Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Elder LOTR/Holmes fan girl/writer since forever. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: elderberrywine's Quick Questions interview.)

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Hardboiled.

Infamous by Ace Atkins

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The true although fictionalized account of the story of Machine Gun Kelly (the OG one) and his wife/stage manager, Kathryn Kelly, which reads like the best of hard-bitten film noir.  Want snappy dialogue?  Ya got it. “An exciting life for a farmer,” Mrs. Quigley said, raising her eyebrows.” “You can bet on it, sister,” Kathryn said, turning for the door.  “See you in the funny papers.” The FBI was a new thing, and this was a test.  Gus T. Jones had been assigned to crack […]

Palace Intrigue of the Highest Levels

The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty

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Here we are in the second of the Daevabad Trilogy, and unlike many another trilogy, the second volume does not disappoint (nor the third, spoiler alert).  Nahri, former street rat healer, and her companion, Dara, otherwise known as the scourge of Qui-zi for the murderous campaign he was forced to commit, have made it to the hidden djinn stronghold of Daevabad, supposedly the site where the various djinn people live in harmony.  Except they don’t. Daevabad was once ruled by the Nahid, a tribe of […]

Soooooo Good

The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

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So back in December, I reviewed The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, the tale of a female pirate in a medieval Near East Indian Ocean, and spoiler alert, I was totally smitten.  So I took myself off to Powell’s Books, to see if there was a sequel, and I spotted this.  A trilogy, clocking in at a massive 1887 pages, and bought it immediately.  This is the first volume, and friends, it does not disappoint. There are many echoes of Aladdin and other Arabian Nights stories, […]

Who’s the Good Boy. This Pit Mix, That’s Who!

One Good Dog by Susan Wilson

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OK, first things first.  The dog lives, and actually thrives.  I know that’s always a consideration with books with a title like this. So this was on my ancient list of book to order, and I really had no idea what it was going to be about.  It’s a dual narrative, human and dog.  Sort of a cheesy set-up, but it works.  The trait both have in common is that they both have been traumatized when younger and have gone through a series of foster […]

Zrrrrooooommm!

Tyrrell Racing: The Champion Years and Beyond by David Oliver

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When I was a junior in high school, my BFF and I saw a movie that quite literally changed our lives.  That was Grand Prix and the whole Formula 1 racing scene, set in various European countries, absolutely captured us completely.  (The hot British driver didn’t hurt, either.)  We saw it 17 times through the next year in theaters, not easy for a couple of teenagers with not much money to do.  We then made a vow that we would go after we graduated from […]

Seriously? That’s It?

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

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As I finished this book, I was hit by the immortal words of Camila Cabello in her Havana video.  “That’s it?  That’s how your story ends?”  (BTW, if you haven’t seen it, check it out.  It’s a whole movie in about 5 minutes, and is hilarious.  Abuelita is the best.)  But with some googling, found out there is a second book, which is not mentioned anywhere at the end of this one.  Anyway! Cadence is an island off the coast of Scotland (apparently) and is […]



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