Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

All for the Game: Obsession and its Russian fanbase

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

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It’s hard to kill a man when everyone’s eyes are on him. Make them love you, make them hate you. I don’t care. Just make them look at you. ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “The court doesn’t care what my name is or where I’m from or where I’ll be tomorrow. It lets me exist as I am.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men “Everything I needed, you already gave me. You let me stay.” ― Nora Sakavic, The King’s Men The name of […]

Peel Me a Grape

The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and OBSESSION by Adam Leith Gollner

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CBR15 Passport Borneo Way back in my college days (so many decades ago!) there was this guy in our dorm who would only eat fruit and nuts that had fallen from a tree on their own.  (Oddly enough, it seems as though weed also fell off the plant on its own.  Who knew.)  So, Daniel, I have no idea whatever happened to you, but cheers. This book is dedicated to fruitarians, folks who, quite often, eat nothing but.  And we aren’t talking about apples and […]

You had me at octopus

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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After watching My Octopus Teacher on Netflix and reading Montgomery Sy’s The Soul of an Octopus, (which was interesting, even though I had some problems with it), I’ve grown very fond of octopuses. They are smart, curious, have brains in their legs, can change colors, and can squeeze through almost any tiny hole. They recognize and remember people and will treat the ones they like differently. So, when I saw that Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022) by Shelby Van Pelt had an octopus as a narrator, I was immediately intrigued. However, […]

Book Mail from ElCiccio!

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Thank you so much ElCiccio! I’ve had my eye on both of these books for a good bit, and I’m excited to dig into them. I already know Picnic at Hanging Rock is going to thoroughly creep me out, so hopefully The Golem of Brooklyn will help me recover. The bookish Christmas tree ornament is so cute too, and the card is so pretty! Alfie and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Alphahole vs Therapy

A Christmas Consequence for the Greek by Lucy King

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Caterer Mia doesn’t think there’s any issue in topping off her triumph at billionaire Zander’s birthday bash by going to bed with him – until she realizes the one night stand’s resulted in a baby. Harlequin romances come through for me whenever I want a low brain happy read, and have done so again in this book. It’s part of the Harlequin Presents imprint, which is the line you’re thinking of when you think of the classic high drama romance with wealthy heroes and exotic […]

Rabbit go home

Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by James Sturm

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Watership Down: The Graphic Novel adapted by James Sturm and illustrated by Joe Sutphin took Richard Adams’ novel and made it into a lovely book about the power of the people, and lovely illustrations that show the good and the darkness around them. The story is the one you know and maybe loved as a child, but I was fresh to the story for the most part. I knew that there would be rabbits and people had said it was dark, but other than that, I had […]



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