Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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I'm TAing in creative writing, and I'm in the midst of editing my first novel. Along with CBR, I have book reviews published with "The Literary Review," short essay with "Fiction Southeast" and a forthcoming publication with "The Book Smuggler's Den." CBR has definitely helped my writing skills since now I know what readers are looking for for in their works. So, thank you, CBR! Hopefully someday, we'll be able to review my novel on this blog. :) (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Ale's Quick Questions interview.)

Ale's Reviews:

Exactly What I Was Looking For

Natural Solutions to PCOS: How to Eliminate Your Symptoms & Boost Your Fertility by Marilyn Glenville, Ph.D

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  After being so disappointed in my last go at a self-help book, I went rooting around the internet for other natural remedies to curing lady-parts issues and stumbled upon Marilyn Glenville. She’s a certified nutritionist with a Ph.D from Cambridge. And I’m happy to report that this was a fantastic read for anyone looking to make some lifestyle changes to regulate their cycle. Glenville’s book is broken down into easy-to-follow guidelines for making small, but effective changes over a period of time to get […]

I Wish This Hadn’t Felt Like I Was Being Sold Snake Oil

WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source by Alisa Vitti

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A few years ago I was diagnosed with ovarian cysts, and one of my best friends recommended this book to me to stop my frantic scrolling through WebMD and other health sites that keep telling me I’m going to die. She read WomanCode while prepping for pregnancy and since the author herself suffered from PCOS, I figured it couldn’t hurt. And honestly it didn’t. But as a person who grew up with a professional salesman for a father, I know when someone’s trying to sell me something […]

Magically Disturbed

Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman

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For years I’ve had issues with short story collections. The whipping from one plot to another so quickly makes my brain feel like it’s on a very shaky roller coaster. But it’s the genre my mentor most likes to teach, so I’ve found myself reading a lot of it lately. Thanks to his patience, I have a newfound understanding of the short story, and decided to start off the year by revisiting the first short story collection I ever finished, Neil Gaiman’s “Smoke and Mirrors.” […]

2nd Bingo!

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In preparation for the upcoming new Amazon series, I decided to reread “Good Omens.” It’s probably been about a decade since I picked this up the first time, and while there were many parts that I thoroughly re-enjoyed, there were other parts that let me down. And not because it’s bad, but just because we’re getting farther and farther away from many of the contemporary nuances and details that were hilarious in the 2000s. Sadly, as time marches on, much of the ironic nuance in […]

Simply Adorable

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A big thank-you to crystalclear for suggesting this book both on CBR and in person (by means of shoving the audio book case at me in a parking lot). I toted it around in my car for about a week before reading her review, and I’m glad I took the few hours to listen to this on my commute. The book is absolutely adorable. Kenny is a young rabbit living in a little farming village, and like most children’s book characters, he doesn’t fit in. […]



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