Cannonball Read 11

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Nope nope nope

Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers by Robert Schnakenberg

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So I knew this book would be trashy, but I didn’t expect it to be actual trash. I’m gonna finish it, but I hated this book enough that I couldn’t wait to be done to start my review. (Edit: I finished it. It also states that Jack Nicholson got his break playing the crazed dental patient in Little Shop of Horrors – he was masochistic, but it was the dentist who was crazed – and credits Yeardley Smith as the voice of Bart Simpson when she’s actually Lisa in the show. This takes seconds to google, Robert Schnakenberg) This is some sub-National-Enquirer […]

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3/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:18 |

Romantic Comedies are my favorite genre, and these ones are good

Rule Breaker by Lily Morton

Deal Maker by Lily Morton

Risk Taker by Lily Morton

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A couple of weeks ago I discovered a new contemporary LGBTQ romance writer, Roan Parrish, whose work I really enjoyed. Finding a new author is always exciting for me, as I have a tendency to read everything by the authors I like. I’ve been working my way through Roan Parrish’s work, but her books tend towards the heavy and serious, and I found myself looking for something light and romantic…enter this series. Lily Morton’s Mixed Messages series consists of three books: the first book is about Dylan and Gabe, the second is about Dylan’s best friend Jude, and the third […]

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3/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:17 |

California Dreamin’

Now and On Earth by Jim Thompson

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If they accumulate a catalog of work large enough, every author/artist will have what are considered to be “lesser works.” And while occasionally, there’s a hidden gem buried in there or something that appeals specifically to the client, they’re called “lesser works” for a reason. I know a lot about Jim Thompson’s life and works but I didn’t know that Now And On Earth is 1. a semi-autobiography and 2. his very first book. It shows. We have an author with talent who doesn’t quite know what to do with it so he retells his family story in fictional form (Thompson did […]

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3/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:30 |

Life is better in running shoes

Patina by Jason Reynolds.

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Track #02 Patina is written in the signature style of Jason Reynolds.  This time we look at the life of Patina, or Patty as she prefers. Due to her mother being unable to care for her and her sister, she gives custody of her daughters to her brother and sister-in-law. This brings up many issues for Patty: the biggest being, how can she care for the people she loves. She takes on a “mother roll” to her sister, her mother, her friends and forgets herself. She is not sure why she becomes angry when people “think they know” about her […]

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3/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:77 |

Not My Cup of Tea, Unfortunately

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

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 I really did not like this book very much. At the same time, it is clear I am really not the intended audience for this book. Man, I really hate writing reviews like this, because while I didn’t like it, I can see that someone else probably would, especially someone younger, and this being a YA book, that makes total sense. So, I’m prefacing this with the disclaimer that I am a Cranky Old and so if you are not a Cranky Old, take this review with a grain of salt. There is good stuff in this book, it just […]

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3/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:9 |

Requiem for the Aughts

Cherry by Nico Walker

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I have a feeling this is one of those books that will fall strictly in the love/hate divide. With major caveats, I’m in the former. I’m the same age as the lead character. Born in the 80s, bored in the 90s, bombed in the 00s. 9/11. The recession. And though I’ve never done drugs or served in the military, I could relate to this story. Because this is the story of too many people I know. People whose lives were used and abused overseas. People who turned to drug use stateside because their lives are static. As the main character […]

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3/13/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:28 |

Finally, a Fresh YA Trilogy!

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

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Children of Blood and Bone – Tomi Adeyemi Finished March 6, took 4 Stars on Goodreads Genre: Young Adult Rating 4/10 for 2019 overall, 2/2 Young Adult This book was highly recommended to me by a dear friend and several of my favorite bloggers. Zelie is a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, trained in secret to understand the ways of the Maji. Magic ruled her lands in the past, but the King killed every Maji over the age of 13 over a decade ago, including Zelie’s mother. Her family is broken and struggling to survive in this oppressive regime. […]

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3/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:10 |

Don’t hide your light under a bushel, darling.

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

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(Title quote is from Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage) Aven Green has a pretty great life as a middle schooler in Kansas.  She plays on the soccer team, has a wonderful group of friends, is a creative writer, and plays the guitar. She also has no arms. She was born without them, though if anyone asks about it (and boy do they), she always has a wild tale to tell them about where they went and how. But her life is about to be upended: her dad has been out of work for a bit. When an opportunity finally comes around, […]

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3/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:14 |


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