Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

This story is “…not (about) my race, not the color of my skin, we’re talking about my economic class, my lack of privilege and my big ole brain.” But it is about race for privilege….and advantage and…. well you know

Chupacabra: Tales Of Blood & Ink by Matthew Medney, Kyle Faehnrich

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Chupacabra: Tales Of Blood & Ink by Matthew Medney, Kyle Faehnrich and editor Steve Orlando is a horror graphic novel for older readers. It has a strong aged 15/16 and up tone, but also reads quickly. The violence is not subtle, but not necessarily gratuitous either. Yet, there are places that sometimes went for the, “Ooooh-kaaay, what was that?” and “WHY was that?” It has a typical graphic novel/comic look. It is dark, crowded, sometimes the action blends in and can’t be easily “read” or […]

“For that brief period when everything ugly is covered under the sparkle of something so new, the world almost feels like it’s living up to its potential.”

The Project by Courtney Summers

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CBR 16 Bingo – Cult: The main character’s sister joined a cult, and the main character is trying to reconnect with said sister. Lo Denham and her sister Bea were close, until their parents died in a car accident and Bea left to join a mysterious cult called The Unity Project. Now, 6 years later, Lo has been trying for years to reconnect with her sister, unsuccessfully, until she gets the perfect opportunity. However, it is clear that Bea doesn’t want to be found, so […]

Stunning

Dear Moon: Inspiration from the Beautiful Wisdom of the Qur'an by Zayneb Haleem

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Dear Moon: Inspiration from the Beautiful Wisdom of the Qur’an by Zayneb Haleem knocked my socks off! It is one of the most beautifully created books I have seen this year. I cannot stop saying the word Beautiful to describe it.  It is a beautiful book of inspiration that is breathtaking. It is beautifully poetic. You might not be Muslim, but the messages are for everyone. It was not until college that I realized how the religious text and/or meanings were so similar when it […]

She ain’t no Nancy Drew

Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl by Kay Healy

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Casey’s Cases: The Mysterious New Girl by Kay Healy was read via an online reader’s copy, but I will not be reading it or getting copies of it in as a finished copy, as it just did not “click” for me. First, Casey is around 11-years-old. And while I know that is still a young age, she acts much younger than that. In fact, I would not be surprised if it was revealed that she was also neurodivergent as what she does “get” is literal […]

Great life advice about lighting things on fire

The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands

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CBR 16 Bingo – Disco (Free) “Tom raised his eyebrows. ‘Master Benedict keeps cannon fuse?’ ‘We use it to light things from far away,’ I said. ‘You know,’ Tom said, ‘things you have to light from far away probably shouldn’t be lit at all.’” I read this book a few years ago, and really enjoyed it then. I decided to reread it this year in an effort to reread all 5 books I had already read before reading the 6th which came out in 2023 […]

Video Games & Grief of All Kinds

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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SADIE GREEN, YOU HAVE DIED OF DYSENTERY! Sam Masur and Sadie Green were childhood friends who had a major falling out, and they haven’t spoken to one another in years. But one winter day they bump into each other at a T station, and it is the start of a collaborative partnership that will define the rest of their lives. Sadie is studying video game design, and when she shares one of her class assignments with Sam, he realizes that together they could build something […]



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