Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party by Cathy Kelly

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So this hands-down was one of my least favorite Cathy Kelly books. This was all over the place and unlike her other books dealing with sisters, there was too much going on for you to even follow one person’s storyline in a coherent way. I also didn’t find the whole thing with Savannah realistic because it seemed to be going on for years and her family who supposedly is so close didn’t notice? I just found the plot contrivance this all happen the week of […]

Great Look at What Makes a Family

The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly

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So the newest by Cathy Kelly really hit home. I thought she did a great job with Freya and Freya’s inner voice, Mildred. I also thought at times Freya was acting so unreasonable and I am glad that the book didn’t hide away from how she was behaving at times. I also am glad that not everything ends up happily ever after with several real life events in Freya’s life. I think with contemporary romances authors often want to make everyone be happy and in […]

Following Three Women on Their 30th, 40th, and 50th Birthdays

The Year That Everything Changed by Cathy Kelly

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Well this was ultimately a delightful read. I really got a kick out of following Ginger, Sam, and Callie. I thought it was an odd writing choice that had Kelly go back one month before their birthdays and then jump forward again. Other than that, I enjoyed this book and found Ginger to be the character that I felt for and wanted to read more about. That said, I still enjoyed the characters of Sam and Callie. “The Year Everything Changed” follows  Ginger, Sam, and […]



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