Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Family Feud: Medieval Scotland

The Highlander's Stolen Bride by Madeline Martin

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Elspeth is on her way to wed a childhood friend when she is abducted by Calum Campbell, who hopes to use her as a bargaining chip to gain an audience with her brother. But when they begin to fall in love, they must figure out how to end the war between their clans if they hope to be together. Though it was slow going at first, I soon got sucked into this story of warring clans and unlikely romance. Calum’s gentle nature provides an interesting […]

“The things we do to avoid difficult things are often worse than the difficult thing.”

Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

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An emotional read about grief, friendship, and learning to move on from pain. Emily Henry reviewed it as a book she wished she’d have written herself, only then she wouldn’t have been able to enjoy reading it, if that gives you a sense of the pacing and narrative structure of the book. Plot: Eve has a close knit friend group – her best friend Susie, her mate Justin, and Ed, the guy she’s been in love with since she was 17, who has been dating […]

All Eyes Over Here

All Eyes on Ozzy! by K-Fai Steele

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Based on the cover, I did not have high hopes for All Eyes on Ozzy! by K-Fai Steele. My, “Hey you kid! Get off my lawn!” old lady brain did not think Steele’s illustrations were instilling too much confidence in my liking the book. And while it was not wrong in the fact that this is not my favorite book; I did end up thinking it was a solid book that kids can relate to and enjoy. And in the end, that is pretty important. […]

There’s No End Like a Sanderson End

The Hero of Ages by Bandon Sanderson

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The more Sanderson I read, the more I feel like his books are really just love letters to his fans. His author notes are always so personal, and its clear that he takes his fans seriously and thinks about them as he’s writing. In this last installment of the Mistborn trilogy, Sanderson’s goal was to write an ending of a series that both satisfied and concluded without rushing or shoehorning. He took all the things he hated about series that ended disappointedly and made sure he […]

I Read Angels & Demons and RUN, YOU FOOLS

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

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First off this is obviously all my fault.  I was warned, I was given an explanation, and nevertheless, I persisted in reading Angels & Demons.  Folks, what can I say: my affection for The Da Vinci Code is pure and genuine, see here.  Angels & Demons, however, is genuinely the best sleep aid on the market. How boring is it?  It’s so boring that despite the fact that this is pretty easy prose, in a small paperback format, I’m barely able to digest 10 pages […]

Confusing Book

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. So I have to do something a bit different with this book. I won’t summarize what didn’t work first because my brain keeps jumping around too much. I am going to start out with the synopsis, characters, writing, plot, flow, setting, ending. Then get to the overall impressions of the book. I just feel like I got really drunk last night and read this book. But I think […]



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