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99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

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2.5 stars. Oooh, I really wanted to like this one so much more than I did. I, like many other Cannonball readers, LOVED The Hating Game a few years ago and had high expectations for 99 Percent Mine. I don’t really regret reading it because it’s at least an interesting flop, it just never gelled for me. Darcy Barrett is a pretty great character. She’s traveled the world gathering oodles of life experience and moonlights as a biker bar bartender to earn extra money aside from her photography career that seems to have stalled. She was exceptionally close to her […]

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5/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:41 |

A pretty good second book; I hope she has an easier time with #3!

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

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This was a bit rough (you can tell she struggled to write it, and Darcy as a character sort of reflects a little of that desperation), but I thought it was charming and entertaining, maybe moreso because of that roughness. Full disclosure, though, I read almost all of this while sitting and waiting to (not) be picked for jury duty, so that may have affected my reading of it. Also, it has now been a month since I’ve read this, I’ve probably forgotten things. I was actually going in to this with significantly lowered expectations because I’d seen mixed reviews […]

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4/4/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:35 |

I so wanted to love this. Alas, it was not to be.

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

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From the blurb, because it’s now a month and a half since I finished the audio book: Crush: a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach… Darcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey of men. She’s travelled the world, and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Darcy’s twin brother Jamie saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. Despite Darcy’s best efforts, Tom’s off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. That’s the problem with finding her dream man at age eight and […]

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3/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:8 |

“That’s because pizza is a precious natural resource. It can heal tiredness, bad mood, falling morale, and a fading will to live. Pizza realigns the heart chakras.”

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

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First, as someone who suggested The Hating Game to literally anyone requesting a romance recommendation in the past two and a half years I feel the need to send an apology out into the universe for Sally Thorne – I never wanted you to feel so much pressure for your next book. That being said, I’m so glad you were able to work through it and produce this, your sophomore outing. It is very worth the reader’s time and another example of the kind of contemporary romance I’m happy to read and extoll its virtues. 99 Percent Mine is a […]

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2/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:10 |

100% Excellent

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

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99 Percent Mine is the second novel from Sally Thorne.  She had a surprise bestseller in the Hating Game which topped many, many 2016 “Best of” lists.   It’s taken her some time to get back into writing (there’s an epilogue which explains this) paralyzed as she was by the success of her debut.   I absolutely loved the Hating Game and have re-read it a number of times so I pre-ordered 99 Percent Mine and was anxiously awaiting it’s delivery to my Kindle. It’s a romance but the characters and set up are very different to her first novel.  Darcy Barrett […]

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2/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:13 |

Not My Wheelhouse … BINGO!

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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#cbr10bingo Not My Wheelhouse This book was a gift from Malin during last year’s CBR book exchange. I had mentioned that I don’t read much in the Romance genre but would be interested in trying, and she sent The Hating Game, a favorite among Cannonballers.  *Note: the first square that I filled on my bingo card was with a book from Malin, and the first review I wrote for CBR10 was for a book from Malin. Next bingo cards needs a square called “Malin Recommends”! If I am honest, I have to admit that I consciously avoid the romance genre. […]

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10/22/2018 's CBR10 Review No:42 |

CBR Bingo: Not My Wheelhouse

the Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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There are not many genres I consider “Not in my Wheelhouse” but I don’t think I have reviewed a single kissing book during my time as a Cannonballer so I took to Twitter and the overwhelming suggestion y’all gave me was for The Hating Game.  Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other; they spend their workday, in their shared office, playing passive aggressive games in hopes of irritating the other person. A new position at their publishing company is created which puts them at even greater odds against one another but they soon discover there is a fine line between […]

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8/20/2018 's CBR10 Review No:89 |

Comfort re-reading while I keep my tiny human alive

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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This is my fourth re-read of The Hating Game, and my original review for the book can be found here. Also this book will contain mild spoilers for the story, so if you haven’t read it, drop everything and come back once you have (it’s awesome, I promise), you may want to avoid this until then. It’s difficult for me to pinpoint exactly what I find so comforting about this book, but it really does work for me on every level. This was my favourite book of 2016, and I read it three times from early August when it came out until […]

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2/22/2018 's CBR10 Review No:9 |


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