Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, and NetGalley. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Classic's Quick Questions interview.)

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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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I know this series is popular, but it dragged terribly for me. I started this way back in October and finally finished it the other day. I think the issue is for me is that I watched the Netflix movie first. I just couldn’t get into the book since I kept comparing the movie to the book and I found myself liking the movie better (yes I am hanging my head in shame). I think it’s just because there were too many shifting POVs (and […]

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

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This was definitely a great book to end the year with. I still have a few more to go so let’s see where I get before the 31st. I thought the book was pitch perfect and I even cried a little bit at the ending. I loved how everything got looped together, nursery rhymes, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and witches. The Once and Future Witches follows three sisters (Juniper, Agnes, and Beatrice) in a place similar to our world, doing their best to survive along with men […]

Ain’t Nobody’s Fool by Martha Ackmann

Ain't Nobody's Fool by Martha Ackmann

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. I have not read a biography of Dolly Parton before and of course have read about parts of her life here and there, but never in one sitting. I have to say that I thought overall this was well written, though in the end it felt like the book was rushing through things. Ain’t Nobody’s Fool walks the reader from Dolly Parton’s humble beginnings, how she eventually left her […]

Crime Rangoon by Vivien Chien

Crime Rangoon by Vivien Chien

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This is the 12th book in the Noodle Shop Mystery series. At this point the series is like a well oiled machine. We have Lana, Meghan, Kimmy, investigating with Adam and the Mahong Matrons assisting. In this newest one, Lana helps out the bookstore owner in the plaza she knows. She’s happy to help since one of her favorite authors is going to come to the bookstore to […]

3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years by John Scalzi

3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years by John Scalzi

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  Honestly, I don’t think I am going to finish this anthology. I usually like Scalzi okay, but this story took way too long to get going and even one you get to the point of the story, I just didn’t care that much about it. That said, the ending was a game changer, but that was way too late for me to even really think this was a good story. I did think that Scalzi did a great job with time travel, paradoxes, etc. […]

Strange Pictures by Uketsu

Strange Pictures by Uketsu

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Again. This was bonkers in a good way. I re-read this book three times this weekend because it’s just so good. I know Strange Buildings is coming out next year and I can’t wait. I loved this plot and I didn’t see a thing coming that we got. I think this one was definitely more in the horror side of the realm than Strange Houses (just cause of the ending) but honestly I loved them both to bits and I would recommend running out to get both […]



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