Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Well-behaved women seldom make history

Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita Engle

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CBR15Passport Book I own Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny is an interesting book. First, it is prose poetry and while that is usually a good thing for me, I am not sure this was the best format for the subject. Second, it is confusing what age(s) it is aimed for. The tone of the … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Is This Accurate? Hope So.

Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living by Linnea Dunne

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Best for: People who liked all those hygge books that came out a few years back. Suckers for tactile, pretty books. In a nutshell: Author Dunne offers tips based in her Swedish upbringing, which she says was heavily influenced by lagom. Worth quoting: “There is no bad weather, only bad … [Read more]

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

‘The Habsburgs were the first rulers whose power encompassed the world, and they achieved greatness by luck and by force.’

The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power by Martyn Rady

In The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World by Edward Shawcross

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For all the royal watching going on right now, its the British Royal Family that's hugging the spotlight. And, really, how could they not? Liz the Second—who we all thought was destined to live forever—shockingly popped her clogs last year. And now her grandson seems to be taking his turn airing out … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Audiobooks, History · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches- Like a warm hug

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don't mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she's used to being alone and she … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: ·

The Book of Gothel- Not quite The Bear and Nightingale-esque novel I was looking for

The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne

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Germany, 1156. With her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells, young Haelewise has never quite fit in. Shunned by her village, her only solace lies in the stories her mother tells of child-stealing witches, of princes in wolf-skins, and of an ancient tower cloaked in mist, where women … [Read more]

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

less engrossing second outing

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

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Much like Britt, I think I found this book serviceable but not memorable. Which is a pity, because I think unlike many other "universe" type books, Blake does a good job in interlacing her prior characters into the background of her next novel--Delilah Green and Claire (and Ruby!) are solid … [Read more]

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


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