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About kella

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Canadian girl; collector of Pride & Prejudice; trying (unsuccessfully) to read the books I already own before buying more.

kella's Reviews:

Belated Bingo Review… because staying on top of reviews is hard, guys.

The Secret Wife by Gill Paul

December 4, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

Yeahhhh… I was bound and determined to get that full card bingo… but plans went a bit sideways when I was REALLY good at the reading…. and REALLY bad at staying caught up with reviewing. So I’m determined to get my backlog cleared today, because I WILL end this year with a full Cannonball, dammit.   For years I’ve been an tad bit obsessed with anything related to the Romanovs. Their tragic story has captivated the world, and I can’t get enough – historical books, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Suspense Tagged With: conspiracy, Gill Paul, historical fiction, Romanov, The Secret Wife

kella's CBR11 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction, History, Suspense · Tags: conspiracy, Gill Paul, historical fiction, Romanov, The Secret Wife ·
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Oh, it’s a SERIES…. oops.

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

December 4, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

I did not realize until I was finished this book, that it’s actually #2 in a series. It didn’t really matter in terms of this story, but there’s a part of me that gets really irked by reading books out of order (even if the connection is loose). The Proposal starts at a Dodgers game, where Nikole is surprised by a scoreboard proposal from her boyfriend of five months… in which he even spelt her name wrong. She has no problem refusing the proposal, but an […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: chick lit, Fiction, jasmine guillory, Romance, The Proposal

kella's CBR11 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: chick lit, Fiction, jasmine guillory, Romance, The Proposal ·
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Is there anyone NOT reading this series? If so, what is the matter with you??

A Better Man by Louise Penny

December 4, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

Seriously though, there are enough Cannonballers who are on the Inspector Gamache train, that this should just be required reading. Amirite? [Review is semi-spoilery, depending on where you are in the series] Due to his questionable (yet, effective) methods of cracking a drug ring in the last book, Inspector Gamache found himself stripped of his title as head of the Quebec police department. This book sees him accepting a demotion and returning to his previous role as head of homicide. It’s a decision that is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: A Better Man, Canada, Fiction, Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, mystery, quebec

kella's CBR11 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: A Better Man, Canada, Fiction, Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny, mystery, quebec ·
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Just as great as 9th grade.

Cue For Treason by Geoffrey Trease

September 11, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

CBR11 Bingo – Back to School I read this book in my first semester of high school, in my 9th grade English class. All I really remembered was that it was set in Shakespearian England, and that I really liked it.  I apparently liked it so much that the copy on my bookshelf is my actual high school copy.  I wasn’t really the thieving type, and I don’t really remember why I didn’t have to return it at the end of the semester, but regardless, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Back to School, cbr11bingo, cue for treason, England, geoffrey trease, historical fiction, Shakespeare, young adult fiction

kella's CBR11 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Back to School, cbr11bingo, cue for treason, England, geoffrey trease, historical fiction, Shakespeare, young adult fiction ·
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Left wanting more… (and hooray – this completes two bingo lines!)

The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K Le Guin

September 11, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

CBR11 Bingo- Birthday   I had to find a square for my girl Le Guin on this bingo card, and fortunately her birthday was October 21, so that was an easy pick 🙂 I’ve had The Eye of the Heron  on my TBR list for a while, and this seemed like a perfect time to pick it up. I love Le Guin not only because of her writing itself, but for the fact that she is one of the truly great female fantasy/sci-fi writers. Even when […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Birthday!, cbr11bingo, Fiction, the eye of the heron, ursula k le guin

kella's CBR11 Review No:40 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Birthday!, cbr11bingo, Fiction, the eye of the heron, ursula k le guin ·
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Worth all the praise it has been given…

Becoming by Michelle Obama

September 2, 2019 by kella 1 Comment

CBR11 Bingo – Reader’s Choice (in place of Science)   I’ll admit that despite the hype surrounding this book, I initially had little interest in this memoir. It was a ‘meh, I’m sure I’ll get around to it someday, but it’s not near the top of my TBR pile’. I’m thinking it’s partially because I’m not a huge memoir person, partially because I’m not American, and partially because American politics makes my blood boil a little bit (no offence, eh?). But more and more people (specifically […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Becoming, cbr11bingo, female empowerment, Michelle Obama, reader's choice

kella's CBR11 Review No:39 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Becoming, cbr11bingo, female empowerment, Michelle Obama, reader's choice ·
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