Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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These reviews, which were promoted in CBR social media, on our homepage, and in Pajiba Love, appear below by review publication date, not by date featured.

 

Check out that strong Queen

The Discovery of Chess: The Asian Hall of Fame by Phil Amara and Oliver Chin

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I might be physically reaching an age where people start to feel very old; where they have hit a milestone in their life where society says you are not really nifty but your age rhymes. But mentally I am five to 10-years-old depending on the day. And when I was asked by a fellow Cannonballer if I was interested in reviewing a reader copy that was offered to us, I said yes. I was very excited. And the second time this happened (yes, this honor […]

“My child will know they are wanted and that their dad won’t leave them.”

Unexpecting by Jen Bailey

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If you’re not new to this site, you’re probably aware that I took a less than conventional path to parenting – having stepped in to help raise my niblings after the death of their mom. So I’m no stranger to the complete panic of finding yourself responsible for the complete care & well-being of tiny humans.  But I was a grown woman by the time I had to assume this overwhelming responsibility, and Benjamin Morrison, the main character of Unexpecting by Jen Bailey, is just starting […]

Definitely Not a Comic Book

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

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When I read that my local High School had removed the graphic memoir Almost American Girl by Robin Ha from their summer reading list, I had to read it. The school board members called it a comic book. Well, I am sure glad this book hit my radar because it is excellent. I strongly feel that most high school kids would benefit from reading it. Let me start by saying I do not like reading graphic novels. My brain is not wired to enjoy reading […]

Eyyyyy, I’m readin’ a book here!

Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics by Ed. Tim McLoughlin

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Read as part of CBR15bingo: You are here. This book is part of the Akhasic Noir series, which does an excellent job at plumbing the depths of urban and/or city-state locations through tales of noir. I picked up Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics simply because I like the Akhasic Noir series. I enjoyed the first Brooklyn one and other books; there are good stories mixed with bad ones in each of them. But I didn’t have high hopes of getting blown away. I was blown away. I […]

Another one of those moments when Ruby had to choose whether to go crazy or just deal. A close call this time.

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

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“It never fails,” Montrose said. “No matter what they do to you, afterwards it’s like nothing happened. You’re supposed to just be grateful you’re still breathing.” Upon receiving a letter from his estranged father, Atticus Turner returns to his hometown to discover his father missing. He and his uncle George follow the trail to Ardham, Massachusetts, where, with the help of their hometown friend Letitia, they learn secrets about Atticus’s late mother’s family history, and how he and his family could be the keys to […]

Number One Fan- Huh. Didn’t blow me away, but I’m still thinking about that ending.

Number One Fan by Meg Elison

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She created a beautiful world. Now he wants it all. On her way to a speaking engagement, bestselling novelist Eli Grey gets into a cab and accepts a drink from the driver, trusting that everything is fine. She wakes up chained in the stranger’s basement. With no close family or friends expecting her to check in, Eli knows she needs to save herself. She soon realizes that her abduction wasn’t random, and though she thinks she might recognize her captor, she can’t figure out what he wants. Her only clues are […]



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