Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Plum has more than a green thumb

The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat

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If Harry Potter and Avatar the Last Airbender had a story together The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat would be the results. This is a simple and sweet magical coming of age story. We know the plot, but not how things will unfold exactly. It is not overly packed with surprises, but the aged aimed at reader will be wondering what happens next. Kevin Hong will be the illustrator of this aged eight and up (solo read) novel, but probably […]

Peculiar Tastes: Volume One

The Death God's Sacrifice by Jenny Nordbak

The Demon's Bargain by Katee Robert

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CBR 14 Bingo: HolidayThese books are centered around Samhain and the Shadow Market that takes place around that time, the latter being a sort of holiday in and of itself for the characters of this universe. Once upon a time (about two months ago, if you want me to be precise), I backed a Kickstarter by Bonkers Romance which promised me a series of fantasy romance. Well, those books have arrived, and here are the first two! The Death God’s Sacrifice by Jenny Nordbak –  […]

Hannibal

Hannibal by Thomas Harris

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I think this is the final Hannibal Lecter book. Or at least the final book that moves the story forward. I know there is a prequel book that doesn’t remotely seem interesting. The strength of Red Dragon is that so much has clearly happened before we get there that we’re playing catch-up the whole time. The same thing happens with Silence of the Lambs as well, since for most people, this was their entry point to the character. The real issue with this book is […]

Kamby Bolongo Mean River

Kamby Bolongo Mean River by Robert Lopez

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This is a novel from 2009 by Robert Lopez who did not in fact fact write for Avenue Q, even though I thought he might have. That’s a different Robert Lopez. In this novel, we get 175 pages of un-chaptered thoughts and moments from our narrator. There’s no chapter breaks but each little segment is only a few lines long through maybe a page at the longest. These are almost tiny pensees here. The narrator is in some kind of institution. It’s not clear for […]

The Redbreast

The Readbreast by Jo Nesbø

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I Did Not Finish at 25 percent.  Everyone told me I was going to love this. But at over 600 pages and 25 percent in, you have to be better than this. I just didn’t care about anything. Reading about Harry falling off the wagon again I just could not. And the whole set up with him shooting a secret service agent was so farcical I just couldn’t suspend my disbelief. I think because the book being written out of sequence is just what finally […]

50 Harbor Street

50 Harbor Street by Debbie Macomber

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Bless, I used to gobble these books down like chocolates back in the day. It was just so comforting to check in with the residents of Cedar Cove. My re-reads haven’t been that great though. This at least took my mind off of anything pressing and I just went with it though I thought the plot was way too obvious. I forgot about the whole thing with Linette and Cal dating. I do think this was the beginning of me not really loving the series […]



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