Cannonball Read 18

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“Do not pollute my perfectly acceptable figurative speech with irrelevant facts!”

The Duchess War by Courtney Milan

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I’ve been inspired to do some re-reading lately. In part, because I’ve been in a bit of a book drought and wanted a sure thing, but also because I find books read so different when I come back to them at a different place in my life. I picked up the Duchess War again because I’d recommended it to my book club, where folks had not really read any “real” romance novels before and I wanted something that was equal parts representative of a lot […]

“You’ll be the best Earl of Arse ever.”

The Earl Who Isn't by Courtney Milan

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The third instalment in the Wedgeford Trails series. Plot: Andy loves Lily. Lily loves Andy. One problem: Andy is the real heir to the Earl of Arsell, and if his good for nothing father gets wind of his existence, all of Wedgeford is in danger. So it’s probably for the best that Lily got shipped back to Hong Kong to be raised “properly” by her grandmothers. And it his life seems a little empty now, that’s nothing he can’t deal with by sharing his heart […]

Saucy!

The Duke Who Didn’t: Wedgeford Trials Book 1 by Courtney Milan

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cbr16bingo And Also —for the Part 1 square  For CBR15 I read Courtney Milan’s The Brothers Sinister series (based on recommendations from fellow Cannonballers) and loved it. When I initially asked for advice on where to start with Milan’s work, The Duke Who Didn’t came up frequently. While The Brothers’ Sinister series deals a lot with women’s rights and the suffrage movement, this start to the Wedgeford Trials series has a focus on minorities in England, discrimination, and appropriation. Milan, as ever, is careful and […]

A lovely end to a trilogy

The Earl Who Isn't by Courtney Milan

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Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: 2024 Summer Release Disclaimer! This was an ARC from the author. This has not affected my opinions or my review. I have also paid actual money for my own copy of the book because Courtney Milan is on “my pre-order immediately when she announces a new book” list. Andrew Uchida works very hard to collect and cultivate seeds, plants, and vegetables, and every time he learns of a plant or vegetable that one of the diverse residents of the little town […]

Lying’s a family trait. It just means you belong.

The Earl Who Isn't by Courtney Milan

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This is my 1000th post from CBR6-CBR16. Amazing. Not my 1000th review, because I’ve posted a lot of challenge and diversion posts over the years too. I loved The Earl Who Isn’t. I had to lie down and process my emotions more than once while reading. I’m not going to get into the specifics, because that would spoil the emotional journey for those who haven’t read it yet. Courtney Milan is such a lovely author. I know when I open one of her books that […]

“Sometimes the only way to find the route forward is to grumble about all the paths that have closed.”

After the Wedding by Courtney Milan

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The second novel in the Worth saga. Plot: Camille’s father and brother betrayed the British Crown and paid for it with their lives. She chose comfort over keeping what was left of her family, and paid for it by never being loved again. In fact, while they’ve had each other, she’s lost more and more and more of the life of her youth, until it felt more like a dream than a memory. She’s working for half-wages in the middle of nowhere, constantly on the […]



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