Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I have failed every Cannonball Read that I've ever participated in, except my very first one. I am consistent, I'll give myself that much.

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Lake Life Lovers

Lucky Break by Jaclyn Westlake

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When Eliza’s extensive life plans fall through it seems like a little bit of luck is right around the corner.  Sure, her seemingly perfect life imploded when she and her totally perfect for her fiancé called off their wedding, but then she gets offered a chance to start over, in Michigan!  The place is a planned community called Juneberry Lake. As she tries to make nice with all her neighbors who live around the lake with her, it seems like maybe Midwest nice was just […]

Come Out, Come Out…Wherever You Are!

Hide by Kiersten White

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14 down on their luck strangers get chosen to participate in a reality show where all they have to do is play hide and seek for 7 days. They are “minnows” who must hide from the “sharks” during the day in an abandoned amusement park. At night, they can return to the camp, wash up, eat and rest. Each day, two contestants will be eliminated–however, the terms of elimination are a little vague. But no matter, the prize is $50,000 and each of the contestants […]

Playing Darkly

Darkly by Marisha Pessl

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I am a big fan of Marisha Pessl’s writing, Special Topics in Calamity Physics was a book that reminded me of The Secret History except a lot more fun. Night Film felt like a noir detective novel but more.  Now with Darkly, it is yet another mystery novel and yet so much more. Right off the bat we are introduced to Arcadia “Dia” Collins who basically runs her mother’s antique shop (as her mother and the old doddering couple seem to just bumble around adorably). Her world gets […]

Morel Dilemma: He Just Couldn’t Resist the Cap

The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley

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Hey friends! Guess what? This is my first Cannonball Read review of the year…I’m a little behind. Hahaha…have no fear, I’ve read a lot of books and I’m almost done with teaching for the year so my own Cannonball challenge will be, can I catch up with the review part?!?! Stay tuned! This book though…this book brought me out of review hibernation because I kept trying to think of cool titles for my review.  Some of the discarded ones were: I’m a Fungi: Tales of […]

Let’s get Stabby!

The Traitors by C.A Lynch

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Many years ago the town of Rock Hill was shocked when three teenagers were killed by a stranger wielding an ax in an abandoned mansion, only one girl survived.  Now six people receive mysterious letters inviting them back to the mansion and a chance to split a million dollars if they can survive the night. Some of the invitees have ties to the murder, such as Lolly, the sole survivor of the massacre.  Also invited was the disgraced police officer who accidently killed an innocent […]

Growing and Changing: Exposure to Toxins Will Do That

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

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I’m pretty sure I purchased this book when it first came out. The only problem was, I purchased it as an Spanish language ebook and I don’t speak or read Spanish.  I tried to fight with Barnes & Noble about an exchange but gave up quickly.  When I saw the opportunity to purchase it on a discount just recently, I took it.  The cover intrigued me just as it did when I first purchased it, and the summary was equally tantalizing. The book begins after […]



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