Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Watch where you’re aiming those cheekbones, buddy.

The Final Gambit: The Inheritance Games Book #3 by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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“That’s my girl!” Xander bellowed. “Woman,” Max corrected. “That’s my woman! In a completely not possessive and absolutely unpatriarchal kind of way!” ― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Final Gambit The Final Gambit picks up immediately after the final reveals of book two, The Hawthorne Legacy. Toby vanished in the wake of Avery’s rescue from Sheffield Grayson and left Avery with a new mystery: what is the meaning of the treasure he left for her mother, Hannah, and why did he steal it back from Avery […]

On a Highway to Hell

Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson

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  This book was WOW…so good. It’s a book about grief, trauma, revenge…and vampires!! Taking place in the late 70’s as a backdrop, we meet Duane, a Vietnam Vet and bartender, who’s just trying to stay sober and help his wife raise their niece while her mother spends the rest of her life in prison. Life has taken it’s toll on the whole family–life above the bar that her parents own (instead of chasing her dream of writing and witnessing the man you love return […]

Wuthering Heights Meets the Olympics

The Favorites by Layne Fargo

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One my fellow book club members selected The Favorites for our March read because the Olympics have just concluded and the latest film adaptation of Wuthering Heights has been out for awhile, The Favorites being a modern adaptation of Wuthering but Heathcliff and Cathy are Heath and Katarina, an ice dancing pair hoping to make it to the top of the Olympic podium. Katarina and her family take Heath in just as Katarina is beginning her journey to skating. Starting as a singles skater, Katarina […]

The Book of Doors- Guess I’m obsessed with this series now

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

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In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It’s a book—an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the very front there is a handwritten message to Cassie, telling her that this is the Book of Doors, and that any door is every door. What Cassie is about to discover is that the Book of Doors is a special book that bestows an extraordinary powers on whoever […]

Fall in love with NOLA swamps

Grandpere's Ghost Swamp by Rachel M. Marsh

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I was immediately drawn to Grandpere’s Ghost Swamp because of its wonderful cover, and the synopsis absolutely sold it. I loved Basil trying to figure out what she wants to do for career day (which absolutely is NOT restaurant even though her parents believe she’ll be third generation!) while also dealing with the grief of losing her g’pere. But at his funeral, she sees his ghost and he sends her on a quest of sorts to learn more about their Cajun roots, and along the […]

Anti-colonial historical fantasy

Aicha by Soraya Bouazzaoui

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I had such high hopes for Aicha because I love angry women, mythology, and historical fiction, so this sounded like it’d be exactly my jam. Unfortunately all those expectations fell flat. I wouldn’t say this is a bad book, and there were elements I enjoyed, I just don’t know that I’d say I enjoyed the book as a whole. Aicha is about the youngest daughter of a weapons smith, who is also a rebel, and how she also fights for her people’s liberation. But inside […]



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