Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


A Cannonball prize and a bingo (Bingo #3)

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

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4.5 stars #CBR12 Bingo: No Money (in fact, won in the prize raffle for the first annual CBR Bingo) Official book description: Fifteen years ago, a murder-suicide in room 712 rocked the grand old Bellweather Hotel and the young bridesmaid who witnessed it, Minnie Graves. Now hundreds of high school musicians have gathered at the Bellweather for the annual Statewide festival; Minnie has returned to face her demons; and a blizzard is threatening to trap them all inside. When a young prodigy disappears from infamous room […]

“How many people has this hotel eaten?”

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

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This was an interesting, if slightly uneven, read — it gripped me right from the start. “Maybe that’s what he reminds her of: they are both full of dark corners, odd places, possibly ghosts.” 15 years ago, a 12 year old Minnie Graves witnesses something terrible at the Bellweather Hotel after her older sister’s wedding: a murder-suicide of a bride and groom. In present day, Minnie has returned — along with hundreds of students and teachers. The Bellweather, still clinging to its former glory days, […]

A loner, wisecracking friend, an adoring teen and a cagey young heir walk into a billionaires’ treasure hunt

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia

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#cbr11bingo #SummerRead Summer time and the livin’ is easy, so you need a fun, easy, vacation read. And Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia fits that bill. (And fits my #cbr11bingo #summerread requirement). Like several of my reads this year, this book has a “How I found it” story. Picture it, lunch June 2019. A woman is sitting at a table. Crap all over it (nobody cleans up after themselves) but there, in the middle of it all was a book with a […]

An Odd Delight

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In November 1982, a horrible event occurs at the Bellweather Hotel. A murder-suicide, witnessed by a young bridesmaid, Minnie Graves, leaves its imprint on both her and the hotel. Fifteen years later, the hotel is gearing up for the Statewide Festival, where hundreds of high school musicians come for a weekend of study and performance. Among them are Alice Hatmaker and her twin brother Rabbit (real name Bert). Both are battling with the usual issues of growing up and possibly apart, and when Alice’s roommate […]

A mystery for music nerds :)

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 This book is the most recent addition to my collection that I have purchased based solely on CBR reviews.  I’ve learned that when a book keeps popping up here, it’s for good reason and y’all can be trusted to recommend some good stuff! Bellweather Rhapsody is set in an aging hotel in upstate New York during an annual high school music festival. Fifteen years ago there was a murder-suicide in room 712, and this year a girl has gone missing from that same room. It’s […]

Never Doubt Rainbow Rowell…OR Scootsa1000!

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First, you should probably go read Scootsa1000’s review here…because her review made me want to read the book–and what if I don’t do as good of a job? Then you’ll be missing out on a great book recommended by Rainbow Rowel AND Scootsa1000!  I don’t want that on my conscience. Ok.  I’ll start here. I loved this book.  If that were enough, that’s all I would say.  But I’ll say a little more.  Have you ever read the Ice Storm where you know everything is […]



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