Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I love to read. I'm usually reading at least 3 books at a time. They're not all good... some are really bad. I have trouble not finishing books though. Now CBR has doubled down on that trouble, because I want to get credit for reading the bad ones too!

kfishgirl's Reviews:

A Feminist serial killer romp

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

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Some people are offended by the idea of a woman taking the law into her own hands and murdering rapists. I am not one of those people, especially in this nearly Handmaid’s Tale existence we’re currently living in. Sorry not sorry. Our main characters are Scarlett Clark and Carly Schiller. One is the aforementioned murderess (and English professor), and the other is a kinda scared college student. We travel between these two ladies stories throughout the book. They both are associated with Gorman University. That’s […]

A short but interesting story

Signal Moon by Kate Quinn

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I think this book was a short that fulfilled a Kindle reading challenge accomplishment, so it was kind of a random pick. I didn’t know anything about the interception and decryption of enemy naval communications. I’m not that into history, so that isn’t a surprise. This story centers around a woman named Lily who works in Bletchley Park in 1943 decrypting enemy communications. She scans through radio transmissions and passes on what she hears to her superiors. If there’s anything helpful or actionable, they can […]

Lots of A Court of Thorns and Roses reviews (3.5 to be exact)

A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Thorns and Roses #2 by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Wings and Ruin, A Court of Thorns and Roses #3 by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Frost and Starlight, A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1 by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Silver Flames, A Court of Thorns and Roses #4 by Sarah J. Maas

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Book #2: So, I mostly liked the first book a lot. Wow, that wasn’t a very ringing endorsement. Let’s try it again. The first book pissed me off at the beginning, then got better, then bad stuff happened, and then it all worked out in the end. I can’t say I loved it, but I wanted to see what happened next, so that’s a plus. FYI – spoilers abound At the end of the first book, Feyre dies saving all of fae kind. The 7 […]

Not the final in the series, but my final read of Dune books

Children of Dune, Dune #3 by Frank Herbert

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We’re not that far ahead in time after Dune Messiah. For a recap – at the end of Messiah Paul kinda just wandered away into the desert after Chani died in childbirth. It’s not a spoiler for Children of Dune, but totally for Messiah. If you’re reading this review, I really hope you’ve read Messiah, or just don’t care if you’re spoiled! Paul Muad’Dib’s kids Leto and Ghanima are under the care of their aunt Alia. She’s kinda crazy though. She is the same “type” […]

Wolves rule

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

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My sister’s sister in law gave her this book to read, and then she recommended it to me. They read the hardcover version, but I totally recommend the audiobook version. The narrator is Australian, as is the main character. I think I’m a total sucker for a good accent, especially in a narrator. Anyway, let us start with some trigger warnings. There are animal deaths in this book. Going into a book about wolves, I knew that there would probably be some carnage. I asked […]

This book really made me not give a F*ck

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

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I’m not sure what got me to read this book, but apparently something enticed me. I think I liked the idea of not being positive all the time. I have a tendency to be relentlessly positive. Sometimes it works, but sometimes it doesn’t. I’m not sure if my problem was the narrator, or the words, but I was frequently annoyed by this book. I think one of my issues was the gratuitous F bombs. Like obviously by the title, there will be F*cks. I have […]



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