Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Tech thriller doesn’t let pesky details like characterization get in the way of a foot-on-the-floor storyline

Chrysalis by Lincoln Child

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Enigmalogist Jeremy Logan is back in Lincoln Child’s newest thriller, Chrysalis. Three high-profile board members of the Chrysalis corporation have been found dead in as many days. Before each death, an email was sent to the company appearing to take responsibility. Jeremy Logan is discreetly hired … [Read more]

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Absorbing historical fiction

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

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Maggie O'Farrell was inspired by this painting of Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara - something about how skeptical, almost frightened she looks in her eyes was captivating to the author. The image becomes even more haunting when taken with the fact that it must have been completed around the … [Read more]

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Move over Tiny Rex! The Big Predators are in town!

Mega-Predators of the Past by Melissa Stewart

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“Dinosaurs? What is that? Something you put ointment on?” You will say after reading, Mega-Predators of the Past. Those (as the book says, but honestly, I agree with) scene stealing dinosaurs are nothing compared to the real predators of history. From the smallest (great scorpions and … [Read more]

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How is the only her first book, and how long do I have to wait for her second one?

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

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I moved this to the top of my TBR list after reading 1000Oyster’s review, with an assist from Emmalita (thank you!). I agree totally with 1000Oyster’s “I want to recommend it to everyone I know.” In fact, I sent it home with my dad to read on the plane after his Christmas visit, and he also loved … [Read more]

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“I guess maybe that’s how it works in families that love each other unconditionally. You can fight without fear of losing them, and be honest without consequences or repercussions.”

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

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I'm two for two with Alison Cochrun! Although, for me, the slight edge goes to The Charm Offensive, I still really enjoyed my time with this second book of hers. Last Christmas, Ellie met Jack in Powell's when they both went for a copy of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home, and over a cute argument over … [Read more]

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so far off from what I usually read, and yet it’s the first book of 2023

The Pale King by David Foster Wallace

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CW: there's some off color ism language throughout that the modern day reader is likely to be mildly offended by--as you'll see below, perhaps reading that helped me in some sense to not go into a spiral of re-evaluation If you, like me, are immediately put off by books that categorically fail … [Read more]

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