National Library Week in the US runs April 19-26 and the theme is Find Your Joy. At Cannonball Read, we love libraries of all kinds. Without libraries, many of us would have access to fewer books and resources. This year alone I’ve checked out crafting books, cookbooks, and a book about Malcolm X’s … [Read more]
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce
Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce
The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce
Now that I've finished re-reading Alanna, I've moved on to the second quartet in the Tortall universe. It's mostly been a bedtime read, but I also did a move while reading this quartet, so it also served as a nice comfort read for awhile instead of picking up any of my other ongoing books that … [Read more]
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
I have read a number of books by Ian McEwan, including Atonement, Amsterdam, On Chesil Beach, Saturday, and The Children Act. Even though it's been over ten years since I've read a McEwan book, I remember being impressed by his writing and enjoying his books. Thus, when I saw a number of lists … [Read more]
The Jam Sandwich Detectives by Clare Thompson
Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC. It hasn't affected the contents of my review. Okay, picture Big Little Lies, but less literary and more cozy mystery-esque. A group of moms attend a cake bake-off where everyone has baked a Victoria Sponge, but before many cakes can be … [Read more]
Marry Me by Midnight by Felicia Grossman
Isabelle Lira wants to take charge of her deceased father's business, but is hindered from doing so both because she is a woman and because the Jewish community she lives in finds it unacceptable. So she must find a husband who will not object to her controlling her family's interests, and who won't … [Read more]
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Decades after the heiress Ruby McTavish was kidnapped as a toddler and dubiously recovered a year later, her adopted son Camden and his wife Jules return to her ancestral home in a bid to claim her long-neglected inheritance. This book draws inspiration from several cases in the early 20th … [Read more]
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta
I almost reread Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta two or three times during my first and only read. Every 20ish pages, I thought what I just read revealed that I was reading something totally different from what I thought. So I started again. Eventually I gave that up. Mostly. It stars two sets … [Read more]
