Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A new Lucy Parker romance with actors falling for each other

Misdirected by Lucy Parker

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CBR17 Bingo: Work (Actors on set – and in private) I read this book at the end of March, and as such, I’m going to rely on the official plot summary to help me out here: Hattie Murton never dreamed of TV stardom. A straight-from-a-fairytale encounter with a casting agent somehow landed her a part on what she’d thought would be a one-off pilot for Leicester Square, a bodice-ripping drama adapted from a bestselling romance novel. Buoyed by a surge in demand for romantic dramas, […]

More books I read this summer and am only reviewing now to make it to 104

Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey

Codename Charming by Lucy Parker

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Sleep No More by Seanan McGuire

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Cassiel’s Servant – Jacqueline Carey Rating: 3.5 stars Kushiel’s Dart is one of my favourite fantasy books, and books in general, of all time. It stands up, I re-read it this summer in preparation for the release of this. Has Jacqueline Carey done exactly the same thing as Stephenie Meyer and E.L James did, and retold her already existing novel from the POV of another central character? Yes, she has. Was I pretty sure that this was going to be a lot more worthwhile and […]

A little disappointing

Codename Charming by Lucy Parker

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I have read all of Lucy Parker’s books, and she’s been a favorite romance author of mine for years now. I always look forward to when another book of hers is published. So, when I saw Codename Charming (2023) was available and not at my library, I bought it immediately. Then I saved it for my backpacking trip, so I’d have something fun and distracting to read. Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed in this one. Part of the problem was that most of the characters in […]

“Face-sitting, cowgirl, and the Upstanding Citizen position,” Mabel reminded her, popping in like the chorus of an extremely horny Greek play.

Codename Charming by Lucy Parker

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It has never taken me three days to get past the first 20% of a Lucy Parker novel before. It might be my brain, it might be the book. Regardless, by the end, I was enjoying it very much. Much like Pet and Matthias, Codename Charming and I had a rough start, but we worked it out. Pet De Vere  endeared herself to Princess Rose when she stepped between an assailant and Rose’s fiancee, Johnny at the end of Battle Royal. Johnny’s personal protection officer, […]

A beautiful mix of The Great British Baking Show and romance

Battle Royal by Lucy Parker

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Since I’ve discovered Lucy Parker, I’ve read all of her books. However, I’m not good at keeping track of her publishing dates. Thus, I am several months late in reading and reviewing Battle Royal (2021). I had a good time reading this book. Instead of the many productive tasks I had planned, including working hard to start catching up on reviews, I laid on my couch all day and read, adding yet another book review to my to-do list. I obviously enjoyed reading Battle Royal, probably even more […]

A Sweet Escape

The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker

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The Austen Playbook by Lucy Carter is the first romance I’ve picked up in ages. Years ago I was an avid Harlequin reader, a fact of which my friends made gentle fun. But I loved them. They were pure escapism, plus by that time they had transitioned from implication to full on doing it. Yay sex! My romances need to be physical as well as emotional. And luckily today’s romances fit the bill. I wouldn’t have picked up a romance without the enthusiastic reviews of my […]



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