Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Or You Could Try Talking Sometime?

The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh: A Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery by Claudia Gray

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Claudia Gray has written a series of murder mysteries set in Jane Austen’s Regency England, populated with characters from her most well-known books. The two main characters, however are OCs; Jonathan Darcy, the son of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett (of Pride and Prejudice fame) and Juliet Tilney, daughter of Catherine Morland and Henry Tilney (of Northanger Abbey). Jonathan and Juliet keep stumbling into situations involving murders, and they are the only two truly capable of solving them. In this, the third book of the […]

“These are the times in her life that Louise has felt most acutely the animal nature of her humanity, and therefore they have been the most comforting. To be a human is complex, and often painful; to be an animal is comfortingly simple and good.”

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

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It’s early, coming up on the end of March, but this book is in the running for my top book of the year. Everyone I know who has read this book has told me it is amazing. Everyone I know was telling me the truth, and now I keep recommending it to everyone else. One important caveat first, I do NOT think this book really works as an audiobook. Each chapter you are jumping characters and timelines and I could not follow it for the […]

“I am not responsible for the fake version of me you created in your head.”

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

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I cannot stop recommending this audiobook to people! It is twisty and dark and funny and surprising. I’m not sure if it would work in original book form, because the neat device about this book is that it’s a book, but also a podcast. I know, wait what? But it works so well! Five years ago Lucy’s best friend Savvy was murdered. Lucy was found covered in her blood, with no memory of what happened of the event. Everyone in her small town was quick […]

“Don’t you ever apologize for being who you are or let someone make you feel bad for being Black.”

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

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This book was the “One Book One Community” pick from my local library, wherein they pick a book, all of the book clubs read it, and they bring the author in to give a talk. They have a pretty good track record with me, picking something that I enjoy, and this year was no different. This debut novel walks a delicate line where it covers a lot of groud, but does so evenly which makes for a balanced and interesting novel. It’s a compelling mystery […]

“Being boring is among Cal’s main goals. For most of his life, one or more elements always insisted on being interesting, to the point where dullness took on an unattainable end-of-the-rainbow glow. Ever since he finally got his hands on it, he’s savored every second.

The Hunter (Cal Hooper #2) by Tana French

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We return to rural Ireland with Cal in this second installment of a new Tana French series. Cal came here after retiring from the Chicago police and in the first book was reluctantly pulled into town drama and an unsolved mystery. As with many French books, the ending of that one wasn’t wrapped up in a bow, but we learned who Cal was going to be: a man who would like to keep to himself, but won’t let the disadvantaged or those in need of […]

Why does Superman always get top billing?

Superman's Good Guy Gang by Rob Justus

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Perhaps I should not admit I read something like Superman’s Good Guy Gang by Rob Justus as it is, well, a bit on the less than mature side. This is not for the adult reader who likes a more sophisticated book, but if your child (or you) are a typical five to eight-year-old who has a slightly goofy sense of humor and likes superheroes then this is for you. So, in other words I will admit I read it and say I know there’s an […]



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