Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Breakfast Tacos and Three Legged Dogs

Jane of Austin by Hillary Manton Lodge

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that on a long plane flight sometimes you just want a book that involves two characters who are meant for each other, some sort of twee business venture, and a three-legged dog.  If you are extremely lucky, the novel steals from Jane Austen and mentions a lot of yummy sounding restaurants in Austin, Texas (breakfast tacos, I want breakfast tacos!!!) Jane and her sister Celia have run a successful tea shop in San Francisco for the last seven years—ever […]

All the Time Travel in the World Can’t Save the People You Love

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

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This book by Justin Reynolds was a Kindle deal a while back (and ironically it is on sale again this week so perfect timing) and I found it a charming read to keep me occupied as I journeyed home from Puerto Rico (and tried not to think about all the cold and grey weather awaiting me). From the very beginning of the novel, I realized it was not going to be a typical teen romance because the first sentence is this:  “My face is mashed […]

Might Just Stick with the Netflix Series (or needs more Henry Cavill)

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

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So after binging the Netflix series, Witcher, right after Christmas, I thought it would be fun to try out the source material by Andrzej Sapkowski—while I was on vacation.  I downloaded Book 1 (Blood of Elves) on Kindle—curious to see how it would compare. The good news is that this book picks up right where the Netflix series ends—with Geralt, the witcher, and Ciri, the young princess who may be more than just a princess, finding each other.  No need to wait for Season 2 […]

When There’s Nothing Left to Burn

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

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This was such a delightfully weird novel that I burned through it than less than a day (pun intended.)  I remember an interview with the author on NPR awhile back and liking the premise—a woman is hired to take care of the step-children of a high school friend, whose husband is a senator with aspirations for higher office.  One wrinkle out of many is that the children catch on fire.  Spontaneously combust. They themselves are unharmed but they can easily set fire to anything or […]

Heroes Aren’t Born, They’re Made

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

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There’s nothing better than starting a book that you don’t know much about and don’t have any expectations for, only to discover that it’s really good and that there are two more out there and a final fourth in the works. Last week, I loaded a bunch of library books on my kindle to read on vacation and this one, Ember in the Ashes, caught my eye both because it was the first book in a fantasy series and it was by a woman of color, […]

Travel the World with Nothing But Hand Luggage

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

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This was a perfect beach read even though it was a bit out of my wheelhouse.  I don’t read a lot of romance though CBR-ers have steered me to a couple of books I’ve enjoyed (anything by Lucy Parker for instance).  I don’t mind a bit of sex but I don’t want the plot to be just an excuse to write sex scenes; I want characters and sexy bits to be somewhat balanced but that’s just me. The basic plot is this.  After a near […]



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