Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Not perfect, but so worth it.

Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie

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This is another novel I picked up because I confused the author with someone else, but I am so glad I did!  I understand the second book in the series is out now, too. Lexi is a survivor of a serial killer.  She’s doing the usual “there’s a little bit of blood in my JackDaneils-stream” self medicating that a lot of trauma survivors fall victim to. Rachel is the cop who put the serial killer away… or did she?  There’s either a copycat, or she […]

A fun romp – will look forward to the tv adaptation

Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

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This was a Reese Witherspoon book club entry, and I fully expect that at some point we’ll see a limited series. I know I’m supposed to be totally over unreliable narrators, but this was just good fun. The narrative conceit of having about 85% of the book as a statement to the cops lends itself really well to the unreliable narrator, so it’s actually a lot less annoying than it could be – I kind of expect that the whole, entire, unvarnished truth is not […]

Welcome back, Sarah Addison Allen

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

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Its been a long time between books for Sarah Addison Allen, and it is a pure delight to have her back with a new novel for my sister and I to devour. I’m going to be light on plot, because I don’t want to spoil any of the pleasure of reading it for anybody.  Zoey is moving back to Mallow Island, where she spent time in an apartment block, the Dellawisp, as a child. All SAA books are wildly whimsical, and this is no exception.  […]

Beach Reads Box Set

Mr Mayfair by Louise Bay

Dear Sexy Ex Boyfriend by Lauren Blakely

The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen

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The Beach Reads Box Set (Vol Two) was offered via the Penny Reid newsletter again this year, I think I picked it up either for free or for $1?  It’s no longer available on Amazon (but resides happily on my kindle).  Of note: I have still not finished Beach Reads Vol One, since I’ve spent the interval following the back catalogues of the authors around. Mr Mayfair was the first story, and properly sucked me in.  Our protagonists are Stella, who was dumped by her […]

Is this a British guy written by an American?

Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Rowbotham

Lying Beside You by Michael Rowbotham

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So, I had my suspicions that Rowbotham was not British, because he wrote of his protagonist running miles, where I thought they were on kms (like all right thinking countries).  Turns out, he’s Australian, and we’re the odd ones out – both Brits and Americans are running miles. I picked Good Girl, Bad Girl up because I thought I’d already read one of his books – it has a similar cover to something I’ve actually read.  I’m glad I did, though, as it was a […]

I forgot who the killer was here.

Wake by Shelley Burr

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Literally, between the time I read the book, and the time I sat down to write a thumbnail review, I forgot who the killer was.  I had to look it up, and it couldn’t have been more than a day or two. So… that probably says the most about this one. This is set 20 years after Mina-the-protagonist’s twin sister disappeared from her bed in the middle of the night.  Lane, a PI, turns up in town to search for her, since there’s reward money […]



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