’s style all still worked well for me. It was fun catching up with […]

Eliza and James, sitting in a tree, M-U-R-D-E-R-I-N-G

How to Kill Your Rival by Effie Campbell

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3.5 stars Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this ARC. This has not influenced my review in any way. This book is on sale now. Eliza Hamilton (yup, that is her name; not sure if the author is a fan of the musical or if the name is a coincidence) is the heir apparent to the Death Council, a secret organisation full of hired killers. While her father is battling cancer, she is to lead in his place, but most of the other […]

Grumpy and Sunshine, now with forest fires

Love in the Time of Wildfires by Janine Amesta

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Thank you to Janine Amesta for an ARC of this book. It is on sale now. Firefighter Logan “Sonny” Sonelli is a Sierra Hotshot, working hard both to prevent and fight disastrous forest fires. During “fire season”, he knows that he can’t really make any plans; he and his team could be called away at any moment. It’s an unreliable life, and difficult to combine with family life. His marriage dissolved because of it, and he is neither looking for nor expecting to find another […]

Sweet YA romance, shame about all the bullying

Trust Fall by Lynn Painter

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CBR18 Bingo: Season (this is set in the autumn/fall in New York, the word ‘fall’ is literally in the title and there is an actual literal ‘season’ – like in Regency England, for the rich prep school kids in the story) Thank you to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. This book will be released on the 29th of September Julia Lowell can’t believe how much her life changed, almost overnight. One day, she was in her small […]

Revenge is best served in a llamacorn mug?

Revenge of the Sunshine by Jackie Lau

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3.5 stars CBR18 Bingo: One (This is book one in a new series; it’s also a romance – “You’re the One”) Thank you to Jackie Lau for this ARC. My opinions are my own. This book is on sale now. Zoe Shen’s plans for the evening get cancelled, and as a result, she walks in on her boyfriend and roommate having sex in the kitchen. Naturally, she wants nothing to do with either of them, but as she’s camping out on her brother’s couch, she […]

“Joy beyond the walls of the world, poignant as grief.”

An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister

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When I’m deciding what books I want to pick up with my limited time and attention (friends, my attention is possibly at an all-time low) there are certain types of stories which are more likely to grab me. When Jodi McAlister’s An Academic Affair and its pair of rival academics embarking on a fake marriage for work stability plot came to my attention, I felt pretty good about it. For a rivals to lovers book to work, you must buy both parts equally. As I type that, I feel […]



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