cbr12 – Page 60 – Cannonball Read 17

Time to break up with Sarah Dessen. Or at least see other people.

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

January 9, 2020 by scootsa1000 9 Comments

For a long while, I was happily riding along on the Sarah Dessen bandwagon, waving my flag and cheering her on. I recommended her books to my daughter and her friends, and enjoyed reading them myself. And now, I think I’m ready to get off the bandwagon. I’m going to ask the driver to pull over. I’m confused about why our relationship has cooled. Maybe its that I’ve just gotten older and can’t relate to her characters anymore. Maybe I’m annoyed with her about the […]

What Lies Beneath?

The Deep: A Novel of Terror Beneath the Sea by Michaelbrent Collings

January 7, 2020 by Melina Leave a Comment

There was a time, starting at the age of 14/15 where I was a scuba diver. I’d still be one, but children, money and vacation time all get in the way when you’re an adult. But having been a diver, I feel like this book holds a particularly chilling place in my heart. So first, I have to ask you, do you like horror? Oh you do? Excellent! This book is for you! How about The Thing (it happens to be my favorite movie)?YOU DO? TWINSIES!!! […]

Why Did I Wait So Long

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

January 6, 2020 by Melina 8 Comments

I received the book The Hating Game from our Cannonball book exchange, it’s been languishing on my “to read” list on Goodreads forever. But here’s my secret, I haven’t really read many romance novels since maybe 5th grade? Well, I’ve read The Hating Game now, and I have feelings…so, so many feelings. I don’t think I’ve cried reading a book in a very long time. Towards the end I had to stop reading for a stretch because I think I was worrying at least one […]

A powerful sorceress, a tiny man, and some ponies

Nebula Awards Showcase 2012 by James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel (editors)

January 5, 2020 by KimMiE" 2 Comments

I’m lucky to live near so many Little Free Libraries. According to the official website, 10 such diminutive lending centers are located in my zip code, and I’m pretty sure there are a few others that aren’t noted. Whenever I walk my neighborhood, I stop at the libraries located along my route and check out whether anything new and interesting has appeared, and occasionally contribute something to the stash. I recently happened upon a couple of Nebula Awards Showcase collections and decided they’d be great […]

Kicking off 2020 with Girl Power!

Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy

January 5, 2020 by KimMiE" 4 Comments

I thought I knew a little bit about code breaking and World War II because I was aware of Bletchley Park, Alan Turing, and Enigma. And I was correct, I did know a little about it. Surprisingly (and maybe sadly?), I was unfamiliar with the story of 10,000 American women who served as codebreakers for both the U.S. Army and Navy during World War II. Code Girls tells the remarkable story of the work, lives, and patriotism of these women. I have to confess that […]

Murder Most Fun

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

January 4, 2020 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Toward the end of CBR11, someone (Classic, I believe) posted a review of Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. It had been a while since I had read a good mystery, an even longer while since I had read any Christie, and having just finished The Most Depressing Book Ever, I decided to do myself a treat and see what happened to Roger. I’m not sure why murder mysteries are so gratifying — perhaps the logic of it all, the finding of answers, the […]

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