Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

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Read as part of CBR17 bingo: diaspora. The story follows a woman born-and-raised in Georgia who goes to Ireland for the duration of the book to investigate her sister’s death. It also has a plot of an alien race who is living on earth in diaspora.  I’ve been watching a lot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I found this one on a subreddit recommending books like Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  Make no mistake, the author has definitely seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer more than once. She may even owe […]

I guess I’m rooting for the serial killer

Murder for the Modern Girl by Kendall Kulper

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CBR17Bingo: “Borrow” – because I borrowed it from the library. Murder for the Modern Girl (2022) by Kendall Kulper is another book I picked up after it was recommended to me by someone in my local book club. I thought it was original and unique. It was a quick read and kept my interest. Although there are fantastical elements to a couple of the characters in this book, the story still felt grounded. In fact, the fantastical elements really made the characters more interesting, and they […]

I am grateful for good books

Gather Grateful by Megan Litwin

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I was not going to write up a review for Gather Grateful. In fact I was not going to read it. I figured it was going to be like all the other thanksgiving books (and I don’t mean with a capital T, but a thankfulness, mindfulness, gratitude story). It was not until after the fourth or fifth time I saw pop up places that I said, “OK! Universe! I get it! I’ll read the book!!!” And as usually happens, I enjoyed it. However, Megan Litwin’s […]

Bewitched

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Bingo row 3 – B In my work circles, there’s a story that goes around sometimes where someone died in the automatic rolling stacks and that’s why the archives/records room has manual rolling stacks with a crank and not a button. Is that a story used to justify cheaper rolling shelving? Maybe, but it seriously happened to someone my friend’s friend knew (which I know makes it sound even more like an urban legend). There is a scene in the Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia where […]

This book is like reading an entertaining action movie

The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold by Ally Carter

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4.5 stars Thank you to Avon and Netgalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Official plot summary: Ten years ago, they joined the CIA. Six years ago, he left the game. Five years ago, they fell in love. One year ago, she ran out into the cold with absolutely no intention of ever coming back. And two minutes ago, they woke up, bloody and bruised and handcuffed together in the dark. They don’t know where they are. They don’t know how they got […]

If Jane Austen had taught Naomi Moreno anything, it was to watch out for the George Wickhams of the World.

The Wedding Con by Janine Amesta

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If you haven’t yet tried one of Janine Amesta’s books, I would compare her to Kate Clayborn and Tarah Dewitt – small town, contemporary romances written with tremendous emotional intelligence, medium spice, and big yearning. If you are looking for an excuse to pick up one of her books, Hispanic Heritage Month runs September 15 – October 15 and she is a Latine author. I was describing Janine Amesta’s The Wedding Con to another romance reading friend who interrupted and asked, so this is a […]



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