Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Government drone by day and book lover and geek girl by night! I review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, and NetGalley.

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Wonderful Mystery with Hard Looks at the Lives of Wives and Women

For the Sake of Elena by Elizabeth George

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Wow. I really really liked this one a lot. I have to say that George did a masterful job of peeling off the layers of who murdered Elena Weaver as well as how Lynley has been selfish in his pursuit of Lady Helen. We also get a great look at Havers home life now that her father has passed. Havers struggles with whether she can keep having a neighbor watch her mother or finally have her mother at a home where she can be safe, […]

Mixed Bag of Newest Collection by Chiang, but Still Enjoyed

Exhalation by Ted Chiang

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Well, I think that all in all I had a mixed reaction to this newest collection of short stories by Chiang. Some were pitch perfect. Others went on too long and just had a garbled message in my opinion. I still love how he talks about things such as fate, faith, love, and even touches upon how technological advancements does not always equal making things better for human beings or other species. Per usual, here are my individual ratings for the short stories. “The Merchant […]

I Am Not Impressed

A Keeper by Graham Norton

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be released on August 13, 2019.  I tend to wait at least a day after finishing a book to post a review, but I am highly annoyed right now and just want to put this book behind me. I maybe at one point while reading this ARC said are you serious and then started muttering to myself about just DNFing it. I don’t like to […]

What Makes a Family

L is for Lawless by Sue Grafton

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Have to say that this one was pretty good though the usual suspects are not in it much (Rosie, Henry, William, etc.). We have Kinsey following someone who stole something from a neighbor/client’s home and then gets caught up with I guess you can just say are a family of not so bright thieves. Kinsey is still prepping for Rosie and William’s wedding in this one. She is asked by Henry to do a favor for the family of an old neighbor of both of […]

Solid Entry in the World of Kinsey Millhone

K is for Killer by Sue Grafton

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Sigh. I needed a comfort read and even though I have read this book many many times, I was happy to re-read it again. I have this book in hardcover so it was perfect to read as I sat by the pool on Sunday afternoon. Grafton takes Kinsey through the nightlife in Santa Teresa. She feels adrift as she investigates who could have killed Lorna Kepler. With Henry being away visiting his siblings she feels even more adrift. I liked how Grafton chose to end […]

What a Waste of Time

Void Moon by Michael Connelly

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I don’t want to even see the word “void” for a month. It’s repeated throughout this book and also moons are shown. I just wanted to finish this so I could count it to Horror Aficionados ABC Challenge. If it wasn’t for that, I would have DNFed this thing on Sunday. “Void Moon” follows Cassie Black. Cassie we find out through a long winding road is an ex-felon. She decides to take one last heist in order to get enough funds to kidnap her daughter […]



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