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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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Getting Back into the Swing of Things with a Sure Thing

June 14, 2018 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I’ve been gone for a bit (no books read or reviewed in all of May), but I found my reading mojo once again. All I needed was a little break, and a kick start with a book very likely to be right up my alley. The Lawrence Browne Affair is the second in a series by Cat Sebastian. Like The Soldier’s Scoundrel, it is a historical m/m romance set in Regency England. This time around we’re following Georgie Turner, brother of Jack from The Soldier’s Scoundrel, as he is on the […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Cat Sebastian, faintingviolet, M/M historical romance, m/m romance, Regency M/M romance, the lawrence browne affair

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:19 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Cat Sebastian, faintingviolet, M/M historical romance, m/m romance, Regency M/M romance, the lawrence browne affair ·
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Book Club Discussion Post: Kindred

Kindred by Octavia Butler

June 8, 2018 by faintingviolet 49 Comments

The time has arrived (and no limbs were lost in the process); we’re going to spend the next two days talking about Kindred. It’s our “most popular” category Anniversary Read so I’m very interested to hear how you feel this book rates in your all-time Cannonball list. Ground rules remain the same as they always have. For those of you who might be joining in for #CannonBookClub for the first time (hello new friends!) all are welcome. All of our topics are numbered and we […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Science Fiction Tagged With: Anniversary Reads, book club, book club discussion, Cannonball Book Club Reads Kindred, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, CannonBookDiscussion, Discussion Post, kindred, octavia butler, octavia e. butler

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:0 · Genres: Book Club, Science Fiction · Tags: Anniversary Reads, book club, book club discussion, Cannonball Book Club Reads Kindred, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, CannonBookDiscussion, Discussion Post, kindred, octavia butler, octavia e. butler ·
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Discussion Topics: Kindred

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May 29, 2018 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Book Club Discussion is Today, June 8-9! Visit our Discussion Post and speak your mind! Our second #CannonBookClub of 2018 on June 8 and 9 is Kindred by Octavia Butler as our first of two Anniversary Reads. Kindred is an historically highly rated and reviewed book for Cannonballers: in the ten years of Cannonball Read we’ve had eleven reviews of Kindred with a Cannonballer average rating of 4.64, which is only 0.16 away from our highest rated book of all-time. It’s time to get thinking about […]

Filed Under: Book Club Tagged With: 0, Anniversary Reads, book club, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, Discussion Topics, faintingviolet, kindred, octavia butler

Genres: Book Club · Tags: 0, Anniversary Reads, book club, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, Discussion Topics, faintingviolet, kindred, octavia butler ·
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and I recommend this collection

April 22, 2018 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I struggle with poetry. Reading it never has the same effect as listening to it, even when I read it aloud to myself. But, since April is National Poetry Month I thought I’d give it another shot. In an example of past me having current me’s back, one of the books I picked out for last year’s Read Harder challenge that I never got to was No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay and it is a book of poems. I don’t know how I […]

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: faintingviolet, independent publisher, National Poetry Month, poetry, read harder challenge, Sarah Kay, spoken word

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:18 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: faintingviolet, independent publisher, National Poetry Month, poetry, read harder challenge, Sarah Kay, spoken word ·
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Only 6 out of every 1,000 sexual assault perpetrators will end up in prison.

April 11, 2018 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Rape culture is real. But that doesn’t make me want to face it any more than I already have to in my life. I have had this book on my to read list since it was published in 2015.However I didn’t read it then, instead I picked up Into Thin Air to get a taste of Krakauer’s style before jumping into the deep end so to speak.  I have comments across many Cannonball Read reviews of this book saying that I’m going to tackle it […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: faintingviolet, Jon Krakauer, missoula, rape culture, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:17 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: faintingviolet, Jon Krakauer, missoula, rape culture, read harder challenge ·
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“For all the girls who walk and read at the same time.”

April 8, 2018 by faintingviolet 7 Comments

Another week, another Tessa Dare book review. As I mentioned last review of The Duchess Deal, I love Tessa Dare books so it shouldn’t be all that surprising that I went ahead and picked up where I left off with A Week to be Wicked once I retrieved it. My quick review of this one is another five star Dare outing, these two back to back really highlight the parts of Dare’s craft that make these the fun, enjoyable, and downright witty reads I’ve come […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: a week to be wicked, Book Exchange, Ellepkay, faintingviolet, Spindle Cove, Tessa Dare

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:16 · Genres: Romance · Tags: a week to be wicked, Book Exchange, Ellepkay, faintingviolet, Spindle Cove, Tessa Dare ·
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