Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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4 Star Reviews

“Because there are 176 definitions for the word loser on urbandictionary.com. Don’t Be a Statistic.” - Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

Holding out for a hero… - Blubber by Judy Blume

The Game’s A Leg, Er, Afoot - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

For The Trees - The Familiar, Volume 2: Into The Forest by Mark Z. Danielewski

An indie action-comedy-thriller starring Ram McJohnbo - Further Complications by Bryn Schurman

Wherever Historians Go, Chaos is Sure to Follow - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

“If I’ve learned one thing today, it’s that teenage girls make Moriarty look like a babe in the woods.” - The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5) by Tana French

History and intrigue and a dash of WTF - The Serpent Garden by Judith Merkle Riley

strumming the cosmic chord - How Music Works by David Byrne

Zailer & Waterhouse #8 - The Carrier (Spilling CID #8) by Sophie Hannah

I’m Starting With The Man in the Mirror - Boogeymany: The First Boogeymen Collection by Brian J. Prisco

The Expanded Universe is dead! Long live the Expanded Universe! - Star Wars: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig

“Things had changed and would continue to change until there was room for everyone to have a normal life…” - Jubilee Manor by Bethany Hagen

Study of a Sociopath - Remember Me This Way by Sabine Durrant

I’m surprised that this one hasn’t broken out yet - Weird Girl and What's His Name by Meagan Brothers

Benincasa’s Back! - DC Trip by Sara Benincasa

A delightful second essay collection - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

Like three tumblersful of raspberry cordial. Okay, maybe just two. - Ana of California by Andi Teran

Bret Easton Ellis goes bananas. Hijinks ensue. - Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis

Black Comedy in WWII - Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans

Melissa & Joan - The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief and Manipulation by Melissa Rivers

An addictive page-turner - An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Sticks To Your Ribs - The Cook by Harry Kressing

We Come From The Land of The Ice and Snow - Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

My Wayward Son - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

The Time Has Come The Walrus Said To Talk Of Many Things - The Marvels by Brian Selznick

Satisfying series ender, but not as good as I remembered. - Vision of the Future (The Hand of Thrawn, #2) by Timothy Zahn

Creepily Delicious - Slade House by David Mitchell

Real Life Role Models - Sisters in Law by Linda Hirshman

Goblins and emperors and airships, oh my! - The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

Fake It Til You Make It - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Mind the Gap - Bone Gap by Laura Ruby

An abusive boyfriend that lives inside your mind - Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer & Thom Rutledge

“No one knows as well as I how much nonsense is printed in books.” - Romancing Mr. Bridgerton (Bridgertons #4) by Julia Quinn

“I think it’s a good bet that you never know who is going to tear the tits off a cow on any given day…” - A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis

Spooky story for a cold, winter night. - The Lady in Black by Susan Hill

Thank goodness for consistent authors - Who do you love by Jennifer Weiner

The Secrets We Keep - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

YA that everyone should read - Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

A must read for urban fantasy fans - Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older

She can shapeshift into a shark with boobs! - Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

No vampires, obsessive fans, evil clowns, psychic teens or weary gunslingers in this one. There is a ghost, though. - Joyland by Stephen King

Victorian Romance That Even Delivers on the Title - And Then He Kised by Laura Lee Guhrke

“I shouldn’t mind being a bride at a wedding if I could be one without having a husband.” - Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

It Might be Easier. But it Wouldn’t be Better. - Furiously Happy: a funny book about horrible things by Jenny Lawson

I can’t wait to see what Bryan Fuller does with this source material - American Gods: Tenth Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman

A historical romance with a refresingly realistic approach to class differences - Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh

A cozy romance with some history thrown in - The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley

Faith+Food+Focus+Friends+Fitness= Good Health - The Daniel Plan by Rick Warren, Dr. Daniel Amen, & Dr. Mark Hymen

On “Significance,” Asimov’s Zeroth Law, and R-E-S-P-E-C-T - Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

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