Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The Women Come and Go

Insidious Intent (Tony Hill&Carol Jordan #10) by Val McDermid

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A car is set ablaze in a lay-by in the rural north of England. Initially, it is thought that it was left there by a couple of carjackers trying to dispose of it, but upon closer inspection, the body of a dead woman is found inside. Police inspector Carol Jordan, head of a newly minted major crimes unit covering several large cities in the north, investigates the crime and with the help of her friend, criminal psychologist Tony Hill, she tries to stop the killer […]

Hate Always Hurts the Hater

Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby

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OK, this was a hard one to read because of the homophobia and violence, although the story is valid.  A whole lot of coulda, shouda, woulda after it’s too late. Ike Randolph is a black ex-con with a loving wife and child.  Buddy Lee is a white divorced ex-con, just barely hanging on.  One thing they have in common was their ruthless reputations while they were in prison, and a fierce desire to stay out.  The two had no connection until they are informed by […]

Royals 3: I’m starting to lose the plot

American Royals: Rivals by Katharine McGee

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If there ever was a book series that I treat like a TV show, it’ll be American Royals. Seriously, when I read this, I pretend I’m in a new seasons of a weird Girlmore Girls fanfic sometimes, because that’s an easier way for me to explain the motivations of characters. For example, the twist this seasons is, Rory/Nina and Paris/Daphne are now friends and working together! How very Girlmore Girls season 3 (or something like that I don’t remember). The A Plotline, Nina/Daphne, is basically, […]

I liked the characters but not the omegaverse

Knot that Simple by Amy Oliveira

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I think I have to admit that omegaverse is not for me. There were a lot of things I liked about Amy Oliveira’s Knot that Simple, and that helped me realize that the element I didn’t love was the omegaverse part. Let me clarify here that just because omegaverse isn’t my cup of tea, doesn’t mean I think there’s anything wrong with liking it. I took a chance on Knot that Simple because I’ve enjoyed Amy Oliveira’s social media posts. I can tell that the […]

You Cannot See the Face of God

Pavil's Mask by Jérémy Perrodeau

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Point one: I read Pavil’s Mask by Jérémy Perrodeau in English, though my images taken from the online reader site I was reading this from, are in what I am assuming is French.  Point two: I know I say it often, but this book was f’d up! But not in a bad way. Or even, a good way. It is what it is. The story is based in a Chinese lore and has feelings of other Asian cultures and Indigenous cultures with a large and […]

(Fictional) True Crime Dual Timeline

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

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Split between Fell New York, 1982 and Fell New York, 2017 the story follows two women (Viv in 1982 and Carly, Viv’s niece in 2017).  Viv goes missing in 1982, leaving Carly, the niece she never knew with a family mystery on her hands.  Carly goes to Fell in search of her aunt and takes a job working at the same Motel (the Sun Down Motel of the title) her aunt was at before she vanished.  She ends up working the same shift her aunt […]



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