Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Sing Me Sweet Nothings! Or, Don’t.

Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun

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    My mom’s family is solid Norwegian – I am only second generation American on that side.  So much of this book struck home with me.  Those people can work, and so nonchalantly, too.  Many don’t realize that until fairly recently, Norway was a very poor country, with steep rocky soil and a very short growing season.  Most of the men were out on the sea for most of the year as fishermen or merchant seaman, while the women stayed home to tend their […]

“Should I be taking you dancing?” “Not in those clothes. I’ve standards.”

Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles

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And here he was now in his own bookshop, well fed, usefully busy, and enjoyably partnered. It made the violent assault and threat of torture seem quite worthwhile.” ― K.J. Charles, Slippery Creatures Will Darling has returned from serving in World War 1 and is starting to get back on his feet. After being unable to find employment upon returning to London, he is taken in by his estranged uncle, who runs a massive bookshop. When his uncle passes away from a stroke, Will takes […]

And the Ocean Breeze in Her Hair

The Voyage of the Morning Light by Marina Endicott

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CBR15Passport South Seas Kay and Thea, her newly married and much older half-sister, set off one morning in 1911 aboard the sailing ship, The Morning Light.  The ship is a trading vessel bound for the South Seas, and captained by Thea’s new husband, Frances.  Never having been to sea before, Kay does not realize, at first, that she has found the place in which she is most at home, in all the world.  Thirteen years old, and gleefully barefoot, she is a born sailor, and […]

If you found a long-lost hidden diary, how long would it take you to devour the entire thing?

Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman

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If you found a long-lost private diary written by a woman who died under mysterious circumstances, would you read it? What if that woman was one of the founders of the school where you are currently employed? What if you are living in that woman’s former home? What if you are writing your thesis on this woman and her work? What if, less than two pages into the diary- webs of secrets start to untangle? OF COURSE you would read it. Our narrator, Meg Rosenthal […]

“There are many kinds of love. But there is nothing like a sister.”

The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner

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3.5 stars Official book description: In a remote village surrounded by vast forests on the border of Moldova and Ukraine, sisters Liba and Laya have been raised on the honeyed scent of their Mami’s babka and the low rumble of their Tati’s prayers. But when a troupe of mysterious men arrives, Laya falls under their spell – despite their mother’s warning to be wary of strangers. And this is not the only danger lurking in the woods.   As dark forces close in on their […]



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