Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Sometimes things should be left in the past

Atlantis Found by Clive Cussler

Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler

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Why can't I learn this lesson? Some books shouldn't be re-read if you want to continue to remember them fondly. But maybe it's better to have ripped the band-aid off so you don't recommend them and regret it later? When I was in middle school, I discovered the books of Clive Cussler. They read … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Some Deserving Demises Literal and Otherwise

All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman

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It took me a while to get into All of Our Demise; it’s part two of what’s basically the Tri-Wizard tournament mixed with the Hunger Games. There’s magic in this world, but the more powerful high magic is controlled by a select group. There are seven families, who once a generation send a champion … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , ·

The Right Kind of Cliff Hanger Transition

Noragami vol 25 by Adachitoka

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There are not a lot of fight-based manga or anime (and a lot of general adventure ones that can drift into this category as well) that I can think off that I’ve genuinely followed the entire way through; I almost always get tired of the never-ending formulaic exchanges, both plot and dialogue. I was … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , , ·

“If the apocolypse comes, beep me.”

Into Every Generation a Slayer Is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts by Evan Ross Katz

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Early in the pandemic, a friend and I were looking for a way to have a social outlet while trapped at home. As we are both extroverts married to introverts, we figured that it would help us, and our partners. In the same convo, I discovered that she had never seen one of my top favorite TV shows of … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Sometimes fun, sometimes really dark

Sign Here by Claudia Lux

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From the first couple of chapters of Sign Here, I thought I was in for a fun romp along the lines of a Christopher Moore-esque adventure. The premise certainly lends itself to such silliness: In Hell, a "deals maker" (not an actual demon, but a human who died and ended up there for reasons we'll … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Methodical Storytelling

Happiness by Aminatta Forna

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Best for: People who enjoy sweet, thoughtful books. In a nutshell: Two lives collide on the streets of South London. Worth quoting: “He wondered if one day every feeling in the world would be identified, cataloged and marked for eradication. Was there no human experience that did not merit … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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