Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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All Hail Dark Lord Davi

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

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In How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying, we meet one Davi Morrigan; Ms. Skulltaker, if you’re nasty. Davi is stuck in a time loop in a land with no name, where she appears to have been teleported (maybe?) from America (probably). Davi has lived two hundred and eighty-some lives over a thousand … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ·

Women mind your business.

Courageous Cowgirls: Women Who Rode the Trails, Ran Ranches, and Raced in Rodeos by Sue Young and Katie Howerton

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Why yes. Yes, women should mind their own business. Especially if you are one of the women in this book that could and would barrel ride, cattle drive, steal back horses and guns, not to mention run chuck wagons and their own cattle businesses. In Courageous Cowgirls: Women Who Rode the Trails, Ran … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:250 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Sports · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

The Dorians by Nick Cutter

The Dorians by Nick Cutter

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Trigger warning: Body horror and suicidal ideation I went back and forth on a rating for this one, but honestly I could not in good conscience give this more than 2 stars. It dragged painfully throughout the book. The body horror didn't bother me that much, I thought that I had read other books … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:102 · Genres: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: , , ·

Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

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Going to keep this one short and sweet. This was not a great mystery. I found myself realizing what was going on and who probably did it a good 15 percent into the book. I hoped I was wrong, was not, and felt aggravated by that and the lackluster characters too. I soothed myself by re-reading A … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:101 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: , , ·

Losing Stamina for Recent Thrillers

Tell No One by Harlan Coben

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Bingo: You, as in me, who is desultorily dragging her way through yet another mediocre thriller. As I mentioned in my last review, I decided to break up my more mind chewy reads and go on a streak of thrillers and mysteries. So far, the mysteries are panning out fine. Unfortunately, my eyes grow … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:35 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: , ·

my first finished bingo card!

The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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CBR Bingo: What I have left is season, I can't think of a way to shoehorn this into that so we're just calling this one my Free square--which means, yes, a completed bingo card!!! Since bingo came out AND I decided I needed to get back on this reading horse, I've written every review within 24 hours … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , ·


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