Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

I literally just said mysteries are silly

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

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And this mystery is a little silly. It holds up, but it can actually be kind of taxing to read because he prose is so thin and flimsy at times that there’s so little to hold onto. But I was reading this (for the first time, even though I’ve seen the 1974 film and read several of her others) because I was interested in the possibility of teaching this book with a group of special ed 12th graders this year. The class is technically British literature, even though I have been told I don’t have to adhere to that because […]

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8/20/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:341 |

Next time the Library, not Bookstore

The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

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I put off reviewing this one because I didn’t want to get my first full intentional Cannonball with a mild disappointment.  I’d picked it up because I wanted something to read on a trans-Atlantic flight but ended watching Moana (cute although the songs weren’t as awesome as advertised) and Assassin’s Creed (wow, was that a bad movie) instead. I picked it up to read a few days later because the premise sounded interesting and it was billed as the first installment of a best-selling series. I should have known better, since I don’t have a great record with best-sellers or […]

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8/20/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:53 |

Splash down with Ninteenth Century Evil Science

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

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The basic storyline is thus: a group of daughters/creations of infamous literary scientists band together for self-protection and sisterhood, have adventures, and solve crimes. We have Mary Jekyll, the leader, Diana Hyde the wild and bratty little sister, Beatrice Rappaccini the beauty, Catherine Moreau the fierce one, and Justine Frankenstein the strong one. They are assisted by Mrs. Poole the housekeeper, Alice the maid, and Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as themselves. Their main target of investigation is Société des Alchemistes, a shadowy organization to which their fathers all seem to have had ties. All of this happens while trying […]

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8/20/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:52 |

You are the Most Dangerous Person in the British Empire

A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

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A few weeks ago in the Facebook group (Cannonball Read Book Chat), Ellepkay offered an audio copy of Deanna Raybourn’s A Perilous Undertaking. I said, “yes, please.” A Perilous Undertaking is the second of Raybourn’s Veronica Speedwell Mysteries. Naturally, I had to read the first book first. A curious Beginning is only $2.99 on Amazon Kindle. I highly recommend it. I spent the first third of this book alternately delighted and annoyed by Miss Veronica Speedwell. Eventually I settled into delight. I was initially annoyed that Veronica wouldn’t believe she was in danger. If you consider it from her perspective, as opposed […]

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8/19/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:86 |

Teenage Drama Queens and the Detectives Who Interview Them

The Secret Place by Tana French

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The other night I stayed up past midnight reading Tana French’s The Secret Place. This fifth installment in the Dublin Murder Squad series was back to form, mostly, and I couldn’t put it down. Secret Place stars detective Stephen Moran (who we met in Faithful Place), who is working Cold Cases but still hoping he’ll make it on the Murder Squad. His chance comes when Holly Mackey (daughter of Frank, star of Faithful Place as well) comes to visit his office with some evidence about an old murder at her private boarding school. Holly is now 16 and attending Hilda’s, […]

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8/18/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:19 |

The Children of Nothing and Night

Thorn Jack by Katherine Harbour

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Combining the sorcery of The Night Circus with the malefic suspense of A Secret History, Thorn Jack is a spectacular, modern retelling of the ancient Scottish ballad, Tam Lin—a beguiling fusion of love, fantasy, and myth that echoes the imaginative artistry of the works of Neil Gaiman, Cassandra Clare, and Melissa Marr. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but I was intrigued enough when I saw the cover and read the blurb to pick it up at the library along with the next book in the series.  I’ve read my share of books about vampires, angels and […]

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8/16/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:68 |

There’s a Lot Going on Here.

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

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I think if I tried to fully explain the plot of The Invisible Library, we’d be here all day. This book has a LOT going on. Let me see if I can just skim the surface. Irene is a Librarian at a special Library that exists outside of space and time. Her job is to visit different worlds and collect books for the Library. Original printings, special books that only exist in one universe instead of in all of them, stuff like that. She’s sent out on a mission with a trainee, Kai, to retrieve a special version of Grimm’s […]

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8/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:36 |

I Missed Marple

The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

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I just remembered that I finished another book while I was on vacation. Sadly, the fact that I totally forgot about it probably gives y’all a clear indicator how I’ll review it. Agatha Christie’s The Murder at the Vicarage (the first appearance of Miss Marple) was kind of a bummer and makes me wonder how well I’ll enjoy the other Marple mysteries I bought on my Amazon Agatha Christie binge. Vicarage centers on a small little town in England (name already forgotten), where a middle-aged vicar lives a quiet life with his young wife Griselda. The town has a smattering […]

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8/14/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:18 |

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