Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Sad, informative, and moving

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

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I'm not a big reader of graphic novels, but I usually read one or two a year and appreciate the differences in storytelling. With graphic novels, I've always steered towards memoirs, and Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (2022) by Kate Beaton, is no different. I first saw Ducks on NPR's Best Books … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

Madeline’s Working-Class Older Brother

Hotel Splendide by Ludwig Bemelmans

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Ludwig Bemelmans recalls his time as a waiter at a fabulous hotel in New York City, complete with lots of humor, tragedy, and a cast of colorful coworkers. I picked up this book because I love behind-the-scenes stories, and because I was interested in learning about the fabulous excess of 1920s … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

The forecast is clear

Zeke the Weather Geek: There’s a Lizard in my Blizzard by Joan Axelrod-Contrada and Ann Malaspina

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CBR15Passport Different genres (science fact and fiction mixed) I am not sure if I liked Zeke the Weather Geek: There’s a Lizard in my Blizzard. I know I did not dislike it, but like? You see this is a fun story about weather, friendship and doing your best. It has some illustrations and modern … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:108 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

Fathers and Children

The Duchess War by Courtney Milan

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The Duchess War, while listed as Book 1 in a series, is actually a sequel to the novella The Governess Affair. This novel picks up almost 30 years after the events of the novella and focuses on the next generation of characters. As with The Governess Affair, author Courtney Milan does a wonderful … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , , , ·

A really good fantasy debut, with one glaring flaw.

The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) by Richard Swan

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This was promising! I've had my eye on it since it was published, and an audio sale at Libro.fm finally gave me the incentive to pick it up. I was originally reading The Pariah by Anthony Ryan at this spot in my February TBR, but listening to that book was a better sleep aid than it was a story*, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Natalie Haynes (2)

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

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"Sing, Muse, he sings, and the edge in his voice makes it clear that this is not a request." I tend to shy away from modern retellings of fairy tales for reasons I've discussed in other reviews, but I really enjoy retellings of myths (though I like the straight retellings of them within their own … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:102 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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