Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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A Plague — and a Madman in a Masquerade - Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold; Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold

I wish Coach Taylor was around to tell me what a chrysalis gun is - Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Another death in the Scottish countryside - Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber

Motley and Mysteries - The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie

When the annoying one of the hero/friend/rival pair is positioned to win - Black Clover vol 22 by Yuki Tabata

This Was Great, Except for that One Thing I Hated - Fierce at Heart by Zoe York

Uninspiring but at least it was short - Famous Men Who Never Lived by K. Chess

It’s townies versus summer folks in The Last House Guest - The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda

More of the same, but with a bit of personal nostalgia - The Elvenbane by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey

When the Bully is the Hero, the Girl is in love with a God and there are spaceships up your nose. - Animal Crackers by Gene Luen Yang

Being sick and loss of a phone means you get to read. A lot. - Bedhead Ted by Scott SanGiacomo

Not like I expected - Virgin by Analicia Sotelo

The Zimmerman Telegram – Barbara Tuchman (1958) - The Zimmerman Telegram by Barbara Tuchman

Alright, alright, alright… - Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

Brevity Isn’t Everything - We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib

A Book Mostly About Food Reminds You to Eat the Rich - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

An amiably low-stakes romantic adventure in Victorian London - The Gentleman and the Thief (The Dread Penny Society Book #2) by Sarah M. Eden

“There are many kinds of love. But there is nothing like a sister.” - The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner

Chosen Ones By Veronica Roth - Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth

You don’t have to love people the way you learned to love at first. - Love at First by Kate Clayborn

Winning Arguments – Stanley Fish (2016) - Winning Arguments by Stanley Fish

Crowds an Power – Elias Canetti (1960) - Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti

wikipedia with a wink - Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day by Peter Ackroyd

A post-apocalyptic Irish Frankenstein tale - Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin

Great concept, less then stellar execution - A Castle in England by Jamie Rhodes

Someone please adapt this into a hip-hop musical - Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis

I’m called Little Buttercup, dear Little Buttercup - Buttercup the Bigfoot by Douglas Rees

“Becoming the Beloved means letting the truth of our Belovedness become enfleshed in everything we think, say, or do.” - Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri J.M. Nouwen

We all have jitters - First Day Critter Jitters by Jory John

“None of this mattered because I was going to travel back in time and delete it all.” - Real Life by Adeline Dieudonné

“I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.” - A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

“What say you, Dandelion? Is there still good sense in the world? Or do only contemptibility and contempt remain?” - The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2) by Andrzej Sapkowski

Experiments and Science! - Test This Book!: A Laugh-Out-Loud Picture Book about Experiments and Science! by Louie Zong

Everything old is new again - Moonbear by Frank Asch

We all have to run - The Run by Barroux

A YA cautionary tale for those DNA sites - You Have A Match by Emma Lord

Almost 400 words for a book that might not have a 3rd of that! - The Book No One Wants to Read by Beth Bacon

Have sword, will slay dragons - How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch

Sit and Meditate - Sit With Me: Meditation of Kids in Seven Easy Steps by Carolyn Kaniuro

I added the shocking image not for shock, but for an example of what you are getting. - Our Animal Neighbors: Compassion for Every Furry, Slimy, Prickly Creature on Earth by Matthieu Ricard

Sacagawea’s Nickname – Larry McMurtry (2001) - Sacagawea's Nickname by Larry McMurtry

The Guest List….uh…sure? - The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Roads – Larry McMurtry (2000) - Roads by Larry McMurtry

Paradise – Larry McMurtry (2001) - Paradise by Larry McMurtry

Halloween Party – Agatha Christie (1969) - Halloween Party by Agatha Christie

Moved too slow for me - The Dry by Jane Harper

Turn This Into Another Movie Stat - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

You had me, then you lost me, a case of book whiplash - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

Duke seeks wife for his motherless brood of eight - My Last Duchess by Eloisa James

Texas by the Tail (1965) – Jim Thompson - Texas by the Tail by Jim Thompson

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