Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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4 Star Reviews

In the American Grain - In the American Grain by William Carlos Williams

It’s Set in Scotland. Of Course it’s Bleak. - Knots and Crosses (Inspecor Rebus #1) by Ian Rankin

Things Fall Apart - Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History by Peter Houlahan

A thrilling end to an action-packed series - An Operative's Last Stand by Juno Rushdan

A Worthy Prequel to Bone - Rose by Jeff Smith and Charles Vess

“You can’t force love, it unfolds.” - Men Loving Men: A Gay Sex Guide and Consciousness Book by Mitch Walker

“Never quit, but sometimes do quit, ’cause you simply might not be that good at some shit.” - Yearbook by Seth Rogen

A Murderbot Murder Mystery - Fugitive Telemetry: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Nicely Gross - 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

Chocolate, Cross-dressing, Murder, and More! - The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes

Yo’ Ho Hum and a bottle of Root Beer at the bottom of the ocean - The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel by Dan Santat

Calling it a warm hug is still the best description I’ve heard of this book - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Motivation 3.0 - Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

Politics: It ain’t for old white dudes anymore - Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes

If You’re a kid or adult like Gavin - If You’re a Kid Like Gavin by Gavin Grimm and Kyle Lukoff

The Juggle - The Juggle by Emma Murray

Just Haven’t Met You Yet - Just Haven't Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens

Her Last Affair - Her Last Affair by John Searles

The Heron’s Cry - The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves

Echo - Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

White Nights - White Nights by Ann Cleeves

“I’d rather live with a tender heart, because that is the key to feeling the beat of all of the other hearts.” - Little Weirds by Jenny Slate

Not so much eternal vigilance as eternal safeguarding - On Liberty by Shami Chakrabarti

Friendship - Fair Play by Tove Jansson

Books We Meet at Goodwill - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Well, that escalated quickly - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Another Baking Romance - Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau

Pattern Recognition - Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

Blood and Thunder - Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides

Popcorn, but gourmet popcorn - The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Mad Money - The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power by Max Chafkin

Forty years later, An Open Swimmer stands the test of time - An Open Swimmer by Tim Winton

The Loftcraftian Horror Genre, a little bit of *magic* and a strong female lead - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Like a big, warm, adventure hug - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

You can’t guarantee your own happiness but you can stack the odds in your favour - The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World's Happiest People by Dan Buettner

This metaphor is a metaphor for my metaphor. - In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

…Then Wear It - If the Shoe Fits: A Meant to be Novel by Julie Murphy

Sweet story about the joys and challenges of friendship, identity, and privilege - Stargazing by Jen Wang

Did you just yada yada yada the apocalypse? - Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

A Brief But Fascinating Circus Autobiography - Last of the Forty-Horse Drivers by Jake Posey

“From that point of understanding, you begin to move on, no matter what.” - How to Be Ace by Rebecca Burgess

From Jamaica with Crocodiles - The 007 Diaries: Filming Live and Let Die by Roger Moore

Utah v. Lafferty - Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth” - The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries by Mike Ashley

“His skin neatly tailored over his bones:” A Great YA SF/F Novel - Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen

Beside the victory, that’s her destiny - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

Wheel of Time – much different than the show - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

These kites fly without wind - Flying Kites: A Story of the 2016 California Prison Hunger Strike by Stanford Graphic Novel Project

A quiet book with a powerful story of connection and survival - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Great SF/F in the Tradition of LeGuin - Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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