I got this book for Christmas, and was so glad to kick off the Cannonball with a great book. Miss Peregrine
The One That Started It All
Here it is: the book that started it all. We open with a first person prologue from the point of view of a murderer gloating over his or her victim: Anna. I have a feeling a lot of these books are going to open this way. In the Shadyside High cafeteria, we meet Corey Brooks, a young douchebag on the gymnastics team who, despite being touted as the star gymnast, proves to be more clumsy than the average realistically flawed YA heroine. He glimpses the […]
PaulSiegel86 #CBR6 #1: The Confessor by Daniel Silva
Gabrile Allon is Daniel Silva’s Jewish Superspy, however in this novel he begins to show his age.
Hyperbole and a Half
I got this and Yes, Chef from my Cannonball book elf, Jeena Livance Lim. Can’t even tell you how excited I was when I opened the box. Everyone has probably read this by now, but I’ve always been really good at being late to the party. Everyone also has probably heard about Allie Brosh’s struggles with depression, a lot of which were happening when this book was in production (from what I can tell, at least). The book is made up of material that was […]

