Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Reading has slowed down a bit lately, but I won't let that stop me!

Lisa Bee's Reviews:

Great Premise That Fell Apart Under the Weight of It’s Episodic Musings

Beirut Hellfire Society by Rawi Hage

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Beirut Hellfire Society is more a book of moments and observation than an active plot, and as such lost me at times, despite the promising premise. It focuses on an undertaker named Pavlov in 1978 Beirut, as war rages throughout the city and surrounding areas. Amidst all the carnage and daily death, Pavlov finds himself in the employment of a mysterious group known as the Hellfire Society. His job is to secretly give them their last burial and rites, as they would otherwise be denied […]

The Aliens are Just a Catalyst for These Deeply Human Journeys

I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi

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Number 2 of my reads for the #CannonBookClub this June, and it’s a bit of a different tone from my previous read of The Disasters, but I have really enjoyed both so far! I Hope You Get This Message begins after earth unscrambles a message from an alien planet, stating that they will be deliberating whether or not to terminate earth within 1 week. While most of the world scrambles to bunker down or descends into chaos, this novel focuses on  three teenagers each with […]

Cool Premise, but a So-So Execution

All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban

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“Welcome to dinner, and again, congratulations on being selected. Now you must do the selecting.” I hadn’t actually heard of this novel before, but saw it was a new offering on my library app, along with a comparison to One of Us Is Lying, a book that I reasonably enjoyed, coupled with a juicy-sounding concept. And given that I recently binged the Netflix Series, Elite, you might say I enjoy soapy teen dramas involving murder, secrets, the whole shebang from time to time. Yet, despite […]

A Dash of Courage, a Pinch of Brains, a Splash of Luck, and a Whole Lot of Heart

The Disasters by M.K. England

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This was my first choice for reading out of the options of June’s The Future is Queer #CannonBookClub, though to be honest all of the 4 possible books for the book club sounded right up my alley! A group of so-called disasters having to come together to save themselves and the universe? A found family that comes together through their shared factor of being outcasts in one way or another? I love to see it. The Disasters opens with a group of 4 young people […]

Does the Actual Plot Feel a Little Secondary to the Romance? Yes. Does that Really Matter? Mileage May Vary, but It’s Fine by Me!

Spellbound (Magic in Manhattan #1) by Allie Therin

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As I continue my journey with audiobooks (a new development for me over the past couple of months), my enjoyment of them has varied considerably depending on the narrator. In this case, it was a mixed bag: for the most part it was good but as the reading went on it’s as if more quirky inflections and voices were being out on to differentiate characters and moods, and honestly I’m learning that I hate the addition of silly voices to distinguish the characters. I can […]

This Feeling of Numbness is Highly Relatable but Not The Best Reading Experience

The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

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Right off the bat I will say that I have not watched the HBO adaptation of this novel, so my review is free of any comparisons which may have affected my feelings on the novel. That said, it seems a little counterintuitive to read a story about the aftermath of the disappearance (and seeming death) of a percentage of the population around the world given *gestures vaguely* everything, you know? But I thought, maybe this will make these strange feelings and emotions I’m having right […]



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