Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

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We Solve Murders is the first book I read this year, and still the best. It’s by Richard Osman, writer of the Thursday Murder Club series (which I have since started, and which I also like, but not as much). It’s also probably the first of a new series but so far the only entry. The central pair of sleuths here are a father- and daughter-in-law, which is at least fresh. The daughter-in-law is a high-class bodyguard who’s protecting a super-successful later-in-life author whose main […]

You know that boyfriend of mine….?

My Giant Nerd Boyfriend: Volume 1 by Yen Ee

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My Giant Nerd Boyfriend: Volume 1 by Yen Ee is a sweet, fun, and reflective set of comics about how Ee makes the everyday more fantastic. Mentions of illness and death are handled mildly but they are just part of life, so it is cleverly intertwined and makes it sensitive to all types of personalities that are reading.. I read it via online reader and it is due mid Aug 2026, and though it is set during a year or two of Covid, it is […]

Words words words …..

What Rhymes with Pterodactyl?: The Worst Rhyming Book Ever by Raj Haldar and WeLove Studio

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October 2026 will see What Rhymes with Pterodactyl?: The Worst Rhyming Book Ever by Raj Haldar and WeLove Studio. This is the latest book in the P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever series. The alphabet book is still my favorite, but this time we have another fun read that is not your everyday, basic rhyming book. Ptolemy the Pterodactyl loves poetry and rap and combines the two by using slant rhyme and internal rhyme to make things like orange actually have a real […]

CBR BINGO: Wheels—”We sluggalos have a code. That code is unity, support, family, and kneecapping bitches.”

A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #8) by Matt Dinniman

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I think this is in my top three of the series. The ending was one of the wildest things I’ve ever read in a book. But way too much happened here, and I have way too many thoughts to sum up my feelings, so we’re going to bullet point this one with things that I’m thinking of off the top of my head: *You love Prepotente, this is your book. I had so many feels about him, also I laughed at him quite a bit. […]

A weird heartwarming story about dead people

Hotel Limbo V01 by Ben Harel

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Okay, Hotel Limbo V01 by Ben Harel….  What the h-e-double hockey sticks did I read? This is one confusing, wild, unusual and crazy book. In other words, it is a must read. Okay, readers. I cannot tell you the story. Sure I can but it then tells you everything you would experience and honestly you should go into this book with no preconceptions other than that it is a journey and experience. But I will say we deal with death. Except it’s funny. Until it […]

CBR BINGO: And—”I think this might actually be happening. I think I might be trapped in my own personal Enchanted, and I’m Patrick Dempsey.”

Romantic Hero by Kirsty Greenwood

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For context, I have been allergic to all romance not written by Cat Sebastian, Alexis Hall, or K.J. Charles for almost two years. I finished Romantic Hero first thing this morning and was super tempted to just slap five stars on it, because I’m so happy that I found another romance author that works for my brain. Which means, they actually know how to write. Like, the actual SKILL of it. THE CRAFT. Kirsty Greenwood can write! She knows how to pace a book. She […]



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