Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


It Takes a Village. To save you from the Fae.

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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Emily Wilde is a Cambridge Professor who specializes in Dryadology, the study of Faeries. This includes all kinds of Faeries, from cute little Brownies to the more fearsome "Hidden Ones" who are known to steal people away to the world of Faerie. She has been traveling the world, attempting to create … [Read more]

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

Jane Austen but with Lady Pirates. With Flying Houses.

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

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"It is violence that best overcomes hate, vengeance that most certainly heals injury, and a good cup of tea that soothes the most anguished soul."  - Motto of the Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels Cecilia Bassingthwaite has been raised by her hypochondriac spinster Aunt ever since she was seven … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , ·

In the Spirit of Collaboration

Four Weeks to Forever by Karen Booth

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CBR15 Passport Challenge: Different (sub)genres #3 Business rivals Corryna and Colin have a one night stand, but it's when they start working together to secure the contract for a star-studded wedding that they really start getting along. Sometimes your brain needs a break, and it's in that … [Read more]

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

Obviously You Should Shoot the Intruder in Your Hidden Pool

The Proud Breed by Celeste de Blasis

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After an unexpected encounter by a hidden pool, Tessa and Gavin fall in love, but their lives together in a rapidly developing California will not be easy. Before this book I'd only read de Blasis's Wild Swan trilogy, and it was glad to see that we see some of the same hallmarks here - strong, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

“The most important thing is finding someone you wish to play with.”

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin was all over my radar last year, both on official “Best of 2022” lists and in more informal recommendations from friends. I didn’t quite get to it in 2022 (partially because I was 657th on the waitlist at the library for it!), but I found it to … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

“We should appreciate the flower, regardless of its roots.”

Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #1) by Sue Lynn Tan

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I need to write this review now or I will never come back to it (see below). But I will keep it short! I liked this book a lot, but not as much as I wanted to. The story was great, the world was imaginative , and I liked the characters (though the way the worldbuilding was introduced could have been … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , , , , ·


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