Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“I jumped to a conclusion that was so wrong, it was almost completely right.”

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

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The journey to me reading this book was a funny one. I accompanied my husband to a birthday party for a classmate, which was held at said classmate’s childhood friend’s apartment. At said party, I got to talking about books with the partner of the childhood friend, as you do when you don’t know anyone at a party but you see a good-looking bookshelf, and then they, a complete stranger, loaned me this book. Because let’s be real: book people are the BEST people. I’d […]

Thyme travels

Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin

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As an adult, I found a few areas in Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin that were not “smooth” for me, however, from ages 10 to 14 I would have enjoyed it. You are there with our narrator Thyme (like the clock, with a HY). You worry about fitting in at your new school, you worry about your siblings and your relationships with them, you worry about your old friendships, you are sad and happy, you try to balance your “now and then” and along the […]

I’m glad you’re happy. But we are never going to be friends because you will always be the guy who sold me out for the price of a Toyota Supra.

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

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Oliver laughed. “Should I feel flattered by that or exploited?” “Oh, we’re too special for a bit of exploitation, are we?” “Depends on the situation.” ― Alexis Hall, Husband Material Oliver was icy calm now in a way I had learned to be either afraid of or turned on by depending on context. ― Alexis Hall, Husband Material The follow up to Boyfriend Material exceeded my expectations. While I think the first book is a better story, the extended scenes in Husband Material with Oliver, […]

Think Small

Small World by Tabitha King

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While lurking in the r/StephenKing subreddit (as many Constant Readers do), an interesting post caught my eye, asking if anyone had read the novel Small World by King’s wife, Tabitha. Intrigued, I looked further and found that the book was apparently a pulpy and entertaining entry in the ‘body horror’ genre, with a focus on miniaturization. Fun! What follows is a messy, poorly characterized novel based on an intriguing premise and not much else. What if, somehow, the technology of miniaturization not only existed, but […]

It’s okay to skip this one

Breathe: London Love #1 by Sophia Soames

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“Are you kicking me out, Mum?” “Darling. No! You know what I mean. You need to get out there. Go on Grindr and whatever. Get laid. It’s not good for you not to see people. You need to get back on that bike.” “Mum, I am that bike. And I’m not ready for anyone to ride me.” ― Sophia Soames, Breathe Ryan, known as Joey Hole, is living in his childhood bedroom and doesn’t want to leave. After losing his boyfriend and being sent home by his […]

Living, Loving Maid

The Maid by Nita Prose

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Do we need to go over the rules again? The Maid is billed and sold as a mystery novel. I suppose that’s because a body is discovered early on and the plot concerns itself with figuring out the who, what, how, and why of the man’s death. But in most other respects it really bears little resemblance to the genre. Our main character is Molly, a young woman reeling from the death of her beloved Gran, who raised her after her mother’s abandonment. Gran understood […]



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