The end of the year is a perfect time for reflection. Let’s reflect on the most important part of your year – the books you read. First, I want to talk about the worst books I read this year. These books were a pain to read, but I did finish them (I am one of those always finish what you start people.) Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White – a read for my YA book group which we all hated, extremely violent story of sociopath […]

When you finish a really good book, you hate for it to end. That is why we all love sequels. Let’s have some fun with sequels. Since most of us don’t have the time or the talent to write a sequel to our favorite book, we can at least write the title. Even if the book already has a sequel with a different name, I am sure we can think up a better one. So here are my suggestions – original book title followed by […]

If you are reading this, then you have a Cannonball story!  For this diversion, we would like to hear your Cannonball story. How did you discover Cannonball Read? How long did you lurk or follow Cannonball Read? When did you finally join? What was the impetus to finally make that plunge and join? For me, I learned about Cannonball Read from faintingviolet, who I know in the real world. I don’t remember spending much time lurking. I immediately recognized that this was a place for […]

I have been thinking about how mystery and romance novels have so much in common. They may seem worlds apart, but once you look deeper you see otherwise. Here are some things that make them so much alike: sometimes published by a dedicated imprint like Harlequin or Crooked Lane Books both are fast, easy reads, “reader’s candy” they often have their own book store like The Ripped Bodice or The Mysterious Bookshop they have the same subgenres: historical, cozy, paranormal, fantasy, etc. in romance the […]

I love to read a good mystery. To be honest, I even like reading a not so good mystery. I read more mysteries than any other genre, including those for the mystery book group at my local library. There are a wide variety of mystery subgenres. Let’s look at a few: The Cozy Mystery – a small town (bonus points if there is a vicar), an amateur detective, a clever murderer on the loose, and an even cleverer “punny” book title – The Quiche of […]