Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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An avid reader who has slipped a little in the reading stakes in the past few years. And definitely slipped a little

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Other things I have read – a mixed basket of books i finally finished

Prime Meridian by Silvia Morena-Garcia

I Have Always Been Me: A Memoir by Precious Brady-Davis

Servant of the Underworld by Aliette de Bodard

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An assortment of books that have been on my kindle for a while – half read and now finally finished Prime Meridian More of a novella, this is set in a near future where humanity is starting to head to Mars, but much of our current issues are are still there.  The heroine, Amelia, doesn’t have much money. She scrapes a living with various tasks and dreams of being an astronaut.  She had a relationship with an artist who turned out to be wealthy, but […]

Summer reading: It’s in his kiss

It’s in his kiss by Jill Shalvis

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It’s been a while.  Not because I haven’t been reading, but trying to write an internal audit assessment and changing jobs made me avoid writing much else in the last few months.  So a mad dash to document what i have read. Starting with this one.  It’s a later entry into the Lucky Harbour series- a romance series set around a small seaside town in the Pacific Northwest with a high concentration of beautiful people getting together. This one features Becca, a travelling young woman […]

Sometimes a reread is not a good thing

Convergence by Sharon Green

Competitions by Sharon Green

Challenges by Sharon Green

Betrayals by Sharon Green

Prophecy by Sharon Green

Intrigues by Sharon Green

Deceptions by Sharon Green

Destiny by Sharon Green

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The books are all part of a series- or rather two series that are connected. They are responsible for me creating my account on Amazon, back in the day, so there are some fond memories.  I started reading the series at the library, but they didn’t have all the books, so I had to order from Amazon.  Later, I bought them again when I was in Australia, and now I have Kindle versions.  So, I liked them. Now, there are issues… The print covers are […]

The power of story

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

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I am going through a stressful time work wise and personal life, so have retreated to books i know i enjoy. I have certainly read this in the past, but it has probably been a decade.  In recent years i have been more interested in other strands of the Discworld than the witches. This is the second book in the witches line, or the third if you incorporate Granny Weatherwax in Equal Rites. It takes the three witches of Wyrd Sisters and mixes in stories […]

What did i just read!?

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

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CBR Bingo: Scandal So i recently found R/romance books.  This has been educational in many ways.  there are whole sub genres that i have remained blissfully ignorant of.  One of those is “I am hot for my boyfriend/exboyfriend’s father”.  This book is apparently a good example of the genre, which i am not likely to read many more of. So, the heroine (Jordan) is celebrating her 19th birthday and her shift has finished early.  Her boyfriend isn’t answering his phone, he has their working car […]

Adaptation in a time of Revolution

A gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

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This was my IRL book club’s choice for our July meeting.  At some point in June, the book was bought, but it was not on my Kindle.  I had not read it until yesterday when i realised i had a week to do so, and apparently it is long. I finished it in an afternoon. It also fits into the CBR bingo space of adaptation (camel). It is the story of Count Alexsander Rostov, who returned to Russia in 1918 from Paris, ensured his grandmother […]



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