Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Which is worse: colorism and classism or ghosts?

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

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If you search for this book online the first sentence you will read from nearly every review is "Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca" (and now this review maintains that pattern). Truthfully this is the best summary that one can give. Now, I didn't like Mexican Gothic all that much, but I enjoyed the film … [Read more]

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

Nun of the Above

Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

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As readers, we all dream of books that are specifically written for us. Certainly, we sometimes like to be challenged and pulled out of our comfort zone. But most of the time, we sit around asking questions like: Man, I wish someone would write a book in the hardboiled vein of a badass Catholic nun … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:28 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

“The message is connection”

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

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I have heard the theory that the octopus is actually an alien species - something about their DNA, and their uniqueness in both the deep sea and really anywhere else on Earth. I have fallen asleep to the documentary My Octopus Teacher a few times (one of these days I'll make it all the way … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

Here Kitty Kitty Tiger

Lost Cat! by Jacqueline K. Rayner

Mister Kitty is Lost! by Greg Pizzoli

Sometimes, a Tiger by Z. B. Asterplume

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Do you like cats? As the saying goes, you should never trust someone who does not like cats. Or is that dogs? No, I’m sure it is cats…. Regardless which (or both) it is, if you like cats, and if you like reading, and if you like picture books these three below titles are books you should investigate … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:150 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Gangsters vs. Nazis – some interesting philosophical questions

Gangsters vs. Nazis by Michael Benson

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Full disclosure right from the start, I am a practicing Jew. So when my friend lent me this book, Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America, I knew I had to read it. Many may not realize this, but the Nazi movement was quite strong in the United States in the 1930s, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

An Evil Origin Story

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

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My cover from the edition I checked out of the library was blue. It appears to hardcover to Hench is red. I'd be interested to know why it's different. On it is the silhouette is a person, but their shadow has a cape. None of the people in this book are nice people. including the main character, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Speculative Fiction · Tags: , , , ·


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