Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Move over Johnny Appleseed, Granny is in da house

Granny Smith by Michelle Worthington

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Granny Smith takes care her family and the trees that grow in her orchard. But that is not all. She finds that one tree needs a little extra care, grows it, and one day realizes that this tree has some awesome apples. Apples that while looked different, soon become a favorite of many. This is a story based on a woman named Maria Ann Smith. When she was 69 years-old, she Grandma Moses her way into the apple world from her small Sydney farm. She […]

Important freckles

Emma’s Freckles by Sarah Wallace

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CBR15Passport book from other country (dream sequence, story is from/character is from): I am a proud of Irish decent gal (also I am a good American mix of other, but mostly I claim Irish, as we know a I-am-assuming-only-two great-grandparent came over from Ireland). So, when I saw Emma’s Freckles on Edelweiss, I was excited I did not have to wait until March 2023 to read. However, Sarah Wallace, you have a great idea, but I probably should have waited. You see, the idea of […]

A Duel With The Vampire Lord by Elise Kova – Married to Magic #3

A Duel With The Vampire Lord by Elise Kova

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*Audiobook Review* Floriane is the Forge Maiden of Hunter’s Hamlet. She holds this revered position because only she and her mother know how to smith silver into weapons to fight the Vampire raids on their town that happen every Full Moon. The novel starts on the night of the Blood Moon when every 500 years, the Vampire Lord can come through the veil and attack Hunter’s Hamlet. Legend tells that when the Vampire Lord is killed that the vampire attacks will stop, so Florian’s brother […]

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

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Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail. Let me repeat that. ASTRID PARKER DOESN’T FAIL! She is a successful businesswoman who broke out of a terrible engagement, kicks ass at everything she sets her mind to, and is extremely happy! Right? Spoiler Alert, she isn’t extremely happy. She isn’t even a little happy. She runs a decorating business, not because she chose it, but because it was what her mother expected her to do. After running into a cute carpenter (literally), she realizes that every decision in her […]

Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire: Wayward Children #1

Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire

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“You know, I read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland when I was a kid, and I never thought about what it would be like for Alice when she went back to where she’d started. I figured she’d just shrug and get over it. But I can’t do that. Every time I close my eyes, I’m back in my real bed, in my real room, and all of this is the dream.” There are many stories where children enter some kind of fantastical portal, have all sorts […]

Immortality … sort of

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

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Best for: Fans of historical fiction. Those who enjoy a book that spans time. In a nutshell: Tom Hazard has been alive since the 1500s. He’s trying to find his daughter while staying below the radar of those who want to know more about his condition. Worth quoting: “The progress of humanity seemed to be measured in the distance we placed between ourselves and nature.” “That’s the thing with time, isn’t it? It’s not all the same. Some days — some years — some decades […]



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