Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The harm they meant

The Known World by Edward P. Jones

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This extraordinary novel is a very American story, set primarily in the time before the Civil War in a fictional Manchester County, Virginia. The setting and the story may be fictional, but the account of what takes place to the characters is very much rooted in the actual lived reality for people in that time period. I am struggling to remember how this book made it to my TBR pile – I wish I could remember who recommended it, because I’d be curious to see […]

I read this book back in February, sorry for the rather lacklustre review

Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik

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Hello, welcome back to Malin reviews things she read several months ago, in this case – FIVE whole months. Let’s start off with the official book description: Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny, close-knit bounty hunting crew together—even if it means accepting a job from Torran Fletcher, a ruthless former general and her sworn enemy. When Torran offers her enough credits to not only keep her crew afloat but also hire someone to fix her ship, Tavi knows that she can’t refuse—no […]

The Candid Life of Meena Dave

The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel

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Sadly the more I thought about this book last night, the more I realized I could not give it 3 stars. That ending was so bad and I honestly wonder if Patel thought through how adopted kids would feel as well as biological parents. The whole story was sad in a way and I don’t think the real core things got addressed. No spoilers, but the whole let’s ignore this big secret thing is what started this whole book, so it’s not like this was […]

The Perfect Neighborhood

The Perfect Neighborhood by Liz Alterman

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Please note that I received this via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review.  Initial thoughts: Wow. Too many points of view. I think I counted 6? I don’t even know. This maybe would have worked better if we followed just Cassidy and her friend Lexi. Also some of the characters like Rachel I flat out disliked. The plot was way too predictable though. It’s obvious what is going on and why and it took way too long to get there. Also I’m […]

Surprised Pikachu Face

The Ex by Alafair Burke

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Successful but lonely hot shot New York lawyer Olivia receives a frantic call one morning from a young girl, who turns out to be the daughter of Olivia’s ex – the one she never really got over. Olivia rushes to his defense and soon discovers he’s being held as the prime suspect in a spree killing that took place that morning. Olivia, professional and competent, immediately goes on the defense, using everything she has to protect her old friend. But soon, a nagging feeling appears […]

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

White Bones (Katie Maguire #1) by Graham Masterton

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Have you ever seen these pictures of a professional illustrator who let her four year old finish her drawings? That’s exactly what this book is like: it starts off well, a little weird but well done, and then in the second half of the book it’s amateur hour. On steroids.  On a remote Irish farm, eleven bodies are discovered: their bones are haphazardly strewn about underneath a barn. Weirdly, each thigh bone has a hole in it with a small doll on a wire looped […]



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