Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Books have been a part of my life from a very young age . I'm currently being ruled over by 3 cats (Rafferty, Bodhi Rook & Yersinia Pestis), who I can mostly get not to chew on book covers. Lately, I'll read anything, though Science Fiction and Romance will always be on the bottom of the pile.

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“If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there.”

The Stranger by Albert Camus

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Or as I’d call it, “Bartleby the Scrivener, only with murder”. Years ago, I read Albert Camus’ The Plague (frighteningly enough, during Covid, which is a perfect time to read a book about the mass deaths and utter hopelessness an epidemic can cause) and had always been curious about reading this. Now that I have, I have to say I preferred The Plague, mostly because all I can muster up as an opinion on The Stranger is that I read it and didn’t hate it. […]

“She could not be tamed. It would be a crime to even try.”

Queen Charlotte: Inspired by the Original Series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Created by Shondland for Netflix by Julia Quinn & Shonda Rhimes

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I absolutely loved the Queen Charlotte on Netflix; in fact, it was probably my favorite “season” of Bridgerton. So when I found out there was a novel of it, I knew I had to snatch it up. And that’s exactly what this is: a novelization of the show. Which isn’t exactly a bad thing, but if you’re looking for something different, this isn’t it. In fact, I spent the time reading it seeing scenes from the show playing out in my head. Well, it is […]

I agree; The Tempest is a horrible play to perform on an ocean voyage.

A Sea Change: A Shadowhunters Novella by Cassandra Clare

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Most people on their travels are looking for something; either to run towards, or as an option to go run from their troubles to. But not Shadowhunter (bisexual, recovering alcoholic, and general mess) Matthew Fairchild and his loyal (and here mostly when the plot requires him) golden retriever, Oscar Wilde. No. Matthew is searching for himself aboard the Majestic, a grand 19th century ocean liner sailing from Greece to Constantinople, where he’s meeting his parabatai James Herondale, and James’s wife Cordelia.  (Luckily it’s the Black […]

“Except, in this fairy tale, the maiden has blood on her hands.”

One Dark Window: Book One of the Shepherd King by Rachel Gillig

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“There once was a girl clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a king – a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same…The girl, the King…and the monster they became.” Elspeth Spindle, a young, fiery-tempered, average height for a Romantasy heroine, striking beauty with a complicated familial history, lives in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunders (no, I don’t understand […]

“Despite her past experiences with murders, she had not yet learned that the most inescapable force in the world is irony.”

The Rushworth Family Plot: A Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery (#4) by Claudia Gray

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To condemn the female of the species for frivolity while simultaneously limiting her to frivolity is patently unjust, and yet grievously common. Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney understand each other (and their own hearts) perfectly; it’s a pity their families do not. A series of misunderstandings, misplaced pride, and—indeed—prejudice, never mind that Fitzwilliam Darcy is a judgemental prig, has led their fathers to deem the pair unsuited to wed (but more like the other father unsuited as their child’s in-law. And Darcy is a judgemental […]

“You must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn’t depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.”

The Mysterious Benedict Society: 10th Anniversary Edition by Trenton Lee Stewart; illustrated by Carson Ellis

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“Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?” So reads an ad in the local newspaper. Dozens of children and are put through a series of increasingly strange and difficult tests, which you the reader get to take along with them. Only four children—two boys and two girls—succeed. Their names and talents? Reynard Muldoon: intelligent, a natural leader, and able to quickly figure out puzzles and word games. George “Sticky” Washington: Also intelligent, with the ability to have anything he reads “stick” in his […]



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