Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I have failed every Cannonball Read that I've ever participated in, except my very first one. I am consistent, I'll give myself that much.

Melina's Reviews:

What Lies Beneath?

The Deep: A Novel of Terror Beneath the Sea by Michaelbrent Collings

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There was a time, starting at the age of 14/15 where I was a scuba diver.  I’d still be one, but children, money and vacation time all get in the way when you’re an adult.  But having been a diver, I feel like this book holds a particularly chilling place in my heart.  So first, I have to ask you, do you like horror?  Oh you do? Excellent! This book is for you!  How about The Thing (it happens to be my favorite movie)?YOU DO? TWINSIES!!! […]

Why Did I Wait So Long

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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I received the book The Hating Game from our Cannonball book exchange, it’s been languishing on my “to read” list on Goodreads forever.  But here’s my secret, I haven’t really read many romance novels since maybe 5th grade? Well, I’ve read The Hating Game now, and I have feelings…so, so many feelings.  I don’t think I’ve cried reading a book in a very long time.  Towards the end I had to stop reading for a stretch because I think I was worrying at least one […]

Literally, Off the Rails…and So, So Good!

Point Blank by Peter Vonder Haar

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This is the second Clarke & Clarke mystery from Peter Vonder Haar where we follow the Clarke twins once again, up to their necks in danger.  Of course, Cy and Charlie aren’t alone in the mayhem set against a Houston background, their big brothers attempt to help as they can. Can you really help Cy when he succeeds so often by running into danger head first?  You know what the law of diminishing returns is, right? If you keep doing something enough times you won’t […]

Having a Sister Sounds “Fun”

My Sister, the Serial Killer: A Novel by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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I received this book from the lovely Katie for our holiday book exchange. It’s been on my list for awhile but I  hadn’t gotten around to it.  Until yesterday.  Yesterday I sat and read the entire book, it’s a very fun read…which seems like a weird thing to say if you found out that your beloved sister is a 5’2″ gorgeous dynamo of a serial killer, possessing a very large knife to commit her crimes.  Luckily for Ayoola (the serial killer), her older less attractive […]

The Titles Aren’t Subtle, but the Books are Substantial

Stillhouse Lake (Book 1) by Rachel Caine

Killman Creek (Stillhouse Lake series book 2) by Rachel Caine

Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine

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Gina Royal didn’t know she was married to a monster. Her whole life changed  as she pulls up to her home where there’s been an accident. A drunk driver crashes   into her husband’s garage turned “workspace” revealing that what Melvin Royal was actually working on in that garage was becoming a prolific serial killer.  At first, the police don’t believe that Gina had no knowledge of what her husband had been doing so for two years, she lost her children and was embroiled in a […]

What was there before girls were on trains and gone?

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

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Yet another book for the people who enjoyed Gone Girl and Girl on A Train.  I am actually far over seeking books out that say this on the cover because I’ve been burned. And also? Gone Girl was fun because it was new and different. It was fun deciding if I wanted to root for evil…but now? Old hat, I’ve read thousands of books for fans of GG and GoAT…none of them really seemed anything like that.  This is no exception, but I’m happy to […]



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