Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Crossdressing, murder, and blackmail, oh my!

The Body at the Tower (The Agency #2) by Y. S. Lee

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(Note: mild spoilers for Book #1, A Spy in the House.) This has been a fun series to read in the evenings when winding down: the plotting is nicely propulsive, historical London is very well-centered, and Mary Quinn (née Lang) remains an engaging protagonist. This sophomore entry in Lee’s The Agency series picks up about a year after the first book left off: she is now a full member of the all-ladies investigatory firm concealed within Miss Scrimshaw’s School for Girls, and her two superiors […]

For a YA Victorian-era mystery with diversity, turn here

A Spy in the House (The Agency #1) by Y. S. Lee

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I am apparently just reading a lot of books set in Victorian England lately. I choose not to question this, and simply to embrace it while it lasts, because I’ll find another miniature streak to go on at some point. Besides, this is paired with quite a bit of Irish fiction that is not set in the 19th century, so I’m fine, right? At any rate, Y. S. Lee’s A Spy in the House follows the adventures of Mary Quinn, a young woman who is saved from […]

Look kids it’s Big Ben…

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I’ve read 17 books this year according to my Goodreads tally and I’ve posted four reviews on this year’s CBR. One might suggest it’s because I had a baby this May, but let’s be real. I didn’t have a baby last year and I got just as behind on my reviews. So I will be more realistic and just point out that I probably won’t hit my goal of 26 reviews, even if I read 26 books. Such is life and I will do my […]



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