Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Women Will Do What They Need to Survive

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

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Best for: Those who enjoy a bit of mystery, a bit of revenge, and some history. In a nutshell: Two parallel stories: In the late 1700s, Nella runs a secret apothecary in London to assist women who need freeing from abusive men. In the current day, Caroline has come to London to celebrate her 10th anniversary, only just before leaving the US for the trip, she found out her husband had been having an affair. Worth quoting: N/A – Audio book Why I chose it: […]

Stranger Than Fiction, Sort Of

The Woman Who Lied by Claire Douglas

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Best for: Fans of this genre. In a nutshell: Emilia is a successful author of mystery novels. She’s working on her latest book when some odd things start happening … right out of her novels. Including the latest unpublished one. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I’ve enjoyed her previous books. Review: I sped listened to this book because it was so interesting to me. Emilia is divorced and remarried – she co-parents her daughter with her ex-husband, who is now married to one […]

“This killer was just herself turned inside out. Her fatal inversion.”

Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney

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Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. This is a slow, quiet, dark book. Don’t go in expecting anything in your face. It actually took me a bit to become emotionally into, but this turned out to be worth the wait. I just had to get in the right headspace. That said, it does feel like something is lacking for me, that ineffable thing, that would make this a five star read. I’m not sure […]

“Just thinking of all the ways this can go horribly wrong.”

10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall

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Sam Becker manages a bed and bath department store and has some wacky employees reporting to him.  While the employees keep making Sam’s retail life interesting in various ways, he likes his job.  He however does not like his boss, Jonathan (“His Royal Dickishness”).  The feeling is mutual, as Jonathan is out to make money and Sam’s store is not making their targets.  So Sam gets called down to headquarters (in London) to be given an ultimatum – fire some of the staff and get […]

It’s not a walk in the woods

At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

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I’ve already read A Walk in the Woods and The Body by Bill Bryson, and I found them both entertaining and informative. So, when I went looking for another audiobook for my commute, I decided to give At Home: A Short History of Private Life (2010) by Bryson a shot. Bill Bryson lives in an old parsonage in a rural part of England, and he uses this home as a framework to work through a lot of history that made his home a home. Although he goes into a number of […]

“Fascinating. You look all frail and breakable, but you’re really a violent little thing, aren’t you?”

The Fourth Wing Part 1 by Rebecca Yarros

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I do not enjoy young adult novels. This is very much a young adult novel. It claims to be general content, but it is a beat by beat young adult Hunger Games type novel, with maybe a bit more gore. Plot: There’s a ruthless society and they send everyone to a school where people get placed in different colleges. This time, it’s classic high school rules – the jocks go to fight, the nerds go to the library, and we don’t really care about anyone […]



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