Cannonball Read 11

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Classic

Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Booklikes, Goodreads, and NetGalley.

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Wonderful Follow Up to Sorry Not Sorry

It's Not You It's Him by Sophie Ranald

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Please note that I received this book via NetGally for free. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be published on June 18, 2019.  This was hands down one of my favorite reads this year. I already read “Sorry Not Sorry” and was fretting about what would come next for Tansy. Ranald does such a great job of showing Tansy during her school years, present day, and in select moments during her relationship with her ex Renzo. Ranald also does a good job of working in some sub-plots dealing with Tansy’s family as well as her […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:132 |

Almost a Favorite!

Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George

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I really don’t know what to say except this was a very well thought out mystery. Lynley and Havers shine in this one. The why behind the murder made me sad and what made me even more sad is that you see what other ugliness was going on at Bredgar Chambers. The only reason why I didn’t favorite this one is that the Deborah and St. James sub-plot was beyond aggravating. “Well-Schooled in Murder” takes 2 months after the last book in the series. Lynley is still heart-broken that his proposal to Helen caused her to not only say no, […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:131 |

Packs a Punch

Stolen Prey by John Sandford

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Not too much to say about this one besides it was action packed from beginning to end. When Lucas finally catches on to what is happening the book really ratchets up the tension. That said, it’s getting old with Lucas’s family in peril. At this point he just needs to hire an off duty security guy because the bad guys always stupidly decide to try to take him out. I thought it was great to increase more of Del, Jenkins, and the guys. Thought it was hilarious (in a bad way) that no one mentions Marcy considering she was the […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:130 |

Should Have Stuck with One POV; Also the Book Was Pretty Grim

Hope and Other Punchlines by Julie Buxbaum

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I really wish I had liked this one more. Too bad that it was just full of cliches and one main character (Noah) I disliked from beginning to end. I thought Abbi was fine, but she honestly needed a life since she seemed wholly dependent on her ex-best friend Cat to give her a social life. And I also kind of hated that Abbi was fine with forgiving Noah and his whole blackmail thing, but didn’t want to try to make up with Cat. I don’t know, I think Buxbaum just dropped that whole thing and it didn’t make sense […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:129 |

History of Those Who Have Left Us

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

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I went back and forth on this one. I think in the end that one of the story-lines that we get introduced to ends up making no sense and was just used to introduce a character who would become important later. Two of the case histories I thought were done very well. That said, I ended up not liking a good portion of the characters we meet except for Jackson and Theo. Everyone else…eh. I also don’t know if I liked the ending that much either. The pacing of the book was so slow too. Since we kept coming back […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:128 |

First Part Setting the Two Main Characters Was Great, Rest of Book Didn’t Work

The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison

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Well not too much to say about this one besides it was ultimately a disappointment. I thought I was going to get into a psychological thriller about tihe ins and outs of a marriage. I think in the end I didn’t like this book because I didn’t have sympathy for “the silent wife” or Jodi. She just passively lets everything happen to her and she lashes out here and there, but not in a big way. And the ending left everything up in the air. You don’t know what really happened or who was to blame and I just felt […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:127 |

Wonderful Merge of YA, Fantasy, & Horror

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

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I don’t even know what to say. This book will break your heart, make you shudder in fright, and have you widening your eyes over how Connolly changes up some of our favorite fairy tales and myths. I thought this book was great from beginning to end and I worried throughout about would happen to David (our young protagonist). The book’s writing and flow were exceptional though in the end I wanted more. It felt like the book ended too soon. “The Book of Lost Things” follows a young character named David. David, is 12, and loves to read, just […]

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6/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:126 |

Fantastic Follow up to Book One!

Payment in Blood by Elizabeth George

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I really don’t have much to say except this one was so ridiculously good! I loved everything about the case that Lynley and Havers are called into look at. First, because it actually showed that Lynley had flaws. Two, because it showed Lynley that he was blind to something that was in his face for a long time. Third, because in the end the cases that Lynley and Havers got set on were not connected the way that they and even I as a reader understood at first. This book reminded me of the best of Christie. “Payment in Blood” […]

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