Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The corruption of the rich

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

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I think I discovered The Heiress (2024) by Rachel Hawkins when I was browsing through my library app looking for available books. Surprisingly, I don’t think I saw it on any lists. But the first paragraph was written well, and the main characters were living in Golden, Colorado–a town close to my heart. So, I decided to read it. The Heiress is the story of a very rich family in Tavistock, North Carolina. They live in a beautiful house named the Ashby House, surrounded by the gorgeous views […]

Orphans and them

We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles

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I have had We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles as an online reader copy for a few months. I have had opportunities to read it, but for the most part I figured it would expire before I had a chance to. Thankfully I was able to find it and read it at lunch today. It was an interesting experience. This graphic novel is an on book. We know the dystopian aspects (a girl wakes up one morning to find […]

Dogs might just make any book better

Searching for Rescue by Tonya Burrows

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One day I came upon a list of free, steamy romance novels. I was intrigued and probably procrastinating, so I looked through the list. That’s where I found Searching for Rescue (2023) by Tonya Burrows. I picked it up on Amazon, not sure if I would ever read it. After all, it was free. How good could it be? But in the end, the dog sucked me in. I love dogs, and I figured a romance with a kick-ass, military-trained, Belgian Malinois was going to be interesting. […]

When you’re the first person in 150 years to be charged with horse theft, but you did it, so then what?

Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri

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Grand Theft Horse started out slow, but once we get into the legal aspects and the world of horse racing things pick up. Told in first person narrative, G. Neri tells the story of his cousin Gail, who on Christmas Eve decided to steal a horse. Of course, it is not as simple as that. Part owner of a racing horse, she (as his trainer) realizes he is unable to run the next race due to an injury. But the majority-owners do not see an […]

Netflix Vibes

Breaking The Dark by Lisa Jewell

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This is apparently the first in a series of Marvel adult crime thrillers. I was just glad to spend some time picturing Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones again. Bring her back Marvel! In true Jessica Jones fashion, our friend is not doing so great. She spends her days fighting a killer hangover and solving crimes in New York City, One morning a wealthy mother comes to her door asking for Jessica’s help. She’s convinced something strange happened to her teenage twins when they were visiting […]

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 […]



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