Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Paige Shelton fueling my love for cozy mysteries and title puns

To Helvetica and Back (Dangerous Type Mystery #1) by Paige Shelton

The Cracked Spine (Scottish Bookshop Mystery #1) by Paige Shelton

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To Helvetica and Back was my first introduction to Paige Shelton. The idea of a murder mystery set in a typewriter store was enough to catch my attention. Also, how cute is the store name: Rescued Word?! We're in Star City, Utah, a sleepy town known for skiing. Clare learned everything about … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

“For when it comes to strength and goodness and brilliance and gentleness and grandeur of spirit so vast that it takes one’s breath away, beauty is nothing, beauty is a mote of a mountain, beauty is a mere straw alight beside a barn on fire.”

Matrix by Lauren Groff

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I do, on occasion, voluntarily read lit-fic, even dare I say, get excited about it! And that is usually when there is some sort of weird hook to the premise. Here, it's nuns. I've had a weird thing with nuns ever since I watched The Trouble With Angels as a child, and I can't explain it. I think … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:255 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Can I live in Thistle Grove?

Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper

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Lana Harper's Payback's a Witch introduces us to the magical small town of Thistle Grove. Four families of witches founded the place. They compete in The Gauntlet every few years. The winning family is bestowed with good fortune. The wealthy and pretentious Blackmoore family has won for decades. The … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:35 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Romance · Tags: , , , , ·

Final In Death Reads for 2022

Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb

Divided in Death by J.D. Robb

Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb

New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb

Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb

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It's been so much fun re-reading the earlier In Death books this year. I am going to post reviews of the ones that I never did again next year as well. I can't get to my bookcases right now (burst pipe, room if back together thankfully, but contractors still need to paint and put my stuff back where … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:301 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: , , , , , ·

Hooked on the Alpha & Omega series

Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs

Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs

Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs

Fair Game by Patricia Briggs

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The natural progression of reading the Mercy Thompson novels was diving into the Alpha & Omega series. Anna is an omega wolf, which is very rare to find. She mates with Charles, the stoic Native American werewolf enforcer for the entire US territory. He is who you call upon when alpha wolves get … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Bookworm

Bookworm by Robin Yeatman

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I received this book via NetGalley. This did not effect my rating or review. Did Not Finish-40 percent I tried. This book was pretty bad. I ended up disliking the main character, Victoria and could not get into it. I know this was a black comedy, but I just went, okay this is not my cup of … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:296 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Romance · Tags: ·


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