Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

And this is where Colleen Hoover lost me

All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

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Hoo boy. In my review for “Without Merit” I spoke of “low lows” related to Colleen Hoover. This is a super low low. I was so angry after reading this book, I typed out my review on my phone probably the minute I was done reading it. Here it is:   Let me summarize this book quickly and (very) spoilery: Two people meet semi cute (their current partners are cheating on them with each other), they fall in love, and it’s a fairytale. Like seriously […]

“It’s the living who are left to suffer. A hard truth, but that’s the way it is.”

Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo

Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo

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Pray for Silence – 3 stars After an Amish family of seven is discovered slain in their home, chief of police Kate Burkholder investigates, uncovering a dark second life that one of the daughters was leading. The second book in the Kate Burkholder series, this book moves away from the subplots surrounding Kate’s past and lean more into a straightforward police procedural surrounding the murder of an unassuming family. Again I enjoyed following along the investigation and the camaraderie between the police officers, as well […]

The first two books in what I hope is a longer series!

Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo

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I swear I heard about this book on NPR, and I swear it was Mary Louise Kelly talking about it. I can like hear her voice talking about it, but I can’t seem to verify that, so take my memory with a grain of salt. I just remember hearing about it on the radio (and I really only listen to NPR), and then immediately buying the kindle book from Amazon. It legitimately took me over three years to finally read it. I have no idea […]

A Colleen Hoover novel where I didn’t want to strangle everyone

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

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So I tried out Colleen Hoover in 2022, since many women I liked and respected suggested her to me. There were some low lows (see Ugly Love), but this was a high. I think because the focus wasn’t solely on romance or getting a man, I was more invested. Plus, I didn’t want everyone to die in a fiery car crash, so that helped! Merit Voss is the main character, and she’s pretty quirky. She lives in an old converted church with her family, which […]

Supernatural eco thriller!

Eden by Tim Lebbon

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Ooh this one was interesting. It’s called a “supernatural eco-thriller / eco-horror”, which sounds a little nuts, but really describes the story well. We start out somewhere in the (not too distant I feel like) future where global worming has almost irreparably damaged the Earth. The world powers have come together to combat climate change by setting up a dozen Virgin Zones in remote locations throughout the world. They’re devoid of people or industry, guarded by soldiers, and nobody’s allowed in. They allow nature to […]

Finally posting my first read of CBR 15! I did actually read it in January, but I’m behind on reviews !!

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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Kya feels at home in the marshes of South Carolina. She grows up in a shack in the marshes with her parents and siblings. Slowly each member of her family leaves because of her abusive father. Eventually Kya is left alone at about age 9 or 10. She has to learn how to survive, because she doesn’t want to go to a group home in town. The marsh and the beach and the animals have always been there for her. She’s a naturalist and an […]



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