Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A good last book to this pretty good series.

Blood of Dragons (The Rain Wild Chronicles, #4) by Robin Hobb

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Dang, I thought I’d already reviewed this. Sorry I’m about to do a half-assed job because I had already scrubbed my critical thoughts from my brain upon my (imaginary) completion of this (nonexistent) review. This was definitely not Robin Hobb’s best series, and definitely a let-down after The Liveship Traders and The Tawny Man trilogies. But it was still good! Just not great. And this last book brought things to a conclusion in probably the best way it could. I actually think I was more […]

“Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.”

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

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Sooooooo, if you haven’t read any Brene Brown, I highly recommend her. Brown is a PhD who studies shame and vulnerability as a research professor at UT Austin. She has also written a number of books that straddle the line between self help and leadership. I came to her books through professional development: I wanted to become a better leader in my professional life, and her book Dare to Lead was suggested to me by my boss. One book in and I was officially hooked. […]

With Joyce as my witness

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

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This book is like a hug for your soul. And since I listened to the audio book, for the ears. I loved Thursday Murder Club, and when some trusted fellow readers told me the second one was even better, I was skeptical. But it’s so good! I love Joyce. I love Elizabeth. I love Ron and Ibrihim. Did I mention I love Joyce? The plot doesn’t really matter; it’s enough to get to hang out with these wonderful characters. But, in case you need more […]

What I read when everything is falling apart

Deal With the Devil by Kit Rocha

The Devil You Know by Kit Rocha

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The consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade and their signaling that they will be paving the way for the fascists is having immediate consequences in my life. In a few months my life will be very different and possibly significantly worse. It might be ok, but I have an anxiety disorder, so I’ll be catastrophizing for a good while. I feel like everything is falling apart and there’s nothing I can d to stop it. Since I can’t do anything […]

Grady is “a first-rate asshole.”

Mate Set by Laurann Dohnor

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Listen, I promise they won’t all be this long, but I had FEELINGS about this one. Mate Set by Laurann Dohner Story: 0 stars Narrator: 4.5 stars WARNING 1: CONSENT ISSUES WARNING 2: SPOILERS WARNING 3: I’D HAVE THROWN THIS BOOK IF IT HADN’T BEEN AN AUDIOBOOK I WAS PLAYING ON MY PHONE

June 2022 Leftovers

The Cage by Bonnie Kistler

Gangsterland by Tod Goldberg

Gone 'Til November by Wallace Stroby

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

Survivor's Guilt by Robyn Gigl

The Old Man by Thomas Perry

Iron Annie by Luke Cassidy

The Drop by Michael Connelly

The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw

Barbed Wire Heart by Tess Sharpe

Amateur City by Katherine V. Forrest

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

The Fury of Blacky Jaguar by Angel Luis Colón

He Kills Coppers by Jake Arnott

Lysistrata by Aristophanes

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I was dealing with work turmoil and on vacation for most of June so I didn’t get the chance to write as many in depth reviews as I’d have liked to. Which is a shame because some of these deserved a longer look; I just didn’t have the time or energy… The Cage **** I went back-and-forth on my review. I’ve been giving out a lot of 4-star reviews lately and considered docking the book for that reason since it’s very borderline. But the more I […]



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