Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Astrology and Cats

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

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Rating: 3.5 In a nutshell: Five individuals find their lives change when they encounter a mysterious cafe run by cats. Best for: Those looking for something a bit dreamy and whimsical. Lovers of astrology (though that isn’t necessary – I wouldn’t put myself in that category but I still enjoyed those parts). Quote that made me think: “But the challenges it sets us aren’t barriers to confront – they’re doors waiting to be opened.” “Not everything has to move forwards all the time you know…” […]

What Does a Second Chance Mean

And Again by Jessica Chiarella

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Rating: 4 Stars In a nutshell: As part of a new medical trial, four individuals with life limiting illnesses are able to have their memories transferred into their own clones. Best for: Those who (like me, I’m realizing) enjoy vague sci-fi ‘what if’ books. Those interested in exploring not so much the ethics of such a procedure, but the implications for individuals. Quote that made me think: N/A (audio book listened while running, so didn’t stop to write anything down) Why I chose it: I […]

I’m posting the reviews in the order I read them

Kodi: A Place to Call Home by Jared Cullum

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I thought I wasn’t going to like Kodi: A Place to Call Home by Jared Cullum at first. When I started reading I felt off. Like it was starting in the middle of things. And that was because it is book two and I’ve never read book one. So, yes, I am starting in the middle of the story. This explained a few things about why I was feeling how I was feeling about things. No background to why such things as the main character […]

Spend some time treating yourself to these reads

A Not-So-Scary Story by Barney Saltzberg

I Got the Spooky Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison and Frank Morrison

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October. The best month for me as I know the best holiday is only a few weeks away.  It is, yes, we can all say it (scream it if you must, I do) HALLOWEEN SEASON!  And those ghouls and boils out there trick or treating. If you have a child that might be a bit too young for all the hub-and-bub (and too much sweetness), you can give them a treat of a book. And I promise, no tricks!   We have A Not-So-Scary Story […]

Come-Come a clover, Couldn’t wait for this to be over.

The Dark Tower VI: The Song of Susannah by Stephen King

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Every single chapter in Song of Susannah starts with the “Come-come-commala” song that we first encountered in the previous book, Wolves of the Calla, when Roland Deschain, gunslinger, does a rousing rendition of the Commala dance. I can’t comprehend why Stephen King got so obsessed with this particular song that he decided to start every chapter with a line from a stylised version of it, but geez, that little gimmick wore thin really quickly. Song of Susannah, being the sixth book in the Dark Tower […]

On the Cattle Drive

The Best Man by Maggie Osbourne

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CBR18 Bingo: Wheels – The three Roarke sisters must take two thousand head of cattle across Texas to earn their inheritance from their father. Also, the eldest sister, Alex, uses a wheelchair for much of the book. To earn their inheritance from their father, sisters Alex, Freddie, and Les have to work as cowboys on a cattle drive and successfully bring two thousand steer into Abilene, a prospect which is only complicated by their stepmother’s efforts to sabotage the drive and gain the money for herself. […]



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