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Featured Reviews

stegolily's CBR18 Review #24:

“Maybe I never needed to change in order to justify my existence”
Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Caesar's Wife's CBR18 Review #16:

Have Yourself a Merry Little Night Court
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

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vega-table's CBR18 Review #50:

William Shakespeare lives up to own reputation
Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare

Book cover of We Solve Murders by Richard Osman. The illustration is a silhouetted black cat on a red couch I think.

auntadadoom's CBR18 Review #3:

It’s true, they do do that
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

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What is Cannonball Read?

Cannonball Read (CBR) is an annual, memorial reading challenge that challenges participants to read and review 52 (or 26 or 13) books in a calendar year. We donate profits to the American Cancer Society in memory of AlabamaPink, our fierce warrior queen, in the fight against cancer. Read More »

Just can’t get enough

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Volume 3 by Beth Brower

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Volume 4 by Beth Brower

November 3, 2026 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Volumes 3 and 4 of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion continue to delight. These volumes take us through summer and fall of 1883, as 20-year-old Emma continues her fight to maintain ownership of Lapis Lazuli house. At the same time she must endure her obnoxious cousin Archibald and her … [Read more]

ElCicco's CBR18 Review No:62 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Beth Brower, cbr18, ElCicco, Fiction, The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Volume 3, The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Volume 4 ·
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Two more

The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Graphic Novel Retelling of The Secret Garden by Ivy Noelle Weir and Amber Padilla

Anne of West Philly: A Modern Graphic Novel Retelling of Anne of Green Gables by Ivy Noelle Weir and Myisha Haynes

November 3, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I located the fourth title in the Classic Graphic Novel Remix series, A Little Princess in Los Angeles (due early April 2027) also by Ivy Noelle Weir (books two and three are by them), I went looking for the first ones. The first was Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy: Little Women by Rey Terciero (aka: … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:401 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: adaptations, Amber Padilla, Death, family, frances hodgson burnett, friendship, gardens, Graphic novel adaptations, grief, Ivy Noelle Weir, Ivy Noelle Weir and Amber Padilla, Ivy Noelle Weir and Myisha Haynes ·
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Sunflower Season

Let’s watch June’s life unravel!

Sunflower Season by Danica Nava

November 3, 2026 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Danica Nava is so good at dropping readers right into the main character’s mental crisis. At the beginning of Sunflower Season, June Walker thinks she has everything under control. She has a soul sucking, but financially rewarding job. Her entire life is centered around that, except for the app she … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR18 Review No:67 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Danica Nava ·
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Short, Sweet and Quick

Last One Picked by Audrey Meeker and Sarah Davidson

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Novel Retelling of Little Women (Classic Graphic Novel Remix, Volume 1) by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo

November 3, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently I have read a couple of short graphic novels that are good, but hard to write a full review on, so see below two Short, Sweet and Quick Reviews Last One Picked by Audrey Meeker and Sarah Davidson is a cozy read, realistic, but has a happy ending. (out October 2026, I read via an online … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:399 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Audrey Meeker, Audrey Meeker and Sarah Davidson, Bre Indigo, family, friendship, Rey Terciero, Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo, Sarah Davidson, Social Themes ·
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I love when a book finds love. But I just couldn’t be the one to give it.

Rowan & Neil, #1 Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon,

November 3, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Once in a while I want to take a book and toss it across the room. Sometimes that is not a bad thing. It means that it is something that made me really think, made me go oogy, but I know that it was something that was amazingly powerful and needed to be read. MAUS and MAUS II by Art Spiegelman were … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:397 · Genres: Fiction, Health, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Competition (Psychology), friendship, igh school students, jewish, Rachel Lynn Solomon, Seattle (Wash.), Social Themes, Today Tonight Tomorrow series ·
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I meant to post this in October

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

November 3, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In September, I was going to read two books for a reading challenge, but it took so long to obtain them, the month was almost over and I didn’t have time to really start reading. But since I had them, I figured I might as well read. Between the two, they have themes I don’t usually read (romance … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:396 · Genres: Fiction, Health, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: abuse, Canada, dating, Education, family, friendship, gender, indigenous, Jen Ferguson, LGBTQ, Own voices, sex, Social Themes, women ·
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