Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


So much left unsaid

Somewhere in France: A Novel of the Great War by Jennifer Robson

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Historical fiction is one of my “go-to’s” when I need something to read, and fiction about WWI is usually grim but compelling. Pat Barker’s Regeneration Trilogy is brilliant, as is the classic All Quiet on the Western Front. WWI lit and films bring home the terrifying reality of trench warfare and … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: , , , , , , ·

“Sometimes I just feel left behind. Like I have no story worth telling.”

Bloom Where You're Planted by Darby Baham

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First off, this isn’t at all what you’d expect from a category romance. It’s much more fiction with strong romantic elements, as a good chunk of the book is Jenn figuring out the rest of her life. With that being said, it’s a thoughtful and sweet book about figuring out what you really want from … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , ·

My first Grady Hendrix book, won’t be my last!

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

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30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 13/30 I was discombobulated for most of listening to this book. But I was interested the whole way through, and nothing about it felt lazy or half-done, like a certain other author's work did for me. I should probably state up front that I am not at all a fan … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:81 · Genres: Audiobooks, Horror, Suspense · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

“And that very same evening—that very same evening—Lord Edgware dies. Good title that, by the way. Lord Edgware Dies. Look well on a book stall.”

Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) by Agatha Christie

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30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 12/30 The ending has made this one of my favorite Christies. You'd think eventually I'd stop being stymied by this woman's writing, a woman who started writing mysteries a hundred years ago at this point, but it has yet to happen. Maybe I am just terrible at … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:80 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Ladies loving ladies and sucking blood in 1872.

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 11/30 This sure was something, I tell you what. Before I get to the actual review, I do want to say that I am specifically referring to the version edited by Carmen Maria Machado, with an introduction and footnotes by her. Both things fundamentally changed the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:79 · Genres: Horror · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Did not expect my reaction to this one.

Defending Jacob by William Landay

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30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 10/30 I have traditionally really been into most legal thrillers I've read. I love all the procedural stuff, and I love watching characters be good at a job I myself would be absolutely abysmal at. There's also a lot of room for twists and turns, and for all that … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:78 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: , , , , , ·


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