Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Putting the Sex in Texas

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

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Listen for the Lie, by Amy Tintera, is the other book that I took with me on vacation last week, as a backup to The Ferryman. Like The Ferryman, it is a mystery. Unlike The Ferryman, the ending wasn’t particularly interesting, exciting or unexpected. Instead, the final chapters of Listen for the Lie were just super horny. In fact, the whole book was surprisingly sexually charged for being about a non-sexual murder. It’s almost like someone told the author that sure, murder is okay, but […]

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

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I got nothing. This was really not a good book. It was not necessary to tell at all. It added nothing. It took to more than halfway through the book before you even get to the start of the Games. And then it just floundered worst than the first half. There’s an ending that some fans will love since we get to hear about some beloved characters, but frankly it’s not worth your time. Maybe if this had been a novella with some flashbacks to […]

It’s The End of the World As We Know It

The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

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I went on vacation last week, and took The Ferryman, by Justin Cronin, to read on the plane. I wasn’t sure what to expect; I had only read The Passage trilogy by Cronin previously, and picked this up on a whim while at my local used bookstore. But I’m glad I did. I found it to be an excellent blend of sci-fi and mystery. The Ferryman takes place on the hidden, secluded archipelago of Prospera. The archipelago consists of three very, very different islands. First […]

If these books have anything in common, it’s that women don’t need men to take care of them

Chopping Spree by Angela Sylvaine

The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu

The Curse of Hester Gardens by Tamika Thompson

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Cbr18 Bingo – Season: these books were my prizes for giving to Locus Magazine during their fundraising season. And I’m posting this review during the season for horror books. Chopping Spree by Angela Sylvaine, the cheerful goth – my expectations were very low for this mall slasher, a sub-genre I didn’t know existed. The novella follows Penny through one night as she uncovers the conspiracy and mystery of her small town and its mall, which seems to survive on 80s nostalgia in the era of […]

Logan took a sip from his beer as the door pushed open and bad news walked through, sparkling.

Love in the Time of Wildfires by Janine Amesta

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One of the things I like about reading Janine Amesta’s books is the character work. There’s always a why behind her characters and their actions. I wouldn’t be surprised if the starting point for her books is wondering how two characters got into the situation they are in. I think I noticed it more with this read because River, one of the main characters in Love in the Time of Wildfires, is a wildlife behaviorist. She notices how people behave. She clocks her grumpy neighbor, […]

“It’s like there’s something about me that just encourages people to want me dead. Probably my sparkling personality.”

A Divided Duty: An October Daye Novel (#20) by Seanan McGuire

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Four months after the events of Silver and Lead, October “Toby” Daye is settling into motherhood once again, now the bonus of not having to hide her or her child’s true nature from the other parent. Of course her life is even more dangerous now than it was when Gillian was young, so thankfully Toby has a full household to help her keep her daughter safe in the house, away from the terrors that Faerie has to offer. (Still trying to find that work/life balance, […]



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