Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Two tales of Charlotte

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas

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I finished reading these two books recently, and since they shared a common named protagonist, it seemed like a no brainer to review them together.  Both of these feature Charlotte Holmes, solver of mysteries, but in very different settings. Book:  A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro “The two of us, we’re the best kind of disaster. Apples and oranges. Well, more like apples and machetes.”  There are many iterations and retelling of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson out there these days.  This one is […]

Finding Repentance

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This is book three in the Sins of the City series, and it wraps up the thread of mystery that has been running through the previous books.  I’m not sure if I can avoid revealing some spoilers from the first two books, and you really need to read the whole series to get full understanding of what is going on.  In fact, this one backtracks somewhat to start with, to reveal some of the details from the end of book two.  An investigation has been […]

More March family madness

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This is book four in the Lady Julia Grey series, and it begins with the newly wedded couple of Julia and Brisbane on their extended honeymoon.  They are enjoying their connubial bliss, away from the clutches of the March family, but this bliss is interrupted by the arrival of Julia’s sister Portia and brother Plum.  Portia is on a mission to India, in a manner of speaking, to be with the woman who left her previously so that she could have a normal life and […]



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