Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

That which we call a rose

The Names by Florence Knapp

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I’m a sucker for a Sliding Doors kind of story – Lionel Shriver’s The Post Birthday World, Kristin Cashore Jane, Unlimited … – I just enjoy seeing how the author envisions people having completely different relationships based on one decision. Sometimes, there is a sense of poignancy and sadness as a reader as we know things the characters never will, we see how people that could have been best friends in one life are barely passing strangers, seeing a loss the characters never even realize […]

Now I want beignets …

Almost There by Farrah Rochon

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I really enjoyed Farrah Rochon’s The Boyfriend Project series and Pardon my Frenchie, but she doesn’t seem to have any adult audience books scheduled for release so ended up deciding to check out this entry into the Twisted Tales series. I have only read one other one from this series, which was a Beauty and the Beast focused story. These are all “What if” stories, giving the authors space to explore within those worlds. I was maybe a chapter in when I realized that I […]

What If?

What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

One Punch, Vol. 2 by One

The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead by Michael Dougherty

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Well, I finally got my answer, vis-à-vis the autism assessment. I won’t get the definitive answer until Friday when I have the follow-up appointment, as the guy who did my assessment has to first confer with everybody else, but he assured me that he was for sure on it and doesn’t see anybody else swaying him. Finally, that weight is off my shoulders and I have a name to put to why I am the way that I am. Now comes the hard part: telling people. While […]

What Now?

What Now? by Shari Low

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Oh no.  I feel terrible for saying this because I really love the 1st book so much, but this was just awful. Also this is not a romance, this is women’s fiction. And was not a great sequel to what came before. Next time readers may want to re-think begging an author for an update on characters they wrote from 20 years ago. I beg of you, just read book 1 and stop there. Following up with Carly Cooper 20 years later was a disappointment. […]

Lost in The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig has an intriguing premise of exploring potential lives. The main character Nora arrives in a mysterious library after trying to commit suicide. She is depressed and the loss of her cat sends her over the edge. The book introduces a type of time travel where Nora experiences the what-if situations from her life. She picks a book on the shelf and becomes transported into a new life where she makes a different choice. What if she stayed in her […]

when I hold you like I hold that bakelite in my hands

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

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Can you really like a book while still strongly disliking nearly everyone in it? I found Landline to be compelling and affecting, but I was driven to states of near agony by the overall behavior of the protagonist and almost everyone else in her orbit. The setup: Georgie McCool (a name that could be very silly, but as a person with a seemingly “fake name” I am on board) is a writer on a cheesy TV sitcom. She and her writing partner, Seth, have been working […]



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