Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


February Leftovers 2022

Trouble Is What I Do by Walter Mosley

Sleeping With Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey

The Trees by Percival Everett

One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Democracy by Carol Anderson

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These are my February leftovers, i.e. books that I read but didn't give a full review either cuz I didn't have time or didn't have much to say. There are fewer than normal this month because Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. DuBois took up most of my time. Trouble Is What I Do **** Another good … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Liked it! Wish it was longer.

She Kills Me: The True Stories of History's Deadliest Women by Jennifer Wright

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This is a slight little book about murderers, warriors, cult leaders, and psychopaths. Who also happen to be ladies! I wish I could have given it an enthusiastic five stars, but because of the format, I don't think that would ever have happened. This is a book so chock full of murderous women they … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

“‘That man’s lying.’ With that, he opened his suitcase and took out a blank telegram. After a few moments, he began to write. KATSUKO DEAD. SEND KINDAICHI.”

The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) by Seishi Yokomizo

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A clever, meta little Japanese murder mystery, first published in 1946, by a man who was apparently a huge fan of the western Golden Age mystery. This is the first book in the Kosuke Kindaichi series that he wrote dozens of novels for. Kindaichi-san is very unlike his British counterparts, Poirot, … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:36 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Henry James would not have understood what a smart house is.

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

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I read the first third of this in my paperback copy, then switched over to the audio to see if I could jump start my interest in it again. It worked! For a while, at least. It helped me get through the book, anyway. I liked the audio version better. I was super into this book at first, but as soon … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:35 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

“Kids are mirrors, reflecting back everything that happens to them. You’ve got to make sure they’re surrounded by good things.”

Sundial by Catriona Ward

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Much as the cover suggests, this book is creepy and twisty as heck. It’s an exploration of nature versus nature and the fears parents have about passing their trauma on to the next generation. “I have the familiar growing sense that always fills me at Sundial: that this is the only real place on … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Horror · Tags: , ·

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia

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I'm going to start this review like an online recipe: by providing a long back-story that is not relevant to why you are here. I have always been an avid reader and have dabbled a bit with writing. Several years ago, I attempted to participate in the Cannonball Read. I posted exactly one … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: ·


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