Cannonball Read 11

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Ollie and Darling vs Fay and Oliver

Playing House by Ruby Lang

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Ruby Lang is one of my favorite new (to me) authors. I have been waiting impatiently for her new book, Playing House, and was delighted to find that it was on NetGalley. I was even more delighted when it showed up in my in box. This is an honest review. Oliver Huang and Fay Liu have known each other for years, their friends know each other, and they are in the same profession – urban planning. Their acquaintance never turned romantic because Fay was in a long term relationship. They run into each other on a house tour and, for […]

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5/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:29 |

“There’s Hope Left in These Dusty Chords”

Raze by Roan Parrish

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Raze is the third book in Roan Parrish’s Riven series. I have not read the first two, but when I saw Raze offered on NetGalley I remembered ctkat1’s very positive review and decided to request it anyway. I’m glad I did. Raze is out July 2. This was in many ways a sweet book to read. There are times when I need a heavy dose of emotional angst in my falling in love story. Raze had some good angst. Felix and Huey are both messes who are trying so hard to keep it together and be good adults.  Huey has been […]

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5/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:28 |

This book should have stayed out of print

Dearly Beloved by Mary Jo Putney

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Someone decided it would be a good idea to re-release Mary Jo Putney’s debut novel, Dearly Beloved. They were wrong. It was not a good idea. This book should be put in the archives and only brought out as a bad example. I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This review is dark and full of spoilers. Content warning – rape, sexual  assault, internalized misogyny, verbal and emotional abuse Here is the plot, with spoilers. Gervase Brandelin, Viscount St. Aubyn is at an inn in Scotland. He drinks too much. He thinks he is going […]

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5/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:27 |

Bring me all your British royalty fan fic

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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This was a really fun read! It reminded me a lot of The Royal We, though it’s definitely not an imitation of that work. Alex Claremont-Diaz is a college senior, the son of the President of the United States and a US senator. For years, the younger prince of Great Britain, Henry Wales, has been his nemesis. The prince is too controlled, too perfect. He’s a stiff where Alex loves getting his hands dirty and treats politics like an intramural sport. Alex causes an international incident, and, of course, the solution is for the two young men to pretend to […]

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5/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:13 |

A Sweet Slow Burn

Teach Me by Olivia Dade

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I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I haven’t read Olivia Dade before. I thought she was one of the authors I follow on Twitter, but she was not. She is now, though. Teach Me was a lovely read with +40 characters who behaved like they had lived lives, and actual positive fat representation. It’s out May 30th. Rose and Martin are teachers at the same high school, both teaching history classes. They are equals in their credentials, but Martin has just moved to the area and is new to the school district. A bully in the […]

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5/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:26 |

I do not want to read this book

Somebody to Love by Aurelia Fray

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This is my first DNF for the year and I have put this author on my not at any price list. The cover is cute, so I requested it from Netgalley. This is an honest review. I wish I had paid more attention to the description, it might have saved me some heartache. Henry only needed to fix the leaky office pipes. So, when a crazy woman barges in and turns his day upside down, then confesses all her secrets like a challenge, he faces two choices: Tell her he’s not the man she’s looking for, or roll with it. […]

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5/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:25 |

Life is not for figuring out. It’s for living.

(It's Great To) Suck At Something by Karen Rinaldi

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When was the last time you tried something new? Something that won’t make you more productive, make you more money, or check anything off your to-do list? Something you’re really, really bad at, but that brought you joy? The title of Karen Rinaldi’s book resonates with me, someone who has made conscious efforts to cultivate being a beginner on a regular basis. I was that kid Carol Dweck warns of when she talks about children who are praised for accomplishment who become fearful of taking risks. Early in adulthood I decided it was a good idea to try my hand […]

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5/6/2019 |

How to College

How to College: What to Know Before You Go (and When You're There) by Andrea Malkin Brenner and Lara Hop Schwartz

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From the synopsis: Professors Andrea Malkin Brenner and Lara Schwartz guide first-year students and their families through the transition process, during the summer after high school graduation and throughout the school year, preparing students to succeed and thrive as they transition and adapt to college. This book is exactly what it says on the tin. Brenner and Schwartz provide an easy to read, well-organized resource that would be valuable to incoming college freshmen (and probably upperclassmen as well). They offer advice on what to expect from your professors and roommates, how to get plugged into the student organization scene, how […]

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4/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:10 |


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