Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh

Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh

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“Beyond Her Reach” follows Bree and her deputies after they are called to a murder scene where the victim was practically decapitated. The victim was dealing with a contentious divorce and seemed to have a new boyfriend who wasn’t that into her as she maybe was. The book follows Bree as they try to hunt down the killer before they strike again. Well I wasn’t in the mood to wait on another book so just swapped this one for a planned read. Eh. This was […]

The Local and the Yokel

A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley no.1) by Elizabeth George

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In a small town in the English countryside, the head of a well-liked local farmer is violently separated from his body. Holding the axe that facilitated the act is his daughter Roberta, sitting nearby and exclaiming her lack of regret over it all. But things don’t add up, and Scotland Yard sends inspector and eighth earl of Pudsey-Le-Stodge Thomas Lynley to crack the case. He is accompanied by bundle of nerves and 8th season Eastenders character Barbara Havers. Can Havers put aside her dislike for […]

A different kind of time travel?

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

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CBR17 Bingo: “White” – for the white writing on the cover When I finish an audiobook now, I usually go straight to my library catalog to find my next one. I’ve gotten into the habit of searching for audiobooks that are available now–sorting by popularity. I still have to sift through some series and genre books, but it usually points me in the right direction. And that is how I found Wrong Place Wrong Time (2022) by Gillian McAllister. I was hoping this novel would keep my […]

This book is like reading an entertaining action movie

The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold by Ally Carter

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4.5 stars Thank you to Avon and Netgalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Official plot summary: Ten years ago, they joined the CIA. Six years ago, he left the game. Five years ago, they fell in love. One year ago, she ran out into the cold with absolutely no intention of ever coming back. And two minutes ago, they woke up, bloody and bruised and handcuffed together in the dark. They don’t know where they are. They don’t know how they got […]

The Perfect Son by Fredia McFadden

The Perfect Son by Fredia McFadden

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Very typical Freida McFadden. The only thing I can say is that McFadden didn’t have her usual, here’s two twists thing that she usually does. Some parts of the book dragged painfully by the way, but for the most part the book keeps moving as we figure out who abducted a young girl and whether the main character Erika’s son Liam was behind this like many in the town think. It’s not her best work, but not her worst. “The Perfect Son” follows Erika Cass […]

Sister Act(s Bad)

Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh

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Read as part of cbr17 bingo: family. The plot of the book is two sisters on trial for murder, both accused of killing their father, both of them blaming the other. I think what I liked about the earlier Eddie Flynn books is slowly petering out. A shame. I liked that the books were about a smooth operator who hustled in the courtroom. I have a thing for watching and/or reading competent hucksters do their thing. There’s just something fun about a person who navigates […]



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