Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Sometimes You Don’t Have to Write a Sequel

Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes

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Woo boy. The sequel to “You” was just flat out terrible. I read it immediately after finishing “You” and was disappointed. Kepnes decides to not have Joe tell his story directly to his love interest in this one. Also we ended up with Joe kind of all over the place. It seems like he is in love one minute and then ready to toss it all away the next. This isn’t the same Joe who couldn’t bear to be away from Beck for even more […]

The Story of You

You by Caroline Kepnes

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“You” follows Joe Goldberg as he tells his love interest and eventual girlfriend (Guinevere Beck known as Beck) all about why he fell in love with her and how he has been doing his best to keep her safe from what Joe sees as negative outside influences. I found this to be a seriously creepy, and at times weirdly funny (in a dark way) book. I think that if  Caroline Kepnes had tried to tell this story via another medium (third person) it would not […]

Wonderful Installment in Prey Series

Broken Prey by John Sandford

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Wow. This book rocked it from beginning to end. Great character development for some of the characters I have been reading about for 16 books. I also really loved the idea of Lucas being home alone while dealing with Weather, the kids, and the housekeeper being in London for the summer. It definitely shows us a changed Lucas. I was worried here and there we would see some terrible backsliding with regards to Lucas being happily married, but Sandford doesn’t go there. I was also […]

If You Go Down In The Woods Today You’re Sure of a Big Surprise…

Still Life by Louise Penny

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 I added Still Life to my library queue after hearing another Cannonballer mention it I think in the CBR Facebook thread. This is one of the best parts of the CBR, I find so many great books I would never have found on my own. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is a man who has found his place in the world. He is one of the best CIs on the force, but he is past the time when promotions and big commendations are coming along, partially […]

Love em and leave em until one dies

The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell

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Adrian’s third wife, Maya, dies by accident one night. She was wasted and fell into the path of a bus. While her death seems accidental, the fact she was uncharacteristically drunk at the time sticks in Adrian’s mind. About a year of mourning later, he decides that he must find a new owner for the cat Maya left behind and places ads around town. A mysterious woman shows up a couple times to meet the cat but ends up not taking the cat. Then the […]

Eastern Promises

The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell

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I’ve read three Henning Mankell books and each one has left me satisfied, like they are a step above the regular mystery read. I don’t know why I don’t do a deeper dive into his work. Dogs of Riga is another winner and it was inching towards a five-star rating before it fell apart in the last quarter. I’ll get to that. But let me begin by singing the praises of Henning Mankell. In this one, he has his main character spend most of his time […]



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