Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

GET OUT OF THERE!!!

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

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Jules Larsen just needs a break.  On the same day, she loses her job and comes home to her boyfriend having sex with another woman on the couch.  Up to her eyeballs in college loan debt and nowhere to live, she’s elated when she sees an ad on Craigslist offering $4000 a month to stay in the Bartholomew, a very fancy NYC apartment building that caters to the rich and famous as an apartment sitter.  When she’s shown the space she’s also told the rules:  […]

Full Throttle – Another good short story collection from the Kings

Full Throttle by Joe Hill

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I have enormous respect for authors who step out of their comfort zone to try new things in their writing style. Joe Hill has always done that and this collection is no different. Most of the stories work but unfortunately some fell flat to me. When one takes chances, that is invariably a result, but as a reader I respect the effort and it makes me want to read more of that author going forward. There are two stories Joe wrote with his Dad, Stephen […]

If you like Lovecraftian horror, you might like this better than I did.

Maplecroft (The Borden Dispatches, #1) by Cherie Priest

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Before you read too much of my blather, the gist of this review will be that this book was Not For Me. Those two stars mean, “not to my tastes or preferences,” not “this book is very flawed and here’s why.” The review might still be of interest for you for the purposes of finding out if the book might be For You. Maplecroft is an epistolary novel that posits the what if of: What if Lizzie Borden famously murdered her parents for a good […]

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!!! […]

Harrowing

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

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Technically, I finished this book about an hour before the calendar ticked over to 2020, but it still counts to CBR12! The fact that I was reading that late on NYE gives you an insight into the intensity of this book. I simply couldn’t put it down as it reached it’s crescendo. Bird Box is a psychological paranormal thriller about the end of the world, told through the eyes and ears of Malorie – a women holding it all together for the sake of those […]



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