#CBR6 – Page 131 – Cannonball Read 17

I Risked It This Week

January 11, 2014 by Mrs. Taffy 2 Comments

This series grabbed me several years ago when I added the first title in the series, Found, to my library’s collection, so I was super excited when I saw that the sixth installment in The Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix was out. I quickly added it to a book order, and, of course, it was the first title from the order I grabbed to read. Risked begins with Jonah Skidmore and his sister Katherine doing some computer research trying to figure out which of […]

“The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess.”

January 11, 2014 by Rachel S 1 Comment

This is Susannah Cahalan’s story of how she lost her mind for a month. Susannah was a normal, healthy mid-twenties woman living in New York City. She had a great job as a reporter, a wonderful boyfriend, and a network of friends and family. She was described as outgoing and talkative, and seemed to be the life of the party. Then one day in 2009, she slowly slipped into a state of paranoia, developed seizures, and could no longer control her movements or thoughts. She […]

Once upon a looking for Donna time….

January 11, 2014 by popcultureboy Leave a Comment

Oh DONNA! First you blew my mind, then you broke my heart. And now, with only your third novel in 21 years, you have managed to do both. An intriguing plot and a promising start give way to bloated navel gazing for nigh on 800 pages. Full review is on my blog here.

This book had handsome werewolves, but I liked it anyway

January 10, 2014 by scootsa1000 8 Comments

Let me just start out here by saying that this sort of book isn

Trek to Madworld: Early Original Star Trek Novel Vangie13 cbr #6

January 10, 2014 by Vangie13 Leave a Comment

A Story of the Future Set Mostly in the Past

January 9, 2014 by Emmalita 6 Comments

Mistaken assumptions – Victorian literature – house party mysteries – fictional detectives – the timelessness of history – the unreliability of perception – love at first sight – the nature of cats – this conversation has happened before – this conversation will certainly happen again – the indomitable will of a woman on a mission – Ned really needs a vacation. First and foremost, To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis is a fun read. It is a smart, comedic, time-traveling Sci-fi novel […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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