Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search this Site

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR18
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • 2026 Registration
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media
Cover of ZomRomCom by Olivia Dade

“Gods and goddesses above, he was dangerous, but not for the reasons she’d once feared.”

Zomromcom by Olivia Dade

November 7, 2025 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I was unsure about Olivia Dade’s Zomromcom from the moment she shared in her newsletter that this was what she was working on. I’m not, generally speaking, a big paranormal romance person and certainly a book featuring a woman beginning a relationship with a vampire during a zombie attack certainly falls into that category. But I’ve had great experiences with Dade books previously and was willing to give this one a shot; it certainly didn’t hurt that its bright, fun cover qualified for the Purple Bingo Square.  We begin the story by being dumped into action in progress, and it really hampered my ability to sink into the book initially. Honestly, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, fat representation, Olivia Dade, paranormal romance, purple, read harder challenge, supernatural entanglements series, vampires, zombies, ZomRomCom

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:50 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, fat representation, Olivia Dade, paranormal romance, purple, read harder challenge, supernatural entanglements series, vampires, zombies, ZomRomCom ·
Rating:
· 1 Comment
Cover of ZomRomCom by Olivia Dade

Cannonball! “Armed with a burrito, Edie rounded her car and sprinted to intercept the zombie.”

Zomromcom by Olivia Dade

August 2, 2025 by Emmalita 15 Comments

Olivia Dade may have asked herself, what if The Walking Dead had a baby with True Blood and it came out a rom com? What if fat women had post-apocalypse adventures and got the hunky vampire too? She may have asked herself those questions and then written ZomRomCom. Dade opens with Edie going after a zombie with a burrito to protect her seemingly oblivious neighbor, Chad. Chad is not only not Chad, he is also not oblivious. He is a vampire named Max* and furious […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Olivia Dade, ZomRomCom

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:52 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Horror · Tags: Olivia Dade, ZomRomCom ·
Rating:
· 15 Comments


Recent Comments

  • fiordeligi
    on No Sir, I Just Didn’t Like It
    I find your review entirely convincing — I haven't been able to make myself pick up Szalay's book in spite...
  • GentleRain
    on Or, why I don’t have children
    So happy that someone else has read this! Moto Hagio is a real genius and this is such an interesting...
  • fiordeligi
    on Queer Abundance in a Time of Scarcity
    Ooh, that sounds intriguing — thank you for the rec!
  • Jolene Gutiérrez
    on Of course, after building up this title, you will need to wait until April 2026 for reading
    Thank you so much for reviewing our book! Minoru and I worked together for years to find the right way...
  • Ellesfena
    on With Great Power Comes Great Hubris
    I hope you enjoy it! It was a slow motion car crash, for sure.
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission, Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2026 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in