Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


An extremely thought provoking read, with an excellent audiobook.

Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't Enough by Dina Nayeri

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Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC. It hasn't affected the content of my review. This is a book that many, many people right now could benefit from reading and thinking very hard about, and then reflecting extra super hard about their life choices. (I am not excluded from … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:47 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

The crowning exception to “The book is always better than the movie.”

Jaws by Peter Benchley

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While I’m sure there are those who disagree, Jaws is the crowning exception to the rule “The book is always better than the movie.” In adapting the book to the script the story was transformed, made stronger and streamlined, and fixed all of the problems of the novel. To be transparent, Jaws is my … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

Well, don’t cry over spilled milk! You can get this book, too.

You Let the Cat out of the Bag! (Understanding Idioms) by Cynthia Amoroso

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Have you ever “let the cat out of the bag?” I am sure we all have once or twice in our lifetime. But in You Let the Cat out of the Bag! (Understanding Idioms) by Cynthia Amoroso, we learn more of these sayings, the meaning of them and even the possible history to them (the less than honest butcher … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:283 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

The Dog Show Judge and the Ex-Nun

Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson

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Sister-in-laws Peg and Rose never gotten along, but in the interest of repairing their relationship they decide to join a bridge club as partners. When a member of the club is murdered, they decide to work together to find the killer. This was a breezy cozy mystery, with a case that managed to be … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , ·

This is a review about a book you might be interested in.

ABC Deconstructing Gender by Ashley Molesso

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It is a Tuesday in May 2023, at my bookstore. And that means that new releases are going to happen. And two of those were GLBTQ titles. One was Child's Introduction to Pride by Sarah Prager, which looks awesome, but too long to read on a quick break, and the other was ABC Deconstructing … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:282 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , ·

“For the rest of my life there would be a splinter in my being, stinging from the moment my mother died until it was buried with me.”

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

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In her mid-twenties, Michelle Zauner gets the call that her mother is sick. It's cancer, and it's bad. She heads home to help look after her mother through her treatments, and until her death. Entwined around these recollections are essays about her relationship with her mother, childhood … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: ·


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