Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

CBR15 Bingo: Take the Skies (Double bingo)

Network Effect by Martha Wells

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4.5 stars CBR15 Bingo: Take the Skies Murderbot is away from Dr. Mensah, the person it likes the most (although it would never admit this to anyone, or itself), in order to guard a research party (which includes Mensah’s daughter). The group is attacked and sucked through a wormhole, and Murderbot is really very annoyed about the sudden upheaval. When it turns out that the abduction may in fact have something to do with an old friend of Murderbot (not that it acknowledges friends, as […]

A Strong End to a Strong Series

Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher

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CBR15Bingo: Adulthood (characters are adults and one of the themes is about having an adult romantic relationship when you’re scared about it and have to learn to communicate) This is the last of the Saint of Steel trilogy, which legitimately makes me sad. While I’ve also read Kingfisher/Vernon’s horror work, I really enjoy these fantasy-mystery-romance novels. This final one in the series wraps things up nicely and I did have a lovely time reading it, but I wish there was another follow-up trilogy (what can […]

“I met a man who wasn’t there…”

The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrère

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Strange worlds, bingo I ‘found’ Emmanuel Carrère in a Guardian summer reads column. I must not have read it too carefully, because I didn’t end up reserving the recommended book at my library, but an earlier work, which I then absolutely tore through. The Adversary is a work of true crime, superbly translated by Linda Coverdale, about a man who annihilates his family. Jean-Claude Romand is a bourgeois doctor, a World Health Organization (WHO) researcher, who lives in France near the Swiss border. He is […]

If Matt Damon Weren’t Actually a Spy

The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter

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Bingo Square: Europe. (Bingo with History; Bodies, Bodies; Adulthood; Edibles) A woman wakes up in the middle of the night in Paris with no memory of who she is. But people are trying to kill her and by process of elimination she figures she’s a spy. But her attempts to fight back don’t go that well, maybe her muscle memory isn’t all that? Then she meets Mr. Hot Guy who fills her in. She’s actually the identical twin sister of a spy who’s gone rogue, […]

An adult story with some triggers

Yerba Buena: A Novel by Nina LaCour

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Cbr15bingo Queer Lives, bingo Yerba Buena is a beautifully written and conceived novel about love and loss. Its two main characters, Sara and Emilie, have experienced trauma and tragedy at a young age. As adults, they are each trying to find their place in the world and perhaps find love with each other, but they still struggle with the ghosts of their pasts.  Sara and Emilie grew up in very different environments but share similar problems. Emilie’s family’s Creole roots are in New Orleans, but […]

CBR15 Bingo – Week 14 Check-In

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Hello and welcome to your very late Week 14 Check-in. Why is it late? My tank was empty. I took 4 naps yesterday and then slept for 10 hours on top of that. So my apologies. But make sure you keep your cup full and your oxygen mask on. The next check-in post should go up Saturday as planned. You can view the kick-off post with the categories, rules and card here. The Players: ardaigle – 13 reviews BlackRaven – 25 reviews, BLACKOUT carmelpie – 25 […]



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