Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Blood – Thicker Than Water?

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

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Bel Price was in the backseat when her mother went missing, but because she was two years old, she doesn’t remember the answers everyone wants, and she’s finally made peace with it. But when Rachel reappears sixteen years later, it upends everything Bel knew. I haven’t read Holly Jackson’s wildly popular A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series yet, but I requested up this book on NetGalley for the rave reviews those received as much as for the intriguing premise of this story. Certainly the […]

All It’s Missing is “Fortunate Son”

The Women by Kristin Hannah

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I have to give credit to Kristin Hannah for one thing: most authors wouldn’t have had the guts to use this many Vietnam War-era cliches in one story. Frances “Frankie” McGrath is a privileged California girl who desperately misses her brother, a Naval Academy grad serving in Vietnam. Misunderstanding her father’s constant bragging about their family’s tradition of service, she signs up to be a nurse, enlisting with the Army because the other branches require years of experience while the Army is desperate for anyone […]

The downside of advance reader copies

In a Second by Kate Canterbary

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This is certainly not the worst book I read this year and it isn’t my least favorite book by Kate Canterbary, but it is down there. I feel badly about that because the author has made several comments about Audrey and Jude’s story being one she has had in mind for a long time. I feel a little extra guilty about not loving the book she’s wanted to write for so long. It’s one of the downsides of arcs. Audrey is one of the teachers […]

Another Gas Lamp Mystery in Space!

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older

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Mossa and Pleiti are back! Take a Sherlock Holmes style mystery (gaslamps, lots of fog, some terribly repressed people) but set it far in the future, on huge platforms that orbit the planet Jupiter, where humanity settled after we wrecked Earth so badly we couldn’t stay. Add in a University setting and the subsequent academic jockeying, rivalry, and backstabbing, and you’ve got yourself a potent combination! Book 2 in the series sees Mossa looking into the disappearance of Stravan, a student at Valdegeld University where […]

Head Empty, Just Vibes

Sicilian Devil's Prisoner by Caitlin Crews

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After his entire family was murdered, Jovi has become nothing more than a weapon for his mafia boss uncle. But when sent out to assassinate Rux, the daughter of a criminal, he finds himself falling for her instead. This book really is classic Harlequin Presents, full of drama, danger, and glamorous lives and locales, except it leans in fully into the steaminess of the romance. Jovi and Rux are a fun pair to follow. Despite the darkness of the story, Rux’s narration was hilarious, and […]

Yas, Queens!

Ship of Destiny: The Liveship Traders Book 3 by Robin Hobb

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Trigger warning for rape and gaslighting  Well, the Liveship Traders Trilogy was incredibly good! I would have to agree that this trilogy is better than The Farseer Trilogy, and I loved that one. Ship of Destiny tied up important story lines while also leaving the door open to further developments for the main characters later. As ever, Robin Hobb juggles multiple plot lines with ease and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat to the end. I have a new appreciation for certain […]



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