Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Jack is back! Except nobody ever calls him Jack.

(Jack Reacher #4) Running Blind by Lee Child

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We meet up with our intrepid Reacher as he’s eating at an Italian restaurant he likes in New York. He sees two thugs trying to shake down the manager. As we know Jack Reacher, this will not stand. He decides that he’s going to take care of the problem before it becomes a problem. He asks the manager when the guys will be back for money, and then he intercepts them outside. Unfortunately, he’s being watched by two FBI agents while he smacks them around […]

Talkin’ ’bout my best friend

Built to Last by Minh Lê,

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Built to Last by the fabulous author, Minh Lê, and the amazing illustrator, Dan Santat (no, I’m not biased at all), is an adorable story about friendship and the true and important things that cannot be broken. Sure things might fall and crash, and that can sometimes be funny, but there are few things that cannot have a do-over. Most things are able to have a fresh start, mostly because you have learned from any mistakes and know what is really important. The narrator is […]

Zombies, and cops, and religious zealots, Oh My!

Revival: Deluxe Collection, Volume 1 by Tim Seeley

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Do you like horror with romance, religion, horrific secrets and one crazy (and dead) poet? Then, you probably should read Revival: Deluxe Collection, Volume 1 (which includes volumes one to eleven). The gore and violence is borderline gratuitous at times and other times goes well over the decency mark. There is sex, drugs and probably some rock and roll (but I was too busy covering my virtual ears from the saw that’s (spoiler) chopping up a body, to notice). If you have any kind of […]

Pippi Longstocking meets the 21st century

Two Friends, One Dog, and a Very Unusual Week by Sarah L. Thomson

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If you are looking for a book that is Pippi Longstocking for the modern age, Two Friends, One Dog, and a Very Unusual Week by Sarah L. Thomson is the book you are looking for. If you like that clueless, tornado of a child character, you will love this early chapter book. Best for ages 8 to 10, it could work as a read aloud as well. The chapters are shorter, with a few, cute, simple illustrations (by Vin Vegel) to highlight plot points, allowing […]

Hockey players owned lots of ridiculous businesses. If Troy patronized them all, he’d never drink anything except terrible wine from their vineyards.

Tough Guy (Game Changers #3) by Rachel Reid

Common Goal (Game Changers #4) by Rachel Reid

Role Model (Game Changers #5) by Rachel Reid

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This review covers books three through five of the Game Changers six book series. Caveat – I learned everything I know about hockey from these books, movies, and from a single hockey match I watched in 2018. My apologies in advance. Tough Guy 3 stars “So, you want to tell us about that hockey lumberjack or what?” “Hockey lumberjack?” Marcus asked, setting his phone on the coffee table facedown in a gesture of absolute interest in the conversation. ― Rachel Reid, Tough Guy His whole […]

Another Stone Barrington romp

(Stone Barrington #8) The Short Forever by Stuart Woods

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This Stone Barrington novel picks up a few months after Cold Paradise ended. Stone is waiting for Callie in Elaines, and she shows up late and married to the billionaire in the previous book. I’d say poor Stone, but he’ll be rolling around with another woman in no time. Stone is then hired (seemingly randomly as always) by John Bartholomew to find his niece overseas where she was swindled by a conman.   Of course, all of Stone’s expenses are paid, and he’s traveling and […]



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