Cannonballers love Liane Moriarty, and they really love Big Little Lies. I could no longer hold out against the deluge of positive reviews and the upcoming HBO series produced by Reese Witherspoon who has a history of putting her money behind female driven projects. Hot take: It is quite good, but I was able to call all the big twists save one. Read it before the HBO series arrives in late February if you want to be a smug book reader. More in depth review […]
I’ve Perhaps Gone Gif Crazy.
OVERALL THOUGHTS 4.5 rounded up to 5 stars, because this book deserves a higher ranking than its predecessor. I had thought the world of Rowling’s writing was done for me. And then. AND THEN. This series showed up in my life and I have the gift of her back. Here she is writing intricate but not unsolvable mysteries where the clues are right there in front of you, and if you are anything like me only make sense to you after the big reveal. No […]
Coffee-Coffee-Coffee
We already have a couple of reviews of Lauren Graham’s newest book Talking as Fast as I Can and from the people I’m also friends with on Goodreads I’m sure there will be more. I am going to weigh in now with my review, and it’s this: the book is only good, in parts only okay, with moments of great. Three stars. Wait, you want more? Okay, fine. But, I don’t like coming in with the first meh review on this one. Graham got her […]
Be Who You Are, Marry Who You Want – Historical Romance Edition
Here we are again lovelies. It’s the beginning of another Cannonball Read and I am telling you about a romance novel that I enjoyed and picked up based on the suggestions of other cannonballers. It’s the system at its finest, really. We almost read this one for Book Club last year, and part of me wishes we had, and another part of me thinks this one would have been a little too tropey as well. And I say that knowing full well that it ended up on Mrs. Julien’s best […]