Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Accidental re-read

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1 Still Life by Louise Penny

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A coworker suggested this book to me at work. For some horrific reason, Goodreads didn’t know that I already read it. I think it’s even possible that my coworker suggested it to me a few years ago, I read it, didn’t update Goodreads, and then she suggested it to me again, so I read it again. I’m sure everyone her can relate to this – I read so many books that I cannot personally keep track of which books I’ve read. That’s what Senor Goodreads […]

Sometimes you need more story with less words!

Leave It Up To Love by Kristy Woodson Harvey

Deadly Ambition Series #5 The Silent Muse by Lauren Ling Brown

Deadly Ambition Series #6 The Line by Tim Weaver

Deadly Ambition Series #1 The Price of Honey by Liane Moriarty

Deadly Ambition Series #3 You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone by A.R. Torre

Deadly Ambition Series #4 A Fatal Delivery by Lauren Oliver

Deadly Ambition Series #2 The Roommate by Andrea Mara

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Earlier this year I got a little bit burned out on long books and went on a bit of a short story binge. It also helps that there are a bunch of Amazon Prime free short stories. I love a free book. So this is a collection of the short stories I read when I was going through my regular book burnout. Some were good, and some were meh. None were really terrible. Five of the books were from the Amazon “Deadly Ambition” series, which […]

Giant Ranch on the Prairie

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

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Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke, features a tradwife influencer by the name of Natalie Heller Mills. Natalie lives on a charming little 500-acre ranch in Idaho with her cowboy husband, Caleb, and their five kids, with another on the way. On Instagram, in front of millions of followers, a pious, obedient Natalie tends to her flock of children as well as her flock of chickens. Natalie makes sourdough bread, drinks raw milk, from her own cow, of course, and makes family meals with the organic […]

Don’t debate, celebrate reading!

The Secret Society of the Willbrook Witches by Camille Perron-Cormier

Chickenpox by Remy Lai

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Lately, I’ve been debating a lot about whether I should write a review about some books I read. I like writing reviews for books. I love sharing my finds with others. Especially my children, middle readers and young adult reading, as it has been my experience that sometimes they are “shoved to the side” as afterthoughts, or dismissed as “just kids books,” or “not as good as adult reads.” I could go on. But back to debating on if I should review The Secret Society […]

Love in the time of COVID

Romantic Comedy: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld

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Cbr18bingo Joker Sally Milz is a writer for The Night Owls, aka TNO, a late night sketch comedy show à la SNL. She is divorced, in her 30s, and has been writing for the show for several years, a dream come true for her. When internationally renowned singer/songwriter Noah Brewster hosts the show, some of Sally’s deeply held opinions about fame, dating and romance — informed by her own not so great experiences — are called into question. For Sally, this is a deeply unsettling […]

Does Jane Austen Write Crack?

Emma by Jane Austen

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CBR18 BINGO: Repair (Emma’s self-improvement) I suspect my reaction to Emma (the character) is a little different on this re-read compared to when I first read it probably some 15-20 years ago. I recall thinking back then that Emma’s heart was in the right place and not really understanding why Austen considered her “a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.” I do largely stand by that first impression, but this time I think I was more aware of Emma’s flaws and the way […]



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