Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

About Ang

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Lost my youngest sister to leukemia several years ago. Reading interests lean hard toward sci/fi & fantasy, a lil' bit of mystery, and occasionally romance.

Ang's Reviews:

The Wager by David Grann

The Wager; A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

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Format in which I consumed this book: audiobook Did I like it/love it/hate it? Liked it What’s it about? In the 1740s, a British ship sets sail to try to capture a Spanish galleon filled with treasure. They fail, and become shipwrecked on an island near Argentina and Chile. In the months that follow, the crew and leadership divide into factions and struggle to survive. They manage to scavenge items from their ship and the author sort of makes it seem like they had a […]

How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

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Format in which I consumed this book: audiobook Did I like it/love it/hate it? Loved it What’s it about? Helen is a successful YA author whose book series is being turned into a tv show. She will be one of the show’s writers despite the fact she has no television experience. Grant is one of the head writers on the show. He knows Helen from high school, but not for good reasons. Grant happened to be driving the vehicle that Helen’s younger sister threw herself […]

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Format in which I consumed this book: hardcover Did I like it/love it/hate it? Liked it What’s it about? Evelyn Hugo is a famous actress now in her 80s, I think. She wants to do an interview, rare for her, to promote a charity auction. She contacts a magazine and insists on working with Monique, a journalist who is not well known, and not high enough on the pay scale for Evelyn’s request to make sense. When Monique meets with Evelyn to begin the interview, […]

The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman

The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman

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Format in which I consumed this book: audiobook Did I like it/love it/hate it? Liked it What’s it about? In a previous review, I talked about my terrible memory and that attempting reviews weeks after I’ve read the book is not a good idea for me. I’m having the same problem now. I cannot remember one single thing that happens in this story. I had to go back to the Libby app and look up the synopsis there to refresh my memory. I feel like […]

Manic Pixie Dream Earl by Jenny Holiday

Manic Pixie Dream Earl by Jenny Holiday

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Format in which I consumed this book: ebook on my kindle Did I like it/love it/hate it? Liked it, but in a very mild way What’s it about? Oh my god, I have got to stop attempting these reviews weeks after I’ve read the book. Here’s the best my memory can come up with: This is a sequel to Earl’s Trip and the mmc is nicknamed Effie. In the first book, I thought there were very strong hints that he is gay. In this one, […]

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

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Format in which I consumed this book: audiobook Did I like it/love it/hate it? Loved it What’s it about? About two-thirds of the book is about the planning, building, and final results of the Chicago World’s Fair in the 1890s and one-third is about the serial killer H. H. Holmes. It’s a fascinating examination of the World’s Fair, from why Chicago was chosen as the location to the struggles in getting people to attend once it was finished. It is also an examination of how […]



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