I’m glad I lent crystalclear the Hamilton book when I had it out from the library, or I’d feel in real friend debt, since she has been lending me books all year. This is another delivery from her, and it served as a palate cleanser between Children of God, When a Scot Ties the Knot, and The House of the Spirits. Yes, I have weird reading habits, Casino Royale was in there too for a short time. I feel this book works best in that […]
Okay, Tessa Dare finally got me.
The third book in the Castles Ever After series, When a Scot Ties the Knot (oof, the titles on these) hit all of my particular romance novel loves: Independent lady making her way in the world Marriage of Convenience plot Steamy sexy times Scotland Wounded Hero Historical setting Interesting, but not overtaking, side characters Comedy/quirkiness/whimsy in some regard. Those eight things in some order will almost guarantee a four star review from me if executed well, and the truly wonderful ones will get the full […]
Mary Doria Russell Always Makes Me THINK
I read The Sparrow last year and was absolutely gutted by the story of Father Emilio Sandoz and the crew of the first mission to Rakhat. Having decided to work my way through Mary Doria Russell’s works, I knew that I would eventually read its sequel, Children of God. However, I knew very little about it, other than that it continued Emilio’s story. Bonnie also read The Sparrow for Cannonball Read 7, and we had talked about reading Children of Men together this year. In […]
Fleming Hid a Kissing Book in His Third Act
Hello Cannonball friends, did you miss me? It’s been nearly 4 weeks since my last review. Being gone so long as left me feeling a bit like this: I have been reading most of the time, but I’m working through two very dense books (Children of God by Mary Doria Russell and House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende) during a very busy time for me at work (Ah, summer camp season). So in order to get back on the reviewing bandwagon, I decided a […]
Cannonball Book Club Reads Young Adult – Book Announcement!
I promised an interesting vote, and our Cannonballers did not disappoint, eking out a victory by 5 votes Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian will be our Young Adult book club choice for September 1. This book has been on my personal to read list for quite awhile so I am glad it was picked, and the two runners up, The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness and Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston will be joining by to […]
Book Club Reads Young Adult – voting!
(Note: Voting is closed, and Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is the selection. Join us on Sept 1 to discuss this YA book . See faintingviolet’s discussion topics to get ready — MsWas) Hello my lovely Cannonballers, it’s that time again… Book Club Voting! I’m so happy that so many of you are reading and enjoying (mostly!) the books we’ve been selecting, and I’m seeing some “runner-up” reviews as well. For our September 1 discussion we’ll be adventuring to the land of […]
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