Cannonball Read 18

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Revisiting an Old Favorite

Troubling a Star by Madeleine L'Engle

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Vicky Austen is stuck on an iceberg in the Antarctic Ocean.  How a sixteen year old from New England ended up there unfolds as Vicky relates events.  Having spent a year in New York City, Vicky and her family returned to their home town, and Vicky feels out of place.  Her older brother John is off at college, and her younger siblings don’t seem to have any trouble fitting back into their old lives.  She has two years before she’s off to college, but until […]

Cold Case Turned Deadly Hunt

Oak and Thorns by Yasmine Galenorn

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When the Wild Hunt takes a case on Whidbey Island, the entire team heads out to the island in order to investigate.  It quickly becomes clear to Ember and the rest of the team that it’s not just one cold case that their investigated but many.  But local law enforcement is making things difficult and all signs point their murderer being an extremely ancient and dangerous being, and it will take skill, cunning, and luck for them to survive let along bring the killer to […]

A Deliciously Sweet Romance With a Touch of Spice

Donut Fall In Love by Jackie Lau

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Lindsay’s first meeting with Ryan Kwok, a movie star, doesn’t go well when the man knocks over a tray of matcha tiramisu donuts.  But when he requests baking lessons before he appears on Baking Fail, Lindsay doesn’t tell him no.  Before too long the pair of them are cooking up more than just pastries as they bond over grief.  Their chemistry is undeniable, but both wonder if it can last. This was so much fun to read. I loved all the characters, especially Ryan and […]

In Which I’m Probably Unfair to a Book

The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang

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Maribella arrives in the town of Leafhaven to take possession of the bookshop she just bought.  When she finds it infested by goblins and learns that the town guard won’t do anything about it, she ends up hiring Asteria as a bodyguard for the shop.  The goblins are only the first challenge the pair face as Mirabella attempts to make her bookshop a success. I think I’ve mentioned in a previous review that I’ve really been enjoying the trend of cozy fantasies.  I’ve read a […]

Who You Gonna Call?

Guardian Volume One by priest

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Zhao Yunlan runs the Special Investigations Department in the Ministry of Public Security.  His subordinates include several ghosts, a talking cat, a monk, a half human half snake, and a newbie who has no idea what he’s gotten himself into amongst others.   The cases they deal with the supernatural, and while they can capture those involved, they can’t pass judgement on them.  That duty belongs to the Soul-Executing Emissary.  A case causes Zhao Yunlan’s path to cross with Shen Wei, a professor at Dragon City […]

A Fun Adventure From Childhood

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

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When Sylvia comes to live with her cousin Bonnie at Willoughby Chase, she’s quickly swept up in her cousin’s shenanigans and adventures.  When Bonnie’s parents leave on a sea voyage almost immediately after Sylvia’s arrival, the girls’ governess quickly takes over the manor, firing the servants and dropping the two girls off at a “school” that is more workhouse than school.  It’s up to the two girls to some how escape and make it to London in order to try and contact Bonnie’s parents and […]



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