Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Wedding Guests Bring the Drama

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

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Finishing this book also meant finishing my first buddy read with my mom, which was a fun experience, and I enjoyed the book. In a time of crisis, main character Phoebe has booked an expensive hotel, and upon arriving learns that due to a hotel oversight, she is the only guest who is not there for a wedding. Phoebe is grieving the end of her marriage, among other losses, and soon comes into contact with the bride, Lila. Through Lila, Phoebe slowly becomes sucked into […]

Curiosity killed the octopus

Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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CBR Bingo: Diaspora (this book features humans (and their creations) that originated (or are descendants of those that originated) on Earth and have been spread into smaller groups throughout the galaxy). I started Children of Ruin basically the day after I finished Children of Time, partly because I was excited to continue the story, and partly because I refused to forget the plot of first book again and have to do another re-read (this happens to me with series far too often). In some ways, this is […]

From Tedious to Fine to Enraging

The Love Haters by Katherine Center

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Bingo Square – Green (the leaves are green – I wasn’t originally planning on using this and wanted something even more green but after writing the review and remembering how much I disliked the book, I decided I should at least get a bingo square out of it). I stumbled on Katherine Center after someone reviewed The Bodyguard and have found her novels since to be dependably pleasant reads – Hello Stranger, The Rom-Commers. As a result, I was looking forward to The Love Haters […]

Paranormal Activity but Passive-Aggressive

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St James

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Bingo Square: B (Book) This wasn’t my favorite St. James, though it was still an entertaining read. But when reading a Simone St. James novel, I guess I just want a bit more ghost story to it all. Of course there is a ghost and a supernatural connection because it is after all a novel by Simone St. James but after a spooky set up in the beginning, the supernatural elements feel a bit less relevant for the plot than in some of her other […]

He watched her while he played, too caught up in the melody to notice he was tumbling into something vast and endless.

August Lane by Regina Black

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Regina Black’s August Lane is a masterclass on redemption and forgiveness. There are generations of hurt people hurting people in August Lane and Luke Randall’s families. No one has hurt August more than her mother, JoJo Lane, and Luke, and they are both coming back to Arcadia, Arkansas looking for recognition, redemption, and another chance. Luke’s return is an opportunity for August to grab a future for herself. August Lane is messy and angsty. It’s not the fun kind of bonkers romance messy, it’s the […]

Home by Martha Wells

Home by Martha Wells

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I know this is really short, but I loved it. It showed nothing but heart and I loved getting a human’s perspective of our Murderbot. “Home” takes place after “Exit Strategy” and before “Fugitive Telemetry”. I suggest reading both of those and coming back to this since it makes more sense to me I think doing that since you need “Exit Strategy” to understand what is going on with some of the characters, and it leads in nicely to what goes on in “Fugitive Telemetry.” […]



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