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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol. 4 by Satoru Yamaguchi, Nami Hidaka

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In some ways I am about to continue my most recent review. A while back I thought I was ordering volume 4 of the manga (see previous review) when what I actually ordered and what showed up was volume 4 of the light novel series upon which the graphic novels are based. What this means is that the story is further along. The question then becomes do I read the book I accidentally bought even thought that means I may be missing some in-between that […]

Oh, what a tangle!

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

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Oh, yes. Reading mojo is back. These little Bridgerton books are truly a gift for my mind at this particular time. Hopefully they are priming the well for the deeper and lengthier books in my TBR, but for now they are just what I needed to calm myself down a bit; a little escape from hand-wringing and doom scrolling. This second installment in the Bridgerton Family series concentrates on the eldest unmarried son and current head of the household, Anthony. Dutiful to a tee, he […]

Men wanted his opinion on any number of topics. Women swooned at his feet

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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I am not a fan of straight up bodice rippers, but witty banter, suffering in silence and smoldering looks are right up my alley. Give me a sassy heroine and an honorable but standoffish hero and I’m ALL IN. Austen vibes? Yes. Sweeping historical epics a la Outlander? Please and thank you. The issue is that I tend to shy away from some romance novels due to swift cover judgement (man in open pirate shirt with disheveled woman leaning back against him in rapturous ecstasy) […]

Classic space opera with sexy times

Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

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Polaris Rising came on my radar thanks to Instagram Cannonballer Lanezabel recommending it.  I put it on my suggestion list for the Cannonball book exchange and special thank you to Bothari43 for gifting it! Polaris Rising has a classic space opera set up, three powerful ruling houses over see the Royal Consortium.  Each house is always on the hunt for ways to exploit the others and gain greater control of the galaxy.  House members are used as political pieces and accorded extraordinary protections due to the […]

What a way to start the year

You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria

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After failing miserably to keep up with reviews last year, I’m hoping to do better with this Cannonball. And so to start off my year of reading I picked You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria. This romance reminded me a lot of Jasmine Guillory’s better books. Jasmine is a soap star looking to get a big break and make more of her career. She lands the lead role on a series for a streaming service and is determined to make the most of it. […]



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