Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

I Disbelieve

The Last One by Alexandra Oliva

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3.5 Stars I found The Last One from a link that said if you liked Wonder Woman, you’ll like these books. I read the description, and thought that maybe it would be too much for me (I do not like scary things AT ALL, I am a big wimp), but I made it through and I liked it well enough. The book tells the story of reality show contestants sent off into the woods and put through the usual team and individual challenges in order to survive. The show seems like it has a bigger budget then your standard reality television show, and […]

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10/2/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:7 |

That was…Fine

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

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 I read The Name of the Wind because Lin-Manuel Miranda is going to be involved in the tv and movie adaptations of this book. From the press release: “Lin is an incomparable talent and a huge fan of the trilogy and, working closely with Pat, his creative oversight of the franchise will bring an incredible level of detail and continuity to all of the projects.” First of all, it’s not a trilogy. It’s only got two books so far. I found the book….fine. Certainly not one of the greatest fantasy works I’ve heard (I listed to the audio). There is a lot […]

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8/3/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:6 |

These people are in lust, not love

Winning It All (Hometown Players) by Victoria Denault

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I read Winning It All (Hometown Players) based on the description from the Smart Bitches, Trashy books twitter feed. I’ve been going to professional hockey games since I was a wee little sprite. The cover photo made me laugh for a long time. Also, one of my favorite players, Mathieu Perrault, is French Canadian. He once celebrated a win like this. Amazing, right? Anyway. so this book has Sebastian Deveau who plays defense for the pro team in Seattle (this may happen some day, but does not exist now) and the heroine is Shayne Beckford. Shayne’s father is a womanizer. […]

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6/5/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:5 |

People in Romance Novels are Very Athletic

Pretty Face by Lucy Parker

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I read Lucy Parker’s Pretty Face because it was recommended by emmalita and Mrs. Julien and I like reading good romances, so I tried this one. It tells the story of Lily Lamprey, a 20 something who just landed her first big play, a production called 1553 in which all the major roles are women and I would watch the heck out of and enjoy. (Someone should make this play, seriously) I disagree with Luc’s assessment that Elizabeth was a pawn at this point in the play; Elizabeth I was a born schemer in the best way. Luc Savage  is […]

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4/20/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:4 |

Thank You Cannonballers!

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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Rated 5 heart eyes I asked for recommendations on the Cannonball Read Facebook page for a romance with humor, good chemistry between the main characters, and a good plot. The Hating Game was described as “hilarious and quirky and perfect.” I read it and loved it so much. Definitely a book where I was staying up later than I should be reading because I wanted more. Lucy and Joshua are both assistants to the CEOs of two publishing companies that merged together. Lucy is sweet and cheerful and small, Joshua is cold and scares people and is a big guy. […]

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3/14/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:3 |

Where Necromancy isn’t so bad

Sabriel by Garth Nix

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I listen to a lot of audio books because I have a long commute that often becomes long as the Washington DC subway system is falling apart and if one thing goes wrong they tend to snowball and the next thing you know your 30 minute trip is an hour and a half. I didn’t pay attention to who was narrating Sabriel, the first book in a series by Garth Nix, so I was delighted to discover it was read by Tim Curry. He definitely adds flair to the world building portions of the book which would probably be a little […]

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3/14/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:2 |

Going back in time

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

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4.5 stars It appears to me from reading reviews and comments that Landline is a lot of people’s least favorite Rainbow Rowell book. I really liked it though. A lot of reviews commented that they did not like Neal, the main character Georgie’s husband at all. He’s surly and not great at communication and seems to hate everyone and tolerate Georgie when they first meet. Personally, I can understand that feeling. A lot of people are terrible. When Neal in the present takes their two kids to visit his mom over Christmas and Georgie doesn’t come, it sends a clear message […]

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2/1/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:1 |

Plucky Heroine is Stupid

The Glass Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

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Oh boy, where to start with The Glass Magician?  There’s a LOT of pining in this book. Ceony, our plucky heroine from The Paper Magician is back  learning from Emery Thane, three months after she rescued his heart from the evil Lira. She’s living with him, playing perfect little housewife trying to audition for that role permanently. And learning more about magic, I guess. A series of accidents leads Ceony to believe the Excisioners that took Lira’s frozen body are now after her. She turns out to be right about that. She is in serious danger, and her family is threatened […]

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11/28/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:11 |


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