Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Under the Red Hood goes under the hood

Batman: Under the Red Hood by Judd Winick

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What seems like forever ago now, I watched (and loved) the animated movie based upon this particular run of Batman comics. I didn’t even realize at the time that it was pulled directly from the comics, since I was used to the Marvel method of comic book moviemaking, which generally is to hodgepodge stuff from the comics together into something that’s simultaneously old and new. Thankfully, this isn’t the case with Under the Red Hood, because I was in the market for more of the same. […]

Like a Hallmark Christmas movie but playful and there’s a murder

A Christmas Party by Georgette Heyer

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I had read a couple of Georgette Heyer’s romance books — Frederica is a favorite — but A Christmas Party is the first mystery of hers that I’ve given a try. It’s solid! As the book opens, Joseph Herriard is busy preparing the house for a Christmas party. It’s not his house — it belongs to his crotchety brother, Nathaniel, but Joseph is determined to gather the family for a festive cozy time. Unfortunately his family includes all kinds of confounding characters — besides the […]

Like doing Wordle with a serial killer and if you lose someone dies! Fun for all ages!

The Cipher (Nina Guerrera #1) by Isabella Maldonado

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I think this might’ve been a Kindle First Reads book for me?  I legit have no idea how I get to read some of the books I do.  Like the process I mean.  How do I select them?  Why do I have such a backlog on my Kindle when I’m constantly reading?  Who knows? Anyway, I’ve never read anything by Isabella Maldonado before, but I would love to read more in the future!  This is the first book in the “Nina Guerrera” series.  She’s an […]

“As for order, it is my express wish to live as ordered a life as possible. But the world is filled with random chaos that often devils my attempts at arrangement.”

The Maid by Nita Prose

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I was really worried I wouldn’t like this, and I so wanted to like this. I heard the premise (maid finds dead body in hotel room, becomes suspect, decides to solve crime), pointed my finger, and loudly ejaculated, “THAT BOOK IS FOR ME.” Sorry I used ‘ejaculated,’ I just never have before (I don’t think?) and it was calling to me. I’ve been reading too much historical fiction set in 19th century England lately. People were always ejaculating back then*. *I could not type this with […]

Elegantly written Edwardian fantasy, murder mystery, gay romance

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

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First of all, Thank you, again, llamareadbooks for gifting me this book in the Cannonball Book Exchange!  A book that combines several genres I enjoy was almost guaranteed to be a hit but it is the beautiful writing that makes this such a wonderful read. You look like a Turner painting and I want to learn your textures with my fingertips.  You are the most fascinating thing in this beautiful house.  I’d like to introduce my fist to whoever taught you to stop talking about […]

An Affair to Forget

A Summer Affair by Elin Hildebrand

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I like Elin Hildebrand because she writes stories set on Nantucket, and it makes me feel like I can hear the ocean and smell the salt and the flowers and feel the sand between my toes. I live in on the west coast of Florida, where the beach is 9,327 degrees and the sand gives you second degree burns on the bottom of your feet and it sometimes smells like red tide. Don’t get me wrong; I like the beach, but the Nantucket beach feels […]



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