Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“As much as I want to make things right, some chasms are simply too treacherous to traverse.”

Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo

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Though Kate long ago left the Amish community, her background lends her unique qualifications for her role as the Chief of Police of the mixed culture community of Painters Mill, Ohio - and throws up an obstacle when it seems like a serial killer has resurfaced after sixteen years. I don't … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , ·

“I am a bad mother, but I’m learning to be good.”

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

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I first saw The School for Good Mothers (2022) by Jessamine Chan on Barack Obama's list of recommended books--although I also saw it on NPR's Best Books List. It seemed interesting, a little feminist, and a little subversive, so I was excited to read it.I first saw The School for Good Mothers (2022) … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

“Laundry is morally neutral.”

How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis

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My biggest problem with chores, cleaning, and housework is procrastination fueled by misguided perfectionism. And now that I'm married and live in a real house of adequate size, with a cute but messy dog, my workload has increased substantially. I do realize that I still have it significantly easier … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Audiobooks, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

Is Dorothy dead yet? It’s book 3 of 4 so…

Yellow Brick War (Dorothy Must Die series book #3) by Danielle Paige

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I gotta tell you, this book seems more like a vehicle to get from book 2 to book 4. I don't really remember much about it except that Amy has returned to Flat Hill Kansas and is looking for the first pair of Dorothy's magic shoes (apparently the ruby slippers were her second pair that Glinda used to … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

I still don’t get what a nome is…

The End of Oz (Dorothy Must Die book #4) by Danielle Paige

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This is the fourth and final installment of the Dorothy Must Die series. The first three books are dark in their own right, but this book feels a little more so. In book 4, we travel to Ev, land of the Nome King. I'm not familiar with the original Oz books, but if you are familiar with the … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

But life is long and strange and full of things that will make you happy.

Pas de Don't by Chloe Angyal

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Chloe Angyal's debut romance, Pas de Don't, is fantastic. The characters and the plot are grown up and the romance is tender (and steamy).  Angyal uses her background in dance to ground her romance between professional dancers in the physical joy of being a dancer, without glamorizing (or … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:31 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , ·


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