Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Classic Sci-Fi: Should You Read It? Metropolis

Metropolis by Thea von Harbou

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Classic Sci-Fi: Should You Read It? is a self-imposed project in which I read pre-1990 science fiction novels and categorize them as “classis sci-fi you should read,” “classic sci-fi you should read if you’re all hardcore about it,” or “classic sci-fi you don’t have to read.” For background on my project, please see the introduction to my review of 1984. Metropolis was written by Thea von Harbou in 1923 in Germany in conjunction with the screenplay for the silent movie by her husband Fritz Lang, […]

April 2024 Leftovers

X = : Poems by Stephen Berg

Charcoal Joe by Walter Mosley

A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh

The Hurricane Blonde by Halley Sutton

Vineland by Thomas Pynchon

L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais

Watch It Burn by Kristen Bird

Sleep With Strangers by Dolores Hitchens

The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn by Josh Young

One of Us Is Wrong by Sam Holt

The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker

The Second Murderer by Denise Mina

Blackmailer by George Axelrod

The Darkest Glare: A Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles by Chip Jacobs

Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith

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Happy April, y’all! X = : Poems**** This is why library book bingos are necessary. I only checked this one out because I needed to read a book of poems and I wanted to check the nettlesome “X” off the A-Z reading list. A convoluted reason to begin with and this wasn’t even the book I thought I was getting! I thought I’d get a different X by a different author. I’m glad I got this one. Some of these really spoke to me, including […]

Hitchhiking Once Again is a Dangerous Game

Murder Road by Simone St. James

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Murder Road by Simone St. James is a supernatural mystery/thriller and I’ll be honest I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it.  I read it in one day, so that says I wasn’t bored or distracted by it, but I also was left feeling a little “well …”  So for me, it’s a solid three-star read.  Fun, did its job by entertaining me but all felt a little … ephemeral at the end. Set in 1995, the story follows newlyweds April and Eddie who […]

Now they can go and be awful together

Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

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Jamie Canning always wondered why his best friend from elite summer hockey camp ghosted him. He has an idea though, and it’s the semi-drunken hookup they had during their last week of camp. Still, to Jamie, one bad decision shouldn’t break up a seven-year friendship. Years later at the Frozen Four (cringe) college national championship, Jamie and Wes manage to chat a bit. It is still awkward, but they both push through it with the hopes that they can at least be friendly acquaintances. So, […]

“Mama always said to be successful in life you need to do three things: learn everything you can, try your hardest, and be the best at what you do.”

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

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In five words: twisty, Louisiana, thriller, identity, high-stakes Having had success with my new foray into reading and running with Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter, I needed something else to read as I geared up for my first half marathon (GULP). And this book literally helped me get to the finish line, with a twist in the book that hit me in mile 10 and distracted me from the absolutely nuts activity I was trying to complete, and my aching knees. (Spoiler, I finished the race. Woot!) […]

My Wife as a Dog

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

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Have you ever considered that motherhood might not be all it’s cracked up to be? That a woman who had previously had a career she was passionate about, and free time to pursue her own creative pursuits and ambitions, might find taking care of an infant unfulfilling? Oh, and that the fact that motherhood wasn’t a joyous experience might fill the woman with doubt and anxiety, especially as she compares herself to the other mothers she encounters, who seem to be handling everything much better […]



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