Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Slime time

Slime Shop by Karina Garcia

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CBR15Passport country (Illustrator from Germany) I must have lived a sheltered life. Or my mother was one of those people who knew she would have to clean up the mess if she gave me and my sister slime. Oh, I had some silly putty, but it just was not the same. Afterall, are they writing books on … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:245 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

The universal language of unconditional love

Quiet Time with My Seeya by Dinalie Dabarera

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CBR15Passport country When you see a title like, Quiet Time with My Seeya (or at least me), I assume that you will get an outlined story. Meaning: Step one: Grandparent is coming. Or child goes to grandparent. Step two: Child is bored, and grandparent makes magic. Or the child knows … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:244 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

There Isn’t an Adequate Title To Tell You How Much I Loathed this Book

The People Next Door by Keri Beevis

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First let me start by stating the title of the book...(glances at another tab), right, right...it's The People Next Door. As I have been reading this book I've been exclaiming to my friends, "I really hate it!" and then they will ask what it's called and I have given a general plethora of wrong … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

530 pages and I wasn’t ready for it to be over

Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Adrian’s stuff is so dense and layered, it’s hard to do a recap/overview. SO MUCH happens, and it’s all smart and dramatic and amazing! The world-building is so cool, the root-for-able characters and interesting plot are almost a bonus. Okay, enough gushing. The very very nutshell version: 40 … [Read more]

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

Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline, and Boston

Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy by Casey Sherman, David Wedge

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This is the story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, told from the perspectives of the civilians and police officers who were there that day. A few days ago I watched from my window as an endless stream of marathoners ran past, cheered on by the masses of people who'd showed up to watch despite … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

trigger warning for hysterics

The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar

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What to do when you have a best selling book? Write a sequel, of course, and this time invite the whole family to join in! Amber and Lacey continue their two woman charm offensive on America, in a delightful book that will almost certainly be read by well-intentioned progressives to reassure … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Featured · Tags: , , ·


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