Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

You’ll like it if you can get past a major WTF

The Duke and I (Bridgertons #1) by Julia Quinn

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So, it took me until now to get around to this romance classic, and I admit to experiencing joyful laughter a few times at what a thorough template this book is for so many of the tropes that I’ve experienced later, as they’re being lovingly upended some of the more satirical, referential romance authors. And I don’t mean any of that in a snarky way: there was such a delightful guilelessness to this book that made it so simple to enjoy. Here’s the Goodreads summary: “By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend’s […]

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5/2/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:33 |

Not an Affair to Remember

The Secret Affair by Mary Balogh

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Born a commoner, Hannah Reid has been Duchess of Dunbarton since she was nineteen years old. Now her husband is dead and, more beautiful than ever at thirty, Hannah has her freedom at last. To the shock of a conventional friend, she announces her intention to take a lover—and not just any lover, but the most dangerous and delicious man in all of upper-class England: Constantine Huxtable. So this book bored me to tears.  I know that Mary Balogh is a beloved author, with a legion of fans, however I don’t get the appeal.  I’ve only read a few of […]

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4/12/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:33 |

The Governess is a Lady

Seven Minutes in Heaven by Eloisa James

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This book is the third in the Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers, which is kind of a sub-series of Desperate Duchesses.  These books feature the children of the original group, so it can be confusing sometimes if you haven’t read the original series, and even if you have (which I did) and forgotten who is related to whom.  The first book in this series, Three Weeks with Lady X, is one of my all time favorites; the second book wasn’t as good and this one is somewhere inbetween. Eugenia Snowe is a widow, having lost her husband to a tragic […]

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4/3/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:30 |

The Last Hellion Takes a Wife

The Viscount and the Vixen by Lorraine Heath

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This is the third book in the Hellions of Havisham series, telling the tale of Killian St. John, Viscount Locksley.  He is the son of the mad Marquess of Marsden that we’ve met earlier in the series.  The marquess is said to have lost his mind with grief after his wife died and Locke has done his best to survive on his own and not upset his father overly much.  The manor is falling into disrepair, and the marquess needs to be locked in his rooms at night or he will go roaming on the moors in search of his […]

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3/19/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:25 |

The Madness of Lord Radnor

The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian

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I’ve been looking forward to this book since I finished the first one by Cat Sebastian, The Soldier’s Scoundrel, which I reviewed here earlier.  This book is about Georgie Turner, the younger brother to Jack Turner in the first book.  Georgie is a thief, born and bred on the streets of London.  He has no misconception of what he is and where his desires lay.  His only code of conduct is not to take advantage of anyone who is naive and that is what gets him in trouble with the crime lord that takes half of his profits.  This results […]

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2/23/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:16 |

“Contains elections, confections, and a number of erections.”

Sweet Disorder (Lively St. Lemeston #1) by Rose Lerner

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3.5 stars Weeks ago, I finished Sweet Disorder, and this is why you cannot wait to review books, because I can’t honestly remember too many details about it. I am not going to make a snarky comment on the memorability of the book itself, even if that may apply, because the actual issue here is that I have garbage for brains and a singular talent for avoiding doing anything so productive as reviewing the books I inhale. Anyway. Goodreads says: “Nick Dymond enjoyed the rough-and-tumble military life until a bullet to the leg sent him home to his emotionally distant, […]

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2/21/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:9 |

Twin Swap

False Colours by Georgette Heyer

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Coming home on vacation Kit Fancot finds his twin is missing. Evelyn Fancot has arranged a marriage of convenience and is expected at his future-in-laws for dinner. To avoid embarrassment, Kit decides to take his brother’s place for the evening. Of course it is not just for one night, as Evelyn does not return and Kit is trapped by his lies. This results in the expected shenanigans and embarrassments. Kit is forced to spend an extended stay with the fiancee in his brother’s country house which leads to Kit falling in love with his twin’s intended. Things are further complicated […]

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2/2/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:1 |

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