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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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A reader and caffeine addict who consumes all sorts of books, some just more frequently than others. Your CBR Book Club Maven with over a decade of Cannonballing experience I believe in the beauty that comes from a common goal of reading, reviewing, and discussing. Also, Fuck Cancer. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: faintingviolet's Quick Questions interview.)

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Storycraft 101

February 24, 2016 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

Last year’s Book Riot Read Harder challenge has been the gift that keeps on giving for me. I’ve cruised through over a dozen audiobooks after having struggled to enjoy them in the past, and I’ve broken past my own weird hang-ups about graphic novels, narratives, and memoirs. It still isn’t a seamless process for me to read these works, which probably affects my rating of them, so do take my three-and-a-half-star rating with a grain of salt. Yesknopemaybe rated this book at five stars and […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: faintingviolet, graphic narrative, Ira Glass, jessica abel, out on the wire

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:14 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: faintingviolet, graphic narrative, Ira Glass, jessica abel, out on the wire ·
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“I had to do something,” she said. “I couldn’t just sit and wait for life to happen to me any longer.”

February 23, 2016 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

I devoured this book in one sitting. There’s really not much else you need to know about it. It isn’t my favorite Bridgerton book (book #1 so far would be An Offer From a Gentleman), but it is quite good. Eloise Bridgerton is the fifth child of Bridgerton brood and 1824 finds her firmly on the shelf after turning down many marriage proposals, and newly alone following the marriage of her best friend and fellow spinster Penelope. At loose ends, Eloise decides to accept an […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Bridgertons, faintingviolet, Julia Quinn, To Sir Phillip With Love

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Bridgertons, faintingviolet, Julia Quinn, To Sir Phillip With Love ·
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Show, Don’t Hide

February 21, 2016 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Well, it wasn’t the best of books. It wasn’t the worst of books (but in the end, the one I selected as the worst of 2016 for me). It is definitely somewhere in the middle. I am not going to do an in depth review of The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev since we are going to be having a group discussion on March 1 for the Cannonball Book Club Reads Romance and I want to save topics to talk about then. But let’s do […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: faintingviolet, sonali dev, the bollywood bride

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: faintingviolet, sonali dev, the bollywood bride ·
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Cannonball Book Club Reads Romance Discussion Topics

February 19, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Book Club discussion has begun! Join us on the discussion post. We’re just over 10 days away from our March 1st Book Club conversation about The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev. I’ve just finished up reading it myself, and I definitely have some mixed feelings about the novel (I’ve posted mine already, but feel free to wait if you prefer). Below I’ve gathered a few possible discussion topics for March 1st, if you have more ideas for topics of discussion, please just leave them below […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Romance Tagged With: Bollywood Bride, Cannonball Book Club Reads, Discussion Topics, romance, sonali dev, the bollywood bride

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:0 · Genres: Book Club, Romance · Tags: Bollywood Bride, Cannonball Book Club Reads, Discussion Topics, romance, sonali dev, the bollywood bride ·
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“Who needs flowers? Roses fade, but flaky soap available from the PX lasted months. “

February 17, 2016 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

I loved the topic of this book, I wasn’t so much in love with its execution. I listened to this one via audiobook, as has become a new obsession of mine, and I’ve noticed that listening to books as opposed to reading them can really highlight poor editorial choices. There were many cases in the course of reading this book where we were revisiting information for the third or fourth time and it bothered me. Not enough to stop listening to this book, but enough […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: atomic history, denise kiernan, faintingviolet, the girls of atomic city, WWII

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:11 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: atomic history, denise kiernan, faintingviolet, the girls of atomic city, WWII ·
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This book was faintingviolet-nip

February 9, 2016 by faintingviolet 5 Comments

This book was like catnip to me. It was faintingviolet-nip. I have been having trouble the past few weeks sinking into books, which is why there has been an uptick in novella reviews from me. I have no less than three books currently sitting open at home, plus an audio book underway, but this Saturday I wanted to read none of them. It was time for a trip to the non-fiction aisle, and thankfully I had ordered The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: double life, Edwardian history, faintingviolet, piu marie eatwell, the dead duke his secret wife and the missing corpse

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:10 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: double life, Edwardian history, faintingviolet, piu marie eatwell, the dead duke his secret wife and the missing corpse ·
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