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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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 […]

Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner

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I don’t believe I’ve ever read a Lisa Gardner book before, but this one was pretty good! When I purchased it, I didn’t realize that it’s actually the third in a series following main character, Frankie Elkin, who is a self taught expert on finding missing persons.  The trouble is, she hasn’t been finding them alive lately and she could really use a win.  This is about the same time she’s contacted to assist in finding a woman’s sister.  The woman in question? “The Beautiful […]

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They’re All My Friends, And They Died…

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

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I haven’t ugly cried over a book in a hot minute, but man, I sure ugly cried over this one.  This is one of those books that everyone recommends to you and for whatever reason you dig your feet in that it’s probably not going to be for you but you politely say, “Thanks for the recommendation” and then go on about reading anything but that book.  Does anyone else do that? And then invariably, when you sit down to read the book that your […]

Beware the Sigma Males

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

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CW: Suicidal ideation, it’s lightly alluded to in the beginning and then addressed later in the book. There are a few others that I can’t tell you because they are massive book spoilers. If you have specifics, I’d google them first before reading the book. Oh man, I wish I could’ve ended up loving this book, I was in love with it at first…here’s the premise.  A woman is housesitting at a fairly isolated beach house after a traumatic car accident that was fatal, and also […]

Welcome to the Dead Dads Club, Florence…(sniffle)

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

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Let me start by saying I judged this book before reading it. I picked it because I thought it would be fluffy. This book reached into my heart and squeezed it hard; probing me for grief I had forgotten about. It made me laugh and remember amazing things about my own family at a specific time in my life.  It left me so very very satisfied and yet grief stricken while giggling sometimes. This book is anything but fluff, but it’s also not a deep […]



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