Cannonball Read 18

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Fooled me twice, shame on me

The Shippers by Katherine Center

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2.5 stars Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. This book will be out on May 19th. Josephine “JoJo” Burton runs away from her own wedding, after her childhood best friend, Cooper Watts, shows up unexpectedly from London just as she’s about to walk down the aisle, and makes her realise that she really doesn’t want to be with her fiancee. The next morning, he’s on a plane back to London. JoJo has never been lucky […]

Sailing with a cat, dog, parrot, rat and some humans

 Trim Sets Sail  by Deborah Hopkinson

Trim Helps Out  by Deborah Hopkinson

Trim Saves the Day. by Deborah Hopkinson

Trim Sails the Storm  by Deborah Hopkinson

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#CBR16SweetBooks  Binge (four books same series/read back-to-back) Recently I accidentally found myself bingeing a series when I found (in my old) online reading links to copies of Trim Helps Out and Trim Sets Sail by Deborah Hopkinson (the author of way too many wonderful books to name here) and illustrated by Kristy Caldwell (illustrator of some delightful other books such as two I enjoyed, Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird and Flowers for Sarajevo). Both of the new found titles are from October 2023, and I read them out of order (as […]

This Chicken is no chicken!

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The Hen Who Sailed Around the World by Guirec Soudee is the true story of Soudee’s 3,400-mile sea voyage with his pet hen, Monique. That pretty much sums up the story. There are lots of wonderful photographs of Soudee with Monique. And lots of wonderful photographs of Monique by herself. Not to mention lots of wonderful photographs of some of the friends they meet along the way. And we cannot forget the lots and lots of photographs of ice. Lots and lots of ice. The […]

Back at sea with my imaginary BFF’s

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Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin series is one of my favourites of all time. Despite initially not having much of a clue what the many, different sailing terms meant, somewhere in the first instalment I fell hook, line and sinker for the characters – particularly for the delightfully grumpy Stephen Maturin – and since then, whenever times have got tough and I need a pick-me-up, I treat myself to a little holiday in their company. As O’Brian is deceased and the series numbers twenty books, I’ve been […]

I Hope People Don’t Describe Me Based on My Moles (PLEASE)

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Rob and Anna are an English couple on vacation.  On their first night, they meet an American couple who run boat charters to Roatan.  Rob feels an instant connection to Owen and wants to take them up on their offer.  Anna, however, is “always cautious and afraid of everything” as Rob describes CONSTANTLY to anyone who will listen.  So of course, Anna has a few thoughts about spending 10 days on a boat with two people she barely knows. Geez Anna, what a buzz kill […]

Play the song of life, write the words that sing.

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This review is for the audio version of this book. As a public service announcement, I recommend that you check in with your local library to see if they support OneClickdigital or other apps that let you download audiobooks to your smartphone via library membership. I have listened to a lot of hot bestsellers this way for free! Free! The Little Paris Book Shop is about a lot of things: the love of books, the art of living, courage, delicious food, loyal friends, and second […]



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