Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Ornery Agatha Cat Christie

Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire

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Ellie and her sister Meg are the latest managers of their family-owned bookstore. When an employee disappears and a mysterious visitor ends up dead in a gondola, the Christies find themselves entangled in the mystery. My losing streak had apparently ended, because I adored this book! It had all … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:113 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Saucy and Creepy – Who Can Ask for More?

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar

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cbr square - Scandal In 1785, Jonah Hancock, an unremarkable middle aged widower, receives strange news from his partner and captain of his trading vessel.  Instead of returning to London with a full ship of spices from the Far East, his partner has traded the whole shipment, ship and all, for a … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , ·

a very quick read (probably could have been one book, not that I’m complaining)

The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher

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Biggest takeaway is that you should definitely have this second booked queued up when you read the first in this series. Unlike some of her later work in this world that are comprised of standalone books with character cameos, the Clocktaur books are directly related and need to be read as … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:99 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , ·

this one threw me down the rabbit hole

Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher

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T. Kingfisher's books have been floating in and out of my TBR list for ages now. I have had a copy of Swordheart on my Kindle for ages now, but for some reason I never felt the urge to actually pick it up (virtually speaking, that is) and start reading it, even though it appears to be that rare … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:98 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , ·

I hope this one gets as much love as the prior one

The Daughter of Dr. Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Moreno-Garcia strikes again, with a quirky book that is a bit more in line with Mexican Gothic in ~vibe~ but all on its own in tenor and plot. Set against the backdrop of the original tale of Dr. Moreau, a H.G. Wells invention who took one look at Dr. Frankenstein and said "hold my drink," … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:97 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: ·

perhaps I have (agedout) of these books…

Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones

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I'm not sure what prompted me to finally pick this book up. For what it's worth, while I liked Spirited Away and LOVE My Neighbor Totoro (there's a stage version starting in October for which I immediately bought tickets), I've found some of Miyazaki's other work to be a bit inscrutable. While … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:96 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: ·


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