Each year Cannonball Read holds a (completely voluntary) Holiday Book Exchange, and we’re excited to continue the tradition this year. It’s a lovely part of our community here at CBR and a great way to get to know a fellow Cannonballer a little better. We hope you’ll join our bookish end of year … [Read more]
“G” is for Gumshoe: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery (#7) by Sue Grafton
Fresh on finally seeing what her new apartment looks like, Kinsey gets a new case- professional invalid Irene Gersh wants her to locate Irene's mother Agnes- a free-spirited woman living in a desert in Nevada, who has been no-contact with Irene for six-months. But before Kinsey can get the show … [Read more]
Cemetery Boys: Espiritu by Aiden Thomas
This was (thankfully) almost as good a book as the first one. Yadriel and Julian remain the main draw of this series; their relationship is sweet, healthy, and #couplegoals. I was so very grateful that Thomas refrained from the bane of my existence: taking a couple that had a great buildup in the … [Read more]
The Slantwise Histories by Alix E. Harrow
I will read anything Alix E. Harrow writes. If I didn’t know that before (I did), I certainly would now. While I don't typically gravitate towards short story collections, I’ll give them a go sometimes, and since I've liked everything else Harrow has written, I had to grab this collection. Most of … [Read more]
Ten Thousand Stitches: Regency Faerie Tales Book Two by Olivia Atwater
You know what you are, Effie? You’re chronically helpful. It’s a disease. Regency housemaid Euphemia Reeves has (somehow) acquired a faerie godfather. Unfortunately, he has no idea what he's doing. (But he's trying.) She has rather inconveniently fallen in love with the dashing Mr Benedict … [Read more]
Carrie by Stephen King
You can tell this was King's first book; I've read seven books by him so far, and this was probably my least favorite. Yes, you can see the groundwork that made King's writing what it is, but my main impressions are just "boy, did you seem to have parent/child relationship issue", "so I see where … [Read more]
In the Woods by Tana French
Bingo: Right. A current case brings the detective narrator right back to his past. As a detective he should be on the right side of things, but he has let his past affect his present and often stumbles. In the Woods was Tana French’s first novel. It is a very good debut. But the story contains … [Read more]
