Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“He wants to punch something, but he knows that would do nothing but bust his knuckles. Having that much sense makes him feel old.”

The Searcher by Tara French

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So this is the first time I am participating in Bingo and I am so excited! I love the card and I have finished a few books, so I am ready to go…. I was out of the ‘mystery’ frame of mind for some time. I think, for a while, I was concerned that many mystery series that I enjoyed portrayed police officers in a way that didn’t sit well with me given so much police inaction and violent action around the US, where I […]

Also suitable for reading on your comfy couch

Campfire Stories: Tales from America’s National Parks by Dave Kyu and Ilyssa Kyu

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Cbr14bingo Verse — because many of the selections in this tome are poems, and because our National Parks seem to be a ‘verse unto themselves.                       Full disclosure — I have never visited any of the parks featured in this book and I do not camp. I have zero interest in camping or even glamping. When I go on vacation, I want to stay someplace more comfortable than my own house, and I am not […]

Vitality and Mortality

The Everlasting: A Novel by Katy Simpson Smith

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Cbr14bingo Rec’d The description of this novel was irresistible for me — historical fiction that spans four very different time periods, linked by their location (Rome) and an object in common. It reminded me of Geraldine Brooks’ People of the Book, which I read and loved a long time ago. This novel is extraordinarily clever and well written but for some reason, most likely related to my own mental state these days, I had a hard time getting into it and I’m pretty sure I […]

The Series That Wants to Do It All. With Footnotes

The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons, #1) by Jenn Lyons

The Name of All Things (A Chorus of Dragons, #2) by Jenn Lyons

The Memory of Souls (A Chorus of Dragons, #3) by Jenn Lyons

The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons, #4) by Jenn Lyons

The Discord of Gods (A Chorus of Dragons, #5) by Jenn Lyons

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  Well, this is ambitious of me, but I’m going to try and review an entire five-book series all in one go. I was prompted to do this earlier this week when I saw there had been another update on The Winds of Winter that did not include a hint of a release date. We’ve gone through about ten years of this, and I understand that now some people are a bit shy when it comes to epic fantasy series. Well, not to worry: A […]

Stare into the Void for too long and it might stare back

A Song for the Void by Andrew C. Piazza

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Much like its predecessor, 2022 has been quite a year.  I signed up for a Quarter Cannonball, did the reading, then life intervened.  I didn’t write any reviews, which I understand is against the rules.  Now, with half the year gone, I finally have the time to commit some reviews to pixels.  I hope you find worth in both my reviews and in the books I’ve read this year. The cosmic horror novel A Song for the Void by Andrew C. Piazza is set in […]

Strangers on a Train with no murder involved!

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

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It took almost a full six months, but I think I have what might become my favorite book of 2022. Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley was a wonderful surprise. I grabbed this book from a library display (to complete a summer bingo card entry “read a book from a library display”).  I had enjoyed Pooley’s previous book, The Authenticity Project, so I decided to take a chance on her latest. Iona Iverson was somebody back in her day.  She and her girlfriend […]



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