Cannonball Read 18

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I have to disagree with Stephen King on this one

Sundial by Catriona Ward

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We all have roots – and good, bad, or something in the middle, there’s always something to learn from them. Whether it’s understanding why you are the way you are, or recognizing that history is repeating itself and trying to stop that, or even trying to glean new information that might help you moving forward, it all comes back to where you began. And for Rob, that’s Sundial. Rob grew up with her sister on Sundial, a ranch where their father and his wife hosted […]

A ghost story from the olden days

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

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This period thriller is from 1898 and is about a governess who is hired by a man to care for his niece and nephew. The governess begins the job with excitement, but soon experiences disturbing events and believes ghosts of deceased employees are coming for the kids. This novella was adapted from serial installments in the magazine Collier’s Weekly. It was interesting to read a ghost story from over 100 years ago and see how similar it is to modern-day ghost stories, but in a […]

What’s worse than ghosts? Puppets.

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

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So I wasn’t a fan of Horrorstor and had no interest in reading more of Hendrix’s books, but I couldn’t help grabbing How to Sell a Haunted House. I’m not even sure why. Honestly, I think it was just the cover. I mean, maybe we just got off on the wrong foot with Horrorstor and needed a second date to figure out if the chemistry really worked or not. This may come as a surprise, but this story is about a haunted house. But even worse, […]

It’s a bestseller for a reason!

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

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If you knew the day you would die, how would that change the way you live? Chloe Benjamin explores this idea in her second novel about four siblings who, in New York in 1969, learn just that. Simon, Klara, Daniel, and Varya sneak off to see a fortune teller whose gift is knowing your death date. After they each learn how long they’ll live, we hear about their separate stories. At 17, Simon leaves New York for San Francisco with his sister Klara, who is […]

A run of the mill mystery

Or Else by Joe Hart

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I’ve read a few of Hart’s books and enjoyed them enough to see what else was at my library. Or Else came up, so I gave it a go. This mystery/thriller is about Andy, who is having an affair with his neighbor and childhood friend, Rachel. But then Andy receives a threatening note to stop the affair…Or Else. See how that works? Then Rachel’s husband is murdered and she and her kids disappear. Because there wouldn’t be much of a book otherwise, Andy decides he […]

A delightful journey into the world of lexicography

Word by Word by Kory Stamper

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Who would have thought a book about someone who edits dictionaries would be so delightfully engaging? Even better? I listened to the audio book, narrated by Stamper, and her personality and wit shone through the airwaves. Despite her self-deprecating descriptions of lexicographers as solitary, introverted shut-ins who would rather sit in a dark room alone than talk to another human, being in the room with her for this book was a great reading experience. Stamper regaled me with her stories of how she tackled the […]



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