Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A selection of books from the last several months

Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan

Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry

Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong

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I’ve been pretty terrible this year. I haven’t been reading very much, and what little reading I have done hasn’t inspired much writing. So I’m just going to throw these reviews into a box, just to remind myself that I like doing this. Y: The Last Man (Vol. 1) (3 stars) Set in a post-apocalyptic America where all mammals with a Y-chromosome (including sperm and embryos) suddenly and simultaneously die – except for Yorick Brown and his pet monkey, Ampersand. What’s left is a world […]

Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s f***ed, but he’s trying.

You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

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Eddie has to be careful, otherwise he’s going to open his mouth and give this man five paragraphs of lunacy, starting with “You’re pretty” and ending with “Are you always this bad at your job?” with maybe some “Can I touch your suit?” thrown in there to maximize the horror. ― Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky It’s not just the burden of continually lying, it’s keeping your existence a secret. When the world has decided that people are supposed to be a certain […]

There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen

The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza

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This was a book club selection for me – while it definitely is the kind of thing I enjoy (hello, Kate Morton novels), this one wouldn’t have been on my radar at all. The novel alternates chapters between Sara, a chef in Philadelphia with a failed restaurant and a failed marriage, and her great-grandmother Serafina, a young mother in early 20th century Sicily (spanning 1908-1925 to be exact). Sara’s beloved great-aunt Rosie has died and part of her last will is to send Sara off […]

A Frothy Venture into the Fashion Media World

The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes & Jo Piazza

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What if Miranda Priestly was nice, but also had to deal with a changing media landscape and an upstart editor who thinks she’s future of fashion media? That’s the general premise of The Knockoff. Imogen Tate is the Editor in Chief of Glossy magazine, a fashion mag that’s supposed to be similar in status to Vogue. Imogen is returning to work after a 6-month sabbatical during which she underwent cancer treatment. She comes back expecting the status quo, but is surprised to find her former […]

A Road Trip With the Stupidest Girl Alive

Survive the Night by Riley Sager

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Ok, I’m starting to get the complaints about Riley Sager. When I read Final Girls and The Last Time I Lied I enjoyed them and didn’t really understand the negativity around Sager as an author. But with Survive the Night I think I get it. I thought I’d really like it, but honestly it was just meh. I’m beginning to see why people whose opinions I trust don’t think highly of Sager’s work. Let’s start with the premise. Charlie is dropping out of college after […]

Health and faith

When God Makes Scribbles Beautiful. by Kate Rietema

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I am not a religious person, so honestly the religious aspect of telling God your worries did not work for me in When God Makes Scribbles Beautiful. And since the author only has this book out currently, it is not like I was/am a fan. So what made me want to read it? I do not remember why I asked for it to be gotten as an interlibrary loan! But honestly, I am glad I did. As a bookseller, I am glad I have something […]



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