Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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First Book in a New Series

Revenge of the Sunshine by Jackie Lau

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I have read a lot of Jackie Lau novels, and at this point I’ve got a pretty good idea what one of her books is going to contain and if I’m going to enjoy it. It will have emotionally layered backstories for both of its main leads; be set in the larger Toronto environs; food, beverage, bars, and … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

can a fiction book about the historical racial terrorism be funny actually yes

The Trees by Percival Everett

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CW: lots of gore and descriptions of historical lynchings Percival Everett is another one of those incredibly prolific authors, and I'm frankly a bit embarrassed by how few of his works I've read. Given that this is the second one that I've enjoyed, I think I'll turn to his back catalogue … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

what a delightfully strange little book that I’m glad I picked up in a book swap

Little by Edward Carey

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What a genuinely weird little book, one I think I got as a gift from Caitlin The Beloved Book Group Dictator during year-end book swap. It really skims the edge of historical fiction but in the best of ways--as in, it is based on the person but doesn't try in any way to give you a full and thorough … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

and now for something different and a bit infuriating

Ungodly Rich by Katharine McGee

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I liked this book but also it's infuriating and I cannot in good conscience give it a higher rating. I mean, I did stay up late finishing it, and kept reading it in small snippets while out getting dinner (e.g., while waiting for my friend to go to the bathroom) so it's definitely readable in that … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

As I got older and mercifully more aware of what a precious gift a healthy working body is, I felt ashamed and bewildered that I could have treated mine so badly.

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

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CBR18 Bingo: Left - Feeling left behind by friends, by partners, and being unable to achieve the next perceived life milestone that everyone seems to be completing. The transitional state of a long journey has always seemed to me the most romantic and magical of places to find yourself in; marooned … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:36 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

TL;DR: Everybody Needs Therapy

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

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Either of these books could count for the Justice square, but I'm putting Ballad on "Justice," and Sunrise on "And," because it's the second of the prequels. I didn't read these books when they were first released because The Hunger Games was the perfect trilogy, and it shattered me so hard I … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: , ·


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