Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR17
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Suggest a Review
    • 2025 Registration
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

Three audiobooks narrated excellently by Kate Reading

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas

A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas

December 30, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter – Theodora Goss Rating: 3 stars Mary Jekyll finds herself orphaned and nearly destitute. Most of the servants have to be let go, and she’s sold off most of what’s valuable around the house. She hopes she can get some money by tracking down Edward Hyde, her father’s infamous friend, but instead finds a young woman, Diana, who is apparently Hyde’s daughter. The girl was raised by nuns, with monthly financial support from Mary’s mother. Diana refuses to […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: A Tempest at Sea, CBR15, historical fiction, Kate Reading, Lady Sherlock, Malin, meta fiction, Miss Moriarty I Presume, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, Sherry Thomas, the extraordinary adventures of the athena club, The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, theodora goss, Victorian

Malin's CBR15 Review No:102 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: A Tempest at Sea, CBR15, historical fiction, Kate Reading, Lady Sherlock, Malin, meta fiction, Miss Moriarty I Presume, mystery, paranormal fantasy, Romance, Sherry Thomas, the extraordinary adventures of the athena club, The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, theodora goss, Victorian ·
· 0 Comments

A little romance

The Thorn and The Blossom: A Two-Sided Love Story by Theodora Goss

November 1, 2023 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The Thorn and The Blossom is a novella by Theodora Goss which uses the tale of Gawain the Green Knight from Arthurian legend as a point of departure. Goss takes the legend, updates it to the modern age and provides her readers with a charming love story told from two perspectives. The Thorn and The Blossom is the story of Evelyn Morgan and Brendan Thorne, and it is the story of Gawan, Queen Elowen, the sorceress Morva and the thousand year curse. The reader can […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR15, ElCicco, Fiction, king arthur, Romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Thorn and The Blossom, theodora goss

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:58 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR15, ElCicco, Fiction, king arthur, Romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Thorn and The Blossom, theodora goss ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

A collection that’s a little all over the place, but wholly enjoyable

Hex Life by Christopher Golden, Rachel Autumn Deering

May 22, 2022 by Mobius_Walker 2 Comments

I do not think I am the target reader for a short story. I value stories that have complete resolutions. I want characters that have had the chance to rise and fall, succeed and fail, and sometimes more than once. These things are not always the aim of a short story. I get that, and yet I keep going back to these collections. This is one of the first collections that I have read that are all written by different authors. Though each story centers […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: alma katsu, Amber Benson, Angela Slatter, Ania Ahlborn, chesya burke, Christopher Golden, Rachel Autumn Deering, helen marshall, hillary monahan, Jennifer McMahon, Kat Howard, Kelley Armstrong, kristin dearborn, madaug kenyon, Mary SanGiovanni, rachel autumn deering, Rachel Caine, Sarah Langan, sherrilyn kenyon, tananarive due, theodora goss

Mobius_Walker's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: alma katsu, Amber Benson, Angela Slatter, Ania Ahlborn, chesya burke, Christopher Golden, Rachel Autumn Deering, helen marshall, hillary monahan, Jennifer McMahon, Kat Howard, Kelley Armstrong, kristin dearborn, madaug kenyon, Mary SanGiovanni, rachel autumn deering, Rachel Caine, Sarah Langan, sherrilyn kenyon, tananarive due, theodora goss ·
Rating:
· 2 Comments

How I Met Your Monster

The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter: The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club Book 1 by Theodora Goss

February 2, 2022 by ElCicco 1 Comment

This YA novel, the first in a trilogy, introduces the reader to the members of the Athena Club. It is their origin story. What is the Athena Club? It is a group of young women in London ca. 1900 who have one thing in common — a monstrous past! They are Mary Jekyll, Diana Hyde, Catherine Moreau, Justine Frankenstein and Beatrice Rappaccini. A series of gruesome murders of prostitutes will bring these young women together with a little help from none other than Sherlock Holmes […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, cbr14, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ElCicco, Fiction, Frankenstein, Rappaccini’s Daughter, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, theodora goss

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, cbr14, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ElCicco, Fiction, Frankenstein, Rappaccini’s Daughter, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, theodora goss ·
Rating:
· 1 Comment

Girl Power Monsters

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

July 14, 2020 by LanierHgts Leave a Comment

Mary Jekyll, daughter of the famous Dr. Jekyll, finds herself trying to solve the mysteries of her father’s past.  Along the way, she meets the off-spring of several of literature’s most famous characters – Dr. Frankenstein, Mr. Hyde, Dr. Moreau and Dr. Rappaccini.  Together with Sherlock Holmes and his trusty side kick Dr. Watson, her formidable housekeeper Mrs. Poole, and scullery maid Alice, the ladies join forces to help solve the Whitechapel murders (aka Jack the Ripper).   That’s a lot to unpack in a book. […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, girl power, monsters, theodora goss

LanierHgts's CBR12 Review No:3 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, girl power, monsters, theodora goss ·
· 0 Comments

Here there and everywhere

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

Orphans of Empire by Helen Berry

May 21, 2020 by lowercasesee Leave a Comment

This is hopefully my last catch up post. I’ve got one more individual review to write and then I’m up to speed with everything I’ve read so far this year, thank the goodness. Here goes. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven is one of my all time favorite books so maybe my expectations were just too high for this one. I enjoyed The Glass Hotel, I really did, but of all the books I’m catching up on, it’s not one I’m singling out for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Emily St. John Mandel, Helen Berry, theodora goss

lowercasesee's CBR12 Review No:38 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Emily St. John Mandel, Helen Berry, theodora goss ·
· 0 Comments
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »


Recent Comments

  • Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
  • Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
  • Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
  • Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2025 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in