Cannonball Read 18

A Splendid Time Travel Tale (Or, Connie Willis Deserves All of Her Awards)

January 26, 2014 by Honey Bee 10 Comments

Kivrin, a historian and student at Oxford in 2054, plans a trip to the Middle Ages using the well-established technology of “the net.” She must do extensive research in order to blend in with the locals. The history department’s technicians must perform complex calculations to get her to the right … [Read more]

Honey Bee's CBR6 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, ConnieWillis, Fiction, historical fiction ·

Like The Da Vinci Code, only better

January 26, 2014 by Valyruh Leave a Comment

Another Nic Costa crime thriller set in Rome, which reads less like a movie script and more like a subtler and fully-fleshed version of The Da Vinci Code. Young cop Nic Costa has recently been partnered with burned-out detective Luca Rossi and is sitting outside St. Marks Square trying to … [Read more]

Valyruh's CBR6 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Catholic church, mafia, Rome, serial killings, Vatican ·

Lady Macbeth

January 26, 2014 by kimberleybear Leave a Comment

Quick Synopsis: Lady Gruadh comes of age in 11th century Scotland and makes a play to become Queen of Scots Quick Review: A well-told story for anyone interested in Scottish history or the characters behind Shakespeare's famous (and fairly inaccurate) play Read the full review here … [Read more]

kimberleybear's CBR6 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: historical fiction, novel ·

Elves Don’t Fornicate

January 26, 2014 by Another Kate Leave a Comment

Rùnach is an elf, and Aisling is — well, that would be telling. Maybe they don’t actually have TEH ICKY SECKS? Maybe their passion is consummated mind-to-mind in the aether, amidst the starlight and the music of the spheres? What do I know, anyway? Read the whole review here! … [Read more]

Another Kate's CBR6 Review No:2 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: ·

Pro Gloria Dei

January 25, 2014 by Aquillia 1 Comment

I read half of this book at various points last year, and read the other half whilst on a 14 hour bus ride this week… so I’ll count this review for this year, especially since I wrote it on said 14 hour bus ride. This is a book about history; a book about a cathedral. It is about England and … [Read more]

Aquillia's CBR6 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: historical fiction, Ken Follett, Pillars of the Earth ·

Up in the Air

January 25, 2014 by anotterchaos Leave a Comment

A Cannonball reviewer recently commended an author for keeping himself (herself?) out of their nonfiction story, and letting the work speak for itself. I believe Mark Schreiber could take a note. Dreams of the Solo Trapeze purports to be a backstage tour of Cirque de Soleil. … [Read more]

anotterchaos's CBR6 Review No:4 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: biography, Circus, cirque, Non-Fiction, trapeze ·

Mary Benedict
on Maybe not all things need to be published
It was wrong to publish that stuff regardless. I seriously doubt it was with AR's consent and if it was,...
esmemoria
on Painfully Unfunny
You got that right!
BlackRaven
on Painfully Unfunny
Sounds like this book was 167 pages too long
BlackRaven
on The Joke’s On You
Sounds like The Stench was all the title needed
esmemoria
on The Joke’s On You
Practically every sentence is a joke omg, I recently finished a book like this. Hated it.

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