Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Despite some excellent stories I can’t whole heartedly recommend this anthology

Never Too Old to Save the World: A Midlife Calling Anthology by Alana Joli Abbott, Addie J. King

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I love the idea of this anthology. At 54, I am not ready to give up saving the world and I am delighted to see stories about folks in the upper age ranges at the center of save the world stories. As is always true with anthologies, not every story was for me. There are some real gems in here. It's … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

immediately engrossing and rage inducing in the best way

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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CW: oh boy, galore. Two key ones will be racism of all sorts and violent, on-page sexual assault. I wonder sometimes who these people are, who've blithely existed on the planet wielding the fruits of American citizenship without anything more than an eighth grade hormone-filled trip to D.C.'s … [Read more]

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

You Had Me at Braineater

Braineater Jones by Stephen Kozeniewski

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Braineater Jones (as he calls himself), has a problem. He woke up dead in a swimming pool and he has no idea who he was before he was undead. He also doesn't know why he's undead and why there are a whole bunch of undead people around these days...these are just some of the many mysteries that our … [Read more]

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

Diabolical

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

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If you read any reviews for Hench, you'll quickly see the Amazon Prime series 'The Boys' called up, and it's an apt comparison. Both The Boys and Hench share an attitude towards superheros that is distinctly... anti-Marvel. Hench takes place in a world that idolises superheros and leaves little room … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Speculative Fiction · Tags: ·

Love, Death, Murder, Justice

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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CBR15Passport Book I own Everybody loves this book, the first in a series, and I am no different. Richard Osman is always entertaining whenever he appears on British TV shows like Taskmaster or Would I Lie To You, and his wit, intelligence and humor are evident throughout this delightful murder … [Read more]

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

Maybe Too Soon

The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths

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Continuing my read of Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway series with The Locked Room, the most recent book, published in 2022.  It starts early in 2020 (we all know what's about to happen) with life continuing as normal along the marshes of Norfolk, and Ruth making a trip to London to clear out some of … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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