Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Gender-bent re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty with a dash of Indiana Jones

The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder

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BINGO – READER’S CHOICE/WHITE WHALE (I’m still planning on reading my original White Whale choice, but I just don’t have the brain space at the moment) Briar Rose, prince of the Kingdom of Andar, is born on the verge of death. His mother reaches out to a powerful witch, the Spindle Witch, to use her magic to save her son in exchange for sharing knowledge of terrible and forbidden magic. The Spindle Witch saves the prince, but the queen walks back on her promise. Seeking […]

A Kennedy I know little about.

The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher

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“If you didn’t know already that Kathleen’s a fighter,” said Rose, her normally shrill voice unusually smooth and low, “then you haven’t been paying attention.” Growing up as a Kennedy woman comes with a specific set of rules. The first being: marry a good Catholic boy from a notable family. The second being: Once you’re married, your only jobs are to have children and keep a full social calendar. Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy is aware of what is expected of her as she is presented to […]

The Devil’s Details

Hit Man by Lawrence Block

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Read as part of CBR13Bingo: Gateway. This is an excellent introduction to Lawrence Block, one of my favorite writers. Also proved an excellent introduction for me to his Keller series.  I really don’t have the words to describe Lawrence Block. It’s an appreciation for him that has grown as I’ve gotten older and my tastes have evolved. In my 20s, I’d look for the pulpy mystery shlock with exciting hooks. Now that I’m older, I appreciate the mundane nature of life and how fictionally exciting […]

I’m still not sure I’m ok after this one…

The Winters by Lisa Gabriele

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    “Once I made up my mind to leave, a calm came over me. The fight was over. In fact, it felt less like leaving then like Asherley was pushing me out, rejecting me like a body rejecting an unfamiliar organ.” A modern twist on the classic “Rebecca” tale, our young heroine works for a charter company in the Caribbean and until she pays of the debt she owes her employer for her father’s funeral expenses, that is all she’s ever going to do. […]

If Rube Goldberg had written humorous novels…

Cocktail Time by P.G. Wodehouse

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Cbr13bingo Libations, Bingo #5 (Diagonal) I love PG Wodehouse novels, especially the Bertie Wooster/Jeeves series, but this story featuring Uncle Fred, aka Lord Ickenham, is almost as hilarious and entertaining as the Bertie and Jeeves books. Lord Ickenham, in his 50s I think, is the sort of man who knows how to stir up trouble and then orchestrate events so as to calm the afflicted and afflict the calm. In true Wodehouse fashion, there are a number of plots (mostly involving money and love) that […]

Fine, I Liked It.

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

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CBR Bingo: Libations (took me a long while to realize that was a broken lolly) A couple years ago I watched HBO’s adaptation of this book, and found myself completely sucked in. I binged both seasons in just a few days, and Laura Dern screaming “Thank youuuuuuu!” has lived rent-free in my head ever since. After I watched the series I picked up the book. I got to the part where Madeline introduces herself using her full name, and even though that didn’t bother me […]



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