Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“And Christmas movies couldn’t be that hard to make, right? They were almost like porn.”

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

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Can a porn producer make a wholesome Christmas movie? In Romancelandia, all things are possible. Plot: Uncle Ray Ray is one of the more prominent porn producers in the US, and he desperately needs to branch out to pay for his kids’ college and whatnot. And what else has a similar production process to porn from the fast faced writing, shooting and production? Hallmark Hope Channel movies! He even scored a semi-famous former boy band singer with name recognition! Obviously, no one can know, so […]

“Four legs good, two legs bad”

Animal Farm by George Orwell

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Nowhere Books Bingo 25: Banned Book Buzzword Cover Challenge 25: Cover featuring an animal On Manor Farm, somewhere in England, an old boar gathers all the animals in the barn and makes a powerful speech about how animals suffer at the hands of humans and should rise up and take power for themselves. Shortly after his death, the animals of Manor Farm do just that – they violently fight back when Farmer Jones and his farmhands try to control them and chase the farmer, his […]

Rough Way to Go

An Unfortunate Christmas Murder by Hannah Hendy

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Best for: Fans of ‘cozy’ mysteries; those who enjoyed the first in the series. In a nutshell: During rehearsals for the annual Christmas play, a member of staff is killed in a freak accident. Or was it an accident? Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I’m traveling (which means no cat photos with the books, sadly) and don’t have the brain power to focus on most books. This is keeping me company as I fly, and on my runs. Review: I love a series […]

The evil father and the CIA agent

Mr. Nice Spy by Tiana Smith

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I downloaded the audiobook of Mr. Nice Spy (2024) by Tiana Smith because it looked like a fun book to listen to on my commute. I’m a big fan of adventurous romances with hunky, protective men, and I figured a book with a CIA agent as its hero would be right up my alley. Mr. Nice Spy started out well. Adam Chan, before we even know he’s a CIA agent, saves our heroine (Andee Paxton) from a hulking man who is after her. He’s immediately interested in Andee, and […]

Perang Kemerdekaan Indonesia.

Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World by David van Reybrouck

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After making Majaphait one of the last reads of last years Cannonball Read, I decided to keep with my South East Asian history roll with Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World by David van Reybrouck. As you can see, I’m also continuing with my long standard interest in Australia’s immediate northern neighbor. It just boggles the mind that such a large, diverse country has such a small impact on the public consciousness. I think a lot of this has to do with […]

Mixing Things Up When Set In Their Ways

The Dinner Lady Detectives by Hannah Hendy

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Best for: Those looking for a bit of a cozy mystery. In a nutshell: Margery and Clementine are a couple who work together as dinner ladies at the local school. The kitchen manager is found dead in a walk-in freezer, and while everyone else writes it off as an accident, Margery and Clementine aren’t so sure… Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I like the idea of a sort of simple, cozy little mystery, and it was available from my library. Review: I had […]



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