Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The (rear) end

My Brother's Butt Is Haunted by Dan Poblocki and James Rey Sanchez

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Just in time for the Halloween season (or more accurately, late summer 2025), My Brother’s Butt Is Haunted by Dan Poblocki and illustrated by James Rey Sanchez will be out. Hopefully. I mean someone could raise a stink and say it is inappropriate, it is a real foul bomb or something. I mean, many people will think this is a gas, but you know people can sometimes not get into the spirit of things. When two brothers go to spend the night together at their […]

A Masterclass In Gaslighting

I Need You To Read This by Jessa Maxwell

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Kudos to Maxwell for creating such an intensely uneasy atmosphere. Halfway through I was convinced most of the characters were imaginary, maybe the events happening weren’t happening, am I even reading this book? By the time I was about to roar through the last 100 pages I was questioning whether I was imaginary. We begin with the brutal murder of beloved advice columnist Francis Keen. Less than a year later the crime remains unsolved but her position as the beloved ‘Dear Constance’ writer needs to […]

A Caper That Fell Flat

Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

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Finley Donovan is a struggling single mother of two. Her jerk of an ex-husband is busy building the perfect life with his fiancee (and affair partner) and judging every mistake Finlay makes. Money is tight, he’s just fired the nanny, and Finlay is months behind on her overdue novel – and she’s already spent the advance. Finlay is overheard discussing the book – a murder mystery featuring an assassin – with her agent, and is mistaken for a contract killer herself. A desperate wife offers […]

Quick, Decent Thriller

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

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CW: Self harm I was always a little regretful that I saw Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl in the theater instead of reading the book. The movie was excellent, but I suspect the twists would have been even more surprising in book form. The movie did leave me wanting to read at least one Gillian Flynn book, though, and that’s where Sharp Objects comes in. Sharp Objects is a quick, well paced read that features the main character Camille, a reporter from Chicago. Two young girls […]

A gripping Southern noir

All Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

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When not reading romance, I love me some mysteries! I usually stray into cozies with pun titles, but been known to enjoy a good detective novel too. All Sinners Bleed was my first read from S.A. Cosby. The novel follows Titus Crowne, a newly elected Black sheriff when tragedy befalls the hometown where he serves. A school shooting uncovers buried secrets and forces the town to reckon with the concept of murderers in their midst. Titus was in the FBI and came home to live […]

Murder at a Prep School

The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman

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Amy is a senior at the prestigious private boarding school, Meadowbrook Academy. It’s Senior Week, just before the start of the school year, and Amy and her best friend and roommate Sarah are ready for boathouse parties, soccer practice, and making every aspect of their last year at Meadowbrook epic. So what if they got into an argument at last night’s party? Amy and Sarah always make up. But not this time. Amy wakes up the morning after the party to discover that Sarah and […]



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