Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“She dabbed at her nose with a handkerchief, looking about as demure as an axe murderess.”

The Dorothy Parker Murder Case (Jacob Singer #1) by George Baxt

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On the day after Rudolph Valentino’s death, a showgirl’s body is found in George S. Kaufman’s hideaway, and Dorothy Parker and Alexander Woollcott enter an unfamiliar world of murder and mayhem. Helped by semi-corrupt cop Jacob Singer, the two try to get to the bottom of it all, in an affair that starts with someone modeling themselves after Jay Gatsby, and ending with a little known Chicagoan named Al Capone. I’m not 100% sure what I thought of this book. Don’t know if anyone was […]

A strong finish to a nicely done series.

Wonderstruck by Allie Therin

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Wonderstruck is a strong finish for Allie Therin’s historical urban fantasy series, Magic in Manhattan. To recap, Arthur “Ace” Kensie is the younger son of a wealthy and politically powerful New York family. As a lieutenant in the army fighting in WWI, he discovered that magic exists. Though he has no magic, he becomes part of an unofficial group of magic users trying to protect the world from paranormals who want to use magic for evil reasons. Theodore “Rory” Brodigan (not his real name) is […]

Does More Than What it Says on the Tin

Spellbound: A Paranormal Historical Romance by Allie Therin

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First of all, if you like KJ Charles and Cat Sebastian, you may like Spellbound. It is in fact a paranormal historical romance, and more. It is gloriously queer and diverse and heartfelt. For a historical romance, the setting and time period is unusual – New York City in 1925. Close enough that it feels almost familiar, but far enough away that we believe the social barriers that keep Arthur and Rory apart. I really loved this book, but before we get into how much […]



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