Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“I’ve never made plans with anyone before, Theo says softly, but you make me want to buy a five-year diary just so I can write your name on every page.”

Under Your Spell by Laura Wood

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4.5 stars Clementine "Clemmie" Monroe has a lot of trust issues, and they're all because of the men in her life. Clemmie is one of three sisters, born within three months of one another, from three very different women who all got knocked up by her carefree rock star father, Rip Harris. Instead … [Read more]

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

Who’s to Blame?

Culpability by Bruce Holsinger

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The five-member Cassidy-Shaw family is on their way to eldest son Charlie's last high school lacrosse tournament when their AI-assisted minivan becomes involved in a fatal car accident with another vehicle. Both fatalities are in the other vehicle, but the Cassidy-Shaws are far from … [Read more]

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

Antelope Like Phantoms in the Snow

The Crossing by Corman McCarthy

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Fair warning here - about half the dialogue is in Spanish.  But with just my many decades old Spanish classes from the dim past, it really wasn’t that hard to follow.  It’s pretty simple, and most of it you can get from context.  But.  So you know.  This is the second book from McCarthy’s Border … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, History, Western · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

A minority opinion: This book is fine

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

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Last month I went away for a long weekend and stopped in a lovely little independent book store with a great backstory. Predictably, being away on holiday coupled with an adorable shop put me in book-buying mode, so when I spotted The Correspondent, its enticing cover and knowing it received so many … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Welcome to the land of missed opportunity

The Camino by Anya Nieuwierra

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Lotte’s husband is a cancer survivor. Like many cancer survivors, the experience has altered him and to celebrate his survival, he decides to walk a pilgrimage: the Camino de Santiago, which runs from Le-Puy-en-Velay in central France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He sets off in good spirits, … [Read more]

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

Down by the sea is where you drown your scars

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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It’s 1983, and Malibu is getting ready for the party of the year that pro-surfer and model Nina Riva - estranged daughter of legendary rocker Mick Riva - throws every year. Nina’s siblings gather too: not-really twins Jay and Hudson, normally joined at the hip, now have a terrible secret that … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: , , , , , ·


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