Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


It was his only pause.

From a Buick 8 by Stephen King

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With a few exceptions, I didn’t read any Stephen King books that came out from about 2000-2009 or so until past 2010 when I moved back south. This is one of the books I missed as it came out, and it’s a curious book. Ostensibly the takes place in two main threads, the present and the past. In the present we are watching Ned Wilcox, surviving son of dead Pennsylvania State Trooper, hanging out at his father’s former post and slowly working his way into […]

I am determined to leave town all caught up on reviews

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings #1) by Mackenzi Lee

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings #2) by Mackenzi Lee

Final Girls by Riley Sager

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And by hitting publish, I will be 100% caught up on reviews! (4 stars) Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren I am on a Christina Lauren kick. After loving The Unhoneymooners, a friend recommended Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating — and about half a dozen other books by the writing duo. So far, I have not been disappointed! “I learned a very important thing that day: my mom would never try to change for a man, and I wouldn’t, either.” […]

Great Horror Book, but Definitely Dated

A Stir of Echoes by Richard Matheson

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I really enjoyed reading this one! I watched the movie starring Kevin Bacon when it came out and I thought it did a great job with updating this source material into modern times. They do keep some of the same elements here and there, though they change the person who was murdered and why. I liked that since I then went into this book cold and had no clue who did what to whom or why. I will say though that this book was published […]

Mystical, Brave, Horrific (Just Like Growing Up)

Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu

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For some reason, kids often get the best stories. Kids’ books can often tell hard truths in imaginative ways. They’re so true. Maybe the difference between kids’ and adults’ books is that as an adult, you can recognize the truth looking back better because you’re past that stage. Adult books are more ambigious because we’re all just winging. Or, maybe kids’ books continue ringing true because some things are always true. Hmm. Either way, a Juvenile Fiction book that gets you thinking about these Big Things […]

“I couldn’t help it. It just popped in there.” – Ray Stantz

The DarkDeep by Allie Condie, Brendan Reichs

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CBR11Bingo – And So It Begins . . . Nico isn’t totally beloved in the town of Timbers, after his dad’s environmental lobbying meant the loss of a lot of jobs from Timbers’ lumber industry.  Luckily he has his best friends Tyler and Emma to pass the time and dodge the bullies (mostly Logan Nantes, whose dad runs the lumber mill).  One way they avoid Logan and his cronies is by spending their time at Still Cove, the cliffside on the edge of town where […]

The Beginning of the Evil

First Evil by R.L. Stine

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Oh Fear Street, how I have missed you. I think next year for Halloween bingo I may just read nothing but Fear Street books for squares. This is the first book in Stine’s Fear Street Cheerleaders series. There are five books. As a teen I loved this whole series and couldn’t wait for all of the installments. Fear Street and Shadyside High sounded like such dark and scary places and I always cracked up when something would happen and the police would just be all, […]



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