Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

A Knight Like No Other

The Last Knight by Candice Proctor

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This is a medieval era romance, set in the time of Henry II , written by the same woman who penned the Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries.  Candice Proctor is her real name, and she had written several historical romances as such before using the pen name C.S. Harris.  Having enjoyed that series so much, I was curious to see what her older books were like. Lady Attica d’Alerion is nineteen and betrothed for political reasons to a fourteen year old boy named Fulk the Fat.  While this prospect isn’t great, she knows that she doesn’t have much say in the […]

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6/27/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:56 |

“If you had the time to lose, an open mind and time to choose.”

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

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  I avoided this book for years because I was told it was a romance novel and I have a prejudice against romance novels. Perhaps it was the seemingly endless supply of Harlequin books my mother seemed to devour. The closest I ever got was a minor obsession with V.C. Andrews which take a decidedly darker turn than the average “bodice ripper.” While I’m still not a fan of a straightforward romance novel, I have included books that fall under the “romance” umbrella into my TBR pile. This was the first and mostly like the most hefty in foray into […]

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6/27/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:24 |

Put on some lipstick and pull yourself together

The Angry Therapist: A No BS Guide to Finding and Living Your Own Truth by John Kim

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  I’m of the opinion that in a perfect world, therapy would be treated like any other kind of health maintenance. Some of us only need to go once or twice a year to make sure everything is still functioning like it should, and others might need a little more frequent fine tuning. But until that magical time occurs, we Americans are pretty much on our own as far as mental health. While John Kim’s book is by no means a replacement for a good counselor, it’s a great little guidebook for the basics of living your life honestly and […]

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6/26/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:23 |

You know, for kids!

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Volumes 1-2 by Brandon Montclare, Amy Reeder, Natacha Bustos

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About a year ago, the Marvel Comic Moon Girl got a lot of positive press because its heroine is a young girl of color and because it was revealed that Lunella Lafayette, aka Moon Girl, is perhaps the smartest character in the Marvel Universe, outshining intellects such as Tony Stark and Reed Richards. Lunella is a science/math/engineering wunderkind and a fourth grader. She is also bored at school, friendless, and, in her opinion, deeply misunderstood by most of the people in her life, including but not limited to parents and teachers. The cool thing about these Moon Girl books, and […]

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6/26/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:28 |

“And how many times have I prayed, that I would get lost along the way.”

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

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  Coincidentally, I started reading this book the day the movie trailer dropped. I first read The Gunslinger as a twelve year old who was blazing my way through Stephen King’s works. Like many preteens, I was overly fascinated with sex and violence but had no real appreciation of the consequences of either. I did not care for this book at the time. It was too abstract and had the feel of the old westerns that my dad and grandpa favored, which I studiously avoided as “old guy stuff.” As an adult, I recognize that The Gunslinger is a cut […]

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6/26/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:20 |

Much Ado About Harry

A Fashionable Indulgence by KJ Charles

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This is the first book in a series called A Society of Gentlemen, a Regency set trilogy about the lives and loves of a group of young men.  The first one is somewhat of a take on  My Fair Lady, with Harry Vane being plucked from the gutter to take his place in society as an heir to a fortune.  His parents were radical reformists, and died for the cause, leaving Harry on his own.  HIs grandfather had disowned Harry’s father for his marriage and his views, but now searches Harry out when the other heirs passed away.  The only problem […]

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6/26/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:55 |

A fantasy romance with a librarian heroine

The Pages of the Mind by Jeffe Kennedy

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3.5 stars From Goodreads: Magic has broken free all over the Twelve Kingdoms. The population is beset by shapeshifters and portents, landscapes that migrate, uncanny allies who are not quite human…and enemies eager to take advantage of the chaos.  Dafne Maillouix is no adventurer – she’s a librarian. But the High Queen trusts Dafne’s ability with languages, her way of winnowing useful facts from a dusty scroll, and even more important, the subtlety and guile that three decades under the thumb of a tyrant taught her. Dafne never thought to need those skills again. But she accepts her duty. Until […]

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6/25/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:59 |

Excellent book, God-awful cover. Seriously, Avon Marketing Department, WTF?

White Hot by Ilona Andrews

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This is book 2 in a trilogy and if you’ve not read Burn for Me yet, that’s where you really should begin. While you could begin the story with this one, you’ll get a better introduction to the story, characters and world-building if you start with book 1. It’s been a few months since the events of the first book, and Nevada has been practising her abilities, learning more about what she can do and how she can control them. She insists makes Augustine Montgomery agree to let her question a suspected serial killer of little girls, in order to […]

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6/25/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:58 |

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