Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Meet Cute Club (Sweet Rose, #1) by Jack Harbon

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This did not make for a good reading experience. The only reason I’m not rating it one star is because there was nothing egregiously wrong with it, and because I didn’t hate it. Not exactly a lot going for it if that’s the best I have to say. This had an extremely cute-sounding plot, but the book was the opposite of cute. I honestly think this might be the most poorly written self-published book I’ve ever read, and I’ve read a lot because of my […]

“Everyone loved being together and just fangirling over whatever they were reading.”

Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon

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Last week the Twitter Discourse around Romance focused on fallout from a tweet by Jack Harbon about the intent of those outside a marginalized community writing exclusively about that community (he was specifically referring to women, often white women, writing only about queer men). Separate from the actual conversations that happened around that initial tweet, it made me realize that while I’ve read queer romance by queer women, non-binary authors, and those who identify as genderqueer I had not yet read a m/m romance written […]

“Anything broken can be fixed.”

Parker by Jack Harbon

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Wow, this book is super angsty and an absolute emotional rollercoaster! I was certainly expecting something a lot lighter, and while I wouldn’t say this is a dark romance, some of the themes can be tough to read. The last thing Trey needs after escaping his abusive partner is to be caught stealing by a white-haired old lady. But when she insists he returns the item and then get in her car, well, he doesn’t have many options. Whitney has a history of adopting “strays,” […]

My Kind of 10-Year Reunion

Worship by Jack Harbon

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I think it’s obvious by now that I have a serious thing for second-chance romances, so of course I jumped on this novella about a high school reunion and the chance for the nerd to finally get the popular girl he crushed over in high school. “Spencer Gaines naked in my bed sounds like the very conceit of my wildest fantasies, yet somehow, it’s now a reality.” Spencer is only back in Oak Ridge for her parents’ vow renewal, so her last minute decision to […]



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